Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy recently added a large selection of books for adults and children to its public collection. Funding has been provided by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Books purchased with the provided funds cover a variety of genres and topics in both fiction and nonfiction.

As part of the national CARES Act, which became law on March 27, 2020, the NEH received $75 million to distribute to humanities-based nonprofits that have been financially impacted by the coronavirus. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) received a portion of these emergency relief funds to grant to the statewide public humanities community. Called PHC CARES, this fund is designed to help sustain Pennsylvania's cultural infrastructure by supporting humanities organizations during this unprecedented time.

The PHC is an independent nonprofit partner of the NEH and part of a network of 56 state humanities councils that spans the nation and U.S. jurisdictions. It seeks to bring Pennsylvanians together to shape the future through the power of stories, reflection, and relationships. More information is available at http://www.pahumanities.org.

The library is open for regular hours. Any patron who is not comfortable coming into the library to check out books may contact the library for assistance 717-653-1510. For more information about the library, readers may visit http://www.mslibrary.org or follow the library on Facebook and Instagram.