Libraries to Receive Grants

PUNXSUTAWNEY, JEFFERSON COUNTY - Some good news for a couple of libraries across central Pennsylvania. 

The Memorial Library in Punxsutawney and the Barbara Moscato Brown library in Cameron County are both set to receive grants from the state. 

The libraries are 2 of 15 set to receive state funds for expansion and construction. 

The grants will come through the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. 

Since 1993 more than $23 million have been awarded to support 212 projects across 48 counties around the state.

Below is the list of libraries, county and grant amount.

Sharpsburg Community Library, Allegheny County, $349,701

Village Library of Wrightstown, Bucks County, $6,000

Cranberry Public Library, Butler County, $230,183

Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library, Cameron County, $28,000

Shippensburg Public Library, Cumberland County, $500,000

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, Delaware County, $500,000

Ridgway Public Library, Elk County, $26,847

Carnegie Free Library of Connellsville, Fayette County, $150,000

Punxsutawney Memorial Library, Jefferson County, $60,000

Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County, $500,000

West Pittston Library, Luzerne County, $500,000

Dorothy E. Warner Branch Library, Pike County, $203,215

Citizen's Library, Washington County, $500,000

Wayne County Public Library, Wayne County, $86,761

Youngwood Area Public Library, Westmoreland County, $65,950