New board member spotlight: Beverly Rice
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation welcomes Beverly Rice to our Board of Directors.
“Serving on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta-Fulton County Library Foundation brings me extreme Joy. I learned to read at the age of 4. My children started reading at the age of 4. And now, I have grandchildren who have been reading since they were 4 years old. How did it all begin? It was the weekly visits to the library that became a tradition in our home. Knowing that “reading includes comprehensive education,” has orchestrated my life in a way that has motivated me to instill the rewards gained by library visits and reading to everyone I meet.” – Beverly Rice
Beverly Rice is a retired educator with a career of over 35 years in education. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas where she attended the infamous Little Rock Central High School. She has a B.S. degree from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas, in English and Government; and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Harding University. Rice has written several professional educational journals and curriculum for churches and has written and published three books: The Man Behind the Mantle, Shhh, Somebody’s Praying, and CALLED.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, National Council of Negro Women, Professional Association of Georgia Educators, Georgia Association of Educators, Atlanta Federation of Teachers, and National Education Association. Rice is the director and founder of RICE Inc. Literacy, a nonprofit literacy program that teaches adults reading skills and strategies, and is a member of the Fulton County Library System’s Board of Trustees.
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation welcomes Beverly Rice to our Board of Directors.
For over 35 years, the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation has worked in partnership with the Fulton County Library System to secure the System's future as an indispensable community resource through advocacy, raising public awareness, and generating private funding.
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In 1867, Darwin Jones led the founding of the Young Men’s Library Association as a subscription library for white men. The Carnegie Library of Atlanta, one of the first public libraries in the United States, opened in 1901. In 1935, it evolved and was expanded into the Fulton County Library System, which was established to provide […]
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ATLANTA – January 13, 2025 – The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation announces several exciting changes to its board of directors: Jeff Steely and Michelle Taylor Willis assume leadership positions as chair and vice-chair; Jacqueline Edwards, Jessica Gellerstedt, Beverly Rice, Blythe Keeler Robinson and Matt Westmoreland join as new members; and Kayron Bearden, Nina Radakovich and […]