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Fort Wayne To Help Fund Library Lincoln Collection

By Scott Sarvay
June 18, 2010 Updated Nov 4, 2009 at 12:20 PM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Fort Wayne will likely spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect the Lincoln Foundation Collection at the Allen County Public Library. Tuesday night, city council passed a proposal out of committee to provide $250,000 to support the collection. The money will come from Community Economic Development funds. The "Friends of the Lincoln Foundation Collection" requested the financial help. Fort Wayne City Controller Pat Roller says, “We're hoping it will bring individuals to our city. We're hoping it will advance the education of Lincoln and what he has done for the State of Indiana. The library itself is a very important asset to our city and advancing that element is always good for our city." The money will be used to make collection items available on the Internet and pay staff members.
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