Official:Authorizing the Free Library of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to accept a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education for renovations to the Central Library Branch of the Free Library at 1901 Vine Street, pursuant to terms and conditions established by the Commonwealth.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 7, 2008
Signed: March 13, 2008
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the Free Library of Philadelphia to accept a $500,000 grant from the Commonwealth for renovations to the Central Library Branch at 1901 Vine Street.
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