From left, South Butler Community Library staff Kimberly Siemer, Stacy Zillweger, Kim Davidek and PennEnergy Resources' Amanda Peterson, speak Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the library. Submitted photo

South Butler Community Library nearly reached its $32,000 goal in its annual community fundraising campaign this year. A donation from PennEnergy brought its total amount well past that goal.

The library raised $31,960 from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. A matching donation of $7,500 brought the total raised to $39,460.

This is the most successful fundraising campaign since 2020 for South Butler Community Library. Each year, the library board fundraising goal is about $60,000. The money is used for general operations, offering expensive digital resources like Libby, supporting learning programs for adults and children and keeping lending materials current to meet community's needs.