Gift
of
Brian
&
Darlene
Heidtke
The
State
Center
for
the
Book
Trust
Fund
A
fund
to
support
the
development
around
the
nation
of
state
centers
for
the
book
affiliated
with
the
Center
for
the
Book
in
the
Library
of
Congress.
The
Center
for
the
Book
was
established
by
law
in
1977
to
stimulate
public
interest
in
books,
reading,
and
libraries.
The
center
is
a
national
catalyst
and
source
of
ideas
for
projects
that
promote
these
goals.
It
reaches
into
every
region
of
the
country
through
a
network
of
36
affiliated
state
centers
for
the
book
and
more
than
50
national
educational
and
civic
organizations.
A
partnership
between
the
Library
of
Congress
and
the
private
sector,
the
Center
for
the
Book
depends
on
donations
from
individuals,
corporations,
and
foundations
to
support
its
projects
and
publications.
The
State
Center
for
the
Book
Trust
Fund
enables
the
Library
to
strengthen
its
existing
network
of
state
center
affiliates
and
to
support
efforts
to
create
new
state
centers.
The
director
of
the
Center
for
the
Book
can
use
the
fund
for
several
different
purposes,
including
matching
gift
programs
that
encourage
donations
to
the
state
centers;
developmental
work
with
potential
state
centers;
seed
money
for
selected
state
center
projects;
and
support
for
state
center
representatives
to
attend
the
annual
state
center
“idea
exchange
day”
at
the
Library
of
Congress.
