Library Grants Target Early Learner Computers and eBooks
March 14, 2012
New educational technology at The Indianapolis Public Library will help young children become successful learners thanks to grants from The Library Fund, a fund of The Indianapolis Foundation.
In support of the Library’s privately-funded Ready to Read initiative, AWE early learning computers along with associated furnishings are being installed this year at all 23 Indianapolis Public Library locations. The computer stations feature up to 50 educational software programs in seven curricular areas that provide a self-directed experience and help children discover how to learn. Five libraries will receive bilingual AWE computers along with their English versions. More
City-County Councillor Steve Talley Endows Special Indianapolis Library Fund for Children’s Programming
February 21, 2012
With the goal of fostering learning and opportunity for children throughout Indianapolis, District 11 City-County Councillor Steve Talley has announced a major share of his current and future council salary will be devoted to a new endowment for additional children’s programming through The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. More
The Indianapolis Public Library Receives “America’s Star Library Designation”
November 11, 2011
For the third consecutive year, The Indianapolis Public Library has been rated among the nation’s top urban public libraries, according to the recent Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. The Library’s 4-star “America’s Star Library” status places it in the top 10 of the nation’s largest library systems with expenditures of at least $30 million annually. More
Friends of the Library Recruitment Campaign
October 17, 2011
October 16-20 is National Friends of the Library Week. In celebration, we want to reward our Friends with Starbucks gift cards, courtesy of Starbucks.
Here’s how it works:
Are you a Friend of the Library? If not, join us! All donors to the Library Foundation are considered Friends of the Library. Depending on your level of giving, you will receive a certain number of Friends cards, which are good for the 2012 calendar year and carry exclusive benefits.
Once you are a Friend, recruit two of your friends to become first-time Friends of the Library and we’ll send you a $25 Starbucks gift card, courtesy of Starbucks. What could be better than discussing your favorite books over a cup of coffee with your friends?
Tell your friends to visit www.indyplfoundation.org/give-now/. When they make their gift, they will need to list YOUR name as the “current donor/Friend of the Library” who referred them. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Once we see your name listed twice, your Starbucks card will be on its way.
Don’t delay in sharing this message with your friends — this offer is limited to the first 100 referrals. We must receive all gifts by November 15, 2011.
Click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact the Library Foundation at (317) 275-4700.
Stacks: A History of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Now Available from the Library Foundation
April 20, 2011
A new book that tells the story of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library’s evolution from its origin in 1873 and its role in the educational and cultural life of Indianapolis is now available from The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
Stacks is available forpurchase for $25 through the Library Foundation.
Clowes Foundation Grant Provides for Improved, More Efficient Services at the Shelby Branch Library
Dec. 1, 2010
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation has received a grant of $393,787 from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation that will better equip the Shelby Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library to provide 21st century library services and showcase new green technologies. More
Comcast Foundation Supports 2011 Reading Program
Oct. 21, 2010
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation has received a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Comcast Foundation in support of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library’s 2011 Summer Reading Program.
Throughout its 91-year history, the Library’s Summer Reading Program has fostered a love of reading among children while helping them maintain strong reading habits during the summer. The free, eight-week program allows participants to earn points to exchange for prizes donated by local businesses and organizations as a reward for their reading achievement. More
The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation Logos
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