Public Library News Roundup (15 Stories from the U.S. and Canada)
California
Sonoma County Library patrons, advocates pinning hopes on Measure M (via The Press Democrat)
Delaware
Delaware Libraries Debut Inspiration Space (Via NewsWorks)
Indiana
Indianapolis: Library plans $59M in new branches, upgrades (via Indianapolis Business Journal)
Louisiana
Library Board will seek approval to purchase building for outreach center (via The Advocate)
Maryland
Annapolis library to remain on West Street (via Eye on Annapolis)
New Jersey
‘Digital divide:’ North Jersey library usage shows gap in home Internet (via NorthJersey.com)
New York
Albany Area: Late fees overdue for a change (via Times Union)
Corning: Library funding proposal passes, 2,648-1,812 (via The Leader)
New York City: After Queens scandal, bills introduced to open up books at city libraries (via NY Daily News)
Nova Scotia
Library of the Future to Open in Halifax (Kewlona Now)
Ohio
Tennessee
Southeast Nashville opens cutting-edge library, rec center (via The Tennessean)
Vermont
Brattleboro: Understanding the library’s Internet usage (via Brattleboro Reformer)
Washington
Woman charged for torching books at Tacoma library (via KING 5)
Wisconsin
Sheboygan: Library boards seek input on ‘non-libraried’ fees (via Sheboygan Press)
Filed under: Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, 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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