Daily Freeman – 6.26.13 – by Ariel Zangla – “Eight libraries in the state’s 46th Senate District will benefit from nearly $400,000 in construction and renovation grants, state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk said Tuesday.”

“Locally, the Woodstock Public Library District received a $14,200 grant to acquire property for a planned annex across the street from the library, while the Stone Ridge Library received $51,531 for stabilization and restoration of the facade and south wall of the library’s 1798 building. That grant will also finance  upgrades for energy efficiency, access and safety, according to a press release issued by Tkaczyk.”