Lincoln Area Librarians received $3507 to provide patrons with access to the online version of Encyclopedia Britannia for a two year period. 

Below is the press release to publicize the availability of Britannica Online to the Lincoln area:

     Lincoln, IL - Four area libraries - the Jessie C. Eury Library of Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, in conjunction with Lincoln College Library, Lincoln Community High School Library and Lincoln Public Library District, has been awarded a $3,506.74 grant from the Rolling Prairie Library System.  The grant will be used to purchase a two-year group subscription to Britannica Online.
     The library collaboration, called "Lighting the Fire in Lincoln," will use the group subscription to provide all patrons of these libraries access to the online encyclopedia.  This will be the first shared online database among these four libraries.  This group subscription will serve thousands of community patrons, high school and college students.
     Britannica Online offers the full text of the world-renowned Encyclopaedia Britannica in addition to color graphics, sound, and multi-media illustrations.  This quality online encyclopedia will be useful to any community member with a question to answer regardless of the topic.  For over 230 years, Britannica's mission statement continues to be that nothing can "be more useful to the cause of civilization than a determination to serve mankind's need to know."
     "Lighting the Fire in Lincoln" members include:  Nancy Olson, Library Director for Lincoln Christian College and Seminary; June Burke, Library Director for Lincoln College; Marilyn Maffett, Instructional Materials Center Director for Lincoln Community High School; and Richard Sumrall, Library Director for Lincoln Public Library District.