Thirty years after it was built in St. Peters, the Spencer Road Library Branch has run out of space.
Archive for January, 2010
Plans taking shape for new Spencer Road Library (Suburban Journals)
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Holyoke library plan seeks support (The Republican)
Sunday, January 31st, 2010HOLYOKE – The “Next 100 Years Campaign for the Holyoke Public Library” will seek City Council approval on Tuesday to borrow $7 million toward renovation of the library on Maple Street.
IMLS Calls for 2010 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant Applications (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
Saturday, January 30th, 2010The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for the 2010 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program. Federally-recognized tribes and Alaska Native villages and corporations may apply for these grants to improve existing library services or implement new services, particularly as they relate to the goals of the Library Services and Technology Act …
Fundraiser to aid Greenbrier school library (The Brantford Expositor)
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Greenbrier School students will be studying their dictionaries as they prepare to raise money to update their library resource centre. Students are seeking pledges for the Greenbrier Olympic Spell-a-Thon on Feb.[...]
Community Foundation gives $98,000 to library (The Daily World)
Friday, January 29th, 2010OCEAN SHORES — The Grays Harbor Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization that works with various donors to distribute funds for community betterment projects, has awarded $98,000 in grants to the Ocean Shores Library to help keep it open, said the foundation’s executive director, Jim Daly.
City seeks funding for lead removal at Emma Andrews Branch Library (The Daily News of Newburyport)
Friday, January 29th, 2010NEWBURYPORT and mdash; The Emma Andrews Branch Library will remain closed until funding can be secured to pay for de-leading the structure, city officials said this week. The city shut down the small, neighborhood library in November after an inspection found high levels of lead paint.
State funding cuts mean more inconvenient book returns for Lakeland Library patrons (The Grand Rapids Press)
Friday, January 29th, 2010Local library officials say they hope patrons cooperate with a new ban on dropping off items at libraries other than the one where they were checked out.
Community Foundation gives $98,000 to library (The Daily World)
Thursday, January 28th, 2010OCEAN SHORES — The Grays Harbor Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization that works with various donors to distribute funds for community betterment projects, has awarded $98,000 in grants to the Ocean Shores Library to help keep it open, said the foundation’s executive director, Jim Daly.
Shoah Education Grants (Totally Jewish)
Thursday, January 28th, 2010The government has awarded £100,000 each to the Jewish Museum and the Wiener Library on Holocaust Memorial Day. The grants from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, will go towards relocation costs for the institutions.
New Panama City Beach library almost ready for furniture (The News Herald)
Thursday, January 28th, 2010PANAMA CITY BEACH — The new $1.8 million Panama City Beach library is nearing completion and getting ready for new furniture. Doug Gilmore, the chairman of the library’s fundraising committee, met recently with head librarian Frank Walker to plan…
