Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has announced the Marshall Public Library has been awarded a Reading Challenge Software Grant of $500.
A news release says Reading Challenge Software Grants help public libraries implement the reading challenge/tracker software solution of their choice to provide partial or full online summer reading programs in 2020, as well as other reading challenges throughout the year.
The Missouri State Library has approved a total of 141 grant applications in the 2020 fiscal year, totaling $810,019.50 in federal awards that the secretary’s office has distributed to libraries throughout Missouri. The grants are funded by the Library Services and Technology Act through the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.