Public Library News Roundup
California: Michelle Obama Library Opens This Saturday in Long Beach (via Gazettes)
California: Napa County Library Patrons Gain Access To 11 Million More Materials, Library Joins Link+ (via Napa Valley Register)
Louisiana: Lafayette City-Parish Council Rejects Airport, Recreation, Library Tax Hikes (via The Advertiser)
Maryland: Anne Arundel County Libraries Give Digital Library Cards to More than 80,000 Area Students (via Capital Gazette)
Oregon: Nine Books and Periodicals Challenged in Oregon Libraries During FY 2016
Texas (Abilene): South Branch Library Set To Close For Move to New Abilene Mall Location (via KTXS)
Texas: Killeen: Residents Vow to Fight to Keep Branch Library Open (via KWTX)
Washington D.C.: D.C. Public Library Will Hide Once-Banned Books Throughout the City This Month (via Washington Post)
Wisconsin: Officials Weigh Pros And Cons Of Saving A Small Library in La Crosse (Audio and Text via Wisconsin Public Radio)
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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.