Antelope Lending Library is well represented at The Local Makers’ Market today by Beth, Carla, and Jen. Stop by to say hi from 11 am - 4 pm at the Moose Lodge Ballroom, located at 3151 Haighway 6 East in Iowa City. Check out our bookmobile and buy a few raffle tickets! Several of the baskets are valued at over $100 and they could be yours for the price of one $2 ticket. 85% of the proceeds go to Antelope, so come support your local bookmobile AND win some great handmade stuff to boot!

Guys. It’s official. Antelope Lending Library and Iowa Youth Writing Project have bought a bookmobile! And it is currently parked in my driveway.

We are at a very different place now than we thought we would be when we started fundraising back in November, but we could not possibly be happier. While we’re still a ways off from rolling into action, we are a lot closer than we were. The crazy idea of a small, non-profit library would have remained just that—an idea—without The James Gang teaching us about what it means to be a non-profit and helping us become one, the bookmobile Defunct Books sold to us at an incredibly reasonable price, our enthusiastic volunteers whose help we will continue to rely on, and all of our wonderful supporters sending us books and donations from across North America. We are incredibly lucky to have so much support.

Here’s to a busy, book-filled summer!

Cassandra
Library Director

Harry — I think I’ve just understood something! I’ve got to go to the library!”
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.
“But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Excellent advice from one of our favorite literary heroines.  When in doubt, find some books!

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