{"id":56602,"date":"2014-07-01T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=56602"},"modified":"2014-07-01T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T14:53:38","slug":"construction-grant-for-northern-onondaga-library-secured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=56602","title":{"rendered":"Construction Grant for Northern Onondaga Library Secured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Al-Stirpe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43068\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Al-Stirpe-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Al Stirpe\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero)\u00a0announced that he fought to secure over $114,000 in construction grants to improve the Northern Onondaga Public Library in Cicero.\u00a0The funding was included in the 2013-14 budget for renovations and construction projects to enhance public libraries and library systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLibraries are the heart of our communities where young minds can delve into worlds of imagination,\u201d Assemblyman Stirpe said. \u201cToday\u2019s libraries offer our communities more than just a book to read, they are a place to bring people together and a place to learn. \u00a0My goal is to make sure that our libraries continue to be an essential part of our home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stirpe has fought to increase public library funding over the years and recently teamed up with area schools to promote summer reading by issuing this year\u2019s Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. Schools were provided materials to help encourage young students to continue reading throughout the summer in order to keep their reading skills sharp for the start of the next school year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very grateful to our local legislators for their support of the New York State Public Library Construction Grant Program,\u201d Kate McCaffrey, Director of Northern Onondaga Public Library said. \u201cA new HVAC system for NOPL at Cicero will conserve energy and reduce utility bills, and the building will be more comfortable for library users. And staff members will be able to take their space heaters and portable fans home!\u00a0 Best of all, the additional funding will mean that more of our operating funds can go to support library collections and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Assemblyman Stirpe\u2019s Summer Reading Challenge or finding a library near you, feel free to contact his office at\u00a0315-452-1115.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero)\u00a0announced that he fought to secure over $114,000 in construction grants to improve the Northern Onondaga Public Library in Cicero.\u00a0The funding was included in the 2013-14 budget for renovations and construction projects to enhance public libraries and library systems. \u201cLibraries are the heart of our communities where young minds can delve into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}