Library reports summer reading success, new accessibility and hydroponics programs
Aug 10, 2026
Deputy director Karen Cooper McLaclin told council the library's summer reading program registered 302 participants who collectively read 330,123 minutes; the library received a $10,000 accessibility grant and installed a hydroponics system funded by the Seward Community Foundation.
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Karen Cooper McLaclin, deputy director of the Seward Library & Museum, briefed council on summer programs and grants. The summer reading program registered 302 people who collectively logged 330,123 minutes of reading this year, exceeding goals and outperforming last year by about 2.5 months of total minutes.
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