Bedford Public Library recipient of $3,000 surprise grant

LAWRENCE CO. – The Lawrence County Community Foundation has awarded the fifth of ten 30th Anniversary Surprise Grants to the Bedford Public Library.

LCCF Board Treasurer Shea Hooten, CFP Program Coordinator Diane Lineback, and LCCF Board President Brent Maudlin visited the Library yesterday to present the grant to Library Director Nathan Watson.

Left to right: Shea Hooten, LCCF Board Treasurer; Nathan Watson, Library Director; Diane Lineback, CFP Program Coordinator; and Brent Maudlin, LCCF Board President.

On October 19, at the Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Dinner, the LCCF announced their intention to give out ten surprise grants amounting in total to $30,000.

Each of the grants is $3,000, and the first was awarded to the White River Humane Society on the evening of the dinner. Bertha’s Mission, Little Theater of Bedford, the Mitchell Community Public Library, and now The Bedford Public Library have all been recipients of the surprise grants.

With five grants presented, the LCCF has five remaining $3,000 grants to award in the coming days. That’s $15,000 for other community organizations.

In total, the grants will amount to $30,000 representative of the 30 years of service the LCCF has provided for the Lawrence County Community.