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Direct linkDempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2010
For libraries, the impact of the derailed economy was felt more fully in 2009 than in 2008, as tax revenues decreased and public funds dwindled. By February 2009, the American Library Association (ALA) reported from a survey of its Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) that 41 percent of states expected declining state funding for…
Descriptors: Taxes, Educational Finance, Government Libraries, Public Libraries
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2010
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 wisely." That is what J.T. Wyer, director of the New York State Library, said in his "What the…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Political Influences
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
This article features Mitch Landrieu and his contributions to the upliftment of Louisiana through libraries. After the onslaught of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Landrieu said they realized how important libraries are. Now in his second term as lieutenant governor of Louisiana, Landrieu oversees the Office of the State Library along with the…
Descriptors: State Programs, Government Libraries, Libraries, Natural Disasters
Steere, Paul J. – Library Journal, 2010
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the controversial Federal Library Agency Act (FLAA) on a nearly unanimous voice vote, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature. The House had passed it in February with a two-thirds majority. The FLAA creates a new mandate by combining federal library functions scattered…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Materials
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
This article profiles "Library Journal's" (LJ) chosen 2008 Librarian of the Year. Librarians and officials in education and government all recount the leadership and creativity brought to library service in New Jersey by State Librarian Norma Blake. She has sparked proactive, collaborative initiatives that have taken libraries of all…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Business, State Government, Government Libraries
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 2006
In this article, the author describes how the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) struggled with a fraction of its former staff, limited hours, and a massive fundraising challenge after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. While previously 171 people staffed locations, only 40 employees plus a smaller--and shifting--cadre of…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Government Libraries, Natural Disasters, Weather
