Oregon: Multnomah County Library Financing District Passes Easily
From The Oregonian:
Multnomah County [metro Portland] voters approved a request Tuesday night to form a permanent financing district for the county’s library system.
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Passage of the library district marks a milestone in how the county will finance a system made up of the main downtown library and 18 branches.
“This wasn’t a narrow victory, it was a resounding victory,” said Jeff Cogen, Multnomah County commission chairman. “People in Multnomah County love their libraries, and they showed that tonight.”
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See Also: Library Funding Info (via Multnomah County Library)
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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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