U.S. Public Library News Roundup: 18 Stories from 14 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 except where noted.
Alabama
Florence: Unpaid fines leave libraries suffering (via TimesDaily)
Arizona
La Paz County: New committee formed to explore library district (via Parker Pioneer)
California
Santa Maria Library benching its benches (via Santa Maria Times)
Santa Clara County: Library parcel tax measure up for renewal (via San Jose Mercury News/Community Newspapers)
Florida
Saint Petersburg C0llege, Clearwater to work out funding on joint library (via Tampa Bay Times)
July 19, 2013
Illinois
Champaign library funding picture unclear (via News-Gazette)
Franklin Park: Library wraps up Hulk transfer (via Franklin Park Herald-Journal)
Indiana
Gary Library Board still awaiting renovation bids (via Post-Tribune)
Iowa
Hole in the Wall: Car Accident Closes Emerson Library (No Timeline When Building Will Reopen)
via KMALand
Massachusetts
Watertown library director explains new collection development policy (via Boston.com)
July 22, 2013
Minnesota
Inver Grove Heights library to expand (via Pioneer Press)
Ohio
Oregon
Jackson County: Backers launch library ‘district’ plan (via Mail Tribune)
St. Helens: Sprinkler system leak leaves library closed (via The Chronicle)
Texas
Denton: Libraries Making Do With Money (via Denton Record-Chronicle)
$39,000 budget cut planned.
Wisconsin
Appleton: Editorial: More billing isn’t best answer for library war (via Post-Crescent)
Marshfield: Library plans scaled back (via Marshfield News Herald)
Wyoming
Jackson Hole: Library could cut hours (via JHNewsandGuide.com)
July 23, 2013
See Also: Last Week’s Roundup
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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.