Public Library News Roundup (15 Stories from 14 States and Ontario)
Alaska
Kodiak Library Sheds Books Ahead of Move (AP via Juneau Empire)
Audio report from KMXT also available.
Indiana
Kendalville: Library trustees question building project cost, scope (via KPCNews.com)
Kansas
Topeka And Shawnee County Library Opens New Kids Library (via WIBW)
Includes video!
Kentucky
Carter County: Library bids much too high
Maine
Lending traffic at Maine libraries shifting to e-books (via Morning Sentinel)
Massachusetts
Shrewsbury shaves $2M from library project cost
Minnesota
St. Paul: Designs From LSE Architects of Minneapolis For a $13.5 million Renovation Aging Highland Park and Sun Ray Branch Locations (via Star-Tribune)
St. Paul selling landmark Arlington Hills Library and fire station on East Side (via Star-Tribune)
New York
Lewisboro: Library wants 3.3% budget hike (via Lewisboro Ledger)
North Carolina
Forsyth County: Central Library to stay in current location
Ohio
Ashtabula County: Six County Libraries Now Part of CLEVNET Consortium
Ontario
Windsor Public Library reinstates late fees (via The Windsor Star)
Fines return after 21 month no-fine policy.
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County: Midstate library system concerned about state funding drop (via The Sentinel)
South Carolina
Richland County: Richland Library Tax — Loan package calls for new Ballentine library (via The State)
West Virginia
Kanawha County: Library grant funding hit by court decision (via The Charleston Gazette)
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.