Scott County Library System
The Scott County Library System is the library system in Scott County, Iowa. It is headquartered in Eldridge, Iowa, History Before the Scott County Library system was established, a bookmobile went into operation on a voluntary basis.Hermetet, Stan. Eldridge, Iowa 100 Years. Eldridge: 1971. Print. The Scott County Bookmobile, Inc. was organized June 16, 1947 . Edna Spies served as the president, driver, and librarian of the organization until the March 1950. The first purchased bookmobile was a retrofitted school bus. In 1948, Scott County voters agreed to a request for tax support establishing a countywide library system. A headquarters was opened in January 1950 in the Eckermann Implement building in downtown Eldridge, with the intention that it would serve the bookmobile. The 25-by-52-square-foot space functioned as a library, and a garage was constructed for the bookmobile. Three months after the library opened, 4,000 books had been received and processed by Director Elizabet ...
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