Mill Creek Elementary School has received a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.
Mill Creek is one of 220 schools from 38 states across the country who received grants this year. Jeneane Brown, the school's media specialist, applied for the grant. She is thrilled to receive the funds and plans to use them to update the nonfiction section of the media center.
"Our goal is to empower our Mill Creek Mustangs to be literary explorers," she said. "This begins with the excitement of picking up a good book. All of the funds will be spent on books, which supports our literacy goals."
Brown shared that Mill Creek's media center is the heart and soul of the school.
"We do so much more than circulation," she said. "We host events, custom classes, activities, book fairs, and themed programming throughout the school year. We also partner with local literacy giants, the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library, and Galactic Comics and Games, to amplify our students’ enthusiasm for reading.”
Mill Creek Elementary School is the sixth largest of Bulloch County Schools' nine elementary schools, with just over 600 students in Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade.
About the Laura Bush Foundation
This year, the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded over $1 million in library grants. The funds will help school libraries update and diversify their collections of books, e-books, and magazines.
"Books have the power to spark curiosity and inspire lifelong learning," Mrs. Laura Bush said in a statement released by the Foundation. "We are thrilled to provide these grants so that librarians can refresh their shelves — opening the door for students to discover new interests and endless adventures."
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries supports school libraries with the greatest needs with the goal of encouraging all students to develop a love of reading and learning. Since its inception in 2002, it has awarded $23 million to over 4,000 schools across the country. The George W. Bush Institute’s Education and Opportunity work houses the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The Laura Bush Foundation is managed as a restricted fund at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. Learn more at bushcenter.org/laurabushfoundation and www.bushcenter.org
