Small town libraries often regarded as heart of city

They Say in many ways, a small town library is like any other library. People check out the latest books or movies, send faxes, make photocopies and cruise the Internet.

But it’s also where neighbors catch up on the latest gossip, host community events and console each other when a neighbor dies. In short, it’s the center of town. Some might say the lifeblood of the town, whether it’s Stanford, Towanda, Danvers, Delavan, Forrest or Odell.