U.S. Public Library News Roundup: 15 Stories from 13 States
Here’s a selection of public library news items from around the country. All of the stories were posted online during the past week.
Arkansas
California
San Diego: Writing Old Central Library’s Next Chapter (via Voice of San Diego)
Georgia
Iowa
New Cedar Rapids Public Library Reaches Biggest Milestone (via The Gazette)
Newton: They Dont’ Work: Library Pulls Plug on Unemployment Kiosk (via KCCI)
Minnesota
Marshall-Lyon County: Library Sharing Issues Could Have Broad Consequences (via Marshall Independent)
Oklahoma
Ohio
Campbell County: Library Sees Record Number of Visitors this Summer (via Cincinnati.com)
Cincinnati Library Wants a Longer Tax Levy (via Cincinnati Business Courier)
Oregon
Cornelius City Council Approves Contract for $12.8 Million Housing and Library Project (via The Oregonian)
Funding Issues: Supporters Determined to Keep Jackson County Libraries Open (via Daily Tidings)
Pennsylvania
Parkland Community Library Working on Tax Question for November Ballot (via The Morning Call)
Texas
Denton: Data Supports Area Libraries’ Needs (via Record-Chronicle)
Washington
Wisconsin
Filed under: Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
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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