Michigan: Future of Wayne County Library System in Doubt
From the Detroit Free Press:
A system that served 28 cities and townships in 1981 now serves only two municipalities and the Wayne County Braille and Talking Book Library. The two communities — Ecorse and Taylor — have discussed the possibility of pulling out, said county library director Maria McCarville.
Five library systems, several serving multiple communities, left in 2014 — River Rouge, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Melvindale and Trenton. Southgate, Romulus, Inkster and Belleville all left in 2010 or 2011.
The decision to leave the county system was not a decision to end library service for residents but rather a choice to go independent.
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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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