Ms. Margaret Leigh Fletcher was the winner of the 2008 College Book Scholarship sponsored by the Middleburg Library Advisory Board. Board President Denis Cotter presented a check for $1,000 to Ms. Fletcher at the library on June 17th.

Ms. Fletcher graduated from Loudoun Valley High School and is planning to attend Virginia Tech in the Fall. The College Book Scholarship, which the Advisory Board raised substantially this year from $400 to $1,000, is intended to assist a graduating high school senior with textbook costs in his or her first year of college. The scholarship recognizes academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, community and volunteer service, and love of literature. It is restricted to applicants living in the catchment area of Middleburg Library.

Previous winners have been graduating seniors at the following high schools: Fauquier, Loudoun County, Loudoun Valley, Notre Dame, Paul VI, Thomas Jefferson, and Wakefield.