Save Jeffco Libraries has received a letter of support from Eloise May, Executive Director of the Arapahoe Library District. The letter is posted on our home page and reprinted below. Eloise has received many honors, including the 2010 University of Denver Master Scholar Program in recognition for her distinguished professional service. May moved to Denver [...]
I’m sure you have read the story in Friday’s Denver Post about the Denver Public Library (DPL): Denver library system suggests own tax district as it faces cuts Earlier, I told you about the funding problems at the Los Angeles Public Library and how they solved the problem with a ballot initiative. One difference so [...]
Over the past month, I have noted the many stories from all over the Country about library boards, foundations, friends, and citizens groups who are standing up for their library’s funding. I was particularly struck by the Los Angeles Public Library, a city library system, where their funding crisis was precipitated by allocated direct and [...]
There’s a nice library story in Tuesday’s Denver Post: Startups, jobless find crucial help in libraries Douglas County Library Director James LaRue explains how library usage historically increases during recessions because of the demand to update resumes and to search and apply for jobs online. Larue says that librarians today are trained in writing business [...]
