Some Palo Alto teachers will be getting extra money to run programs such as ‘at-risk readers’ and ‘classroom composter’ after Palo Alto Partners in Education announced Monday it’s distributing $40,000 in grants to 19 programs.
The Farmington Town Board, at the request of Vantage Architects of La Crosse, agreed at its Feb. 4 meeting to schedule two public input and information sessions to gather information on the community vision for the proposed new Mindoro Public Library and Community Center.
When the selectmen’s budget goes to the finance board at next Thursday’s budget hearing, it will include a recommendation of $395,000 for the Mark Twain Library. That amounts to 63% of the library’s proposed $596,000 budget. The rest is raised by the library.
Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University, and Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston present grants to local non-profit groups at the Winter 2009-2010 Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Grant Award Ceremony Friday night.
After a record year in 2009, the Ypsilanti District Library is preparing to renovate its teen space at the Michigan Avenue branch. Officials say last year saw record numbers in both items checked out and events attended at the library…….