E.T. Booth Middle School Media Specialist Is Recipient Of Grant

CANTON, GA – A Cherokee County School District media specialist has been recognized as one of 100 Little Free Library grant recipients nationwide by a not-for-profit organization that provides book-sharing boxes, one of which has been placed outside of E.T. Booth Middle School.

Amanda Graves is the recipient of the grant, which provides the book box along with a collection of books that were provided by the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, Cherokee County schools announced recently. Other recipients from around the country included literacy groups, Native American reservations, healthcare centers and homeless shelters.

Little Free Library is a Wisconsin-based not-for-profit that promotes neighborhood book exchanges specifically through book boxes that are placed in various locations at schools and at other community sites. The organization has more than 100,000 free library locations around the country.

“We are happy to recognize the hard work of our stewards who made 100,000 Little Free Library installations possible by granting 100 of our libraries where they are needed most,” said Greig Metzger, executive director of Little Free Library, said in a news release. “While our Impact Library Program makes grants to all types of underserved communities, this special initiative prioritizes organizations that serve children.”