Miss Laura McIntyre of Aldie, Virginia received a college scholarship check for $400 from the President of the Middleburg Library Advisory Board, Mr. Denis Cotter, on Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Middleburg Library.

Every year, the Advisory Board sponsors a scholarship for rising college freshmen from the Middleburg area. The competition is usually held in the Spring and is based on completion of an application form, provision of school transcripts, and writing an essay on a book which had a substantial impact on the student's life. Competitors must live within the catchment area of the Middleburg Library in a number of defined zip codes.

The judges are a three-member Scholarship Sub-committee of the Advisory Board who review all the applications and decide on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence and writing ability. The competition has been held for the last 9 years. Winners in previous years have been graduating seniors from Loudoun County, Loudoun Valley, Foxcroft, Notre Dame, and Thomas Jefferson High Schools.

Miss McIntyre, an accomplished bassoonist, will be a freshman at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she will pursue her musical education.