Library directors ask county for budget boost; Dolly Parton Imagination Library needs roughly $50,000 to bridge grant timing
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.
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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.
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