Grants and Other Large Gifts

Ohio Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled - LSTA Federal Aid of $234,000 and State Aid of $1,274,194 for providing services for the blind and physically disabled.

LSTA KnowItNow - $397,500 for providing reference services 24x7.

OverDrive - $18,000 donation for the Library's "I'm Ready to Read" campaign.

Alcoa Foundation - $15,000 grant to purchase solar-powered trash compactors for Eastman Reading Garden.

Foundation for Arts, Science & Technology - $10,000 unrestricted donation.

Saint Luke's Foundation Grant - $4,998 administered by Neighborhood Progress, Inc. for the Rice Branch Student Learning Center to provide assistance to students in the Buckeye Neighborhood.

ILEAD USA Project Grant - State Library of Ohio - $3,000 as administrator for the Intellectual Property Hub Maker for Libraries.