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Library announces grants and donations including Entergy $2,499 grant and Smart Telescope donation
Summary
The Library Director announced several gifts and grants to the Jackson Parish Library, including a $2,499 Entergy Building Bright Futures grant to buy a Superspace® magnetic play fort, a Smart Telescope donated by Unistellar, and a $756 Midwest/Hoopla award for a Flipsnack subscription.
The Library Director told the board the library received multiple recent grants and donations. The Entergy Building Bright Futures Grant provided $2,499 to purchase a Superspace® soft magnetic panel system; Unistellar donated a Smart Telescope to be available through the Library of Things; Midwest/Hoopla awarded $756 for a two-year Flipsnack subscription and funds to promote events; the Jackson Parish Retired Teachers donated $25 in memory of Bertha Robinson; and Blue Bell Creameries (Ruston) provided ice cream for the America 250th birthday program at both branches.
The minutes include a note of thanks: the Library Board, director, and staff “sincerely thank these entities for all of these wonderful contributions to our library.” The record does not attach grant agreements, conditions, or timelines for use of funds beyond the stated intended purposes.
