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Thousands in Grant Dollars Awarded to Southwest Missouri Libraries

Springfield-Greene County Library District

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

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