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Commission approves record $17,500 LSIF expenditure to buy summer reading books for every Idaho public library
Summary
The board authorized up to $17,500 from the Library Services Improvement Fund—funded this year by a record donation from the Idaho Scottish Rite Foundation—to buy books for public libraries’ 2025 summer reading programs.
State Librarian Stephanie Bailey-White told the board the Idaho Commission for Libraries received a record donation of $17,500 from the Idaho Scottish Rite Foundation to support 2025 summer reading book purchases for every public library in the state.
"This year’s $17,500 donation is a record high and will support purchasing books to send to every public library in the state for 2025 summer reading," Bailey-White said. Vice-Chair Janet Franklin moved to approve expenditure of up to $17,500 from the Library Services Improvement Fund; Commissioners Dawn Wittman and Norma Staaf seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
