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P-T school library gets grant

Joe Napsha
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Books with green covers arranged by Sarah Schadler in the form of a Christmas tree with lights at McCullough Elementary School.
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Door covering created by Sarah Schadler, a library aide at McCullough Elementary School in Penn Township.
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Seating created by library aide Sarah Schadler for students using the library at McCullough Elementary School in Penn Township.

A Penn-Trafford elementary school library aide’s enthusiasm led to a grant from an Ohio foundation that can be used to buy books and other materials for the McCullough Elementary School library in Penn Township.

Sarah Schadler, a library aide at Penn-Trafford’s McCullough Elementary School, had volunteered at the used book sale at the Penn Area Library in Harrison City last month her conversation with another volunteer led to an application for a $2,500 grant from the Sense of Wonder Fund in Hudson.

The McCullough Patent Teacher Organization received the $2,500 check from the foundation in early December, along with instructions that the money be used to buy books, furniture, materials, or other educational materials and programs that will benefit the students, said Colleen Kelly, a Penn-Trafford spokeswoman.

Schadler’s creativity and passion is evidenced by the many displays that adorn the McCullough library, Kelly said.

Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.

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