2015.11.05 _ John C. Hart Library receives $7,500 grant
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2015.11.05 _ John C. Hart Library receives $7,500 grant
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"John C. Hart Memorial Library Historical News Clippings" Binder, Volume 3, 1991 -
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Yorktown News
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2015-11-05
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Dutchess County (New York)
Putnam County (New York)
Westchester County (New York)
Putnam County (New York)
Westchester County (New York)
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The John C. Hart Memorial Library in Shrub Oak is one of 17 area libraries that received $80,000 in discretionary "bullet aid" gram fonding from New York State, according to Sen. Terrence Murphy.
"Literacy is perhaps the most beautifol gift you can give," Murphy said in a press release. "Benjamin Franklin said 'either write something worth reading, or_ do something worth writing,' and I hope ... we've done something worthwhile that can help everyone in the community from children, teens, adults and seniors benefit from the programs in their local library."
The John C. Hart Library received $7,500, the most of any library in Westchester. The fonding was distributed based on need, Murphy said. The complete list of grants is below: DUTCHESS COUNTY
• Pawling Free Library. $5,000
• Beckman Library. $2,500
PUTNAM COUNTY
• Mahopac Public Library. $10,000
• Brewster Public Library. $7,500
• Reed Memorial Library. $5,000
• Patterson Library. $2,500
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
• John C. Hart Memorial Library. $7,500
• Chappaqua School District Library. $5,000
• Hendrick Hudson Free Library. $5,000
• Lewisboro Library. $5,000
• Mount Kisco Pubilc Library. $5,000
• Mount Pleasant Public Library. $5,000
• Somers Library. $5,000
• Croton Free Library. $2,500
• Pound Ridge Lib~ary District. $2,500
• Ruth Keeler Memorial Library. $2,500
• The Field Library. $2,500
"Literacy is perhaps the most beautifol gift you can give," Murphy said in a press release. "Benjamin Franklin said 'either write something worth reading, or_ do something worth writing,' and I hope ... we've done something worthwhile that can help everyone in the community from children, teens, adults and seniors benefit from the programs in their local library."
The John C. Hart Library received $7,500, the most of any library in Westchester. The fonding was distributed based on need, Murphy said. The complete list of grants is below: DUTCHESS COUNTY
• Pawling Free Library. $5,000
• Beckman Library. $2,500
PUTNAM COUNTY
• Mahopac Public Library. $10,000
• Brewster Public Library. $7,500
• Reed Memorial Library. $5,000
• Patterson Library. $2,500
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
• John C. Hart Memorial Library. $7,500
• Chappaqua School District Library. $5,000
• Hendrick Hudson Free Library. $5,000
• Lewisboro Library. $5,000
• Mount Kisco Pubilc Library. $5,000
• Mount Pleasant Public Library. $5,000
• Somers Library. $5,000
• Croton Free Library. $2,500
• Pound Ridge Lib~ary District. $2,500
• Ruth Keeler Memorial Library. $2,500
• The Field Library. $2,500
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“2015.11.05 _ John C. Hart Library receives $7,500 grant,” John C Hart Library Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://hartarchive.omeka.net/items/show/15.