KOSCIUSKO — One State/One Story: Frankenstein and Kosciusko Literacy Services celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein;” or, “The Modern Prometheus” locally and in communities throughout Indiana. In Greek mythology, Prometheus, a Titan and trickster, created mankind from clay and enabled civilization by stealing fire from the … Read More
WARSAW — This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services a $12,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves. … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Community Foundation announced Endowment Challenge 50 for ten youth-serving organizations this morning, Friday, May 25. This August will mark the 50th anniversary celebration of the foundation. Endowment Challenge 50 is the first of many ways the foundation will celebrate the milestone through the coming … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Literacy Services hosted their 16th annual author dinner last night, Thursday, April 19, at Noa Noa Wood Grill & Sushi Bar, Warsaw. The featured speaker was Adrienne Provenzano portraying Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.” Provenzano is from Indianapolis and works as a STEAM educator, public speaker, musician … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko Literacy Services is hosting the sixteenth annual author dinner A Visit with Mary Shelley at Noa Noa Wood Grill and Sushi Bar at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Warsaw. Adrienne Provenzano will portray Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. While staying in Switzerland during … Read More
WARSAW — Jefferson Elementary third grade students recently wrote persuasive letters to convince new parents to read to their child. Kosciusko Literacy Services donated a board book to accompany each letter. Students hand-delivered their letters and books to the Kosciusko Community Hospital. Students were excited to enrich the … Read More
The Friends of the Syracuse Library are bringing local author Jeanne Dams to Syracuse for a salad lunch at 11:30 a.m. April 24. A limited number of tickets are on sale at the circulation desk. The group is making the final plans to provide the full variety of … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko Literacy Services has been awarded a Community Read grant of $1,000 from Indiana Humanities to participate in a statewide read of the classic novel Frankenstein. More than 60 other communities will be reading the book as part of One State / One Story: Frankenstein. Kosciusko … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — The MutualBank Charitable Foundation awarded $4,500 to Read to Grow Children’s Book Club a program of Kosciusko Literacy Services. Kosciusko Literacy Services is honored to receive the support of the MutualBank Charitable Foundation. The MutualBank Charitable Foundation was created to establish a permanent source of funding … Read More
WARSAW — This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves. … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko Literacy Services hosted their 15th annual author dinner Thursday, April 20, at Noa Noa Wood Grill & Sushi Bar, Warsaw. The featured speaker was Professor Elliot Engel. Engel, an author, scholar and lecturer, is originally from Indianapolis. He currently resides in Raleigh. North Carolina. Engel … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — With funding from The Dekko Foundation and Indiana Humanities, Kosciusko Literacy Services is offering a read-alike book to each third grader in Kosciusko County. While adults and teens may read A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway as a part of Plant the Seed, Read! Community … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko Literacy Services is hosting the Fifteenth Annual Author Dinner The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway at Noa Noa Wood Grill and Sushi Bar in Warsaw at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. Professor Elliot Engel will illuminate the life and writings of Hemingway. Pulitzer and … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — With financial support from The Dekko Foundation and Indiana Humanities, Kosciusko Literacy Services has launched Plant the Seed, READ! Community Book Read. If everyone in Kosciusko County reads the same book at the same time, members of the community would find new friends and neighbors … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Kenneth and Lela Harkless Foundation announces the foundation has awarded $90,000 in grants to organizations in the Syracuse community. According to James E. Caskey, foundation president, grants were awarded to the following: Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum — $13,000 Syracuse Cemetery Association — $10,000 Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation … Read More
WARSAW — The TCU Foundation recently awarded $2,000 to Read to Grow Children’s Book Club, a program of Kosciusko Literacy Services. Karen Mayer, manager at Teachers Credit Union in Warsaw, presented Kosciusko Literacy Services’ Executive Director Cindy Cates with the grant. Kosciusko Literacy Services is honored to receive … Read More
