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THE BOOKHOUSE |
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Projects Funded in 2007 - 2008 by Book Sale Proceeds |
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| • | $150,000 for ACLD Support Direct support for the ACLD for Adult and Children's programming, a capital improvement fund, and other library needs. |
• | $26,000 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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| • | $750 for the Family Literacy Festival
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• | $7,250 for the ACLD Foundation A gift to Katherine's Tree, the Foundation's book endowment fund. |
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| • | $20,000"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 Reach Out and Read, Holy Trinity Child Care Center, Girl's Club of Alachua County, St. Augustine Christian Ministry Summer Reading Book Drive (serving several rural schools in Alachua County) and the Saturday Morning Active Reading Time Program (SMART) at Idylwild Elementary. |
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| • | $1,000 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writer's Conference A grant to support this nationally recognized conference held each summer in Gainesville. |
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Page updated May 1, 2009 |