Donors support library salaries

  • Press photo/Mia Overton Library supporters raised $30,455 to support salary increases for library employees. The effort came about after a request for a $20,000 increase in funding for the library was not approved by the Board of County Commissioners. Lenny Jordan said the original goal was to raise $20,000, but they exceeded that with 280 people making contributions over a 10-day period.
    Press photo/Mia Overton Library supporters raised $30,455 to support salary increases for library employees. The effort came about after a request for a $20,000 increase in funding for the library was not approved by the Board of County Commissioners. Lenny Jordan said the original goal was to raise $20,000, but they exceeded that with 280 people making contributions over a 10-day period.
    While the Macon County libraries did not receive the full amount they requested from the Board of County Commissioners, a private fundraising campaign has helped ensure the library staff will get s...

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