May 14, 2012 by Gary Price
From The Wichita Eagle: Wichita’s library board has a new, leaner plan for the proposed central library on the southwest corner of Second and McLean: Start smaller, serve targeted needs and grow the facility as needed. Today, that board will ask the Wichita City Council to pursue a scaled-down new library building to replace the […]
February 15, 2012 by Gary Price
From The Wichita Eagle: The city of Wichita went looking for a new library site and may have struck oil. City officials confirmed Monday that they’re weighing the possibility of drilling on the proposed new library site at Second and McLean, after some of the city’s oil industry experts have indicated there may be “significant” […]
February 7, 2012 by Gary Price
Johnson County, KS borders Kansas City, MO and includes Overland Park, Leawood, Mission Hills, and others suburbs. From KansasCity.com: Johnson County Library officials are considering reducing hours at three branch libraries and possibly closing them altogether because of budget cuts, they announced Tuesday. The Johnson County Library Board on Thursday will discuss the library staff’s […]
November 2, 2011 by Gary Price
The article includes several quotes from Jo Budler, Kansas State Librarian on the current state of eBooks in KS. It also includes comments from: Lea Currie, head of collection development at KU Libraries Sherri Turner, assistant director of the Lawrence Public Library From the University Daily Kansan: “We’ve had a contract with OverDrive since 2005, […]