The San Leandro Library is receiving nearly $100,000 in grant funding, including an anniversary donation gift from Carnegie Libraries.
The California Library Literacy Services gave the San Leandro Public Library $79,676 for their adult and family literacy program. The program offers free English as a Second Language (ESL) reading and writing tutoring for adults.
The library also received $9,000 for their Memory Care Initiative. Memory care kits include sensory items and activities meant to support memory health. The initiative aims to have memory kit outreach and training programs at the San Leandro Senior Center, assisted living facilities and retirement homes.
As a Carnegie Library, San Leandro Library is a recipient of $10,000 as the Carnegie Foundation celebrates 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. The library is one of 1,280 original Carnegie libraries across the United States. The money will be used to support the library’s collections, cultural programming and special events.
