Public Library News Roundup (25 Stories From 13 States, 2 Provinces)
Here’s a new infoDOCKET public library news roundup with a selection of stories from the U.S. and Canada. All of these stories were published in the past two weeks.
We hope you find the roundup interesting and useful.
National (U.S)
Rankings: Top 25 Library Foundations (Public), New Research Shows Assets of $2.5 Billion
Alberta
Free Edmonton Public Library Cards Will Continue (via Edmonton Journal)
California
Library Set for Revamp: Burlingame Foundation Raising Money for Modern Features (via The Daily Journal)
San Francisco Public Library Proposes New Code of Conduct With Penalties
Santa Monica Hires New City Librarian (via Santa Monica Lookout)
Georgia
Gwinnett County: Library Board of Trustees Approves Salary Increase (via Gwinnett Daily Post)
Maryland
Baltimore: Maryland Board of Public Works Approves $4.8 Million to Complete Design Plans For Renovation of Central Branch of Enoch Pratt Free Library
Prince George’s County Executive Proposes More Sunday Hours for Libraries (via Washington Post)
Massachusetts
Libraries Press to End Reduced Funding (via Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Michigan
Library Director Sounds Alarm on Heroin Use in Downtown Ann Arbor library (via MLive.com)
Missouri
Library Lovers Make Plea to Save two St. Louis County branches (via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
New Hampshire
Dan Brown Donates to New No. Hampton Library (via Seacoast Online)
Falmouth to Loan Library $283K for Expansion
New York
Buffalo: Library hopes to again avoid budgeted funding cut (via WBFO)\
Book-Loving New Yorker Writes Surprise Ending, Donates $6 Million to The New York Public Library (via NYPL)
Queens Library Director Thomas Galante Questioned at NYC Council Library Budget Hearing
Nova Scotia
Halifax Central Library Lure for New Chief Librarian Job: New Boss Will Face Budget Cuts (via CBC)
Ohio
Library Consortium in Central Ohio Expands Again (via Columbus Dispatch)
New Dublin Public Library Will Be Twice Current Size (via ThisWeek Community News)
Oklahoma
Tulsa Libraries See Fewer Visits as E-Traffic, Circulation Rise
Oregon
Eugene Public Library Updates Rules For Visitors’ Behavior (via The Register-Guard)
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County: Library Funding Once Again on the Agenda (via Montgomery News)
State College: Schlow Centre Regional Library to Close for One Week Due to Lack of Funds (via StateCollege.com)
West Virginia
Kanawha County Library Trying for Excess Levy Again (via WSAZ)
Thanks to Matt Weaver for his help with this roundup.
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.
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