Public Library News Roundup
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Fayetteville Public Library-Redo Plan is Shared (via ArkanasaOnline)
British Columbia
Okanagan Regional Library Strengthens Security Following ‘Sharp Increase’ in Incidents (via CBC)
California
Alameda County Library Still Doesn’t Know How How Many Patrons Were Hacked (via East Bay Times)
LA County Library System in a Growing Financial Hole (via KPCC)
Los Angeles Government Officials Vows to Rid Libraries of Sex and Drugs (via NBCLosAngeles.com)
Note: I-Team report referenced in the article above is available here.
SF Public Library Hires Bill Collector to Track Down Patrons with Large Overdue Fines (via SF Examiner)
Connecticut
CT’s Public Libraries: A Statistical Profile, 2016-2017 (.xlsx Document, Preliminary Version)
District of Columbia
Inside West End’s New Library (via Curbed)
Illinois
Evanston: Dispute Over 8.6 Percent Hike To Library Tax Levy Delays Budget (via Evanston Patch)
Maine
Walker Memorial Library in Westbrook “Wants to Add Cameras to Discourage ‘Sexually Deviant Behavior'” (via CentralMaine.com/Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel)
Minnesota
A Visit to the Best Buy Teen Tech Center at the Minneapolis Central Library (via Minnesota Public Radio)
Montana
Lewis & Clark Library Takes Pride in Rural Service (via KRTV/KXLH)
Ohio
Toledo Lucas County Public Library Trustees Approve Raises (via The Blade)
Oregon
New Jersey
Libraries Ready to Put New State Grants to Work (via NorthJersey.com)
Where Did The Library-Bond Issue Garner The Least Support? (via NJ Spotlight)
New York
Nova Scotia
Libraries Walk a Financial ‘Tightrope,’ Hope For Lifeline From Province (via CBC)
Ohio
Ontario
Library Card Registration Up 20 Percent at Kitchener Public Library (via CBC)
Ottawa: City Risks Closing Book On 2017 With A Stalled Library Project (via Ottawa Citizen)
Ottawa Public Library Cancels Anti-Islam Film Screening (via CBC)
Ottawa Public Library to Lower Late Fees (via CBC)
Toronto Public Library Bars Hate Groups From Renting Space (via The Star)
Toronto Public Library Looks at Barring Hate Groups From Renting Space (via The Star)
Pennsylvania
Four Philly Libraries Unveil their Stunning Makeovers (via Curbed Philadelphia)
Heroin’s Latest Victim: York County Libraries Set to Lose $300,000 (via York Daily Record) & York County Commissioners ReducePublic Library Funding to (via York Dispatch)
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Public Library to Cut Compensation While Adding Employees in 2018 (via The StarPhoenix)
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach: Future Of Superblock Library in Doubt as Search for Architect Suspended ( via Myrtle Beach Online/The Sun News)
Texas
Austin’s New Library is an Example of the Library of the Future (via UT News)
Note: Op/Ed by Lorraine Haricombe, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at U. of Texas at Austin
Virginia
Audio: The Changing Role Of Libraries In Virginia (VA Public Radio)
Washington
First Inmate Released to Spokane with Library Card in Hand (Spokane Public Library and Washington State Library Partnership) (via KXLY)
Lisa G. Rosenblum Selected as New King County Library System Director
Sno-Isle Libraries Will Ask Voters to Maintain Funding With a Ballot Measure in April, 2018 |||| Sno-Isle Libraries Will Have to Make Cuts Or Go to Voters (via Everett Herald)
Wisconsin
Filed under: Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, 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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