$45K Awarded To Easttown Library Through PA Department Of Education

EASTTOWN, PA — The Easttown Library has been awarded funding as part of a multimillion dollar effort by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of Commonwealth Libraries to rehab existing and build new libraries in the state.

Nearly $4.5 million in funding has been awarded to 17 libraries in 14 counties as part of the effort.

The Easttown Library got $45,000 of those funds.

Award recipients were selected through a competitive grant process. The Keystone grants help public library facilities improve their operations, install equipment, and upgrade security systems.

The Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund was established by the General Assembly in 1993. The Department of Education, through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Bureau of Library Development, administers the public library portion of this program which is funded from a portion of the state’s realty transfer tax.

Grants pay up to 50 percent of eligible costs in planning, acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of public libraries. Examples of fundable projects include but are not limited to: ADA upgrades, roof improvements, replacement windows, energy efficiency upgrades to HVAC systems, facility expansion, and new construction.

"Pennsylvania’s libraries provide critical resources and services to the residents of their communities, and this funding will enable them to continue those efforts in state-of-the-art spaces," Secretary of Education Khalid N. Mumin said. "By investing in our libraries, we are investing in the health of our towns and cities and all of the people who call them home."