U.S. Public Library News Roundup: 19 Stories From 15 States
Here’s our latest weekly roundup of public library news items from around the country. All of the stories were published in the past week.
Our roundup from last week (21 stories/16 states) is available here.
Alaska
Baker Named as Director of Fairbanks Libraries (via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
California
Libraries in Shasta County Map Out Plans for Future (via Redding.com)
Illinois
Morton Grove Library Trustees Still Watching Teen Employee (via Morton Grove Champion)
Naperville Library Finalizing Plans for Director Search (via Daily Herald)
Normal: Library Board to Meet with Town About Possible Spot for New Site (via The Pantagraph)
Kentucky
Clark County: Library Board Lowers Tax Rate (via The Winchester Sun)
Louisiana
Baton Rouge: Library Board Considering Buying Land in Rouzan for New Branch (Baton Rouge Business Times)
Massachusetts
Holyoke Public Library About to Unveil $14.5 Million Renovation Featuring 15,000-Square-Foot Addition (via The Republic)
Westwood: New Library Attendance Breaks Record (via Boston.com)
Michigan
Sterling Heights: Donations from Friends of the Library Reaches $1 Million Milestone (via Advisor and Source)
Minnesota
Duluth City Council Backs Plan to Assess Downtown Library (via News-Tribune)
Mississippi
Old Gulfport Library Building Closer to Demolition (AP via WXVT)
Nevada
Lyon County: Commissioners Deadlock on Library Board Appointments (via RGJ.com)
New York
Binghamton: Work To Restore Library Funds (via NewsChannel34.com)
Ohio
New $2M Tri-Lakes Library in North Jackson Dedicated (via Youngstown Vindicator)
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Library to Cut Books Budget if Lower Saucon Township Drops Out (via The Express Times)
Texas
Port Arthur: Library Cuts Force Juggling of Needs, Costs (via The Port Arthur News)
Virginia
Fairfax County Libraries Prepare for Pilot Cuts, But Employees Say Budget Already ‘Bare Bones’ (via Annandale Patch)
Fairfax County: Library Supporters Fight Proposed Staff Cuts (via Fairfax Times)
Filed under: 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.
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