Grants

$1,171,488

State Aid to Libraries

Grantor: State of Florida, Department of State

Amount: $876,656.00

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Grantor: State of Florida, Department of State

Project: Flex Tech

Amount: $276,694.00

Objective: Improve educational, skill-building and recreational technology access to Library members with a special focus on parents with young children.

Literary Grant

Grantor: Almeda Leake Toomey Literary Foundation

Project: Reading is So Delicious

Amount: $10,000.00

Objective: Provide free books to children during the summer lunch program.

Literacy Opportunity Fund

Grantor: ProLiteracy

Project: English Exchange Kits

Amount: $6,000.00

Objective: The Adult Literacy Project created an English Exchange kit for each of the Library System’s 17 branches. These kits contain educational resources and activities that enhance the opportunity to provide information and conversational practice relevant to the students’ lives in a non-judgmental setting. The remaining funds were spent to expand the literacy program’s hi/lo nonfiction supplemental collection, which are often requested by ELL students to help them prepare for job interviews, citizenship tests and further education.

Total Amount Awarded

Autism Services Grants Council

Project: Virtual Sensory Storytime Kits

Amount: $1,250.00

Objective: Purchase “Sensory Storytime Bags” to be offered to our members at all 17 branches of the Palm Beach County Library System to use in conjunction with Virtual Sensory Story Times (VSST). To enhance the curriculum created by staff and in order to enhance members’ experience with VSST, these bags will be made available to pick up and use in conjunction with all VSST offerings.

Arts in My Backyard (AIMBY): Family Saturdays

Grantor: Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

Project: Family Saturdays

Amount: $600.00

Objective: Arts in My Backyard (AIMBY) Family Saturdays is an arts exposure program designed for families with children in search of interactive arts activities and cultural experiences. Family Saturdays events invite families to discover the arts together as they connect and create memories while acquiring new skills through visual art, dance, nature, theater and more.

Education Funding

Grantor: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Florida Section

Project: Engineers Week

Amount: $288.45

Objective: Celebrate Engineers Week with an interesting and interactive activity that serves as an introduction to the world of engineering for students.