November 2019 Library Budget and Bond Issue Election Results Roundup
Results of interest to the library community from November 5, 2019.
Colorado
Eagle Valley Library District Issue 6A Passes Easily (via Vail Daily)
New Library District Formed in Southwest La Plata County (via Durango Herald)
Idaho
Propositions to Hold Vote on Boise Library, Stadium Projects Pass (Via KTVB)
Maine
Kittery Approves $5 Million Library Bond (via SeaCoastOnline)
Michigan
Flint Passes $12.6M Library Bond, Renovation to Begin in May 2020 (via MLive)
Memphis Library Millage Fails But Supporters Not Giving Up(via The Voice)
New Jersey
Mahwah Voters Approve Library Funding Increase (via Patch.com)
Ohio
Athens County Passes Library and Children Services Levies (via WOUB)
Mahoning County Library Levy Renewed (via The Vindicator)
Voters Approve Milton-Union Public Library’s (Miami County) Renewal Levy (via Troy News)
New York
Gardiner Voters Approve 20% Library Budget Increase (via HV1)
Glens Falls: Crandall Library Budget Passes by Wide Margins (via The Post Star)
Washington
Castle Rock Library Levy Short of Passing Tuesday (via TDN.com)
MORE TO COME
Last Updated 8:00 AM EST on November 6, 2019
Filed under: Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
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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.