SEARSMONT — The Searsmont Town Library Board of Trustees announces this year’s availability of the H. Joyce Withee Scholarship, a $500 scholarship for college students from Searsmont who are pursuing education in Library and Information Sciences or Elementary Education at an accredited institution. The award will be reimbursed to the recipient for funds expended for tuition or books, and a receipt must be presented to the Board in order to receive the reimbursement. 

The application for the award will be an informal written application (a letter) presented to the Board of Trustees stating the course of study, name of the accredited institution, date on which the course will be completed, cost associated with the course or books, and a description of your career goals or a statement of purpose. 

Deadline to apply is April 30, 2022. The award will be announced by May 15, 2022.

Mail application letter to:

Searsmont Town Library

P.O. Box 56, Searsmont,  ME  04973

Attn: Scholarship

For questions, email searsmont.town.library@gmail.com. Information is also available on the library’s website: https://searsmont.com/searsmonttownlibrary

The H. Joyce Withee Scholarship Fund was created in 1999 in appreciation of the Searsmont Town Library’s founder, H. Joyce Withee. The library is in the town’s community building, located on Main Street North in Searsmont.