October 31, 2024
Student literacy progress through Science of Reading fuels momentum in Strauss Literacy Initiative
The term “dyslexia” was first used more than 130 years ago, by German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin. He first noticed something amiss when he began working with adult patients who…
May 29, 2024
Suncoast Remake Learning Days attracts more than 36,500 participants at expanded festival
Suncoast Remake Learning Days 2024, a regional festival that is part of the largest international learning festival globally, wrapped its 15-day run on May 4, attracting more than 36,500 resid…
March 28, 2024
A Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Will Boost Choral Artists Production of Considering Matthew Shepard
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $20,000 from the Dallas and Elizabeth Dort Charitable Fund to Choral Artists of Sarasota to help fund its April 2024 concert &ldquo…
December 6, 2023
Strauss Literacy Initiative's advisory council: a guiding light to literacy
If the Strauss Literacy Initiative’s goal is to ensure that every child has the best possible chance of reading at grade level, then there is one ingredient that has proved pivotal: expe…
November 20, 2023
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist heads library fundraiser
The Library Foundation for Sarasota County recently announced that award-winning author Colson Whitehead will be the featured speaker for their 12th annual Love Our Libraries Author Luncheon o…
September 19, 2023
LWR Library Friends surpasses fundraising goal for Manatee
The Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library recently surpassed their fundraising goal to support the Manatee County Public Library System by raising more than $410,000 to purchase children's boo…
June 27, 2023
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards nearly $150,000 to Alzheimer's and dementia awareness and support groups
Four local nonprofit organizations have received funding for brain research and support programs In recognition of June as International Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Commun…
May 30, 2023
The Library Foundation for Sarasota County Awarded a $10,000 Capacity Building Grant
The Library Foundation for Sarasota County was awarded a $10,000 Capacity Building grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support advocacy and outreach efforts. The grant wi…
March 13, 2023
Thousands of Manatee, Sarasota students hear stories of diversity for annual reading day
A story about a parrot named Mango, a Spanish-speaking grandmother and her English-speaking granddaughter grabbed the attention of students at Bayshore Elementary School on Tuesday morning. Ba…