February 25, 2015

More than $10,000 awarded in the county

By Ariana Cherry
Sullivan/Arthur Reporter

A library’s greatest reward is knowing it has made a difference in its community by educating the youth, promoting reading, and being able to act as a reliable resource for the public to get useful information. Although, in order to achieve such, a library does need sufficient funding. A grant to purchase the items that it needs is another reward for which a library can only hope.
And recently, Secretary of State Jesse White, has awarded FY15 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants that total $15.2 million to 635 public libraries three of which reside here in Moultrie County.
“I am extremely proud of the outstanding service Illinois’ public libraries provide to our communities,” White said in a press release. “Our libraries are the best and most reliable information resource available to citizens, and I am pleased to be able to provide these grants each year.”     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.