Langley-Adams Library Awarded $15,000 Grant to Expand Services, Technology

GROVELAND — Library Director Darcy Lepore is pleased to announce that Langley-Adams Library was awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $15,000 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).
The grant was awarded to Langley-Adams Library to help expand the Story and Play Project at Langley-Adams, which is run by Youth Services Librarian Bergen Daley to provide interactive early childhood programs and a free, inclusive, accessible, and educational space for the community.
The funding will be used to purchase mobile, child-sized furniture, STEAM toys and equipment, more guest-programs, and enhancements for the reading garden including a composter, a mud kitchen, and an outdoor glockenspiel.
Twenty libraries received funding from the Direct Grants for Libraries program, totaling
$360,949. Federal grant opportunities from the MBLC include financial and health literacy programs, STEM and STEAM projects, increase access to library services for people with disabilities, and support small business development and entrepreneurs.
LSTA is administered on the federal level by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and in the Commonwealth by the MBLC.
“We are extremely grateful to be awarded this grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,” said Director Lepore. “This funding will help us expand our early childhood programs and expand the possibilities of interactive learning and engagement for our younger community members.”