For Immediate Release: October 20, 2006

Teen Summer Reading Program Raffle Winner
Takes Home Brand New PC

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(Oakland, CA)—Tanika O'Guinn, a 7th grade student at Claremont Middle School and user of the Rockridge Branch of the Oakland Public Library, is the winner of the 2006 Teen Summer Reading Program Raffle at Oakland Public Library. Tanika has won a brand new home computer donated by PC Professional of Oakland. The Hewlett Packard DX2000 computer boasts a 2.53 GHz Celeron D325 processor, 265 MB RAM, a 40 GB hard drive, CD-ROM and a 10/100/1000 network card. The prize PC includes a monitor, keyboard, mouse and free home installation, courtesy of PC Professional.

Over the course of the summer, more than 400 Oakland teen participants, in grades seven through 12, read and reviewed more than 1700 books, Web sites, and other items. These reviews will be published online on the Library's Web site, www.oaklandlibrary.org, and in a printed collection.

The Library thanks PC Professional for donating the main prize for the Teen Reading Program. PC Professional provides computer network and information technology solutions for the Northern California business community. For more than 25 years, PC Professional has offered a full range of IT services, such as outsourcing, migrations, service contracts, consulting, remote services and product procurement. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.pcprofessional.com.

The Oakland Public Library provides library services and collections from a Main library, 15 branch libraries, roving bookmobile and an African American Museum and Library. To learn more about the Teen Summer Reading Game, please call (510) 238-7332 or visit the Library's Web site at www.oaklandlibrary.org. The Oakland Public Library is a department of the City of Oakland.

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