Libraries to Receive Grants
By: WTAJ NEWS
Updated: February 15, 2013
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
