Savonburg library benefits from stimulus

SAVONBURG — The bottom line for Savonburg Public Library ballooned by 40 percent Tuesday afternoon.
Library officials accepted a check for $4,713.50 from the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program. The money comes down the pipe from the Obama administration’s American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.
The funds will be used to hire two student library assistants for summer months, plus buy 150 DVDs and 70 audio books.
Students applying for the positions must be from households that meet or are below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines. A family of four,…