Anonymous Patron writes “News Out Of Iowa on Charles Loftsgard. When his family cleaned Charles Loftsgard’s apartment after his death, the task proved monumental. The 70-year-old bachelor had accumulated thousands of volumes.
Loftsgard’s family donated the collection — an estimated 10,000 books — to the Elgin Public Library.
“We don’t know if he read all the books,” said Karol Helgerson of West Union, his younger sister. “But as far back as I can remember, he was always reading, and I could never touch his books.””
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