Category: Youth Poetry

2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate Selected

Announcing Valentina Zeff as Stanislaus County's 2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate.

May 1, 2025 Valentina Zeff, incoming junior at Modesto High School’s International Baccalaureate program, was selected as the Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate for 2025-2026. She will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year, and receive a $500 honorarium. Valentina Zeff is a sixteen-year-old poet from Modesto, California who is currently …

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Youth Poet Laureate Send-off Reading May 17

Please join us as we bid a fond farewell to 2024-2025 Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Byron, whose tenure as youth laureate is complete at the end of May. As our second Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate, Zoe has served well to represent the poetic youth voice in our region. Zoe’s final reading as youth laureate will …

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April 18 Youth Poet Laureate Reading

Join us at the Salida Library in honor of National Poetry Month, when Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Byron reads some of her work for us, followed by an Open Mic. This event is free and open to the public. At the Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Branch on Sisk Road in Salida.

Oakdale High’s Zoe Byron Selected as 2024-25 Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate

Zoe Byron with her dog

We’re excited to share that Zoe Byron of Oakdale has been selected as our next youth laureate. Zoe Byron,  a sophomore at Oakdale High School, was selected as the Stanislaus County Youth Poet Laureate for 2024-2025. She will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year, and receive a $500 honorarium. Cameron …

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NAACP Virtual Showcase on TV 26

The NAACP Youth Video Contest, co-sponsored by MoSt, has come to a close, and you can see the results on local TV 26! The presentation will air on the following dates and times: Dec 26th: 11am & 8pm Dec 28th: 1pm & 8pm Dec 30th: 11am & 8pm