Iowa's Award-Winning Bookmobile
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Antelope Library supports our community. They go out of the way to not only provide a valuable service to Iowa City (by making literature truly accessible), but they care for people and care for the community. So for all of THEIR sustaining support it seems only right that we do what we can to return their generosity and kindness."
- Abby Anderson
Donations are accepted on an ongoing basis online
or via check sent to:
Antelope Lending Library
450 HWY 1 W #126
Iowa City, IA 52246
Antelope Lending Library is a proud member of The James Gang, a 501(c)3 non-profit: all donations are tax deductible.
Other Ways to Donate:
New or used books.
Kwik Star gift cards for fuel for our bookmobile.
Pre-packaged and individually wrapped snacks for distribution at our weekly stops.
Gift cards and certificates from local businesses (listed below).
Email info@antelopelendinglibrary.org
to coordinate drop-off
Support Antelope & Local Businesses
Buy a gift certificate for Antelope from these three local businesses! When you purchase a gift card for Antelope Lending Library from The Haunted Bookshop, Prairie Lights, or Daydreams Comics, they will add an additional 20% to your gift for us to spend on our lending collection of books and games.
With this purchase, you are providing important capital to support these local institutions while also helping us at the same time!
Prairie Lights
Put "Antelope Lending Library" in the "Optional Message" field to let them know your purchase is a donation to Antelope! When you donate to Prairie Lights by clicking the direct link above, they will add an additional 20% to your gift to increase spending power for Antelope to use towards our lending collection of books and games.
Daydreams Comics
When you donate to Daydreams Comics by clicking the direct link above, they will add an additional 20% to your gift to increase spending power for Antelope to use towards our lending collection of books and games.
Visit Daydreams Comics and purchase our handmade buttons at the register! Buttons are made from damaged or discarded books and 100% of proceeds go to Antelope.
The Haunted Bookshop
Put "Antelope Lending Library" in the "Optional Message" field to let them know your purchase is a donation to Antelope! When you donate to The Haunted Bookshop by clicking the direct link above, they will add an additional 20% to your gift to increase spending power for Antelope to use towards our lending collection of books and games.
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We are not alone in the work that we do in our community. Grants, contracts, community partners, and the support of people like YOU make it possible for our services to continue, year after year.
Since we began in 2012, we’ve expanded from visiting neighborhood parks in the summer to serving mobile home communities, after school programs and more! Our collection of books continues to grow to include current titles, including books in Spanish or bilingual Spanish/English. We’ve grown our service outside of the summer months by creating a more robust school-year service program, bringing books to students in their neighborhoods and after school programs. We love seeing the kids and families we serve come back year after year!
We are able to do what we do because of community-minded organizations and people like you. Thank you for keeping us rolling!