How wonderful! How independent!


This was and is truly a Community Library. Congressman Howard W. Smith stated in September 25th of that year, “This is a very laudable effort and a refreshing experience that your community should undertake to furnish this necessary facility without seeking help from the Federal Government.”


The Lancaster Community Library is one of only 13 non-profit libraries in the state. One third of their revenue comes from the county/town and state and the rest is from private funds. A fully funded endowment has enabled the library to stay on steady financial ground even in economically challenging times.


An enormous amount of strength The children’s librarian, Tonya Carter,


has a variety of offerings from reading to dogs, to regular parent/child classes


comes from their volunteers, 100 strong! Perhaps the same “stuff” as the original volunteers. It must be in the water here! Lindsy, who has been with the library for 3-1/2 years, was lured to Lancaster from Alabama with the hope and love of the uniqueness of small town and a non- profit library.


She has listed her biggest surprise as the friendliness of the people. “This is


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