+ Survey: Boiseans split over branch libraries – (From the Idaho Statesman) – “Tracy Schultz and her four kids have become big fans of the Boise library, visiting the downtown site several times a week since moving here six months ago. But Schultz isn’t sure she’d vote to raise her taxes to build branch libraries in neighborhoods away from downtown. The city is considering holding a bond election, possibly next spring, to raise taxes to build satellite libraries in outlying areas.”
+ Friends moot trust to save city libraries – (from The Herald Online) – “The Eastern Cape’s political principals are failing to invest in the province’s future and are showing an “incomprehensible lack of common sense regarding the adequate funding of libraries”. This was said by former librarian Zola Yeye when he addressed a group of about 60 Friends of Libraries at the launch of a support initiative for libraries in the Nelson Mandela Metro. The event was held in the main library on Wednesday night.”
+ Library plan includes Rt. 9 branch – (from Pughkeepsie Journal) – “The Poughkeepsie Public Library District will present a $24.4 million plan to voters for construction of a new library along Route 9 next to Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery and extensive renovations at Adriance Memorial, its Market Street facility.”
+ All Access For Library? – (from Amesbry News) – “Public library officials need advice on how to make the 103-year-old building accessible to all. Amesbury Public Library Director Marc Lankin said library officials would like to commission a study to identify ways to bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.”
+ New Library Planned for Senoia – (from The Citizen) – “Book lovers in Senoia rejoiced Monday night after hearing of the city’s plans for a new library. Mayor Bob Hannah announced during Monday night’s council meeting that the county would spend $500,000 in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funds to build the library. The facility would be located next to City Hall in a vacant lot that is currently used for parking.”
+ Library is latest casualty of budget cuts – (from Florida Times-Union) – “Jacksonville’s library patrons may soon see shorter operating hours at their local branches, and they may no longer see the Bookmobile around town. Mayor John Peyton has asked departments to find ways to reduce their proposed budgets for next year. For the library system, this would mean about $2 million less than the $33.5 million the system is spending this year. For now, Peyton’s staff said the reductions are just an exercise.”
+ Lagging libraries need new ideas – (from Hampton Roads) – “When children arrive for story hour at the Churchland Library, they find that much of the space is already taken — by piles of copier paper, stacks of books and even an errant ladder. The branch is so small that the meeting room must double as a storage closet. At 5,500 square feet, the library is two-thirds smaller than the state’s minimum standard.”
+ South Carolina and Wisconsin Libraries Get Increased Funding – (from American Libraries Online) – “The South Carolina legislature has more than doubled the amount of aid it will provide to libraries, increasing the allocation from 82 cents to $2 per capita, or from $3.8 million to $8.1 million, in FY 2006. “This was an especially good year for libraries in South Carolina,” said State Library Director Jim Johnson. “The success can be attributed to the grassroots efforts we have used throughout this session and previous sessions to promote the importance of libraries in the state to our General Assembly.”
