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Candlewick Light the Way Grant
The “Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved” grant is sponsored by Candlewick Press in honor of author Kate DiCamillo and the themes represented in her books.
About
Year Began: 2007
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Frequency: Annual
A $3000 grant will be awarded to a library with exceptional outreach to underserved populations.
Richmond Public Library plans to use the money to provide access to books where children have very limited access to them. The elementary school cannot afford...
The Fayetteville Public Library will use the money toward expanding and developing their Books for Borrowing program, which is designed to put books into the...
The Hancock County Library System in Bay St. Louis' project “Pearlington Summer Reading Program” will establish a summer reading program in the Pearlington library, which...
The Rogers Public Library's program, “Bilingual Teens as Teachers and Tutors,” will have Americorps volunteers train bilingual teens to serve as tutors and role models...
The Port Isabel Public Library's project, “Children's Book Club to the Rescue,” will enable preschool children of non-English-speaking families to gain literacy skills.
