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Dan Moriarty, Monson Savings Bank President and CEO, presented Laurie Flynn, President and CEO of Link to Libraries, with a $6,000 donation.

Monson Savings Bank has a long history of supporting Link to Libraries’ mission to increase the literacy of youth in Western Massachusetts. Most recently, Monson Savings Bank President & CEO Dan Moriarty met with Laurie Flynn, President & CEO of Link to Libraries, to present her with a $6,000 donation on behalf of the community bank.

The donation made to Link to Libraries will be used by the non-profit organization to donate books to local schools.

Left to right: Granite Valley School Principal Joe Trivisonno, Superintendent of Monson Public Schools Dr. Cheryl Clarke, Granite Valley School Librarian Cynthia Meserve, President & CEO of Link to Libraries Laurie Flynn, and Monson Savings Bank President & CEO Dan Moriarty

Left to right: Granite Valley School Principal Joe Trivisonno, Superintendent of Monson Public Schools Dr. Cheryl Clarke, Monson Savings Bank President & CEO Dan Moriarty, and President & CEO of Link to Libraries Laurie Flynn.

Dan and Laurie made a surprise visit to one of the schools benefiting from the Bank’s donation. Superintendent of Monson Public Schools Dr. Cheryl Clarke, Granite Valley School Principal Joe Trivisonno, and Granite Valley School Librarian Cynthia Meserve were thrilled to receive two boxes of books for the Granite Valley School Library. 

In addition to Granite Valley School, Monson Savings Bank’s donation will benefit Stanley M. Koziol School in Ware, Brookings School in Springfield, and Springfield Public Day Schools.

"We are thrilled to be able to support Link to Libraries in their mission to deliver new books to our local schools,” said Moriarty. “It was so exciting to be able to assist Laurie in delivering some of the books to my old high school library. This was nostalgic! I spent many hours here reading and doing homework during study hall. We even got an opportunity to sample some of the books!  Thank you to Laurie and her team for all that they do for our local youth.”

Link to Libraries is a Hampden, Massachusetts based, 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to distribute new books to the school and home libraries of children in need. By increasing a child's access to books, Link to Libraries strives to enhance language and literacy skills. Since Link to Libraries’ inception in 2008, the organization has put over 1,00,000 new books into the hands of children, the vast majority of whom never previously owned a book. Learn more about Link to Libraries online at www.linktolibraries.org.

"It is our community partners, like Monson Savings Bank, that allow us to fulfill our mission,” said Flynn. “This donation will be used to purchase and distribute books to four local schools where there are students that need them. Thank you, Dan and the Monson Savings team, for your continued support!”