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From The Indianapolis Star: During the first full year of reduced hours at Indianapolis library branches, visits nose-dived 22 percent. Patrons checked out 12 percent fewer books and other items. But new Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes aims to reverse last year’s drops — in large part by restoring about two-thirds of cuts made […]
Florida: West Palm Beach Public Library Foundation Receives $5 Million Grant
Awards, Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries
|From The Palm Beach Post: The West Palm Beach library foundation is receiving a $5 million grant from The Mandel Foundation, a Cleveland-based foundation whose primary priority funding areas include leadership, management of nonprofits, higher education, Jewish education and continuity, and urban neighborhood renewal. The library will be renamed the Mandel Public Library of West […]
Public Libraries: Contra Costa Libraries on Overdrive Trying to Meet Demands for e-Books
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Reports
|We posted an article from The Washington Post about five weeks ago that reported delays in ebook demand outstripping supply at several metro DC area libraries. Today, something similar from Contra Costa County, California. As the year moves forward (and as we noted in January) expect to see more of these reports from around libraryland […]
Fashion Institute of Technology and NYPL to Unveil Online Fashion Information and Image Portal
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From a METRO* Announcement: An event and formal launched is scheduled to take place next week in NYC. Details here. Background This digitized collection of 5,415 fashion drawings and sketches produced by André Fashion Studios between 1930 and 1941 is the result of a partnership between the Picture Collection of The New York Public Library […]
One Year Later, HarperCollins Sticking to 26-Loan Cap, and Some Librarians Rethink Opposition
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From an Article by Michael Kelley at Library Journal: Librarians’ passionate advocacy of our titles is vital to our efforts and we remain committed to keeping our ebooks available in the library channel,” said Josh Marwell, Harper’s president of sales. Marwell said that the 26-loan cap remains a work in progress, but no other business […]
Canadian Public Libraries Looking For Viable "Canadian Alternative" to OverDrive
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From Quill and Quire: In the past year, library groups such as CULC [Canadian Urban Libraries Council] have met several times with the Association of Canadian Publishers and the Canadian Publishers’ Council, expressing the urgency of finding “easier ways for our patrons to discover and borrow books, and [have] access to more content,” says de […]
From the LoHud.com: A former Yonkers library worker agreed Thursday to serve one to three years in state prison for stealing $163,582 out of the public library system over seven years. Margo Reed, 54, pleaded guilty in Westchester County court to second-degree grand larceny and filing a false tax return, both felonies. The plea satisfied […]
Some New Canadian Book, eBook, and Library Statistics Available in New National Book Count
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From the National Post: The results of the second annual National Book Count were released on Thursday. For the second year in a row, book sales and libraries loans were tracked by a partnership of booksellers and library systems and combined by the National Reading Campaign, a group of “readers, parents, writers, editors, librarians, bookstore […]
UPDATE: More on the Plan Including a Timeline, List of Planned Pilot Programs, FAQ, and More From The NY Times: The New York Public Library on Wednesday rekindled its ambitious $1 billion plan to overhaul its branches and renovate its Fifth Avenue flagship. The plan, which will now involve selling two of the system’s best-known […]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White Awards $11.9 Million to Public Libraries Statewide
Awards, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|Via Quad Cities Online: Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded grants totaling $11.9 million to 620 public libraries statewide. The awarded funds come from the Fiscal Year 2012 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants. “I am extremely proud of the outstanding service Illinois’ public libraries provide to our […]