Frustrated that she couldn’t find books that suited her Spanish studies, eighth-grade Girl Scout Cadette Cassandra Rogers is making it easier for readers throughout the community to find books that are right for them. In pursuit of her community service Silver Award — the highest Girl Scout honor for her age — she’s dedicated about 55 hours to compiling a list of approximately 1,400 fiction and nonfiction books as part of a searchable database that will serve the San Mateo County Library system, as well as Hatch Elementary School and Cunha Intermediate School in Half Moon Bay.
Readers are now able to search the database for Spanish-language books according to grade level and genre at smcl.org/espanol.
“I personally like to read. It’s a great way to learn more and expand my vocabulary. I think that finding books that allow me to do that is great,” said Rogers, a Cunha student. “I like to think my project can help people a long time.”
