The Georgetown News Democrat reports that library trustees voted to adopt a new meeting room policy that will only allow rooms to be used by the library or for library sponsored events, immediately eliminating all public organization use of the rooms.
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Andrew Venable, formerly of Cleveland Public Library, discusses his time as director on NPR.
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The new East Side branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County finally has a name. The president of the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society was disappointed in the choice.
A current exhibit in the literature department at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library celebrates constructed languages such as Klingon, Elvish and Esperanto. The show was built by Don Boozer, whose love of invented tongues has led him to create a few of his own.
The complete story can be found at Cleveland Live.
If you have some extra time before your next flight out of Akron-Canton Airport, be sure to try out CAK Free Web Access through a new service made possible by a partnership with the Stark County District Library.
See the full story at AkronNewsNow.
Springfield News Sun Staff Writer, Emanuel Cavallaro
Saturday, June 21, 2008
John McConagha is resigning after five years as director of the Clark County Public Library System, according to a library statement released Friday, June 20.
McConagha said he was leaving because of an illness in his family. His last day at the post is June 30.
“I feel bad,” McConagha said. “I’m really going to miss the board and staff. I really enjoyed working with them.”
McConagha said he had no definite plans for the future except to spend more time with his wife.
During McConagha’s tenure, he oversaw the implementation of a successful plan to update, refurbish and enlarge the library’s five locations in order to draw more patrons, said Allison Peck, a library representative.
“I believe we were up 12 percent this year than we were last year, and last year we were up 7 percent,” Peck said. “So we’ve seen a steady increase in usage.”
The library’s board of trustees has appointed Sally Rizer, the library’s Children’s Services Coordinator, to take over duties as interim director, while they search for a new director.
The library plans to give McConagha a formal send-off in August at a public reception. “We’re certainly going to miss him,” Peck said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0367 or ecavallaro@coxohio.com.
Parma, OH – June 18, 2008 – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Office of Adult and Continuing Education has awarded Cuyahoga County Public Library with the 2008 Community Award. The Office of Adult and Continuing Education reserves this award for community partners who provide area adults with educational opportunities and support services that enable them to establish a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
Cuyahoga County Public Library received 2008 Community Award for its series of free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses which were hosted at its Solon and South Euclid-Lyndhurst branches. The Library offers ESOL courses as part of its initiative to connect with Cuyahoga County’s new Americans and help ease their transition to life in the United States.
The 2008 Community Award was given the evening of Thursday, June 12 at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen Auditorium as part of the Office of Adult and Continuing Education’s Recognition Ceremony for GED, Career and Technical program graduates.
Cuyahoga County Public Library ranks as one of the nation’s ten busiest and best library systems. Its 28 branches serve 47 communities. The Library’s mission is to provide our community open access to resources that inform, entertain, and enrich. For more information, visit www.cuyahogalibrary.org.
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From the Athens Messenger
Four juveniles have been charged with vandalism in the fire Saturday night that caused extensive damage to the Wells Public Library in Albany.
The charges would be felonies if committed by an adult, and the four juveniles, all Athens County residents, will appear today in Athens County Juvenile Court. The juveniles could be committed to the state Department of Youth Services if they are found guilty. (The Messenger does not identify juveniles who commit non-violent offenses.)
A State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesman said the fire was caused by an “intentional human act” but would not elaborate.
“I don’t believe they started the fire intentionally,” said Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren. “I believe they did the vandalism intentionally and it got out of hand.”
Warren also would not say exactly what the juveniles allegedly did, but said it did not fit the bill for an arson charge, which would actually be a less serious felony than vandalism.
The damage was estimated at well more than $200,000, said the fire marshal’s office spokesman, Matt Mullins. Warren said restoring the books alone would cost roughly $80,000 and the whole thing could approach $500,000. The building will need extensive restoration, and all of the books and materials in the library sustained smoke damage.
Firefighters were called to the fire at 11:07 p.m. Saturday and were at the scene until 2 a.m. Sunday.
It was reported by Albany Fire Chief Warren Keirns that the fire started in the library’s staff room - which is stocked with a refrigerator, microwave, fax machine, computer and two printers. It had started to spread into the attic by the time firefighters had it extinguished. A total of 21 firefighters were at the scene, as well as volunteers from the Red Cross.
Cleveland Plain Dealer says, “Cleveland Public Library to say goodbye to its VHS tapes forever.”
Dear Fellow MORE Librarians, I bring the sad news that the Albany (Wells) Branch of the Athens County Library System has been gutted by an unexpected fire. Please place no more requests from, nor return items to US Cargo Router #15609. For items that belonged to our Albany (Wells) Branch, please send them to our Chauncey Branch, which is US Cargo Router #15604 with the postal address of: 29 Converse Street, Chauncey, OH 45719. Some of the items that were lent to the Albany (Wells) Branch were on the holds shelf the library caught fire, and these were destroyed. So, some items which you have so kindly lent to that library branch will not be returning to their home libraries. Please send any questions to me, Todd Bastin, at this email: tbastin@myacpl.org. Thank you for your assistance and understanding. Sincerely. Todd Bastin Interlibrary Loans Athens County Libraries Athens Branch 30 Home Street Athens, OH 45701 Tel. (740) 592-4272 Email: tbastin@myacpl.org