ROUND TOP FAMILY LIBRARY AWARDED LCRA/BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC GRANT FOR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
representatives present a $17,478 grant to the
Round Top Library Association for an ADA
accessible deck and outdoor classroom. The grant is
part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership
Program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Shirley
Hernandez-Ross, association board member; Ashlee
Lyons, Round Top Family Library programs
coordinator; Kyle Merten, Bluebonnet community
representative, Brenham area; Amy Bone,
association vice president; Chasidy Nowicki,
Bluebonnet intern; Adalynn Lyons, library summer
camper; Pam Langford, association board member;
Craig Moreau, library executive director; Margaret
D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; Byron Balke,
Bluebonnet board assistant secretary/treasurer and
director, District 6; Evie McCullough, library summer
camper; Matthew L. “Matt” Arthur, LCRA Board
member; Keelia Ritch, library manager; Suzanne Ellis,
association board member; Sherry Murphy,
Bluebonnet community representative, Bastrop and
Giddings area; Stacie Brown, library executive
coordinator; and Kate Ramzinski, LCRA Regional
Affairs representative.
(courtesy LCRA)
The Round Top Family Library will soon be able to upgrade its community center annex after receiving grant funding from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative.
The grant of $17,478 will go along with $6,000 in matching funds from the Round Top Library Association to build an ADA-accessible deck and outdoor classroom space, combining the library’s education annex and agriculture building.
The outdoor classroom will support programs like Junior Master Gardeners, yoga and STEM classes while also serving as a meeting space for book clubs, wellness programs and other events.
Round Top Family Library Executive Director Craig Moreau said the new space will open up additional opportunities to host weekly programs, support workforce development and offer a place to reconnect with nature and the outdoors. He said, “This grant is helping us create a space that reflects our core values: a great library, a center for education and a true community gathering place for all abilities.”
The LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program assists volunteer fire departments, local governments, emergency responders and nonprofit organizations with various capital improvement projects. Applications for the next round of community grants will open in July at https://lcra.org/cdpp.