U.S. Public Library News Roundup: 19 Stories from 17 States
Almost all of the reports selected for this roundup are from the past week.
Alaska
Big Changes for Juneau Public Libraries (via Juneau Empire)
Arizona
Pima County: Reading Meets the Road with Library System’s New Bicycle Delivery (via Arizona Daily Star)
California
Plans For New Hayward Library Move Forward (via The Daily Record, Contra Costa Times)
Colorado
Pitkin County: Library Officials Return From Failed Election with a Scaled-Back Vision (via Aspen Daily News)
Illinois
Downers Grove Library Unveils Designs for Interior Renovation (via Downers Grove Patch)
Indiana
Gary Library Hopes to Turn Page (via Post-Tribune)
Maine
Bangor Public Library Launches $1.3 Million Fundraising Campaign (via Bangor Daily News)
Massachusetts
State Library Board Denies Belmont’s Request to Move New Library Site (via Belmont Patch)
Minnesota
One of St. Paul’s Oldest Libraries Going Up for Sale (via Pioneer-Press)
Missouri
Rolla Library Pays Off Debt (via Rolla Daily News)
New Jersey
East Greenwich Puts Library Referendum Vote on Hold (via NJ.com)
Pennsylvania
Wayne County: Libraries Operating At A Big Loss (via WNEP-TV)
Tennessee
Urban Libraries Council honors Chattanooga Public Library’s Corinne Hill (via Chattanoogan.com)
Texas
Washington
Kitsap Libraries Set Up Minecraft Server (via Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal)
7,000 Votes Select New Pierce County Library System Cards Designed by Kids (via The Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald)
Virginia
Arlington Public Library’s Renovations Include Digital Push (via The Washington Post)
Wisconsin
Appleton: City Hall, Library in Proposed Capital Budget (WHBY Radio)
Filed under: Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Reports, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.
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