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Library shifts summer-reading prizes to program experiences as book prize costs rise
Summary
Adult services stopped distributing trade paperback book prizes due to rising costs and now uses Friends' donations to fund program experiences and Bookend gift certificates; trustees said program attendance remains stable.
The Iowa City Public Library’s adult-services team told trustees it has stopped awarding trade paperback book prizes for the summer-reading program because rising unit costs made the prize model financially unsustainable. Instead, the Friends of the Library are funding program experiences and donated Bookend gift coupons for readers.
Why it matters: The prize change could affect reader completion…
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