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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Walton & Tipton Township Public Library receives $3,000 grant
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded the Walton & Tipton Township Public Library a $3,000 grant to support its summer reading program. The funds are a part of a record-setting, one-day donation in the Foundation's history of more than $13.2 million to support adult, family, and summer literacy programs in the 48 states in which Dollar General operates. 'We are extremely grateful for Dollar General and the funds that have been awarded to us,' said director Kristi Hileman. 'As a small, rural library, grants such as this one make a huge difference in the events and programs that the Walton Library may host. Funds will support our summer reading program so that we may expand our selection of books. Funds also will go toward literacy projects in order to aid people who need help with their reading skills.' The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports organizations that increase access to educational programming, stimulate and enable innovation in the delivery of educational instruction and inspire a love of reading, according to a press release. The Foundation also plans to launch its sixth annual The Yellow Glasses Project campaign on July 21, in which customers can purchase yellow sunglasses at Dollar General stores for $2 each to benefit the DGLF.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Walton library received second $10,000 grant, will focus on mobility
WALTON – The Walton & Tipton Township Public Library has received a $10,000 libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant that will be used to purchase equipment to support individuals with mobility issues. This is the second LTC grant the library has received. The first grant funded the new library sensory room for people with autism. The room recently opened The Walton & Tipton Township Public Library was one of 300 libraries nationwide to receive the grant from the American Library Association. Equipment purchased by the library using the grant funds could include wheelchairs, rolators and walkers. Funds also may be used to create a ramp from the entryway to the lower level. The purpose, said library director Kristi Hileman, is to help people have an easier way of getting around the library. The equipment also will be available to individuals who use the Community Room for personal events like birthday parties and anniversaries. The only requirement is that all equipment must remain on library grounds. The items will not be available for checking-out or taking home. A community meeting will be held in May to focus on how the community would like the grant to be spent, Hileman said. Hileman is also exploring the possibility of using some of the funds to buy a golf cart that employees would be able to use to help transport patrons to and from the library. It would be a type of book mobile for those with mobility issues, she said. 'The LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant continues to be a significantly impactful effort in ALA's history,' said ALA President Cindy Hohl. 'This growing list of libraries nationwide is making huge strides in advancing accessibility for library patrons with disabilities. We look forward to the outcomes from this third round of funding.'
