Library donations run along Route 24

There must be something about U.S. Route 24, the Reader’s Digest and libraries.

Currently, El Paso is in the thick of the competition to win prize money in the We Hear You America contest, sponsored by Reader’s Digest magazine. As of Friday afternoon, El Paso was ranked 11th in the number of Internet votes it’s received in the contest. The top 18 communities by March 1, the close of voting, receive cash awards that range from $5,000 to a grand prize of $50,000.

If El Paso finishes in the money, it plans to use its award to help renovate and expand its library. Children’s librarian Renee Griffith said the El Paso contingent received inspiration from Fairbury, a community about 30 miles east on Route 24. Fairbury was a top-18 We Hear You America community recently, and it used its winnings to help repair its library.

Just below El Paso on this year’s table is another Route 24 town — Chatsworth, which is about 11 miles east of Fairbury. According to Griffith, Chatsworth plans to use its potential profits to fund a reworked library, too.

Chatsworth and Fairbury are in Livingston County and also are in the same school district, Prairie Central.

People can vote as often as they wish. The link to the Reader’s Digest Web site is here.

Author: Nick Vlahos

Nick Vlahos has been a Journal Star reporter and editor since 1988. He also has worked at newspapers in Columbia, Mo., and Fargo, N.D. Vlahos is a graduate of Bradley University and the University of Missouri, is a die-hard (mostly dying) Chicago Cubs fan and still pines for the days when MTV showed music videos.

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