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Library awarded $8,000 grant to update children's area
Summary
John Hayden told the council the library received $8,000 from the FL Young Foundation to buy furniture and educational play materials to support early learning and family‑place programming.
John Hayden, speaking for the library, announced the library secured an $8,000 grant from the FL Young Foundation to refresh the children's area with new furniture and interactive educational materials. Hayden said the funding will help the library pursue certification as a family‑place library and support recent play‑and‑learn workshops that saw local participation.
Hayden described partnerships with local services (WIC and child development professionals) and said the grant check had been presented to the library. "We received $8,000 from them," he said, describing planned purchases of kid‑sized seating, cushions and interactive tables to support youth programming.
