(GOLDEN, Colo. – Oct. 16, 2011) Tom and Alice Atkins were presented with the Library Advocate of the Year Award at the Colorado Association of Libraries Annual Conference on Oct. 14, 2011. This prestigious award recognizes far-reaching, sustained contributions to the promotion and/or support of library and information services to the state of Colorado. The [...]
At their second “Citizen Input” meeting, the Jeffco Commissioners have gone from obfuscation of library issues to open hostility. Once again, patrons in attendance were wonderful. One patron called the Commissioners out: “You are being hostile to the library and it is making me hostile to you!” Another patron responded to one of the Commissioners’ [...]
The County Commissioners held the first of their three scheduled “Citizen Input” meetings last week in Golden. In it, they displayed a stunning show of obfuscation about library issues, a complete lack of concern for library funding, and a blatant disrespect for county voters. It is interesting, given that their stated purpose for these meetings [...]
