From the San Jose Mercury News: Sensing there’s not enough voter support to extend an expiring parcel tax that funds libraries, former San Jose elected leaders announced a petition drive Thursday for a November ballot measure that would instead give them a fixed slice of the city budget. Advocates including former Mayor Susan Hammer, former [...]
Petition Drive Underway: "Ballot Measure Would Give San Jose Libraries Bigger Budget Slice"
Filed by on March 16, 2012
San Jose City Councilman Proposes Replacing Retiring Library Workers with Volunteers
Filed by on December 27, 2011
From the Mercury News: In an effort to preserve the cash-strapped city’s budget, a San Jose councilman wants to replace retiring city library workers with community volunteers or face the more serious alternative of outsourcing the libraries altogether. “We have beautiful libraries, and if we allow volunteers to augment current city staff, our libraries would [...]
San Jose City Librarian To Retire
Filed by on November 30, 2011
IMLS Announces the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recipients
Filed by on October 25, 2011
From an IMLS News Release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has selected five libraries and five museums to receive the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries for extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions. Recipients must demonstrate innovative [...]
