| Project Information |
Grant Amount
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| Abbott Memorial Library, Dexter, to purchase Playaways, a program of self-playing digital audio books, in collaboration with the Shaw Public Library in Greenville. |
$1,000.00 |
| Brewer Public Library, to purchase multiple copies of novels for a new book discussion group and to invite authors and guest speakers to the group. |
$1,000.00 |
| Buck Memorial Library, Bucksport, for the ongoing preservation of the library's historical collection. |
$500.00 |
| Calais Free Library, to purchase books, craft supplies, and a Radio Flyer wagon for in-classroom visits by the children's librarian in an effort to encourage library use and membership among school-aged children. |
$1,000.00 |
| Cary Library, Houlton, for the children's summer reading program, "Catch the Reading Bug." |
$1,000.00 |
| Dorcas Library Association, Prospect Harbor, to support children's programming including story hours and special events. |
$1,500.00 |
| Eastport Public Library Association, to purchase art supplies and books for Time for Tots and an illustration class for home-schoolers. |
$1,000.00 |
| Edythe L. Dyer Community Library, Hampden, to purchase books for the summer reading program. |
$600.00 |
| Ellsworth Public Library, to preserve and bind 75 volumes of indexes to vital records published between 1850 and 1920 in various Ellsworth area newspapers. |
$825.00 |
| Florence Sturdivant Public Library, East Machias, to enhance the children's collection and the Maine collection. |
$1,000.00 |
| Frenchboro Public Library, to purchase 2008 Maine Student Book Award- and Chickadee Award-winning books and to conduct field trips related to the books, in collaboration with the Swan's Island Library. |
$750.00 |
| Frenchman's Bay Library, to build the children's book collection. |
$1,200.00 |
| Gibbs Library, Washington, to support monthly cultural programs for the community. |
$1,000.00 |
| Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles, to bring Chewonki, a traveling natural history group, to the library to present two hands-on programs for children and to purchase children's books to enhance the collection. |
$700.00 |
| Guilford Memorial Library, to provide programming including beginning quilting, kayaking, and German classes for adults, and the Chewonki Bugmobile and a magician for children. |
$862.00 |
| Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library, Steuben, to enhance its collection of chapter books for all ages and to start an educational toy library in an effort to attract an underserved population to the library. |
$1,000.00 |
| Ivan O. Davis - Liberty Library Association, Liberty, to add to the library's collection of audio books. |
$1,000.00 |
| Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, for stipends and materials for book discussion groups for boys and girls. |
$1,000.00 |
| Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, to support presentation by Tony Sohns of the Maine Discovery Museum during National Turn-Off TV week. |
$260.00 |
| John B. Curtis Free Public Library, Bradford, to continue the youth summer reading program with the theme of traveling around the United States. |
$1,000.00 |
| Long Lake Public Library, St. Agatha, to purchase children's books for the library. |
$2,000.00 |
| Lubec Memorial Library, to expand and continue the after school book club in cooperation with the Lubec Consolidated School. |
$1,000.00 |
| Matinicus Island School Library, to purchase Caldecott and Newberry award-winning books and books by Maine authors |
$1,000.00 |
| Milbridge Public Library, to expand the children's section with math, science, sociology and ecology books. |
$850.00 |
| Newport Public Library, to replace the library's collection of Dr. Seuss books, and to enhance that collection with accompanying audiotapes. |
$1,000.00 |
| Palermo Library Guild, for a storyteller and books to support the "So you want to be a superhero?" program. |
$1,000.00 |
| Sangerville Public Library, to continue a summer reading program for ages 2-12 and up. |
$1,000.00 |
| Searsmont Town Library, to improve the library's reference book collection. |
$1,000.00 |
| Shaw Public Library, Greenville, to purchase Playaways, a program of self-playing digital audio books, in collaboration with the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter. |
$1,000.00 |
| Sherman Public Library, Sherman, for the summer 2008 children's reading program, "Catch the Bug." |
$1,050.00 |
| Stewart Free Library, Corinna, to host an author visit and workshop and to collaborate with the elementary school on a summer concert workshop. |
$1,000.00 |
| Swan's Island Library, to purchase 2008 Maine Student Book Award- and Chickadee Award-winning books and to conduct field trips related to the books, in collaboration with the Frenchboro Library. |
$750.00 |
| Thomaston Public Library, to support a weekly arts program including guest speakers, movies, radio-plays, and children's theater. |
$950.00 |
| Thompson Free Library, Dover-Foxcroft, for children's programming during February and summer breaks from school in collaboration with the Friends of the Thompson Free Library group. |
$834.00 |
| Vinalhaven Public Library, for speaker's fees for the Sisters in Crime workshop and to enhance the mystery collection at the library. |
$400.00 |
| Vose Library, Union, to purchase books for a young adult book discussion group. |
$225.00 |
| Waldo Peirce Reading Room, Frankfort, to purchase books for the library's juvenile book collection. |
$1,000.00 |
| Whitneyville Library and Whatnot Association, Inc., to continue the outreach program to local schools in which the librarians read stories and purchase books to supplement the classroom curriculum and materials. |
$1,000.00 |
| Witherle Memorial Library, Castine, to support Shakespeare-related programming in collaboration with the Castine Arts Association and the Wilson Museum, and to enhance the library's collection of Shakespeare DVDs. |
$900.00 |
Woodland Public Library, Baileyville, to purchase non-fiction books.
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$1,000.00 |