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  • Students dive into new books provided through Give-a-Gift fundraiser

    Posted on December 4, 2019

    Students at Southern Bluffs Elementary School received a special treat on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, as staff from the La Crosse Public Library delivered boxes of books for 4th-grade classrooms. The books were purchased through the unique collaboration between the Library, the School District of La Crosse and the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. Donations […]

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  • Share love of reading through Library’s “Give-a-Gift” event Nov. 8

    Posted on September 30, 2019

    Help instill a love of reading in La Crosse school students at this year’s “Give-a-Gift” event at the La Crosse Public Library on Nov. 8. For the second year, the Library is partnering with the School District of La Crosse and the La Crosse Public Education Foundation to provide books for elementary school classroom libraries, […]

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  • $40,300 in Gold Star Grants awarded to support innovation in La Crosse schools

    Posted on December 4, 2018

    LPEF awards 24 “Gold Star Grants” in first round for 2018-19 school year West African drums for elementary school music rooms, a yearlong archaeology project to study early Native American cultures of our area, and partnerships to help parents improve relationships with their children are among 24 grants totaling more than $40,000 announced Dec. 4 […]

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  • Buy a book and share your love of reading with students at Library’s “Give-a-Gift” event Nov. 9

    Posted on October 15, 2018

    Community members will have a new opportunity to help instill a love of reading in La Crosse school students at this year’s “Give-a-Gift” event at the La Crosse Public Library on Nov. 9. For the first time, the Library is partnering with the School District of La Crosse and the La Crosse Public Education Foundation […]

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  • Sound studio, “Kindness Week,” and more among 22 Gold Star Grants worth $40,880 awarded by LPEF
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