Public Library News Roundup (19 Stories From the U.S. and Canada)
British Columbia
Vancouver Public Library calls for more instruments to lend for free (via The Straight)
California
Berkeley: Union Members, Librarian Protest Alleged Firing of Library Staff (via The Daily Californian ||| Additional Coverage (via SJMN)
Celebrating L.A.’s Central Library’s 90th Birthday With — What Else? — a New Book (via LA Times)
San Jose Council Approves Reducing Library Fines, Amnesty Program (via SJMN)
Georgia
Houston County Public Library System Shutting Down Public Wi-Fi After Porn Downloads (via The Telegraph)
Kansas
Librarians Police Online Porn Use (via Hillsboro Star-Journal)
Maryland
‘Amazing, Spectacular, Awesome’ New Havre De Grace Library Opens to Raves (via The Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore: Protesting City Budget Cuts to Enoch Pratt Public Library (Video via The Baltimore Sun)
Privatize Prince William Library Management? We’ve been here before. (via Potomac Local)
Massachusetts
Main Framingham Library Branch Reopens After Explosion Cleanup (via MetroWest Daily News)
Nevada
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Sued After Banning Gun-Carrying Woman (via Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New Jersey
Somerset County Library System Now Offers Librarian-Curated “Business Kits” For Small Biz Owners (via Echo-Sentinel)
New York
New Branch of the New York Public Library (53rd St. Library) Opening Today (via NY Times) ||| Introducing Genoveve Stowell at 53rd Street Library
Ohio
Carnegie’s Huge Library Investment Still Felt in Ohio (via The Columbus Dispatch)
Cincinnati: Public Library Will Not Cover Transgender Employees’ Gender Confirmation Surgery (via WCPO)
Ontario
Meet Toronto Public Library’s newest Innovator in Residence (via METRO)
Texas
Carthage Library Funding Hinges on Grant (via Longview News-Journal)
Wisconsin
Racine Public Library Needs Renovation and Expansion (via The Journal Times)
Washington
Seattle Library Visits Drop, But Digital Use Soars (via Seattle Times)
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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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