The Chapel Hill Public Library has recently received several grants that will be put toward two new projects.

According to executive director of the library Susan Brown, the first will focus on developing and producing a community-driven podcast focusing on the history of Chapel Hill.

“It’s about a $45,000 grant for equipment, skill-building, production for the first season of a podcast all about Chapel Hill history,” said Brown, “and the idea of the history, how it informs the present, and how we might design the future based on what we learn about the past.”

The podcast will be called Ghosts of Chapel Hill: Past, Present and Future and library experiences assistant Molly Luby will be the project manager, according to Brown.

The library also received a $25,000 grant from the Triangle Community Foundation and an additional $10,000 in matching funds from the Friends of the Library to create an outdoor learning space.

While specific plans are still in the works, the space is intended to be an extension of Pritchard Park’s Explore More initiative and will be geared toward Kindergarten through fifth grade class field trips and summer camps.

“We do all of these as responses to council interest, to community interest, to our business plan and to leveraging our strengths, so they’re really cool grants,” said Brown.

No timeline for the projects has been made public.

Related Stories
‹
Orange County Arts Commission Announces New Grants Process
A grant of nearly $60,000 will be distributed among local artists and nonprofit groups by the Orange County Arts Commission to promote high-quality arts activities. Purveyors of those activities may be eligible to apply for a portion of that grant as individual residents or as organizations that have operated for over one year. Briefings on […]
Thanksgiving Holiday to Affect Local Government Services in Orange County
Thanksgiving will fall on Thursday, Nov. 28 this year, and the holiday will affect several local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s a rundown of what residents can expect: Town of Chapel Hill Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 are both town holidays. Residential trash collection will not be affected. However, there […]
Chapel Hill Public Library Names Atlas Logan as New Director
The Town of Chapel Hill has selected Atlas Logan as the next director of the Chapel Hill Public Library and Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture following a nationwide search. Logan’s tenure begins on April 29. “Working within the library allows me to spend my life in service to others by helping community members in […]
Easter Weekend to Affect Local Government Services
The observation of Good Friday on March 29 will alter several government services around Orange County. Here’s what residents can expect: Town of Chapel Hill Good Friday is an official town holiday. Residential trash collection will not be affected, but collection of yard trimmings, curbside recycling and commercial trash will not occur on Friday. Recycling […]
Local Government Closures for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (2024)
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 15 will affect several local government services around the community. Here’s what residents can expect: Town of Chapel Hill Residential trash will not be collected. Monday’s routes will be serviced on Wednesday, January 17. Curbside recycling will also not be collected on Monday, with […]
Chapel Hill Library Now Offers Free Period Products to All Patrons
The Chapel Hill Public Library is known for the variety of free services it offers to community members. This week, it unveiled a new one to those who visit its restrooms: free menstrual products. The library unveiled new dispensers for tampons and pads on Tuesday, which are in each of the building’s restrooms and do […]
Chapel Hill Historical Society Looks for Options Before Its Move
The Chapel Hill Historical Society was founded in 1966 and is still going strong. Now, the nonprofit is searching for a new home.
Chapel Hill Public Library Expanding Hours of Operation
The Chapel Hill Public Library is expanding its hours and adjusting its meeting room policies as part of its COVID-era Path to Reopening, director Susan Brown announced via newsletter last week. The library’s new hours, which were decided upon with input from both community partners and users, will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday […]
Local Services To Be Altered During Fourth of July Weekend
July 4th falls on a Monday this year, meaning people around the country can enjoy a long weekend. Of course, that also means various government services here in the Orange County will be interrupted from their regular service patterns. Here’s a list of what services will be altered this weekend throughout Orange County: Town of […]
Chapel Hill Public Library To Reopen Building to Public
In the latest step to fully re-opening, the Chapel Hill Public Library is adjusting their practices to allow for library patrons to pick up their books or materials inside the building. While the building closed to the public in March of 2020, the library has remained open for business throughout the course of the pandemic […]
›