LFF Names Winning Fit for Life Libraries!

To download the Fit for Life Grant Winners press release,click here.

In recognition of the growing role of libraries in providing free, reliable health information, Libraries for the Future (LFF) has selected 17 library systems to launch Fit for Life programming to address physical and brain health across the lifespan. In all, the 17 library systems will receive a total of $292,000 of regrants from MetLife Foundation, to be administered by Libraries for the Future. 

The grants provide tools and training for the libraries to develop programming and community awareness to boost healthy habits in urban areas, where a significant number of residents lack access to reliable health care and health information.

Direct participants include 251 library branches, reaching a service population of 6.9 million.  The number of beneficiaries will be still higher as each library partners with a minimum of five community organizations and launches a public awareness campaign around the five pillars of brain health.

2008 Fit for Life Libraries

Cleveland Public Library, OH
Delaware County Library System, PA
Fresno County Public Library, CA
Gadsden Etowah County Public Library, AL
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, AL
Jefferson County Library Cooperative, AL
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, KS
Milwaukee Public Library/ Milwaukee Public Library Foundation, WI
Orange County Library System, FL
Peabody Institute Library, MA
Pioneer Library System, OK
Pleasanton Public Library, CA
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library Services, CA
Santa Clara County Library, CA
South San Francisco Public Library, CA
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, OH
Upper Hudson Library System, NY

Go to Find an FFL Library for a map of all past and present GRGF and FFL libraries!

To read about more successful Get Real, Get Fit! and Fit for Life programs, visit the Library Showcase Archives by clicking here!