Here’s our latest public library news roundup with reports from 15 states and British Columbia (we’re now going to include items from Canada).
All of these items were posted in the past week.
Finally, before the roundup begins we also posted a makerspace/library news roundup the other day.
It contains four stories and is available here.
Public Library News Roundup
British Columbia
Vancouver Island Regional Library budget up seven per cent (via Parksville Qualicum Beach News)
California
Silicon Valley: Area Libraries seek decades of funding amid digital upheaval (via Mercury News)
Sonoma County: City Council Hears New Plan for Library System (via Argus-Courier)
Connecticut
Westport: Library Drops ‘Public’ From Its Name (via Westport Now)
and
New chapter? Westport Library directors refocus on $30M reconstruction plan (via Westport News)
Florida
Pinellas County: Agreement Continues Pinellas Library Co-Op
Illinois
Kansas
Lawrence library unveils banned books cards (via AP)
Topeka library gets $200K for bookmobile (via Capital-Journal)
Minnesota
In growing Hugo, library services under study (via Star-Tribune)
New Jersey
Somerset County Library System shortens loan period (via Messenger-Gazette)
Ohio
London: Library invests in STAR Plus program (via Madison Press)
Oregon
Washington County: Aloha Community Library on Track to Join County Library System (via The Oregonian)
Pennsylvania
Scranton woman helps library adapt to changing world (via Times-Tribune)
Texas
San Antonio Public Library Considering Internet Filters (via KABB) and Coverage from KSAT
Washington
Library hinges on bond vote (via Spokesman Review)
Wisconsin
LaCrosse: Board hears case for closing library, suggestions for saving it (via LaCrosse Tribune)
Madison: A ‘new, hip place’: Renovated Central Library makes a splashy debut (via The Capital Times)
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