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Jackson Adamowicz (left), Cody Brelage (right)

Education December 12, 2018

Lilly Endowment Community Scholars Named

By: Kallie Sullanke— Muncie, Indiana—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has selected the recipients of the 2019 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, a four-year award that grants full tuition to any accredited public or private non-profit college or university in Indiana. The Lilly Scholarship also covers fees and provides an annual stipend for required books and equipment. The recipients of the 2019 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are Jackson Adamowicz of Burris Laboratory School and Cody Brelage of Delta…

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Muncie Public Library (MPL) content management coordinator Katherine Mitchell, Muncie Community Schools certified teacher librarians Rhonda Cowan and Melinda Sheffield, and MPL assistant director Beth Kroehler show off the UCAT Read! Card outside of South View Elementary School. Photo by: Akilah S. Nosakhere

Education September 13, 2018

Muncie Public Library and Muncie Community Schools Featured in National Publication

By: Susan Fisher— Muncie, Indiana—A collaboration between Muncie Public Library (MPL) and Muncie Community Schools (MCS) was featured in the September 1, 2018 issue of Library Journal magazine. The articled details how these two Muncie organizations worked together to create a Union Catalog (UCAT). The UCAT makes the collections of both, the library and schools, more accessible for students and library customers alike. In addition, all MCS students are issued a special “READ” card that allows check outs at their…