Public Library News Roundup From the U.S. and Canada
Connecticut
Westport: “Coming Soon to the Library: Humanoid Robots” (via WSJ)
Delaware
New Castle: Editorial: Don’t foul up innovative library plan (via Delaware Online)
Idaho
Video Report: Librarians around Idaho go high tech
Illinois
Chicago libraries accept immigrant licenses as ID (via AP)
Michigan
Brandon Township charges ex-librarian lied about skills (via Detroit News)
Missouri
St. Louis County Library breaks ground on new facility (via KSDK)
Ohio
Audio Report: Local library levies are rising as state funding decreases (via WKSU)
Ontario
Toronto Public Library Launching Citywide Digital Content Awareness Campaign
Pennsylvania
Bloomfield Public Library struggles financially, looks to community for funds (via The Patriot-News)
Tennessee
U. of Tennessee Wins Grant to Look at Rural Public Libraries’ Role in Economic Development
Washington
Olympia Timberland Library a hot spot for crime calls to police (via The Olympian)
Wisconsin
Wausau: Library volunteers send excess books to a noble death (via Wausau Daily Herald)
West Virginia
Charleston: Library officials hope new levy will succeed (via Charleston Gazette)
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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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