Roundup of Public Library News From Around the U.S. and Canada (17 Reports From 14 States and 1 Province)

Time for another roundup of public library news from around the U.S. and Canada. The 17 stories below were published online within the past two weeks (15 days to be precise).

We hope you find this roundup both interesting and useful.

Arkansas

• Fort Smith Library Relies On Cuts, Reserves In 2015 Budget (via Times Record)

California

• Sonoma County Library To Study Funding In Wake Of Measure M Defeat (via The Press Democrat)

Delaware

• Newark: Library Debuts Guitar-Lending Program (Via Newark Advocate)

District of Columbia

• DC Public Library Partners With Chipotle on Winter Break Reading Program (via DCPL)

Florida

• Broward Main Library fully open after nine years of construction (via South Florida Sun Sentinel and Google Cache)

• Winter Park: Library Task Force Is Given Six More Months To Keep Working (Via Orlando Sentinel)

Idaho

• City Of Boise Eyes Library Options Ranging From $38m To $50m (via Idaho Statesman)

Illinois

• Bloomington Library Maxing Out Circulation, Says Director (Via Pantagraph.com)

Massachusetts

• Adams Library Pulls Service Animal Policy After Outcry (iBerkshires.com)

Minnesota

• Pioneerland Library System: Regional Library Director’s Job Remains Up In Air (via INFORUM)

New York

• Brooklyn Public Library gets $5M for Environmental Education Center at Greenpoint Library (via Daily Eagle)

Nova Scotia

• New $57.6 Million Halifax Central Library Opens!

Oregon

• Now New Bedbugs Found at Eugene Public Library (via Register Guard)

Pennsylvania

• Bethlehem Area Public Library hopes to complete new triple-sized children’s room next year (via The Express-Times)

 Texas

• Tyler: East Texas Library Could Be Closing For Good (via KETK)

Virginia

• Lynchburg, Amherst Libraries To End Shared Services Agreement (via News & Advance)

• New Slover Library In Norfolk Officially Opens In January (via 13NewsNow.com)