The Door County Community Foundation has awarded the Door County Library a Sustainability Grant from the Children and Youth Fund. This grant will be used to purchase supplies for the Learning Resource Center, commonly called the Toy Barn.
The Toy Barn at the Door County Library’s Sturgeon Bay branch is a community resource filled with educational toys available for check out to families in the community.
“Research shows that play is a crucial focus for early literacy development,” said Richard Hauser, Board Member of the Door County Community Foundation. “The Toy Barn at the Door County Library is an important resource for our community members.”
From left to right: Beth Lokken, Youth Services Librarian of the Door County Library and Richard Hauser, Board Member of the Door County Community Foundation.
The Door County Library is uniquely qualified to collect, organize and circulate toys and games to the families in Door County. The staff is familiar with curating collections of materials. The process is much the same for toys as it is for books, magazines, electronic resources, or any other materials collected and circulated by the Library. The Library searches for materials that will entertain, educate or inspire the families in Door County. Most of the toys and games in the Toy Bar can be transported to the other branches of the Door County Library and are browse-able using the library catalog.
For more information about the Door County Library or the Learning Resource Center, please visit http://www.doorcountylibrary.com or call 920.743.6578.
The Door County Community Foundation’s Sustainability Grants program distributes grant dollars from funds such as the Arts Fund, Children & Youth Fund, Education Fund, Green Fund, Health & Human Needs Fund, Healthy Water Fund, Historic Preservation Fund, and the Women’s Fund.
For more information about the Community Foundation’s services and various grant programs, please visit http://www.GiveDoorCounty.org.
The Door County Community Foundation, Inc. is a collection of separate charitable funds set up by individuals, families, non-profit organizations, private foundations and businesses that are managed, invested and disbursed for the current and future good of Door County. The Foundation was launched in 1999 and currently administers more than $18 million in charitable assets.
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Door County Community Foundation 