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Library directors ask county for budget boost; Dolly Parton Imagination Library needs roughly $50,000 to bridge grant timing
Summary
Library directors presented services and asked the county to increase per-capita funding by about 7.6 percent; staff said the Dolly Parton Imagination Library has roughly three months of funding and needs additional local dollars if grant awards are delayed.
Library leaders from Black Hawk County presented Feb. 11 on services across seven municipal libraries and the unincorporated county area and requested a 7.6 percent increase in county funding for fiscal 2026.
David Eckert, director of the Waterloo Public Library speaking for area libraries, described the libraries'role as community hubs offering Wi-Fi, makerspaces, job-search help, passport services and early-childhood programs. He highlighted the Dolly Parton Imagination Library…
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