HUBBARD, Ohio - The Hubbard Public Library is receiving a $10,000 grant to help better serve people in the community with special needs. 

The library has been selected as one of the 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities. 

The grant will help the library assist students and others with neurodiverse learning styles, learning disabilities and other special needs. 

This project aims to focus on the use of virtual reality to individualize academic subject offerings as well as training for social interactions, vocational offerings and essential social and life skills. 

"We are honored and excited to have been chosen for this remarkable opportunity. This grant provides such a unique means for connecting with and understanding our residents with disabilities. This will enable the library to improve services, programs, and resources to provide an even more inviting, enriching space for this population of our community," stated Lorena Hegedus, Director, Hubbard Public Library.

Hubbard Public Library will be partnering with the Hubbard Exempted Village School System on this grant.