Public Library News Roundup: 21 Reports from the U.S. and Canada
Here’s our latest roundup with a selection of public library news items from the past two weeks. We hope you find it useful.
Alaska
Ketchikan Assembly Cuts Library Funding (Alaska Public Media)
Arizona
Glendale to spend up to $50,000 on library scofflaw (via AZCentral.com)
British Columbia
First Nations in B.C. gain libraries thanks to judge, ex-officer (via CBC)
California
San Bernardino city manager recommends closing library branches (via The Sun)
San Jose’s Measure B: Voters overwhelmingly approve library tax extension (via Contra Costa Times)
Canada (National)
No more silence in the library (via The Barrie Examiner)
Connecticut
Hartford-Area Libraries To Get New Digital Catalog System (via CTNow)
Georgia
More Than $850,000 Due In Late Fees To Live Oak Public Libraries (via WSAV, Savannah)
Indiana
Indianapolis Public Library begins plans to pull branch out of Glendale mall (via IBJ)
Iowa
Iowa City Library welcomes interactive touch table (via Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Florida
Libraries and parks underperform on payday in Miami-Dade (via The Miami Herald)
Raymond Santiago, Director of Miami-Dade Public Library System, Announces Retirement Effective August 1, 2014 (via The Miami Herald)
Georgia
More Than $850,000 Due In Late Fees To Live Oak Public Libraries (via WSAV-TV, Savannah)
Nevada
South Lake Tahoe Library Funding Tax Up For Renewal (via Capital Public Radio)
New Jersey
Jersey City library officials aim to raise $3 million for upgrades, restoration
New York
New York City Public Library Systems Requesting an Additional $65 Million in City Funding For FY15, Grassroots Advocacy Campaign Launched
Queens Library head Thomas Galante boasts a third job on his Match.com profile (via NY Daily News)
Oklahoma
Tulsa City-County Library Launches Fundraising Campaign (via Greater Tulsa Area Reporter)
Oregon
Library bridges city’s digital divide (via Portland Tribune)
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Library teams with Allegheny County Jail inmates for unique programs (via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Paytime data breach scope includes libraries in three counties (via PennLive.com)
Cumberland, Dauphin and York are the three counties.
Allegheny County Tax dedicated to library gets mixed voter results (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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