St. Johnsbury raised more than $28,000 for its children's library
Individual donors beat the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum's $25,000 Children's Library goal in a few months, and the Friends added $3,000. The money is for new nonfiction, a sensory-friendly space, and an outdoor playscape.
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Individual donors cleared the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum's $25,000 goal for the Children's Library Project in a few months, and the Friends of the Athenaeum added $3,000, for a total above $28,000. The North Star Monthly reported on Oct. 12 that the money will buy new nonfiction, a sensory-friendly space, and an outdoor playscape.
The library had already cleaned its 1930s murals, added lighting, and repainted. Youth services librarian Becky Hatfield said children and caregivers already treat the room as a new space, and that the playscape is the piece still ahead. The drive paid for a plan. The outdoor equipment is not in the ground yet.
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