Grant Awarded to Foundation.
A 2008 City of Fort Myers Arts & Culture grant totaling $5,000 was awarded to the Foundation to fund travel expenses of the best-selling authors appearing at the 2009 Reading Festival.

A Place for Friends.
A network for Library Friends Groups in Lee County, Florida to meet, share, and learn from each other.

2009 Reading Festival.
Over 20,000 readers enjoyed the authors, events and activities at the 2009 Reading Festival.