Public Library News Roundup
California
Rebuilt Downtown Menlo Park Library Could Sprout Some Homes (The Mercury News)
San Francisco Public Library Cardholders Now Have Access to Kanopy’s Streaming Film Service
Colorado
Jefferson County Public Library Partners with Local Breweries For “Stouts and Stories, Ales and Tales” Special Event (via The Denver Post)
Public Libraries Around Denver Putting Stock in Cannabis Collections (via Westword)
Florida
Non-Toxic Mold Closes St. Simons Library Until Wednesday (via Jacksonville.com)
Illinois
Arlington Heights Library to Cancel Presentation by Former Top Brass (via The Daily Herald)
Deputy Director at Arlington Heights Library Departs Weeks After Executive Director Resigns (via Chicago Tribune)
Ex-Arlington Heights Library Deputy Director Says He Was Fired, Declined to Resign
New Lombard Library Plan: Higher Costs, More Change (via The Daily Herald)
Indiana
Indianapolis Public Library Reveals Contents From a 100-Year-Old Time Capsule (Indianapolis Star)
Kokomo: Library’s New Wi-Fi Policy Limits Nighttime Access (via Kokomo Tribune)
Kentucky
Louisville Free Public Library’s St. Matthews Branch Breaks Ground on $4.5 Million Expansion (via WDRB)
Massachusetts
At Boston Public Library, A New Outreach Position for the Homeless (via Boston Globe)
Michigan
Grand Rapids Library Tax Would Go to Expanded Programs, Future Plans (via MLive)
Grand Rapids Business Leaders Won’t Support Library Tax (via MLive)
Minnesota
Stunning New Library in North Minneapolis was Worth the 17-Year Wait (via Star-Tribune)
Nebraska
Gov. Ricketts Unveils Library Innovation Studios Makerspace Partnership (via Nebraska.gov)
New York
Jamestown: Funding To Library Cut In Half In Budget Plan (via The Post-Journal)
Oregon
Lake Oswego Public Library’s Has a New Book Sorting Machine (via Lake Oswego Review)
Video Report: Man Banned From Oregon Library After Hiding LGBTQ DVDs (via KBOI)
Texas
$600K Expenditure on CD’s Draws Questions For Fort Worth Library System (via WFAA)
Corpus Christi: Budget Cuts Cause Reduced Hours at The Janet F. Harte Public Library
Residents Divided Over LGBT Display at Temple Public Library (via Temple Daily Telegram)
Takeover of Madison Libraries Happening 3 Times in 2018 (via Wisconsin State Journal)
Video: Milwaukee Public Library to Open Newest, Largest Neighborhood Library (via WTMJ)
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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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