SILVERHILL, Alabama — The Elsie Chandler Children’s wing at the Oscar Johnson Memorial Library in Silverhill is a little richer these days, thanks to a donation from the Libri Foundation’s Books for Children program.

Following the death of longtime Silverhill resident Paul Edwin Utter, memorial donations began pouring into the library, said Director Shirley Stephens.

Utter’s widow, Joan, who retired several years ago from Schmeiding Produce in Loxley, contacted the Schmeiding Foundation and through that organization, the library was able to apply for a grant from the Libri Foundation, an organization based out of Oregon.

“I can’t tell you how excited I was to get the news that we had received the grant,” Stephens said.

She received a 10-page list of books to choose from, and chose many books that were available from popular authors.

“We have so many children come into the library to check out books,” she said, “and we’re excited to be able to build up this part of the library.”

The library recently received 61 books, a total retail value of $1,054.71, at a cost of only $350, Stephens said.

Books donated to the library include:

• “African Critters” by Robert B. Haas.

• “Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr.

• “Bees, Snails and Peacock Tails” by Betsy Franco.

• “The Black Book of Colors” by Menena Cottin.

• “A Black Hole Is Not a Hole” by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano.

• “Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones” by Byron Barton.

• “Bring on the Birds” by Susan Stockdale.

• “Caught” by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

• “City Dog, Country Frog” by Mo Willems.

• “Darth Paper Strikes Back” by  Tom Angleberger.

• “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds.

• “Droughts” by Judy Fradin.

• “Elijah of Buxton” by Christopher Paul Curtis.

• “Ever” by Gail Carson Levine.

• “Face to Face with Dolphins” by Flip Nicklin.

• “Face to Face with Elephants” by Beverly Joubert.

• “Face to Face with Gorillas” by Michael Nichols.

• “Face to Face with Leopards” by Beverly Joubert.

• “Face to Face with Lions” by Beverly Joubert.

• “Face to Face with Penguins” by Yva Momatiuk.

• “Face to Face with Sharks” by David Doubilet.

• “Face to Face with Whales” by Flip Nicklin.

• “Face to Face with Wolves” by Jim Brandenberg.

• “The Fairy’s Mistake” by Gail Carson Levine.

• “First the Egg” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

• “For Biddle’s Sake” by Gail Carson Levine.

• “Found” by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

• “Gathering Blue” by Louis Lowry.

• “Gossamer” by Lois Lowry.

• “Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!” by Mo Willems.

• “How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?” by Jane Yolen.

• “How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?” by Jane Yolen.

• “If You Take A Mouse to the Movies” by Laura Joffe Numeroff.

• “Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke.

• “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick.

• “Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems.

• “Knuffle Bunny Free” by Mo Willems.

• “Knuffle Bunny Too” by Mo Willems.

• “Leonardo, The Terrible Monster” by Mo Willems.

• “The Magician’s Elephant” by Kate DiCamillo.

• “Messenger” by Lois Lowry.

• “My One Hundred Adventures” by Polly Horvath.

• “Nubs” by Major Brian Dennis.

• “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” by Bill Martin Jr.

• “The Princess Test” by Gail Carson Levine.

• “Savvy” by Ingrid Law.

• “Scumble” by Ingrid Law.

• “The Sea of Trolls” by Nancy Farmer.

• “The Seer of Shadows” by Avi.

• “Sent” by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

• “Son” by Lois Lowry.

• “The Strange Case of Origami Yoda” by Tom Angleberger.

• “A Tale of Two Castles” by Gail Carson Levine.

• “The Thief Lord” by Cornelia Funke.

• “Titanic Sinks!” by Barry Denenberg.

• “Torn” by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

• “The Traitor’s Gate” by Avi.

• “The Wall” by Eve Bunting.

• “The Willoughby’s” by Lois Lowry.

• “Wonderstruck” by Brian Selznick.

• “Yummy” by Lucy Cousins.