Library receives grants for ESL services, Sunday hours

STAMFORD - The Ferguson Library has recently received two grants -- $35,000 to help support the Main Library's summer Sunday hours and $20,000 for English as a Second Language (ESL) services and collections.

The Pitney Bowes Literacy and Education Fund donated the $35,000 for the Sunday summer hours, which rin from 1 to 5 p.m. And the Fairfield County Community Foundation awarded the Ferguson Library the $20,000 competitive grant for English as a Second Language (ESL) services and collections.

The Pitney Bowes Literacy and Education Fund has supported the library foryears, funding summer Sundays in 2005 and additional weekday hours in 2006 and 2007, which enabled the Main Library to open at 9 a.m. during that period. The library has also worked cooperatively with Pitney Bowes employees to promote literacy, particularly through the Ferguson's South End Branch.

"The funds from Pitney Bowes will enable the Ferguson Library to enhance its commitment to the community with increased hours of service," said Tom Cassone, Chair of the Ferguson Library Board of Trustees. "Per hour, Sunday is the busiest day of the week. On an average Sunday, about 880 people visit the Main Library," he said.

The $20,000 competitive grant was awarded as part of the Fairfield County Community Foundation's spring 2008 competitive grants cycle and is consistent with their focus on economic opportunity. The funding will primarily be used to enhance the Ferguson's Let's Talk conversation group series, which helps English language learners practice English. It will also fund children's programming during Let's Talk sessions, so parents with young children can participate. The grant will enable the library to upgrade its ESL books and other educational materials as well.
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