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The Ionia Community Library was one of 240 libraries nationwide chosen to receive a “Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities” grant from the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries. The $20,000 grant will be used to provide community engagement and accessibility resources that will help the Ionia library better serve people with disabilities by improving physical access and safety.

Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Dementia

Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Dementia

LeCLAIRE, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — LeClaire Community Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries in the nation to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve

ALA announced that its Libraries Transforming Communities initiative would distribute $7 million in grants to support accessibility efforts at small and rural libraries.