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Morley Iowa Builds Tiny Library by Community Effort
A small Morley library, housed in a 12 by 15 foot building, was funded by a women’s club via popcorn sales and local labor. After raising about 300 dollars, materials cost 283 and a bright table and chair were bought. The club donated the building to the town in exchange for a library tax to cover maintenance. Today about 90 dollars yearly for books and 25 dollars for upkeep, with new volumes donated by book clubs, sustain the reading room.
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Orley
Iowa
Morley
Little Reading Institution
Book Club
Morley Library
L. F. Hunter