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"Read Between the Wines" raises funds for a new Bigfork library

TAYLOR INMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 7 months AGO
by TAYLOR INMAN
REPORTER AND PODCAST HOST Taylor Inman covers Bigfork and the north shore of Flathead Lake for the Bigfork Eagle and the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on local government, community issues and the people who shape life in Northwest Montana. Inman began her journalism career at Murray State University’s public radio newsroom and later reported for WKMS, where her work aired on National Public Radio. In addition to reporting, she hosts and contributes to Daily Inter Lake podcasts including News Now. Her work connects listeners and readers with the stories shaping communities across the Flathead Valley. IMPACT: Taylor’s work expands local journalism through both traditional reporting and digital storytelling. | November 21, 2022 11:00 PM

The ImagineIF Foundation held "Read Between the Wines" last week, a fundraising event to benefit the Bigfork Library Project, which aims to transform the Bethany Lutheran Church Ark Building into a new branch of the ImagineIF library system.

The ImagineIF Foundation has raised more than $821,000, getting close to reaching the $1.2 million needed to begin construction on the new Bigfork library.

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The ImagineiF Library Foundation’s “Read Between the Wines” fundraiser for the new Bigfork Library featured a talk from author Abe Streep, who wrote ‘Brothers on Three,’ a nonfiction novel about the Arlee Warrior’s basketball team. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)

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The fundraiser featured wine, food and a silent auction. The Foundation has raised $821,000, and they will begin construction on the building when they reach $1.2 million. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)

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The fundraiser took place in the future home of the library, the Bethany Lutheran Church Ark Building. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)

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