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Milanof-Schock Named 2006 Best Small Library in America – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
John BerryLibrary JournalPhone: 203.359.2495Email: [email protected] or [email protected] From a field of over 50 nominations nationwide, the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, has been selected by Library Journal for the…
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Graduation Rates in New Schools Throughout Nation Show Promising Results
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] New York — Promising results from graduating classes in schools from New York City and Washington, DC, to Chicago and Oakland are changing the…
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New Investments in Gulf Coast Libraries – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Jill NishiThe Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] Bill PierceBush-Clinton Katrina FundPhone: 202.659.7931Email: [email protected] METAIRIE, La. — Recognizing the critical support public libraries provided communities during and after the devastation…
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University of York Receives $13.6 for Malaria Research – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP), part of the University of York, has received a $13.6-million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to complete research on a…
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CompuMentor Receives Grant – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bob MurphyOnline Computer Library CenterPhone: 614.761.5136 SAN FRANCISCO — CompuMentor announced today a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for $2.4 million over three years to assist public…
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Power Line Relocation – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Scott RedmanSellen ConstructionPhone: 206.805.7133Email: [email protected] To our future neighbors in the Queen Anne and Seattle Center area: We want to let you know about an upcoming power line project related…
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Statement on Bill Gates’ Transition Plan – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE — Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made the following statement today on Bill Gates’ transition: Today, Microsoft announced that Bill Gates has established a two-year…
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Youth Programming at RecTech Community Technology Centers Receives Support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE — The Associated Recreation Council (ARC), a non-profit partner of Seattle Parks and Recreation, is excited to announce a $377,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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Public Libraries Are Essential to Communities – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NEW YORK — Americans prize public library service in the Internet Age, a new research report released today by the nonpartisan public opinion research organization Public Agenda concludes. As local communities and…
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PATH to Pave the Way for Cervical Cancer Vaccines – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE — The global health nonprofit PATH today launched a five-year effort to make sure that new cervical cancer vaccines—the first vaccines developed and approved just for women’s health—reach women…