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Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library to Help Veterans & Families Understand New GI Benefits
November 19, 2008
In coordination with the American Library Association (ALA), the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library is reaching out to local veterans and their families to help them understand new educational benefits available under the Post- 9/11 GI Bill.
A free information session is scheduled for Friday, November 21 at 11 a.m. at Central Library downtown, in the Riley Meeting Room, 40 E. St. Clair Street.
IMCPL is one of many libraries across the country to help explain the confusing array of veteran's benefits that become available next year. Outreach efforts are expected to grow in the weeks and the months to come.
"Libraries are valuable community resources," said ALA President Jim Retting, "and a fitting place to help veterans and their families make the most of the new benefits and eligibility requirements that take effect Aug. 1, 2009."
Joining the ALA in the outreach are the American Legion, the National Military Family Association, the American Council on Education and the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools.
More information about the new educational benefits is available at the American Library Association's website at www.wo.ala.org/veteransinfo.
