Public Library News Roundup
1. California: Bakersfield: “Library Support Measure Goes Down to Resounding Defeat” (via Bakersfield.com)
2. California: Santa Cruz Library Facilities Revenue Measure S Passes ||| Media Coverage
3. Louisiana: “Once again, St. Landry Parish officials to consider asking voters to create and fund a parishwide library system” (via The Advocate)
4. New York: Jamestown: Taxpayer-Funded Initiative for the James Prendergast Library Voted Down
5. Ohio: Department of Taxation’s June 2016 Public Library Fund (PLF) Distribution Lower than Estimated and 3.5% Lower than June 2015
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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.