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$100,000
for ACLD Support
Direct support for the ACLD for Adult and Children's programming, a capital improvement
fund, and other library needs. |
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$14,014 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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$10,000 for the ACLD
Foundation
A gift to Katherine's Tree, the Foundation's book endowment fund.
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$1,486
for Literacy in Alachua County
- for training materials for tutors and books for the literacy.
- for books designated for 54 schools and daycare centers
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$26,561"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.
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$6,800 Mini-grant Program
FOL awards grants to 501-(c)3 organizations for projects related to literacy,
literature, library awareness, etc. This year's grants were to ARC, Reach Out and Read, Holy Trinity Child Caring Center, Healthy Start, and the Child Advocacy Center.
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$1,500 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Writer's Conference
A grant to support this nationally recognized conference held each summer in Gainesville. |
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John Tucker