$150,000 for ACLD Support
Direct support for the ACLD for Adult and Children’s programming, library materials, and other library needs.

$6,494 for Community Literacy Projects
Including ACLD’s Summer Palooza, Literacy Tutor Training & 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Programs, as well as local nonprofit early literacy home visitation & parent education programs, funding to support home book delivery projects, support for preschool classroom enrichment and parent engagement, as well as community-wide literature and poetry festivals.

$8,100 for the Mini-grant Program
FOL awards grants to 501-(c)3 organizations for projects related to literacy, literature, library awareness, etc.

$8,151 in Educational Assistance for Library Personnel
Funding support for seven ACLD employees pursuing graduate & undergraduate degrees.  Since 1976, hundreds of Library Staff have completed Master’s degrees in Library Science through this program.

$4,000 for the ACLD Foundation
A gift to Katherine’s Tree, the ACLD Foundation’s endowment fund.

$7,685 for SNUGGLE UP & READ
25th book distribution program providing a new age-appropriate book to every Alachua County child enrolled in Head Start.