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Ida Public Library plans bookmobile shelter, warns of vendor closure and equipment needs
Summary
Library representative Mindy Long told the Belvidere City Council the library will build a grant-funded bookmobile shelter (estimated $90,000 with about $60,000 in grant funds), is planning long-term expansion, faces vendor closures affecting book supply, and will replace 17 computers using impact fees.
Mindy Long of the Ida Public Library updated the Belvidere City Council on Oct. 20 about near-term and longer-term library projects and operational issues.
Long said the bookmobile's new radiator developed a leak and is being repaired under warranty, and the library plans to construct a bookmobile shelter once site and building plans gain city approval. "It's 90,000 for that structure, and then we have…
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