Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has announced more than $94,000 worth of grants that will benefit 11 area libraries.
The Springfield-Greene County Library District will receive a $20,000 Summer Library Program grant that will help low income families and those with greatest need in the community. Using the Build a Better World theme, a variety of programs will offer reading and enrichment activities at 125 locations throughout Greene County. According to a news release from Ashcroft’s office, transportation barriers are reduced as programs are brought onsite to partner locations.
Summer library grants valuing 7,900 and $3,800 were also awarded to public libraries in Stone County and West Plains, respectively.
Other grant recipients, including Pulaski and Cedar counties, received Technology Mini Grants. They will be used to enhance childrens’ learning environments by replacing early literacy stations that are obsolete with laptop computers.
According to the Secretary of State’s office, in the 2017 Fiscal Year the Missouri State Library has approved a total of 89 grant applications totaling $718,229 in federal awards to libraries throughout the state.
Local award recipients are as follows:
Cedar County Library; Technology Mini Grant: $2,622
Dade County Library; Summer Library Program Grant: $2,799
James Memorial Public Library; Summer Library Program Grant: $7,858
Pulaski County Library; Technology Mini Grant: $10,276
Rolla Public Library; Summer Library Program Grant: $12,000
Salem Public Library; Technology Mini Grant: $11,588
Seymour Community Library; Technology Mini Grant: $9,817
Stone County; Summer Library Program Grant: $7,918
Stone County Library; Technology Mini Grant: $6,167
Springfield-Greene County Library; Summer Library Program Grant: $20,000
West Plains Public Library; Technology Mini Grant: $3,843