Each year the Mildred G. Arnold Foundation donates books (and sometimes videotapes) to public and school libraries and non-profit organizations. The library committee selects books it anticipates will be of interest to women and girls in Larimer County. Following is a list of items contributed to the community since 1996.
| Month and Year |
Library/Organization |
Materials Provided |
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| November 2004 |
Read On! Fort Collins
($250 donation for book purchases) |
Bless Me Ultima (in English and In Spanish) by Rudolfo Anaya |
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| November 2004 |
Wingshadow Alternative High School |
Of Mice and Men (16) by John Steinbeck
Spanish-English Dictionary (16)
|
|
| November 2004 |
16 Middle Schools and Junior High Schools |
One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte |
|
| November 2004 |
50 Elementary schools |
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Young Cam Jensen and the Library Mystery by David Adler
Young Cam Jensen and the Dinosaur Game by David Adler
Young Cam Jensen and the Double Beach Mystery by David Adler
|
|
| November 2003 |
Poudre School District |
The Resilient Self (10) by Project Resiliency |
|
| November 2003 |
NCAP (2)
The Lambda Community Center
CSU Library
Fort Collins and Loveland Public Libraries
|
Ordinary Issues--Extraordinary Solutions: A Legal Guide for the Colorado GLBT Community by Kimberly Willoughby |
|
| November 2003 |
Fort Collins Senior Center
Loveland Chilson Senior Center
Estes Park Public Library
|
Madam Secretary by Madeleine Albright |
|
| October 2003 |
Project Self Sufficiency
($350 donated for specific list 2 each of requested purchases)
|
Parenting with Love and Logic
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
Oh Great! What Do I Do Now (CD)
Teen Package - Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, Hormones and Wheels, Developing Character in Teens (CD), One Year Journal Subscription
Trouble Free Teens (audio)
Helicopters, Drill Sargents and Consultants
Love Me Enough to Set Some Limits
Winning the Homework Battle (audio)
Sibiling Rivalry (audio)
All above by Foster Kline and Jim Fay
|
|
| October 2003 |
Read On! Fort Collins
($250 donation for book purchases)
|
Holes |
|
| October 2002 |
9 High Schools and 2 Senior Centers
Crossroads
Project Self Sufficiency
Newton Center
Estes Park and Berthoud Public Libraries
|
Nickled and Dimed (16) by Louise Ehrenright |
|
| October 2002 |
9 High Schools
Fort Collins and Loveland Public Libraries
|
Woman of Egypt (12) by Jehan Sedat |
|
| October 2002 |
13 Middle Schools and Junior High Schools |
One More River by Lynne Reid Banks
The Broken Bridge by Lynne Reid Banks
Children of the River by Linda Crew
Suri and Company: Tales of a Persion Teenage Girl (13) by Mahshid Amirshahi
|
|
| September 2002 |
Read On! Fort Collins
($250 donation for book purchases)
|
The Giver (in English and Spanish) by Lois Lowry |
|
| October 2001 |
14 Middle Schools and Junior High Schools |
Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago
Gutsy Girls - Young Women Who Dare by Tina Schwager and Michele Schuerger
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|
| October 2001 |
51 Elementary Schools and 3 Charter Schools |
Girls Who Rocked the World by Amelie Welden |
|
| October 2001 |
Project Self Sufficiency |
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Kline and Jim Fay
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Foster Kline and Jim Fay
Getting the Love you Want by Harville Hendrix
Teaching your Children Values by Richard and Linda Eyre
The Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura Davis
Parenting Teenagers by STEP
Parenting Young Children by STEP
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Matthew McKay, and Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman
|
|
| July 2000 |
Harmony House
children's books
|
Franklin's Bicycle Helmet by Paulette Bourgeois
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
Henny Penny by Paul Galdone
Curious George by H. A. Rey
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
The Ten Dinosaurs
|
|
| December 2000 |
Senior Center
Chilson Center
Estes Park Public Library
|
Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy |
|
| December 2000 |
7 Public Libraries
Chilson Center
Senior Center
|
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Renewal of American Community by Robert D. Putnam |
|
| December 2000 |
9 High Schools |
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Renewal of American Community by Robert D. Putnam
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
|
|
| December 2000 |
Turning Point - The Newton Center |
Computers and Internet
Interviewing and Resumes
Novels and Inspirational Girls/Women
|
|
| December 2000 |
Poudre School District |
Journey to a Hate Free Mellinium (2 Videos and Instructional Manual) from the Shepherd Foundation |
|
| January 2000 |
Project Self Sufficiency
Crossroads
Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park Public Libraries
|
A Guide to Pro Se Divorce (Video - 1 English/1 Spanish) CBA, etc. |
|
| November 1999 |
Fort Collins Public Library |
Teaching Babies to Learn (Video) [Partially funded by MGAF] |
|
| November 1999 |
14 Junior High Schools and Middle Schools |
Dangerous Skies by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Prejudice: A Story Collection by Daphne Muse
|
|
| November 1999 |
51 Elementary Schools |
Iggie's House by Judy Bloom
Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Parke
|
|
| August 1998 |
13 Junior High Schools |
The Giver by Lois Lowry |
|
| August 1998 |
9 High Schools |
The Color of Water by James McBride
ZenZele by J. Nozipo Maraire
Women and Work by Maureen Michelson
|
|
| August 1998 |
Fort Collins Senior Center
Chilson Center - Loveland
|
Personal History by Katherine Graham
Gifts of Age by Charlotte Painter
|
|
| August 1998 |
7 Public Libraries |
Personal History by Katherine Graham
Am I Thin Enough Yet? by Sharlene Hesse-Biber
|
|
| July 1998 |
Children's Advocacy Center |
$500 of books they chose; Money from MGAF mini-grant |
|
| March 1998 |
Project Self Sufficiency |
$250 of books |
|
| January 1997 |
14 Junior High Schools and Middle Schools |
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Send No Blessings by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
100 Women Who Shaped World History by Gail Meyer Rolka
The Day Women Got the Vote by George Sullivan
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
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|
| January 1997 |
9 High School Libraries (including Mountain View and Centennial) |
Women Artists |
|
| March 1997 |
Crossroads Safehouse |
$250 of books for women and children |
|
| November 1996 |
3 Public Libraries (Wellington, Red Feather Lakes, and Berthoud) |
Embracing our Essence by Susan Skog |
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| November 1996 |
Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park Public Libraries |
Goddess Remembered, Full Circle, and The Burning Times (3 Videos) from the Canadian Broadcasting System |
|
| October 1996 |
7 High School Libraries
Front Range Community College
|
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
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