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ROWAN COUNTY
A COUNTY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE

130 West Innes Street - Salisbury, NC 28144
TELEPHONE: 704-216-8180 * FAX: 704-216-8195

 

MEMO TO COMMISSIONERS:

FROM:
Ann Kitalong-Will, Director, Grants Admin/Gov't Relations; Melissa Oleen, Director, RPL
DATE:
1/23/23
SUBJECT:
[ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY] Approve request to apply to 2023 Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Grant

Rowan Public Library has the opportunity to apply for an Arts Culture & Humanities grant from the 2023 Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Grant Program to support the ongoing collaborative project, "Salisbury Post Morgue Preservation Project." (SPMPP) The SPMPP's objective is to digitize the entirety of the Salisbury Post's "morgue," archival materials belonging to the Salisbury Post, going back 100+ years. The project will increase usability and accessibility of these valuable historical materials to the public, including researchers, historians, and genealogists.

 

Grant request amount is $10,000.



Recommendation:

Approve the RPL to apply to 2023 Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Grant Program to support the SPMPP.



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DescriptionUpload DateType
Application to Margaret C. Woodson Foundation1/23/2023Exhibit