Last Updated: October 6, 2018
California
Main Library Project Loses Funding in Menlo Park (via Patch.com)
Colorado
Boulder Restores Library Funding… (via Daily Camera)
Broomfield Library System Will Go Fine-Free In 2019 (via The Daily Camera)
Denver Public Library Proposes Eliminating Fines Starting in 2019 (via DenverChannel.com) ||| Additional Coverage (via Denver Post)
Connecticut
Fired Bridgeport City Librarian Files Federal Lawsuit (via CTPost.com)
Illinois
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Indiana
Alexandria-Monroe Public Library: Library Really Needs People to Stop Sticking Googly Eyes on Book Covers (via Metro.co.uk) ||| Facebook Post Cited in Article
Iowa
Library Trustees Nix Plan to Let Genealogy Files Remain at the Mason City Public Library.(via AP) & Mason City Library Rejects Genealogy Club Proposal, Grants Extension (via Globe Gazette)
Kansas
KU Libraries, Lawrence Public Library Sponsor ‘Great American Read’ Events
New Library, Old Funding: Wichita Spends Less on Libraries than Most Cities (via Wichita Eagle)
Maryland
‘One Book Baltimore’ Aims to Bring Community Together Through Reading (via WMAR)
Massachusetts
October 2: Boston Public Library Launches Wifi Hotspot Lending Program, One Year Pilot Underway
New Hampshire
After Hopkinton Library Fire, Warehouse Fills With Damaged Books (via Concord Monitor)
New Jersey
New Mexico
Tularosa Library Website Plagued by Sexy Ads (via Alamogordo Daily News)
New York
Brooklyn Public Library Will Debut a New Branch In Dumbo in 2020 (via Curbed NY) & WORKac To Design Brooklyn Public Library’s First New Branch In 35 Years (via The Architects Newspaper)
Snøhetta To Design a Sunset-Hued Library in Far Rockaway, Queens (via The Architect Newspaper)
Ohio
Cuyahoga County Public Library Wins Additional $50,000 from Google (via News 5 Cleveland)
Main Library in Downtown Toledo Closes For a One Year, $10.4 Million Renovation Project (via ABC 13)
Youngstown: Library Board Takes First Steps to Renovate Main Library (via The Vindicator)
Ontario
London Public Library: New ‘Labs’ Opens Audio, Visual Production Tools to Public (via The Londoner)
With $7.1 Million Investment, Radnor Shows Suburban Libraries are Still Vital (via Philly.com)
Rhode Island
Providence Public Library Undertakes Renovations (via The Brown Daily Herald)
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Library Hires Outreach Workers to Meet Social Needs of Visitors (via CBC)
Tennessee
Permanent Women’s Suffrage Collection Approved For Nashville Library (via Nashville Public Radio)
Vermont
Public Libraries Contribute to Local Food Movement (via Rutland Herald)
Washington
Pierce County Library System Fronts Levy Bid (via Tacoma Weekly)
Seattle Public Library Offers Free Telephone Service (via PublicLibrariesOnline)
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Last Updated: October 6, 2018
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