Public Library News Roundup
California: New State-of-the-Art Library Coming to Arcadia (Pasadena Star-News)
California: Berkeley Library Director to be Named Without Public Input? (via SJ Mercury-News)
Georgia: Gwinnett Library Will Relocate, Close For 2 Weeks (via AJC)
Illinois: Niles Public Library District Hires Consulting Firm to Guide Strategic Planning (via Niles Herald-Spectator)
Illinois: Schaumburg Library Details Renovation Plans (via The Daily Herald)
Kansas: Lawrence Public Library Leaders Say Pay Lags that of Other Libraries (via Lawrence Journal-World)
Kentucky: Henderson Co. Library Ready to Expand (via The Gleaner)
Minnesota: Rochester Library Board Ready To Explore Shared Space (via Post-Bulletin)
Missouri: Budget Issues Force Barry-Lawrence Regional Library to Make Cuts (via 4StatesHomepage.com)
New Jersey Libraries Have Secrets: The Private Rooms of North Jersey’s Public Libraries (via NorthJersey.com)
New York: Grand Opening of Onondaga County Public Libraries Central Library in Downtown Syracuse
New York: New York Public Library Reads Up on the Cloud
North Carolina: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Launches Wireless Hotspot Project (via THE Journal)
Ohio: Cuyahoga County Libraries Push Every Child To Have A Library Card
Oklahoma: Renovated Tulsa Central Public Library to Reopen this Fall (via Tulsa Public Radio)
South Carolina: York County Library Director Fired by Board Amid Investigation Into Management (via The Herald)
Tennessee: Chattanooga Public Library Staff Reiterates Building is Safe Despite Asbestos (via Times Free Press)
Texas: Dallas Central Library Reopens 7th Floor With New Space, Unique Exhibits (via Dallas Morning News)
Wisconsin: La Crosse Library Seeking Input on 5-year vision (via LaCrosse Tribune)
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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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