October 6, 2015 - The Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon has awarded a very special non-matching $1,000 Books for Children grant to the Fannie Brown Booth Library. The Libri Foundation was established in 1989 for the sole purpose of helping rural libraries acquire new, quality, hardcover children's books they could not otherwise afford to buy. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $6.5 million worth of new children's books to more than 3,300 libraries in all 50 states.
The Fannie Brown Booth Library has submitted 3 grants in the past that have all been funded. These grants have helped build a quality children’s collection. This year will be the last year of the Libri Foundation. Their final gift to libraries that were in good standing with the foundation was a $1,000 gift of children’s books of the library’s choice. In addition, Libri gave each library a one-year subscription to the Junior Library Guild Science Nonfiction series that will provide a new science book each month for 12 months.
The Fannie Brown Booth library is grateful for the past support of the Libri Foundation and other foundations that support rural libraries across the country. These foundations support the concept that children who learn to enjoy reading at an early age continue to read throughout their lives. In order to develop a love of reading, children must have access to books which stretch their imaginations, touch their emotions, and expand their horizons.
