“We’re a hot spot.”
George Keller, Volunteer at Harper, Texas Library
Hot Stuff
The folks in Harper, Texas (population 1,129) got tired of driving 25 miles to check out a book, so they ponied up books, furniture, money, free time, and a whole lot of hard work to create a library of their own. The library had humble beginnings—“a little old shack” in 2005—and this month moved into its new digs, a 7,000-square-foot former ranch store. The library includes a retail shop to help raise funds, and it loans out more than 12,000 materials: books, audio books, videos and DVDs, periodicals, and newspapers. It also offers continuing education classes, space for meetings, copying and faxing services, and laptops and wi-fi. This is one hot spot in a small town.
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Recipe for Success
Variety is the spice of life. And nobody knows that better than library patrons in little Edgemont, South Dakota (population 792). The library, ranked no. 2 in small town libraries in South Dakota, offers a ton of books and movies, games and puzzles, a teen room with computer games and a Wii station, a summer reading program and day camp, and cake pans—75 of them, in all different shapes. Years ago a woman donated her cake pans and the collection has grown from there. So, when folks in Edgemont are craving a good book, some entertainment, or a tasty bite of cake, they head on down to the local library and get their fill.
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