Prairie River Library District Received ARPA Funding

Prairie River Library District was awarded a grant of $148,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, which was granted through the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Idaho Commission for Libraries.

PRLD will use the grant funds to purchase and staff a mobile library to serve communities in our district that do have physical libraries and to reach some of our most rural patrons.

The mobile library will have a selection of books, videos and audiobooks for checkout. It will also be fitted with a Wi-Fi hot spot, laptop computer, and printer to allow access to online information and forms. An outreach librarian will be available to provide story times, educational programs, and assistance with a variety of library services.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number LS-250208-OLS-21.