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Show Kaysville Library will benefit from gifts of University Women Assn. Books and services in excess of $4,000 will go to the Kaysville Public Pub-lic Library as the result of a project currently underway by the Kaysville Kays-ville Branch of the American Association Asso-ciation of University Women. A grant of $ 1 975 from the Educational Educa-tional Foundation of the national AAUW will be matched by in-kind donations of time and money from members of the Kaysville Branch. The money will be used to buy books for "A Women's Shelf," books written by, for, and about women. AAUW is the oldest and largest national organization working for educational and academic equity for women. Its Educational Foundation Found-ation provides funds to American and international women for study and research. Through activities as varied as book sales and house tours, auctions auc-tions and luncheons, the AAUW membership has raised many mil lions of dollars to provide fellowships fellow-ships to 5,000 women over the past one hundred years. Exactly 100 years ago, in 1888, the first grant of $350 was made to help a young woman with her college education. The Research and Projects Grants Program offers seed money for public service activities of its members. mem-bers. "The newly remodeled public library in Kaysville is a symbol of the intense pride Kaysville citizens take in their community," said Marjorie Thatcher, chairman of the committee administering the grant. "It is our hope that this project will stimulate contributions from other community members and organizations." organi-zations." Committee members actively working on the project are Jenese Beck, Beatrice Carroll, Marilyn Hall, Sonia Kelsey, Ann Marcusen and Marjorie Thatcher. |
