Public Library News Roundup
Alberta
Calgary Instrument Lending Library in High Demand, Over 800 People on Waiting List (via MetroNews.ca) ||| Borrow a Musical Instrument (via Calgary Public Library)
Edmonton Public Library Plans to Open “Small-Footprint” Storefront Branch Next Year (via Edmonton Journal)
California
LA-Area Libraries are Practicing ‘Hard Love’ to Help the Homeless in ‘Safe Places’ (via LA Daily News)
Georgia
Atlanta’s Central Library Renovation Takes First Step Forward (via Curbed Atlanta)
Illinois
Evanston Librarian Who Criticized Library’s Diversity to Be Paid $110,000 Severance (via Chicago Tribune/Evanston Review)
New 24,000 Square Foot Children’s Library Opens Inside Chicago’s Harold Washington Library (via CBS Chicago) ||| Official Opening Announcement ||| Thomas Hughes Children’s Library Website
Kansas
Lawrence Public Library Survey Says Readers of all Ages Still Prefer Print to Digital, Among Other Findings (via Journal-World) ||| Direct to Survey Findings (via LPL)
Kentucky
Pedal Power! Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library Launches “Book-a-Bike” Program
Louisville Free Public Library Opens New $14.5 Million South Central Regional Library (via WAVE) ||| Take a Photo Tour of the New Library (via Louisville Business Journal)
Maryland
Baltimore: Pratt Library Renovations Uncover Historic Ceiling Art (video, via Fox Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Live Civil War Artillery Shells Found at Carlisle Library (via Boston Globe)
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) Awards $67 Million in Construction Grants
Nebraska
Lincoln: As Trends Change, City Libraries Deliver Services Many Different Ways (via Lincoln Journal-Star)
New York
Marilyn and Jim Simons Give $25 Million to The New York Public Library for Improvements to East Harlem Branches and Critical Library Services
Nova Scotia
Halifax Libraries Considers Purchasing Up to Five Book Vending Machines (via Global News)
Oklahoma
Budget Cuts: Libraries in Oklahoma Receive a 4.9% Decrease in State Funding, 40% Decrease Since 2008 (Muskogee Phoenix)
Ontario
Mississauga Library Receives Funding to Fight Homelessness (via Insauga)
Toronto Public Library Defends Allowing Controversial Memorial Service to Go Ahead (via CBC)
Oregon
Life Inside the Multnomah County Library
New 80,000-Square-Foot Mega Library Mulled For East Multnomah County (via Portland Tribune)
Quebec
4,327 Documents Returned to Montreal Libraries Under Late Fee Amnesty (via CBC)
Tennessee
Chattanooga Public Library Circulates 1 Million Items in Fiscal Year 2017 (via Times Free Press)
Washington
Photo Essay: Nearly 10,000 Windows to Wash at Seattle Central Library (via Seattle Times)
More to Come
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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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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