UNION — The Vose Library has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust. The Maine Community Foundation, which administers the Trust, relates that the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust was established in 1986 to help libraries better serve communities in northern and eastern Maine with a population of less than 10,000.

Mr. Rudman frequently traveled throughout Maine, particularly Downeast, on business. He was struck by the commitment to learning and reading as evidenced by a library in the majority of towns he passed through, regardless of their size. He and Mrs. Rudman encourage libraries in smaller communities to continue and expand programming and outreach through the trust that bears their name.

Vose Library's grant is to fund the purchase of new, current, fiction and nonfiction books. The library is looking forward to adding fresh new titles every month, and we hope that people will borrow and enjoy them.