Mohawk Valley Library System

Author: sharon

  • Picture Book City

    Johnstown picture book reorganization

    Over the next few months, children’s areas in Johnstown, Middleburgh and Schoharie will be transformed into Picture Book Cities! What is a Picture Book City? It’s is a collection of picture books and age-appropriate non-fiction arranged in ‘neighborhoods’ by subject. Color coded labels make it easy to identify books in the same neighborhood. Want books about fairies and princesses? Look for the pink labels. Animals? Head for the light green section. Organizing picture books in this new way helps develop young children’s pre-literacy skills by allowing them to easily find books they are interested in. (It’s great for staff and parents as well. Answering the ever popular “I’m looking for truck books” question has never been easier!) Check out the growing rainbow of color in Johnstown’s children’s room. We’re really excited about this project and thank our pilot libraries for being pioneers!

  • Schoharie in the News

    Schoharie, still working to rebuild after damage left behind by Hurricane Irene, has gotten some wonderful press over the last couple of days.

    The Times Union did a great story on the Schoharie Library’s cleanup efforts on Sunday, September 25.  That article is here.  Kudos to library director Cathy Caiazzo for being a fabulous representative for the library.

    And on Monday, September 26, David Letterman appealed to his viewers nationwide to send support to the town.  Letterman featured the Village of Schoharie on his show in November, 2002, bussing nearly half of the Village’s population to the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City where The Late Show is filmed.

  • >Grant Opportunity – Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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    The Bank of America Charitable Foundation works to create neighborhood excellence in the communities served by the bank in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. While local community priorities determine how funding is allocated, grants typically fall into four main categories: Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Each of the company’s markets, in partnership with local community leaders, sets specific target areas of interest within these major categories. There are no deadlines for grant applications. Visit the company’s website to access the priorities for local funding in each region.

  • >Grant Opportunity – State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants

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    The State Farm Youth Advisory Board, a State Farm-funded program, provides grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 each for service-learning projects that address the issues of environmental responsibility, natural and societal disaster preparedness, driver safety, financial education, and accessing higher education/closing the achievement gap. The primary applicant should be either an educator who currently teaches in a public K-12, public charter or higher education institution; or a school-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is to coordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter or higher education institution. 501 (c)(3) nonprofits are eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact with students in public K-12 schools.

    The number of grants to be awarded will depend on the number and quality of requests received. However, at least one service-learning project will be funded in each of the thirteen State Farm zones. All applicants will receive funding decisions by the end of January. The funding timeline is from February 2009 through February 2010.

    Info: For more on the funding opportunity, please visit www.statefarmyab.com/apply.php. The application deadline is October 2.