Milford Public Library Receives Grant From Dekko Foundation
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MILFORD – The Milford Public Library announced Wednesday it received a grant from The Dekko Foundation which will help replace some aging technology. The grant will be used to fund A Little Love for Libraries Project, which addresses Milford Library’s current greatest need. In the next year, the library will replace the copy machine, network server, printers and some public access computers. These improvements will allow the library to better meet its mission to the community to meet the informational, cultural, recreational and educational needs of all community residents regardless of age or formal training, the announcement states. “It is very difficult to keep our building in good condition physically and keep up with technology,” Julie Frew, library director, said in the announcement. “Understandably, having older equipment is frustrating to our patrons and staff. We do not want our patrons to leave the library unable to get copies or find information they are looking for because our technology is aging and temperamental. The Milford Library is one of the few places in our community people can come and get copies, research family history and use the Internet. The Dekko grant will allow us to update several key pieces of equipment, improving services provided to our patrons.” The Dekko Foundation is the legacy of its founder, Chester E. Dekko, a businessman who in 1981 used his proceeds from his manufacturing business to start the foundation. He chose for his foundation the mission of fostering economic freedom through education. The foundation considers grant proposals from communities where Dekko had interests in during his lifetime. The states of Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana each have counties that the Dekko Foundation supports, including Kosciusko County in Indiana.
