Community, grants support opening of new libraries in small Idaho towns
From right to left, Library Assistant Sena Shelton, Library Director Megan Short and Library Manager Megan Morrison prepare the South Bannock Library District’s Inkom Branch for its opening to the public. The library features meeting space, a computer lab, a children’s section and assortment of other books and materians. (Photo by Christina Lords/Idaho Capital Sun)
In some of Idaho’s more rural communities, a public library can be the only source of reliable internet, a free meeting or study place, or the only place to get a book without having to order online.
But to build or renovate a new library can be a herculean task when relying on a limited pool of funding from the small population. A few Gem State towns are celebrating, or getting ready to soon celebrate, the accomplishment of this task thanks to the support from their communities and library grant funding.
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