The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is accepting applications for its annual Lucy Scillia $2,000 scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a local public or private high school senior who is a resident of Orange and has plans to enroll at an accredited institution of higher learning.
Applications may be downloaded at casememoriallibrary.org/lucyscillia. Applicants must submit an application, references and high school transcript. Completed applications may be mailed or dropped off at the Case Memorial Library, c/o President of the Friends of the Library, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange, CT 06477. The deadline for submission is April 1.
The scholarship is a tribute to the late Lucy Scillia, an Orange resident and member of the Friends of the Case Memorial Library, who had a career as a school librarian. In retirement, she continued to share her love of books and reading with children at schools in New Haven and Orange. She also served on the Orange Town Library Commission and was active in library fundraising efforts.