L to R: Stephanie Overlay (Big Sandy Branch Librarian), Sandra Larson (Chouteau County Assistant Librarian & Computer Tech), Anne Boothe (EconDev Triangle), Debra Clark (Chouteau County Library Foundation President) and Debbie Wellman (Chouteau County Library Director)
Triangle Communications (Triangle), on behalf of The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), recently presented the Chouteau County Library Foundation a grant in the amount of $2,500. The money assisted the Big Sandy Library to complete a new four-station public use computer center in their recently completed library building. Triangle also awarded $1,000 to the project through their Community Vitality Grant program.
FRS named the winners of their 2016 grants for efforts focused on advancing the quality of life and enabling economic development in rural America. The projects are endorsed by rural broadband companies such as Triangle which is a member of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association.
In Triangle's endorsement of the project, CEO, Craig Gates noted, "Rural libraries are a crucial part of the small town way of life and as anchor institutions, are a key link to increased broadband adoption. The Big Sandy Library provides the only public access to computers and the Internet in the community and we applaud the efforts of the Chouteau County Library Foundation and their vision to expand services within their new library."
To learn more about this and other Community Support and Economic Development efforts visit http://www.itriangle.com or contact Triangle at 800.332.1201.
