Article “Library program helps children buy books at sale” reports:
“As schools come to a close for the year, some city children will find themselves with an armful of books to curl up with over the summer.
“The children will receive these books at no cost, courtesy of a new fundraising project by the Friends of the Lancaster Public Library…
”According to Lancaster Public Library Treasurer Karen Haley Field, part of the purpose of ‘Books for Kids’ is to counter the decrease in library services that many schools have faced due to recent budget cuts.”
WATCHDOG: A wag of the tail for this comprehensive and well written article.
Full disclosure: The aforementioned Karen Haley Field is the long suffering wife of the Watchdog, whose views and excesses should not be attributed to or held against her.
