infoDOCKET’s Public Library News Roundup (17 Stories from 12 States)
Here’s our latest roundup. Most of these stories were published in the past week.
California
San Francisco Library Urinator Damages $3,000 Worth of Books (NBC Bay Area)
To Keep Libraries Open, Santa Monica Begins Charging [Non-Residents] for Library Cards (via Santa Monica Lookout)
Illinois
Geneva library board gets glimpse at ‘Vision for the 21st century’ (via Kane County Chronicle)
Rockford library lowers tax levy, increases budget (via Register Star)
Iowa
Hiawatha Library Looks to Levy (via KGAN-TV, Video)
Massachusetts
Few complain about censorship at Mass. libraries (via Boston Globe)
Eastham: New library would incorporate old one (via Wicked Local/Cape Codder)
Michigan
Library Wary of Downtown Park Proposal (via Ann Arbor Chronicle)
Missouri
Platte County, MO: Hey, where have all the books gone? (via The Landmark)
New Jersey
New Mexico
Alamogord: Library can’t afford new books (via KRQE-TV)
Ohio
Columbus library board bans e-cigarettes (The Columbus Dispatch)
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County: City library, county system urged to iron out differences (via Lancaster Online)s
Long-awaited Pike County library opens doors (via Pocono Record)
Texas
Lubbock Libraries Board Questions IT Budget (via Lubbock Avalanche Journal)
Round Rock library construction on Nov. 5 ballot: City Seeks $23.2 Million (via Austin American-Statesman)
Utah
Fate of Highland library hangs in the balance (via Daily Herald)
Hat Tip and Thanks to Matt Weaver for his help with this week’s roundup.
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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