WATERLOO — Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area has awarded $47,128 in grants to help sites, communities and organizations tell the story of American agriculture in Northeast Iowa.
Archive for May, 2009
SSNHA awards $47,128 in grants (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Pike County Library Announces Layoffs (Portsmouth Daily Times)
Sunday, May 31st, 2009WAVERLY — Facing a 26 percent reduction in its monthly funding for May, the Board of Trustees of the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library in Pike County was forced to make cuts to its budget during its …
A Second Look: Library bricks (The Hillsboro Argus)
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Michal Thompson / The Argus Commemorative bricks at the entrance of the Hillsboro Main Library bear engraved names and messages from previous donors as a new fundraising campaign begins….
Mechanicsburg school board considers renaming library for credit union (The Sentinel)
Saturday, May 30th, 2009The Mechanicsburg Area school board plans to decide June 9 whether to dedicate the Mechanicsburg Middle School’s library to Members 1st Federal Credit Union.
WVa schools, library receive Internet funding (Charleston Daily Mail)
Friday, May 29th, 2009CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen West Virginia school systems and one library have been awarded a total of $2.1 million for Internet access.U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced the E-Rate grants Thursday. Rockefeller co-authored the E-Rate program, which …
Mahomet to break ground for new library (The Champaign News-Gazette)
Friday, May 29th, 2009MAHOMET – The Mahomet Library project will be under way with a groundbreaking ceremony set for 1 p.m. Saturday. The library staff and board of trustees are inviting all Mahomet residents to bring shovels to the new library site, east of Sandy Ridge Subdivision on U.S. 150.
Library moves forward on expansion (Baraboo News Republic)
Friday, May 29th, 2009Issues such as coming to agreement on land purchases and fundraising are going to
Library’s book sale, meal bring in more than $1,000 (Salem Statesman Journal)
Friday, May 29th, 2009Keizer Community Library’s book sale and benefit breakfast earlier this month brought in $1,044.
Mechanicsburg school board considers renaming library for credit union (The Sentinel)
Friday, May 29th, 2009The Mechanicsburg Area school board plans to decide June 9 whether to dedicate the Mechanicsburg Middle School’s library to Members 1st Federal Credit Union.
ROE library/learning center plans are scaled back for now, but still splendid (River Oaks Examiner)
Friday, May 29th, 2009The written word and technology have friends at River Oaks Elementary School, where an independent committee led by alumni and parents has been working on plans and financing for a modern library and learning resource center that also would be a resource for the community at large.
