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THE BOOKHOUSE |
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Projects Funded in 2008 - 2009 by Book Sale Proceeds |
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| • | $144,000 for ACLD Support Direct support for the ACLD for Adult and Children’s programming, library materials, and other library needs. |
• | $16,200 in Scholarships for Library Personnel Pays half of the tuition of Library Personnel who apply for successfully completed higher education coursework. A number of Library Staff have completed their Master of Library Science degrees through this program.
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| • | $900 for the Family Literacy Festival
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• | $4,000 for the ACLD Foundation A gift to Katherine’s Tree, the Foundation’s book endowment fund. |
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| • | $7,300 “Snuggle Up and Read” Support for distribution of books to all Head Start students in over 50 classes and toward the costs of the Snuggle Up and Read Center at the Headquarters Library. |
• | $7,500 Mini-grant Program FOL awards grants to 501-(c)3 organizations for projects related to literacy, literature, library awareness, etc. This year’s grants included: Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County; Reichert House Academy; Reach Out and Read at UF Pediatric Clinic; Health Department’s Healthy Start “Building Babies’ Brains.” |
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| • | $3,700 Books for Soldiers Providing library materials to members of deployed forces. |
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Page updated March 18, 2010 |