A Jackson County library is among 15 academic, public and special libraries that has been awarded an Illinois History-Digital Imaging grant from the Illinois State Library.

The Sallie Logan Public Library in Murphysboro will receive $13,605 for “The Murphysboro Apple Festival Through the Years and the Tri-State Tornado of 1925.”

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White says over $550,000 in grants were awarded to carry out projects involving the selection, digital capture and storage of important historical and cultural collections. In addition, the collections will be accessible through the Illinois Digital Archives database maintained by the State Library.