Additional stakeholders are being sought.
“The library’s role will be the facilitator of this conversation,” he said. “We want there to be longevity with this conversation and action. We’d like to schedule these summits a couple times a year to follow up with stakeholders and bring new ones in.”
The grant funding would go towards securing literature and books pertaining to equity, which would then be handed out at these summits, plus covering the cost of speakers.
Iowa State students are soon to get involved. ISU professor Jane Rongerude, who participated in Ericson’s event on equity and COVID last November, is spearheading those efforts.
Ericson Public Library offers ways to beat the winter blues
Sara Jordan-Heintz
Contributing writer
The Ericson Public Library in Boone not only provides a variety of reading materials one can check out, but it also offers many free events and programs for library patrons of all ages.
“We have a lot of happenings going on in the library, from new books to people using computers and WiFi, and people picking up grab n’ go kits, but we also are doing so much online,” Library Director Jamie Williams said. “The Friends of the Library have their ongoing book sale as well.”