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Breaking Ground for the New Milton Public Library in Pennsylvania Funded by USDA through the Recovery Act

Posted by Dawn Knepp, Penn. USDA Public Information Officer in Initiatives Rural
Mar 07, 2011
Jack Kauffman, USDA Rural Development Area Director (left), Board members of the Milton Public Library: Amy DeHart Woodcock (center)  and John Meckley (right) and local resident Spencer Garvey (front) at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Milton Public Library.
Jack Kauffman, USDA Rural Development Area Director (left), Board members of the Milton Public Library: Amy DeHart Woodcock (center) and John Meckley (right) and local resident Spencer Garvey (front) at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Milton Public Library.

Spencer Garvey, a young resident of Milton, Pennsylvania, is looking forward to visiting the children’s library at the new Milton Public Library at Rose Hill, where stakeholders and local officials broke ground last week.  By early next year, the historic mansion in the heart of Milton will be transformed into an 11,000 square-foot library and community center with dedicated space for educational and cultural programs.

The project is funded, in part, by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through a USDA Community Facilities loan and a Community Facilities grant. State grants and community contributions were also instrumental in the project.

To find out how USDA can assist your community in its effort to improve community facilities, click here.

Category/Topic: Initiatives Rural