Pella Corporation and its two foundations, the Pella Rolscreen Foundation and the Kuyper Foundation are granting $225,000 to the Knoxville Public Library for its expansion project.
Knoxville Public Library Director Roslin Thompson says the gift is wonderful for the library and community. Dawn Worthington, a representative with Pella Corp and resident of Knoxville, says the grant reaffirms Pella Corps commitment to Knoxville. Worthington highlighted all of the Knoxville citizens that work at Pella Corp in her comments. A full-fledged capital campaign for the Knoxville Public Library expansion is currently in the planning stages and will commence in the near future.