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March 8, 2021

Public Library News Roundup

Filed by Gary Price on April 3, 2018

Alberta

Art Pieces Unveiled for Calgary’s New Central Library (via CTV)

British Columbia

Rural B.C. Library Calls For Provincial Task Force to Increase Funding (via CBC)

California

Belvedere-Tiburon Library Seeks Public Funding to Pad Expansion Budget (via Marin Independent Journal)

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Agree to Create New Library Zone, Cap Administrative Fees (via Lompoc Record)

Colorado

Denver To Use Library To Provide More Access To City Services (via CBS Denver)

Connecticut

State Lawmakers Obtain $1M Funding for Each of 2 New Haven Area Libraries (via New Haven Register)

Delaware

Listen Online/Report: Libraries Seek to Become Community Hubs by Filling Residents’ Needs (via Delaware Public Radio)

District of Columbia

A Sneak Peek at the Progress of MLK Jr. Library’s $208 Million Renovation (via Washington City Paper)

Georgia

4/18: Renderings of Central Atlanta Library’s Proposed Redesign Now Available (via Curbed)

Atlanta Central Library Seeks Space for the Future to Meet New Needs (via AJC)

Central Atlanta Library Renovation Plans Emerge Amid Complaints of Scant Public Input (via Curbed Atlanta)

Illinois

Rochester Library Kicks Off ‘listening Tour’ to Share Expansion Plans (via State Journal-Register)

Indiana

Clarksville Library to Get $1.8 Million In Upgrades (via News and Tribune)

Maryland

Video: Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Branch of Anne Arundel Public Library in Annapolis (via Capital Gazette)

Massachusetts

In Great Barrington, Like Many Towns, Library Services Easily Fall Victim To Budget Cuts (via New England Public Radio)

Montana

Concept Images For New $35 Million Missoula Public Library Revealed; Light, Geology Emphasized (via The Missoulian)

Newfoundland and Labrador

No Change Yet For N.L. Library Financing (via The Telegram)

New Mexico

The Secret Lives Of Libraries: An Overview Of Santa Fe’s Original Information Hubs (via The Santa Fe New Mexican)

New York

Lackawanna Public Library to Get $1.56 Million Upgrade (via Buffalo News)

New York State Budget Includes $34M Investment For Local Public Library Capital & Construction Aid (via NYLA)

North Carolina

Rockingham County Library to Offer New Bookmobile with Amenities that Go Beyond Printed Books (via Greesboro.com)

Ontario

Ottawa: Five Architecture Teams Invited to Compete For Super Library [Public and National] Design Contract (via Ottawa Citizen)

Saskatchewan

Library Gives Regina Musicians, Filmmakers ‘an Opportunity to Play and Learn’ with New Digital Media Studio (via CBC)

Tennessee

Memphis Public Library Issues RFP For New Strategic Plan (via Memphis Business Journal) ||| Read the RFP (7 pages; PDF)

Texas

AUDIO Report: A Look Inside North America’s Largest One Story Library (McAllen Public Library, New Main Library; Building was Once a Wal-Mart Store) (via Texas Standard)
Learn More (via McAllen Public Library)

Corpus Christi Library Patrons Hope Talk Of Budget Cuts Will Be Shelved (via Caller Times)

Houston Public Library Provides Condolence Book, Video Tributes For Barbara Bush (via KPRC) ||| Houston Public Library: “A Tribute to Barbara Bush”

Virginia

Expanding Access: William & Mary Libraries and Williamsburg Regional Library (WRL) Announce Partnership

Washington

$100K Google Grant to Fund King County Library System’s First Regional Makerspace (via Geekwire) ||| Direct to KCLS Makerspace Website

Sno-Isle Library System: Levy Asks for Cash Boost to Avoid Service Cuts (via The Tribune Newspapers of Snohomish County) & Sno-Isle Libraries Put Levy on April Ballot (via North County Outlook)

Sno-Isle Libraries Put Levy on April Ballot (via North County Outlook)

Wisconsin

Madison Public Library Gets $200,000 to Create More “Making Spaces” In Elementary, Middle Schools (via Channel3000.com/WISC

MORE TO COME

About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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