Reprieve for Some Denver Libraries
Oct 12th
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced Monday that he has agreed to amend his proposed budget to restore some library and recreation center hours originally targeted for cuts.
His decision follows a request that he restore those hours and look for budget cuts elsewhere.
To come up with the money, the mayor will have Denver Public Schools put up $600,000 to help shoulder the burden of putting police officers in city schools.
In his original budget proposal, the city was going to pay the entire $1.5 million cost of putting the officers in city schools.
Eric Brown, the mayor’s spokesman, said the school district has agreed to accept the $600,000 cost.
The additional money will allow the city to:
• Restore 16 hours at the library branches of Woodbury, Montbello, Bear Valley and University Hills.
• Cancel proposed staggered closures at recreation centers throughout the city.
• Restore 20.5 hours at nine recreation centers to current levels.
Read more: Hickenlooper restores library, rec-center hours in proposed budget – The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16314520#ixzz129fzpZCy
Oprah Libraries Need You!
Oct 11th
Library lovers…there’s a campaign going on over at Facebook to get Oprah Winfrey to acknowledge the current plight of libraries sometime during the last season of The Oprah Show. If you’re a facebook member, please sign up and tell your friends too…in less than two weeks, the group has grown to over 1200 members. Wouldn’t it be great to have Oprah do a series of shows at a variety of libraries and demonstrate how valuable our libraries are to our communities?
Please sign up at Oprah, Libraries Need You, ask your blog readers to do so and your library patrons too…we need to make an impact in numbers.
Online library advocacy
Oct 2nd
More wise words from Andy @ Agnostic, Maybe.
My advice is a reiteration: frequent reminders are at the heart of organizing. Use all your tools to connect with supporters and possible supporters (don’t get swept up by the naysayers, they only drag you down & waste your time). Social media is one tool, but it shouldn’t be the only implement of persuasion in your organizational arsenal.
Advocacy Gets a Payday
Sep 30th
Caught on Tape: Public Library Director Super Summit
Sep 25th
http://vimeo.com/15269616
Yesterday, six public library directors answered surprise questions about the future of libraries on-the-fly and off-the-cuff in Castle Rock, CO.
Featuring: Shirley Amore (Denver Public Library), Kari Baumann (Elbert County Library District), Jamie LaRue (Douglas County Libraries), Eloise May (Arapahoe Library District), Bob Pasicznyuk (Cedar Rapids Public Library, IA), and Marcellus Turner (Jefferson County Public Library).
Presented by the Douglas County Libraries New Professionals Committee.
& Speaking of the Future…
Sep 23rd
Check out Nancy Dowd’s post about the future of the book (Ideo’s Vimeo video) & libraries here.
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