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Consider accepting the FINRA grant of $5,000.00 from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation for the purpose of enhancing the personal finance collections of the Lawton Public Library.
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INITIATOR: Kristin E. Herr, Library Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Kristin E. Herr
BACKGROUND: FINRA is the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a corporation that regulates security firms. The FINRA Foundation has a grant program for public libraries serving communities afflicted by FEMA-declared major disasters (as was the case for Comanche County due to severe winter weather in February 2021). The library received notice that it was eligible for these funds.
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FUNDING SOURCE: Reimbursable FINRA Grant
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Accept the FINRA grant of $5,000.00 from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation for the purpose of enhancing the personal finance collections of the Lawton Public Library.