News Release
[Library Name]
Contact: [Name, phone]
[City] - The [Library Name] recently received a [amount] grant
from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission through Loan
Star Libraries, the direct state aid program for Texas public
libraries.
The [Library Name] plans to use the grant to [describe improvement
and how it will benefit residents in your community]. According
to Library Director [Name], [quote about how you feel about receiving
the grant, how the funding addresses a need the library has had,
etc.].
Each year Loan Star Libraries grants fund about 535 public libraries
across the state. Libraries can use the funding however they wish,
with few exceptions, to meet the needs of their communities. Notes
State Librarian Peggy D. Rudd, "Loan Star Libraries represents
the state’s investment in the educational and cultural enrichment
that public libraries provide." Now in its fifth year, Loan
State Libraries has distributed almost $14 million to Texas public
libraries.
The [Library Name] offers a variety of services. [Additional
paragraph outlining those services, hours of operation, etc.].
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Document your success
Please send copies of newspaper articles about your library to
the Library Development Division. Don't forget to include the
name of the publication if it is not already indicated. If your
library gets on the news or the radio, please tell us about that,
too.
Wendy Clark, Manager, Loan Star Libraries Program
Library Development Division
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
PO Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-5475 or 1-800-252-9386
Email Wendy
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