Public Library News Roundup
Alberta
Video: Calgary’s New Central Library Enters Final Phase of Construction Under Budget (via GlobalNews)
California
L.A. Public Library Mural Project Looks at a Visual Language that Transcends Borders (via LA Times)
Oakland Public Library (Central) Vandalized with Graffiti (via KRON)
Includes video.
District of Columbia
Increased Funding Allows DC Public Library to Add Hours on Select Holidays
Florida
Miami-Dade Public Libraries are Open But Internet Access Remains Unavailable (via Miami Herald)
Illinois
Indiana
St. Joseph County Library (Downtown Location) Plans Renovations (via WSBT)
Maryland
Baltimore: Pratt Library Accused of Pay Inequality For Women (via Baltimore Sun) ||| Direct to Full Text of Complaint (9 pages; PDF.)
Massachusetts
Boston: Needles on Floor of Library Bathroom Highlight Opioid Problem (Video + Text; via WCVB)
New Jersey
Privatization of the Vineland Public Library Will Be Discussed at Meeting Later this Week (via SNJ)
Nova Scotia
Halifax Central Library to Get $200K AV Upgrade Only Three Years After Opening (via GlobalNews)
Ontario
Canada: New Plan To Police Porn At Ottawa Public Library
Oregon
Clackamas County, Gladstone Resolve Library Dispute (via Portland Tribune)
South Dakota
Aberdeen Opens New $8 Million Public Library (via Aberdeen American News, AP)
Texas
Two Harris County Public Library Branches Closed Indefinitely Due to Flooding Caused by Hurricane Harvey (via Houston Chronicle)
Vermont
Vermont’s Smallest Library Reopens (via MyChamplainValley.com)
Filed under: Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
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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