Arizona State Library Issues $75,500 from State Grants-in-Aid Program

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PHOENIX – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, announced $75,500 in state grants for two library construction and renovation projects. The awards were made possible by the Arizona State Legislature through the State Grants-in-Aid program.

Construction projects funded by the grants include replacement entry and exit doors at the Cottonwood Public Library, and a ballistic-grade and ADA-compliant circulation desk at the Parker Public Library.

Cottonwood Public Library 

CPL Automatic Door Replacement

$25,500.00 

Parker Public Library

Parker Public Library Safety & Infrastructure Modernization

$50,000.00 

 

The Arizona Legislature developed State Grants-in-Aid in 1981. The program provides direct library services to Arizona residents in both urban and rural locations and helps fund public library construction and renovation projects. 

For more information about the SGIA program and to see past awards, including projects like Globe Public Library's "COVID Response Outdoor Space Renovation," which enhanced patron safety and ensured ADA compliance, and Fort McDowell Tribal Library's "Makerspace Digital Inclusion Lab," which provided new opportunities for hands-on learning, visit https://azlibrary.gov/libdev/funding/sgia.

The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is a division of the Arizona Secretary of State. For more information about its mission, vision, and values, visit https://azlibrary.gov/about.

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