Library Journal RSS Feed Library Jounral en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls MAPPING THE IMPACT The dynamic site maps the different types of cuts nationwide and brings together local responses as a resource Sometimes we have to know what is at risk before we can engage in saving it. This summer, as public libraries continued... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/886071-268/losing_libraries_saving_libraries.html.csp Rebecca Miller Funding 625580@elibraryjournal.com Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:27:41 Let’s not panic. We knew the news would be bad. Respondents to LJ’s annual book buying survey of public libraries nationwide reported that adult book budgets were down eight percent overall, the largest plunge recorded since the survey began in 1998. W... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/888879-268/ljs_book_buying_survey_2011.html.csp Funding 713428@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/888434-268/ljs_2010_budget_survey_bottoming.html.csp Funding 697984@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 FOUR BRANCHES MAY STAY OPEN IN BOSTON The Boston Public Library is still facing unprecedented challenges, as the country’s oldest municipally funded library struggles to avoid the closure of four branches. Amy Ryan, the library’s director, has been neg... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/887669-268/news_desk_december_2010.html.csp Funding 680061@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/891373-268/miami-dade_libraries_get_reprieve_on.html.csp Francine Fialkoff Funding 798254@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:18:13 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/891357-268/as_central_falls_ri_heads.html.csp David Rapp Funding 796962@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:18:10 Not many of us listened to our parents when we were growing up, but we always listened to the words we read in books. I remember my own childhood through the novels I read—Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case; The Secret of the Old Clock; Are You There God?... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/890924-268/save_the_libraries_thriller_writer.html.csp Wilda Williams Funding 784188@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:17:36 “Because of the deep cuts in funding and services, the award-winning Library of the past no longer exists.” Those few words, included in a citizen’s report on North Carolina’s Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (CML), sum up what is a painful ­reality for th... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/890256-268/has_charlotte_survived__lj.html.csp Funding 760289@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 18 May 2011 17:17:09 Amid a bitter political climate, punctuated by the rise of a virulent antitax group, voters overwhelmingly entrusted their libraries with their tax dollars in referenda held between December 1, 2009, and November 30, 2010. Operating revenue measures pa... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/889535-268/library_referenda_2010__vote.html.csp Beth Dempsey Funding 736704@elibraryjournal.com Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:16:22 At LJ , we may never have had so many budget-focused news stories as in this past year. We’ve chronicled cuts to individual libraries in funding, hours, services, staff, and buildings around the country. The cuts are now reaching new levels, however. ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/849599-268/the_new_cooperation__editorial.html.csp Funding 372873@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:15:50 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/888847-268/can_bankers_keep_our_books.html.csp Funding 712844@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:15:36 Despite a huge city deficit, the budget of the Chicago Public Library (CPL) was increased for FY11! Few libraries in other U.S. cities have been so fortunate. At CPL they give credit to Mayor Richard M. Daley, who, unlike many mayors of major cities, und... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/888247-268/blatant_berry_much_more_than.html.csp Funding 692058@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:14:55 In politics, there is a term known as the “big tent.” It is used to represent a diversity of groups that are united under one political party. Though these groups often differ in their stances on certain issues, they have enough in common to be drawn t... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/887733-268/backtalk_we_need_big_tent.html.csp Funding 681763@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:14:28 The San Diego Public Library's (SDPL) FY12 proposed budget isn't due until next spring, probably not earlier than April 15, 2011, but it's not too soon to start planning, especially since the city has asked the library, along with the Police, Fire, and Pa... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/887445-268/san_diego_pl_planning_for.html.csp Michael Kelley Funding 672296@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 THE ANTITAXERS ARE AT IT AGAIN. THEY THINK this country can survive without government institutions or with ones so pared back that they can only deliver minimal services. That's what right–minded Coloradans are fighting against now: not only libraries ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/886700-268/editorial_shame_on_the_antitaxers.html.csp Funding 646576@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 News highlights from LibraryJournal.com Anti-tax Ballot Measures Alarming Coloradans Public services in Colorado, including library services, could be devastated if three seemingly simple-and, to critics, complex and deceptive-tax rollback measures pass ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/886588-268/newsdesk_antitax_fever_e._cleveland.csp Funding 642697@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The perfect politician, the ideal political ally to a library, is often but not always an elected official. He or she is always an effective champion of "reasonable financial support," i.e., "the amount...which a thoroughly competent librarian can spend w... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/886466-268/the_perfect_politician.html.csp John N. Berry III Funding 637866@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Seattle PL Survey Shows Generational Change A new community survey conducted by the Seattle Public Library shows heavy use and satisfaction with services. It also provides evidence of significant generational change among patrons, as well as advice on ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/886113-268/newsdesk_budget_issues_ebooks_copyright.html.csp Kevin Henegan Funding 626994@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Citizens must come up with funds after six monthsTwo part-time branches will cost $164,000BranchLove formed to organize volunteers, fundraisingMarch 1 began a new fiscal year for Evanston Public Library (EPL), one that still includes two branch libraries,... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884578-268/evanston_pl_begins_new_fiscal.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 581215@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Visitors to the Los Angeles Public Library's (LAPL) web site are invited to take the Los Angeles Budget Challenge, a city-produced interactive survey that encourages visitors to rank potential changes in the budget of various agencies. The status quo is a... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884565-268/for_los_angeles_residents_an.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 581162@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 2% food tax passed3.2% employee concessionsBranches will close one day each weekA month after plans surfaced to close six of 15 Phoenix Public Library branches and cut 73.5 positions, a much less onerous solution has been found to the city'sbudget problem... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884561-268/phoenix_public_library_branches_wonapost.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 581156@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Service point staff cut in halfTwo new branches would still openBranch Friends groups uniting for actionDecision will be made in JuneSan Jose Public Library (SJPL), CA, the 2004 Gale/LJ Library of the Year,is the latest system facing drastic budget cuts. ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884554-268/san_jose_pl_could_lose.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 581076@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesProposed budget cut nine percentThree out of12 regional offices closed; staff maintained for one yearFederal funds provide one-year opportunity for retoolingThe Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) ha... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884550-268/tn_state_library_cuts_ameliorated.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 581064@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Despite the grim economic circumstances in 2009, voters delivered an overwhelming vote of confidence to their local libraries. In fact, 84 percent of all operating referenda passed nationwide.Just a few of the successes: in Michigan, where the unemploymen... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884462-268/voters_step_up_library_referenda.html.csp Beth Dempsey Funding 580635@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884428-268/charlotte_mecklenburg_library_to_close.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 580454@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Database initiative would be axedCuts hit libraries disproportionatelyBroadband funds jeopardized For FY 2011, the state of New Jerseyhas proposed a drastic cut of74% in library program funding from the FY 2010 appropriation, which State Librarian Norma B... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884423-268/nj_proposes_74_cuts_in.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 580437@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Major planned cuts in state funding for libraries in New Jersey and Florida, and a closure of half the branches in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, NC, are being met with spirited resistance. After the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County a... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884416-268/pushbackagainst_proposed_cuts_in_nj.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 580401@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 State funding cut by one-third since 2001Branches would closePossibility for funding to be restored in committeeIn big red letters on its web site, the Florida Library Association (FLA) warns, "We Have Another State Aid to Public Libraries Legislative Cri... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884415-268/a_year_later_florida_legislators.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 580400@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Brooklyn asking for $10 via textUses mGive, which raised $40M for HaitiMosio aims to link libraries and firms that can helpThe recent earthquake in Haiti proved that the time had come for donations via text message, and libraries now are embracing that ne... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884399-268/brooklyn_surfs_giving-by-sms_trend_mosio.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 580309@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 All branches open eight hours a day for five daysFewer job lossesRemaining staffers face 5-20% pay cutA week after announcing that they had no choice but close branches in the wake of a $2 million budget cut for the last three months of the fiscal year, t... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884395-268/charlotte_mecklenburg_library_will_keep.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 580304@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Programs on reading and classicsLincoln at the librariesDigitization and preservationLibraries are getting a small slice of the recently announced $16 million in grant awardsfrom the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which is funding 286 humani... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884306-268/neh_grants_funds_for_library.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579854@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The municipal budget proposed for the fiscal year starting July 1 recommends the closure of three branches among six locations (five branches plus main library) of the Portland Public Library, ME, according to the Portland Press-Herald. And the Indianapol... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884280-268/more_branch_closures_possible_in.html.csp LJ Staff Funding 579704@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Audit requested by funding agencyWill be considered by task forceStill, major funding needs for capital projects remainThe Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) may be in better shape than it professes, according to an audit report conducted on behalf of A... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884274-268/carnegie_library_of_pittsburgh_has.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579684@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Save Ohio Libraries acts as levy clearinghouseSophisticated advocacy effortsMore first-time levies emergeSince state support for Ohio's public libraries was cut 30 percent this last summer, many library systems have launched local levy efforts for operati... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884273-268/ohio_pls_place_operating_levies.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 579681@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Scenarios summarizedBump of one percent in city fundingDecision now goes to MayorUpdated April 9: The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees hasendorsed the plan to close four branches. Updated April 12: Sam Allis, columnist for the Boston Globe, thinks ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884268-268/updated_boston_public_library_board.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579668@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 What a split personality of a PLA! Those of us from LJ who attended the Public Library Association conference in late March in Portland, OR, ricocheted from news about budget cuts, layoffs, and shortened hours (while libraries remain busier than ever) to ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884245-268/from_pole_to_pole_at.html.csp Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Ch Funding 579549@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Materials cut six percent42 positions to remain unfilledWeekend hours especially affectedNext year could be much worseHouston Public Library (HPL) will implement substantial service cuts beginning April 17, as it must reduce its current Fiscal Year (FY) b... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884238-268/houston_pl_cuts_service_hours.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 579523@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Part of $193 million via USDA$2.6 million for library in North Carolina$1.5 million for library in TennesseeLibrary services in rural communities will receive more than $7.2 million in loans and grants, thanks to stimulus funding from the United States De... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884220-268/rural_library_services_get_7.2.csp Norman Oder Funding 579403@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library recently absorbed mid-year cutThree scenarios for FY11Budget will be decided in JuneNext year may be much, much tougher for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, NC, which could see its budget cut by more than half, losing $17 million of $31 million ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884213-268/charlotte_mecklenburg_library_prepares_for.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579371@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $82 million over two yearsHours could be cut nearly in halfPotential closingsHundreds of layoffsBudget endgame hasn't yet arrivedFor libraries in New York City, it's waiting time, as potentially devastating cuts in Mayor Mike Bloomberg's proposed FY2011 b... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884203-268/libraries_in_nyc_protest_proposed.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579325@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 No silver bulletGive elected officials opportunities to shineFoundations may helpWhat's the best way to ensure public support for a library? Consistent advocacy, in good times and bad, according to Tom Galante, CEO of the Queens Library, the 2009 Gale/LJ ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884185-268/pla_2010_conference_tough_decisions.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 579232@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The board of the Boston Public Library, as LJ reported earlier this month, has decided to close four branches to cope with budget deficits largely caused by a decline in state aid. Now, however, some state legislators want to withhold all state aid if any... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884157-268/if_state_legislators_have_their.html.csp LJ Staff Funding 579092@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library aid almost axed last year60,000 messages in six weeksAlliance with counties also helped Riding a legislative roller-coaster similar to that in 2009, Florida library advocates have successfully staved off proposals to eliminate Florida's State Aid ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884125-268/after_months_of_lobbying_florida.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578947@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Seven-day servicealready reduced in AprilUnion, advocates, library leaders argue against cutsCap on retirements would mean young librarians get laid offLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed what seems to be a stable budget for the Los Angele... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884109-268/los_angeles_public_library_faces.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578878@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 State aid was cut last yearMost first-time levies succeedLosers must reduce servicesOhio citizens demonstrated their support of libraries yesterday, as 86 percent of library levies passed. Out of the 29 initiatives, 25 were successful; 18 out of 21 new le... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884101-268/86_of_ohio_levies_pass.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 578854@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $3 million loss must be made upBacklash against spending on arenaCommenters support library,butshow ignorance about operationsIn April, the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (IMCPL) Board of Trustees said it was considering closing four to six bra... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/884098-268/indianapolis_library_branches_unlikely_to.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578831@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Five years of raises mandated in contractUnion did not set up meeting on concessions42 employees laid offThe Las Vegas/Clark County Library District (LVCCLD), NV, faced with a $5.5 million shortfall over the next fiscal year, is cutting hours, materials, ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/883988-268/las_vegasclark_county_library_district.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578240@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Six locations too many for 63,000 people compared to peer librariesFlat budget for three yearsBeyond the bookmobile to mobile services andnew spacesFaced with three years of flat funding and the closure of two of five branches, the Portland Public Library... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/883970-268/portland_public_library_me_to.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578138@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Salary freeze; part-timers lose hoursOverdue fines go up30 positions lost over two yearsFacing flat revenue and $838,000 in increasing costs, the Lexington Public Library, KY, Board of Trustees has passed a $13.9 million budget for FY 11 that includes the... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/883961-268/lexington_public_library_ky_cuts.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578118@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Now 24 locations, it could be 20, or eightTermination costs could hit $4 millionWaiting to see if county, municipalities respondThe Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, faced with a recommended $17.7 million county contribution for FY 011-a nearly 50% drop- has... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/883946-268/charlotte_mecklenburg_library_closes_three.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 578019@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Severe cutbacks for upcoming fiscal yearAward-winning library in relatively affluent cityFriends to plan for another millage in NovemberThe Troy Public Library, MI, which serves a city of 80,000, will close its doors on June 30, 2011, unless a last-gasp m... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/883945-268/troy_public_library_mi_scheduled.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 578017@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 ALA joined by ARL, community collegesMoney could be reallocated from mapping projectIncrease would serve public access, broader economic goalsGiven the huge demand for the Public Computer Centers (PCC) program in thebroadband segment of the federal stimul... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856388-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 414102@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 OR public library gets $300K for humanitiesportion of new libraryLincon traveling exhibit will go to more librariesDigging into Data Challenge boosts digital libraryPublic and academic libraries willreceive a slice of the $20 million in grants that the Na... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856386-268/neh_grants_support_library_construction.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 414093@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 More grants announced over 75 daysBoston Public Library, state libraries in AZ, NM get grantsBig focus on extending connections; one "Middle Mile" award includes librariesThe first of many broadband stimulus funds awards have been announced, and libraries... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856383-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 414078@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 City funding, plus new state legislation on casino revenueNew fines and feesConcern over closed board meetingsAs washinted last month, the board of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) yesterday postponed for a year a plan to closefivebranch libraries... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856356-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 413943@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For new staffers, "Library 101"Loss of development feesNew virtual interactive roomThe new Prescott Valley Public Library, AZ, which opened in October, is such a stunner that it won an 'On the Boards'; award for design in 2008 by the Library Administratio... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856218-268/in_arizona_a_stunning_new.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 413253@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856189-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 413108@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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 ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856177-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 413047@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Seattle city council restores library hoursDenver branch safe for another yearDwindling sales tax revenue affects SalinasSeveral public libraries are receiving budget adjustments that help or hurt. Below are updates on several library systems facing diffi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856176-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 413042@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Similar closure in 1992Union agreed to furlough, cuts$500,000 left to cutRepeating a ten-day closure that occurred in 1992, the 13 libraries in the Sonoma County Library, CA, system will close from 2 pm on Christmas Eve through Sunday, January 3, 2010, wi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856167-268/in_sonoma_county_ca_a.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 412998@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library has relied on RAD, not cityBranches targeted had fewer visitsFinal budget vote December 14Perhapsfive branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) won't be closing, as previously announced. Yesterday, as CLP submitted an updated 2010 budge... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856145-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 412888@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856097-268/most_libraries_in_ohio_win.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 412647@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 City may now charge for in-kind servicesLibrary can now keep up with inflationAdvocates achieved referendum via obscure lawIn a major boost for the long-suffering Bridgeport Public Library, CT, voters yesterday approved a novel referendum that boosts city... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856077-268/bridgeport_ct_voters_support_library.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 412548@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 11 of 41 Cincinnati branches circulate more AVCould fee raise $6.9 million?Other libraries face leviesA Cincinnati Enquirer report that 11 of 41 branches of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCHC) circulate more videos than books has ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856062-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 412474@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Lower, delayed taxes a problemTown native Dwyane Wade gave $25,000New computers neededThe William Leonard Public Library District (WLPLD) in the impoverished south of Chicago suburb Robbins, IL, remains open, and should do so through November, but 'every ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856059-268/for_library_in_robbins_il.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 412458@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library system could lose 13.5 % of already lean staffTech budget could be down more than 76%Support from local newspaperAnchorage Public Library(APL), AK, like many others, faces budget cuts in the next fiscal year. Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposed budget f... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856050-268/proposed_budget_for_anchorage_library.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 412412@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Three branches, bookmobile to closeMayor meets with schoolchildrenSteady decline in funding, jobs, materialsWhile libraries around the state of Pennsylvania have been hampered by a 20% cut in state support, the Reading Public Library (RPL) has been hit es... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/856003-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 412177@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 22-year effortLibrary will add auditorium, many more featuresIn contrast to U.S., Canada emphasizes libraries as infrastructure investmentsProject seen as "easy to support"A 22-year effort toward a new central library in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has bounded ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855985-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 412088@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Federal government sees library construction as stimulusFoundation aims to raise $10 million CADLead gift in May went to just-opened event spaceIn the United States, federal stimulus funds for libraries will focus especially on the expansion of broadband ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855976-268/toronto_reference_library_gets_3m.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 412042@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 At one point, 55% overall cut considered20% cut in public library subsidiesBig hits to stateside card, databasesAfter nearly 100 days of deadlockon the Pennsylvaniastate budget, legislators last week agreedto a compromise, including a 26.7%slash in state ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855948-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 411902@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library staff resistant to consultant's reportRelatively high salariesExpert questions consultant's conclusionsDispute over library role[Update October 26: This article was originally written under the assumption that the head of technical services had be... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855914-268/facing_budget_pressure_oak_brook.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 411737@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Would allocate 1 mill for the libraryResistance from city officialsNeed to identify likely voters for low-turnout electionIn a pathbreaking effort for urban libraries in Connecticut, supporters of the beleaguered Bridgeport Public Library (BPL) have drawn... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855847-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 411412@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Proposal to close branch generated protestNew plandesignates three regional librariesSystemwide reduced hours rejectedDacula residents still angryThe board of the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), Lawrenceville, GA, won't close the three-year-old Dac... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855837-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 411363@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Central library open all year on SundaysLibrarians, not bookmobile, to visit schoolsDirector urges use of volunteersThe District of Columbia Public Library's (DCPL) FY10 budget cut of nearly 11 percent involves inevitable service cuts. With some $4.8 mill... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855789-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 411124@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesWU closes locations more reliant on digital resourcesUNC to rely on ILL, paid articlesToronto charges scholars for accessAcademic libraries are feeling the pinch of budget cuts and adjusting services in a va... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855778-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 411069@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The city of Philadelphia has prepared a "doomsday budget" in case the state legislature doesn't approve a new sales tax, as LJ reported last month, andthe Free Library of Philadelphia is now warning starkly of the consequences. All libraries and library s... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855730-268/story.csp Funding 410827@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Public, staff preferred no closuresBig materials budget cutNo staff layoffsDenver Public Library (DPL), which primarily is funded by the city's general fund, must reduce its 2010 budget by ten percent, or approximately $3 million, given a $120 million sho... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855729-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 410821@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Some 500 Michigan librarians and library supporters, many of them wearing red t-shirts that said Protect Michigan Libraries, rallied yesterday at the capitol in Lansing against proposed state Senate cuts in statewide support for libraries. 'We came to the... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855724-268/michigan_library_supporters_rally_at.html.csp Funding 410797@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855689-268/political_quotwinnersquot.html.csp Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Ch Funding 410621@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $5.4 million sought in savingsAll direct library aid would have been cutStatewide programs would have been axedThanks to strong lobbying, rallies, and positive press coverage, Connecticut legislators have passed a budget that maintains crucial state libra... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855658-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410467@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $21,584 raised will pay for a monthCongressman, state Senator pledge fundingTax revenues not expected until November Thanks to donations from the public, the William Leonard Public Library District (WLPLD) in impoverished Robbins, IL, has received a repri... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855657-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410462@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Programs governor now supports targeted by SenateRally September 10State librarian will be designated within the Department of EducationVigorous advocacy by library supporters in Michigan has pushed Gov. Jennifer Granholm to modify her July 13 Executive O... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855654-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410446@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Fairfax County tweaks established Amazon programSanta Cruz establishes "win-win" with local booksellersLSSI's 1stReads made more customer friendlyFacing budget challenges, public librariesare revisiting ways to enhance their collections through donation p... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855652-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 410440@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Board previously rejected plan to close five of 51 libraries20 percent budget cutMaterials budget eliminatedRather than close five libraries to respond to a 20 percent budget cut, a plan rejected last month by the Hawaii Board of Education, the Hawaii Sta... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855642-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410402@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Weeks of worry that all funding would be cutHope that improved economy will restore serviceProvincial funding supports databases, reference, literacy BC OneCardAfter weeks in which library advocates feared a complete loss of provincial funds-which histori... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855623-268/in_british_columbia_provincial_support.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 410307@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Budget is two months lateBig differences between House and SenateState cuts lead to loss of federal aidPhiladelphia needs approval of sales tax increaseA state budget impasse lasting nearly two months has put Pennsylvania libraries in turmoil, leading to ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855622-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410302@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Appeal to ObamaVideo reportsHow to helpWhen, in 2005, LJ visited the William Leonard Public Library District (WLPLD) in Robbins, IL, the library was struggling. Now things are so bad for this impoverished suburb of Chicago, library supporters held a rally... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855607-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 410227@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Decision made without advance noticeLibrary faces nearly 10% cut in local supportBoard will consider sharing the burdenMajor protests are causing the board of the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), Lawrenceville, GA, to reconsider its surprise decisio... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855539-268/story.csp Norman Oder Funding 409883@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Sales tax revenues plummetAnticipated cut in state aidLibrary supporters oppose closing branchesFacing a decrease in Regional Asset District (RAD) sales tax collections, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburghmay see a loss or consolidation of branch locations... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855529-268/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 409832@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Creativity in a place where consultants are costlyLearning experience for students, staffCan there be a new measure of ROI?Prince George, the largest city in northern British Columbia, is isolated, a nine-hour drive from Vancouver and an eight-hour drive ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855528-268/in_northern_british_columbia_a.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 409826@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Sales taxes from mall are downLAC hired to recommend $300K in cutsFriends urge temporary cuts, not permanent onesThe affluent Chicago suburb of Oak Brook has long relied on significant tax revenues from its large mall in lieu of property taxes, and those ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855444-268/wealthy_chicago_suburb_prepares_to.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 409407@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library hit disproportionatelyProposed cuts would take effect October 1Materials budget would plummetDallas Public Library (DPL) could lose one-third of its funding, a disproportionate cut,if a proposal before city council is approved. The City of Dallas ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855409-268/dallas_public_library_budget_could.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 409232@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 State budget cuts hit homeMost libraries would not have budget to send peopleAlternative methods of education programs exploredIn the wake of budget cuts that have devastated local library budgets, with a loss of up to 30% of state support,the Ohio Librar... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855406-268/the_fallout_from_budget_cuts.html.csp Funding 409217@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855404-268/in_final_round_of_grants.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 409207@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/855383-268/in_final_ohio_budget_libraries.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Funding 409102@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Time to apply is nowWisconsin award even helps libraries already with broadbandLessons include collaboration, budgetingAs the application window opened for the second and final round of federal broadband stimulus funds, the American Library Association ha... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853755-268/ala_broadband_funds_awarded_lessons.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 400928@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 State aid once was 18.3% of budgetBoard seems to prefer closing buildings to decimating hoursNewspaper criticizes board for lack of cloutAfter absorbing a major decline in state aid this year and expecting further cuts next year, the Boston Public Library... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853744-268/boston_pl_may_close_ten.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 400873@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Materials in English and MandarinBooks and DVDsLIS graduate student also will be part of collaborationIn an unusual example of collaboration between a local university and a public library, the Cranston Public Library, RI, will be given a Chinese collecti... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853616-268/cranston_ri_library_gets_chinese.html.csp Funding 400234@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Mid-year cut and proposed cut next yearNYPL branches to average 45 hours open, down from 51Queens Library cut hours in JanuaryNew York City Major Mike Bloomberg's announced library budget cut-a "gap closing" for the current fiscal year and proposed reduct... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853609-268/cuts_in_hours_announced_at.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 400198@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 73.5 positions would be lostPublic safety departments cut 11% to 14.1%Closing libraries has public safety impact, some saySix of 15 Phoenix Public Library branches would be closedand 73.5 positions cut under what city officials call 'extremely difficult';... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853599-268/phoenix_public_library_faces_21.4.csp Norman Oder Funding 400148@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Layoffs disproportionateToo soon to estimate impactCity Council often restores budget cutsNew York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has proposed sweeping budget cuts to close a $4.9 billion deficit for FY 2011 with no tax increases. Libraries and library jobs wo... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/853589-268/nyc_mayor_orders_budget_cuts.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 400098@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 With the recession, library budgets have been hit hard just as demand keeps climbing, a paradox that creates a resource gap for even the best-off libraries. In their stories, Norman Oder crunches the numbers from LJ's annual budget survey and reveals copi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/849935-268/story.csp Rebecca Miller Funding 378496@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 It's no surprise that libraries in LJ's annual budget survey reported an overall downward trend, with the expected decline in total budgets some 2.6% and the change in materials budgets 3.5% (see Table 1, below). Per capita funding is nudging down after y... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/849932-268/permanent_shift_library_budgets_2010.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 378481@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Most mornings, Terry Ann Lawler arrives at the Palo Verde Library, a branch of Phoenix Public Library, to find a line of over 50 adults waiting for the building to open. She and her staff want to help them all search for benefits or employment or just fig... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/849929-268/when_service_matters_library_budgets.html.csp Charles London Funding 378466@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $1.5 million must be cutNo raises for staffers earning over $30,00014% materials cutHiring freezeWhile a lot of libraries have faced budget pressures, the Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock, which faces a 10% budget cut this year, has experience... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/funding/849907-268/after_state_supreme_court_rejects.html.csp Norman Oder Funding 378308@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45