For The Southern Illinoisan, Jim Muir writes…
\”Retired educator Patricia Horn will see a longtime dream become a reality today when the Royalton Public Library opens for business. Horn, who is president of the library board, can hardly contain her enthusiasm when she speaks of next week\’s grand opening. The battle to obtain a new building has not been without its struggles and setbacks and the fight to get a new library has taken nearly two decades. The first library was actually no more than a reading center, which was opened in 1981 and located in a classroom of the old Royalton School. \”All of our books were donated and the librarians all worked on strictly a volunteer basis,\” Horn said. \”more…
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