LJ’s 2010 Budget Survey: Bottoming Out?
Examining Library Journal ’s annual budget survey is like scanning a battlefield: there are bodies everywhere, the smoke and dust are blinding, and from over the horizon comes the unnerving sound of machines that promise either bitter havoc or sweet...
NewsDesk, January 2011
Remembering Ron Shank It is with great sadness that we announce that Ron Shank, former group publisher of Library Journal, School Library Journal, Library Hotline, Críticas, and The Horn Book, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010.
Ron had an illust...
Miami-Dade Libraries Get Reprieve on 13 Branch Closures
Thirteen libraries in the Greater Miami county area—more than one quarter of the entire Miami-Dade Public Library System—were rescued from closure this week under a revised budget that received an important approval Tuesday night.
The original $6.1 billio...
As Central Falls, RI, Heads Toward Bankruptcy, Library Closes
The Central Falls Free Public Library (CFFPL), RI, closed its doors July 1, a victim of the city's large debt burdens. The city of 18,716 people has been in receivership since May 2010 in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. While CFFPL's last annual budget was...
Can Bankers Keep Our Books? | Editorial
Last month brought news that Charles Brown was leaving his job as director of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (CML), NC, effective June 30. The announcement took library directors around the country by surprise, especially since it was accompanied by the...
Most Libraries in Ohio Win Their Levy Elections
30 out of 37 ballots successful for PLs"Unbelievable success rate," says OLCCincinnati last major OH city to institute local levySince state support for Ohio's public libraries was cut 30 percent this past summer, library systems turned to short-term reme...
California City of Colton Closes Library Indefinitely (Updated)
Newspaper report: libraries closed for rest of fiscal yearLibrary message: libraries closed "until further notice"ALA president criticizes decisionUpdated November 18: American Library Association (ALA) President Camila Alire issued a statement: "How can ...
Cuts in MA Library Aid, Possible Closing of State Library Generate Protests
Petition protests State Library closureCuts in state aid around 30%More cuts comingLibrary use is upNearly 3500 people have signed a petition protesting the possible closure of the Massachusetts State Library, part of Governor Deval Patrick's plan to save...
Michigan Governor Proposes Killing Department of History, Arts, & Libraries, Dropping State Librarian
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesWould save $2 million in first yearMichigan Library Association warns of shortsightednessLegislature has 60 days to divideAiming to consolidate government during lean times, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granho...
In Final Ohio Budget, Libraries Will Lose Up to 30% of State Support
Expected PL cuts to total 30 percentTax revenues already down 20 percentPublic Library Fund reduced to 1.97 percentTwo weeks into the new fiscal year, Ohio lawmakers have finalized the state's two-year budget and, while libraries won't suffer as huge a hi...