U.S. Public Library News Roundup: 21 Stories From 16 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. Our roundup from last week (18 stories/14 states) is available here. 

Alabama:

Athens: Library Seeks $1M Line of Credit (via The News Courier)

California

Oakland Libraries’ Piedmont Avenue Branch Growing, Expanding at New Site (via Mercury News)

Santa Clara County:  Local Libraries’ ROI Valued at 400 Percent (via Los Gatos Patch)
Note: Here are direct links to info from  from SCCL Report
ROI Study-Overview  ||| Executive Summary

Illinois

Ford Heights: Impoverished Suburb Has a Library District, But No Library (via Chicago Tribune)

Norridge/Harwood Heights: Now Open: Working Bakery Inside the Eisenhower Public Library
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Iowa

Johnston Public Library Seeks to End Longtime Partnership with Urbandale, Switch to New Catalog System (via Des Moines Register)

Kansas

Lawrence Public Library Exploring Digital Options For Readers (via Lawrence Journal-World)

Louisiana

Lafourche: Tax Swap Would Shut Libraries, Officials Say (via HoumaToday.com)

Maryland

Harford Library Director Named One of Baltimore’s Top 25 Female CEOs (via Baltimore Sun)

Massachusetts

New East Boston Branch Library to open in November (via Boston Globe)

Michigan

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Has Control Over Library Commission (via Detroit News) 

Flint Library Cuts Staff, Still $275K in the Hole (via M-Live)

New Jersey

Age-Appropriate Transformation Planned for Warren Library Teen Space (via MyCentralNewJersey.com)

Groundwork for West Milford’s New Library is Out to Bid (via NorthJersey.com)

North Carolina

Sherrills Ford Library Construction Begins (via Charlotte Observer)

Forsyth County: Commissioners Debate the Role of Public Input on Libraries (via Winston Salem-Journal)

North Dakota

Jamestown: Library’s 2014 budget OK’d; Deficit Spending for Capital Campaign

Ohio

Belmont County: Library District Formed (Times Leader)

Pennsylvania

Flea Infestation Causes Pittston Memorial Library to Close for Three Weeks (via The Dispatch/TimesLeader.com)

Tennessee

Public Libraries, Childcare Programs Get Computers From the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet (via The Republic)

Utah

New, Larger Kaysville Library Expected in Two Years (via The Davis Clipper)

Thanks to Matt Weaver for his assistance in preparing this roundup.