Congratulations to the Burlington Public Library on recently receiving a $3000 grant from Alliant Energy. The money will be used to purchase computers for the library.

[Source: Mary Krohlow, Burlington Library Board member]

Hats off to the Hillsboro Public Library on their recent contest win! The latest book in the Harry Potter series hit book stores on Saturday, July 16 but Friday was the day of big excitement at the Hillsboro Library. Several months prior, the library entered a contest with Scholastic. Friday the company called to say the library would be receiving a signed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. A signed copy was given to one public library in each of the 50 states, and Hillsboro is Iowa’s winner.

Hooray for the Drake Public Library in Centerville! The library has recently installed a soda machine and a snack machine on the main floor of their library. Director Mary Austin reports that the library doesn’t pay anything for the machines and the vendor handles restocking. The library will receive a small cut of any sales over $25 each month.