Cedar County Library awarded two grants

The Missouri Secretary of State, John R. Ashcroft, and the Missouri State Librarian, Robin Westphal, are pleased to announce that Cedar County Library has been approved for a federally funded CARES Act Grant of $4,810.  This grant will enable the library to purchase five public access computers for the Stockton Branch and two laptops to use as card catalogs at each branch.  This will decrease of amount of contact by having the patrons check out their books and return books in the mobile book return.  This grant was made available through funds from the Library Services and Technology Act appropriated by Congress and administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Missouri Secretary of State.

The Missouri Secretary of State, John R. Ashcroft, and the Missouri State Librarian, Robin Westphal are pleased to announce that Cedar County Library has been approved for a federally funded Mini-technology  Grant of $4,774.  This grant will enable the library to purchase the software and equipment for two self-checkout machines and two mobile indoor book returns, one for each branch.  These computers will replace old and out of date equipment.  This grant was made available through funds from the Library Services and Technology Act appropriated by Congress and administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Missouri Secretary of State.