Star Wars Day: $11,700
The Abington Public Library in Massachusetts used part of an $11,700 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to host a Star Wars event. "The Star Wars franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion over the past 35 years, so taxpayers may wonder why the government is subsidizing fan events for one of the most popular and successful movie series in the universe," Coburn's report says. Maybe it was the power of the Dark Side.
