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The Friends of the Library meeting has been rescheduled to Sunday, Jan. 29th at noon at the library! Join us for our 2023 planning meeting! New members welcome.

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LIBRARY BOOK SALE!  The Friends of the Daland Memorial Library are excited to announce the Annual FOL Book Sale is back!  NEW LOCATION, NEW DATE, NEW DONATION PROCESS.  The book sale will be at the Mont Vernon Village School MPR on Saturday, October 1st from 9AM-2PM.  Book donations will be accepted at the Mont Vernon Village School (NOT THE LIBRARY) on Friday, Sept. 30th from 4-8pm ONLY.  One Day Donation Drop Off, One Day Sale. BYO Bag and fill it for $10! Cash, Check, and VENMO. All proceeds go back to support the library. Questions? Call the library at 673-7888 and ask for Bonnie. Need volunteer hours? Hours available both days.

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Reminder! Senior Summer Sessions start this Friday, June 24th at 2:00. Senior community members are invited to the Mont Vernon Town Hall to tour the museum and have strawberry shortcake. For a complete list of events planned for seniors this summer visit the library website at https://dalandlibrary.com/2022/06/10/senior-summer-session/. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation

Media Contact: Cindy Raspiller, 603-673-2667, cindy@mvlcf.org

MONT VERNON LIBRARY PROJECT AWARDED $655,000 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

The Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant will be used to support construction of a modern, accessible library for the town of Mont Vernon, NH.

Mont Vernon, NH, April 14, 2022 – The Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation announced today that it has been awarded a matching grant worth up to $655,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant will support building a modern, accessible 7,600 square foot library for the town of Mont Vernon. The new facility will replace the current 1,200 square foot 1909 building, addressing the historic building’s many shortcomings and providing the space, technology, and accessibility to allow library staff and visiting presenters to offer high quality cultural programming for central southern NH residents.  A major improvement anticipated by residents is the accessibility of the one-level design.  The library is an important gathering space for town residents and the new facility will greatly enhance this important capability.

John Quinlan, Mont Vernon Board of Selectmen Chair, said, “Winning this grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities is a great step forward in our effort to build a library for Mont Vernon’s next one hundred years.  The new library will be the centerpiece of our ongoing efforts to revitalize our village center.”  Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation President, Cindy Raspiller, commented, “This award is a significant boost to our ongoing library capital campaign and will allow us to make the dream of a new Daland Memorial Library a reality sooner.”

NEH announced 23 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants, totaling $11 million. These grants leverage federal funding to strengthen and sustain humanities infrastructure and capacity-building activities at cultural institutions.  NEH Chair Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) said, “NEH is proud to support these exemplary education, media, preservation, research, and infrastructure projects.”

To see the NEH press release and the full list of grantees visit:

https://www.neh.gov/news/neh-announces-3317-million-245-humanities-projects-nationwide

https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/NEH%20grant%20awards%20April%202022%20state%20by%20state%20.pdf

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Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation

Formed in 2015, MVLCF is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to raising and managing funds for the enhancement and capital improvement of the public library of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire.  For more information or to donate, visit https://www.mvlcf.org.

The National Endowment for the Humanities

Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov.

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Calling all senior residents! The library is considering adding a Senior Summer Program this year at the library and would love your feedback. Please click on the link below for a short survey to help us collect data to help us plan.  We’d love to hear your ideas!  Ages 55+ please.  If you take care of a senior in our community, we’d love to hear your input too.  Thank you!

SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X9JCTND

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Click on the link below to read the latest newsletter from the Friends of the Library.

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The Morning Book Discussion group will be reading Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan this month.  Group will meet at the library on Monday, August 7th at 10:00am.  Books are available to borrow at the library.  new members are always welcome.

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Click on the link below to read the latest news from the Friends of the Library!

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