December, 2009

Newberry Library Receives Grant for Laptops Exclusively for Kids

December 6, 2009
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Susan Morton - smorton@aclib.us

 

NEWBERRY, FL- The Newberry Branch Library of the Alachua County Library District (ACLD) received a $4000.00 Community Libraries in Caring Grant from the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.   

Discussions within the Newberry community revealed children in elementary & middle school did not have adequate availability of computers after school. While, students were encouraged to use computers, the majority of students living in homes without the resources to purchase personal computers often fell behind, due to a lack of hands on experience.   

The Alachua County Library District: First in Florida to Exhibit They Still Draw Pictures: Children’s Art in Wartime

August 3, 2009
Contact
Lisa Finch - lfinch@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Alachua County Library District is hosting They Still Draw Pictures, an exhibit about Children’s Art in Wartime from the Spanish Civil War to Kosovo. The exhibit will be on display from Monday, August 4th to September 4th, 2009 at the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville. Access to the exhibit will be available free of charge to all visitors during regularly scheduled business hours.

About the Exhibit