Public Library News Roundup: A Selection of 16 Reports From Canada and U.S.
The following roundup contains articles published in the past 10 days.
California
Brentwood Seeks Another $1.3 Million for Library Project (via East County Today)
Glendale Central Library Prepares to Turn a New Page as $15-Million Renovation Project Nears Completion (via LA Times)
San Francisco Public Library Owed $4.5 Million In Overdue Fines; Amnesty Period Proposed (via SF Examiner)
District of Columbia
DCPL Will Expand Neighborhood Library Hours During MLK Construction (via DCist)
Illinois
Attorney General Says Aurora Library Board Held Illegal Closed Meeting (via Beacon-News/Chicago Tribune)
Iowa
Bettendorf Library Reopens, Looks ‘Good as New’ After Extensive Water Damage (via Quad City Times)
Connecticut
New Milford Library Plans Unveiled (via The News-Times)
Maine
So. Maine Area Libraries Link Up, Expand Collection (via Fosters.com)
Minnesota
New Program Offers Digital Library Cards to St. Paul Students (via KSTP)
New York
Jamestown: Funding Cuts Likely To Hurt Library Programs (via The Post-Journal)
Ontario
Essex County Library Administration Restricts Delegations, Speakers at Board Meetings (via Windsor Star)
The Financial Post and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad anti-Toronto Library Op-ed (via Torontoist)
Ottawa: Proposed Library Budget Includes Business Case for Rosemount Branch (via Ottawa Community News)
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon: Libraries Seek Budget Boost (via StarPhoenix)
Wisconsin
La Crosse Public Library to Cut Hours Starting in 2017 (via News8000.com/WKBT)
Yukon
Yukon Libraries Now Offer Some (Artificial) Sunshine (via CBC)
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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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