Friends present $3,000 Mary Knowles Technology Fund Check

The Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library presented their annual check for the Mary Knowles Technology Fund at the October 12, 2023 meeting of the Friends Board.

The Mary Knowles Technology Fund was established by the Friends of the Library in honor of Mary Knowles, a former beloved library director. The check is presented each October.

a little interesting history… Follow this link to the Historical Society of Montgomery County PA website to find out: Who was Mary Knowles?

In response to requests from the Library, the Friends presented the check this year in the amount of $3,000. Some of the projects funded in 2023, to date:

• partially funded upgrade of the audio-visual equipment in the Willaman Community Commons
• supplemented funding for the Willaman Community Commons Projection System and Hearing Loop
• Meeting Owl hardware

The library used monies from the Mary Knowles Technology Fund for these items in 2022:

• Closed Captioning Software for Zoom
• Microphone and Hi-Res Webcam for Hybrid Programs
• Hotspot Hardware Fees
• Zoom Account
• EnvisionWare Printing Subscription
• Webcams and Microphones

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