The Children’s Room has received a Books For Children program grant from the Libri Foundation. The grant is given to small rural public libraries and the Wiscasset Public Library is one of just a few Maine Libraries to receive the grant. We also receive one in 2007.

In order to receive the grant the Library had to have a local sponsor whose support would be matched 2-1 by the Libri Foundation. The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library generously agreed to be that sponsor and contributed $350. Because of a donation to the Libri Foundation by Hal Berenson and Laura Ackerman, the Children’s Room received a bonus of $350 worth of math and science books.

A total of 78 new books from the Libri Foundation have arrived and are ready for circulation. Many of these books are award winners and/or highly recommended nonfiction and biographies. This addition to the Children's Room's collection will provide support to the area students as their school libraries have budget restraints that no longer allow for the needed purchases.

On last Wednesday, the Children's Room offered patrons a chance to "Be The First" to checkout one of the amazing new books. If you missed that opportunity, you can still find a great choice of topics and books to "wow" you. Some might even want to find out “how not to read” as outlined in one of these new books.