Daviess County Library was recently awarded the Summer Library Program Grant of $6,854 by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.
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The grant will be used to boost reading habits through books and food for children who cannot physically visit the library. The goal is to inspire adults to help children engage in more literary activities through both personal reading and educational “story time” reading to children. However, the Summer Library Program Grant is also meant to support literacy efforts for all ages.
According to Ashcroft, grants such as this can be used to expand the availability and quality of their Library’s services.
“Missouri’s communities are greatly served by the learning opportunities their libraries offer,” Ashcroft said. “Libraries across the state use these grants to not only help students maintain and improve reading skills over the summer break, but provide educational programs for patrons of all ages.”