Library Awarded $75K Grant

The library will receive $75,150.20 from the most recent round of funding of the annual Illinois Public Library Per Capita Grant program. 

The library will use the funds primarily to offset increasing costs of e-books and other digital resources. 

E-books can cost libraries up to six times more than they cost individual consumers, and library e-book licenses often expire after a set period of time or number of checkouts. This $75,000 grant helps insulate Vernon Area Public Library District residents from that financial burden.