Sentences with phrase «public library districts»

For School Libraries Public library districts come to mind first when considering ballot initiatives, but they are by no means the only types of libraries where voter education and campaign support matters.

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A total of 138 public libraries and other locations in seven states — Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wyoming — and the District of Columbia took part in the 2017 DASH for the STASH investor education and protection program and contest conducted by the Investor Protection Institute (IPI) and state securities agencies.

The 2017 DASH is held in public libraries and other venues in eight participating States and jurisdictions: Alaska, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

Public libraries and other institutions in the District of Columbia and five states — Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska — will participate in the DASH for the STASH investor education / protection program and contest taking place April 15 - May 15, 2015 as part of Financial Literacy Month.

The area near the intersection of Woodridge and Plaza drives includes, among other things, Village Hall, a library, public works facility, park district community center, post office, junior high school and open space.

The Town Centre area near Woodridge Drive and Center Drive currently includes village hall, a library, a public works facility, a park district community center, a post office, a junior high school and open space.

In New Lenox, the Public Library District is seeking voter approval of a 13 - cent increase in its tax rate to restore hours of service at the library that were cut after a proposed 15 - cent tax rate increase was rejected in November.

Taylor had died before the local library existed, and there was little to be gleaned from public records held by the village of Round Lake Beach and the Park District.

The commons is envisioned as a collection of green space, shops, some housing and public buildings, including a new library, a Park District recreation center and a new village hall.

Glen Ellyn's involvement was a community effort involving College of DuPage, school and park districts, library, chamber of commerce, village, and volunteers who showed their home gardens or helped plant public areas.

Skelos's investments reveal bonds in local government, school district, hospital, library and public works projects.

According to him, the upgrade of the public libraries in schools across the six education districts in the State was in line with the commitment of the present administration to expand access to knowledge for Lagosians.

We are extremely disappointed that the Erie County Legislature voted to deny the public their right to determine the future of our 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries by opposing the creation of a Special Library Dispublic their right to determine the future of our 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries by opposing the creation of a Special Library DisPublic Libraries by opposing the creation of a Special Library District.

NEW YORK, NY — Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - 88) announced on Wednesday that the New York State Education Department and the New York State Library System have approved 216 construction awards to public libraries and public library systems, including three libraries in the 88th Assembly District.

• Proposition 3 - authorize the Hamilton Central School District to levy a tax in the amount of $ 132,535 and pay the trustees of the Hamilton Public library for the support and basis of the library.

As you are aware, this past September, with the support of a super majority of contracting library Boards, the System Board of Trustees voted to move forward to create a Special Legislative District Public Library System.

A library in the Broadalbin - Perth Central School District did not fare as well: a proposition that would have taxed each parcel in the district $ 1.56 every year to provide a $ 10,000 annual contribution to Amsterdam Free Public Library weDistrict did not fare as well: a proposition that would have taxed each parcel in the district $ 1.56 every year to provide a $ 10,000 annual contribution to Amsterdam Free Public Library wedistrict $ 1.56 every year to provide a $ 10,000 annual contribution to Amsterdam Free Public Library went down.

Amanda also served as the Director for Participatory Budgeting for Council District 30, where she spearheaded the allocation of over one million dollars in capital funds, as voted on by thousands of local residents, to improve public schools, libraries, and parks in the dDistrict 30, where she spearheaded the allocation of over one million dollars in capital funds, as voted on by thousands of local residents, to improve public schools, libraries, and parks in the districtdistrict.

Senator Michael Ranzenhofer said, «The final plan secures our fair share of state funding for our school districts in Western New York, and restores funding — initially cut under the Executive Budget proposal — to our local public libraries.

At the Homeschool Resource Center operated by the Seattle Public School District, home - schooled children can choose from a rotating menu of classes or just stop by to use the computer center or library.

An example of a school district that is capitalizing on the library's role as a tech hub is Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS).

Secretary of Education Thomas K. Gilhool, who had placed on public - library shelves several reports analyzing results from the Test for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills, withdrew a report ranking districts from 1 to 500 after superintendents who previewed it convinced him that a «gross numerical ranking was simply not significant statistically,» said Timothy Potts, a spokesman for the Secretary.

The school district also has set up computers in the district office, the public library, and other locations, where students and parents who don't have computers can still check grades online.

Kathy Schrock has been a school district Director of Technology, an instructional technology specialist, and a middle school, academic, museum, and public library librarian.

Chicago Public Schools will open more than 100 school, library and park district sites to students affected by Friday's one - day teacher walkout, but district officials warn they can't accommodate all 300,000 - plus kids, and parents should find an alternate option if possible.

Walt Crawford, Director and Managing Editor of the PALINET Leadership Network Paul Takala, Manager of Electronic Services, Hamilton Public Library Anita Brooks Kirkland, Consultant, ITS, K - 12 Libraries, Waterloo Region District School Board

Public outcry over those changes resulted in retention of seven full - time teacher librarians who shared teaching responsibilities, provided information technology training and helped manage programs district - wide that assisted library clerks in each school.

The Operator: This district - and community - supported early college high school is located in San Diego's new downtown public library (offering access to over 1.2 million resources).

Tutor.com powers tutoring and homework help programs for the Department of Defense; school districts across the country; colleges and universities; the states of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota and Rhode Island; and, the District of Columbia and thousands of public libraries.

Mark Ray, Director, Instructional Technology & Library Services, Vancouver Public Schools, WA Librarian, provocateur, and blog author Mark Ray recognized the natural intersection between libraries and technology and advocated for the inclusion of strong digital citizenship efforts into his district's strategic plan.

e3 Civic High (CA) This district - and community - supported early college high school, located in San Diego's new downtown public library, has an intentional civics, service, and internship focus aimed at developing deeper learning, ownership, and inquiry - based thinking skills.

As library specialists at Monticello High School in the Albemarle County Public Schools district in Albemarle, Virginia, we have seen the library evolve from a traditional, research - and reading - centered space that few students utilized to one where students and teachers flock to use the latest technology, collaborate on projects, and create content.

Allen County schools is the first district in the state to give all students full access to the local public library.

This is a new service launched at at few libraries, such as Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH), Rochester Public Library (MN), New York Public Library, Boston Public Library and Las Vegas - Clark County Library District.

The Media section of Booklist includes reviews of materials for school library media centers and school district collections; for public - library media collections; for use within libraries by children's, adult, and young - adult librarians in program contexts; for public - library circulating media collections; and for civic, community, religious, and special - interest groups and individuals who use the resources of libraries.

Burnaby Public Library Castlegar & District Public Library Coquitlam Public Library Fraser Valley Regional Library Greater Victoria Public Library Lillooet Area Library Association Surrey Libraries Vancouver Island Regional Library Vancouver Public Library West Vancouver Memorial Library

King County Library System Mid-Columbia Libraries Pierce County Libraries Richland Public Library Seattle Public Library SNO - ILSE Libraries Spokane County Library District Spokane Public Library Tacoma Public Library

Denise Raleigh, of the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, Illinois, decided to accept the Vinjamuri challenge and, with some colleagues, came up with a «library staff - curated project» that would highlight the best new self - published novels in Illinois.

The law requires local governments to set up public libraries in their districts, provide free library access, and organize public events.

While many school districts and libraries have a policy honoring parents» wishes that their own children be given alternate assignments for class readings that conflict with their morals or religious beliefs, in far too many instances schools cave in to parental outrage and simply remove a book from class reading lists; when the angry mob gets loud enough or politicians up for re-election on the «family values» ticket need to make some noise, they've even resorted to pulling the access to the book, removing it from school and public libraries and classroom borrow shelves.

2016 - 2017 Grants: Dearborn Public Library, Jackson District Library, Wayne State University Libraries and Ypsilanti District Library have grantsfor collaborative projects working with underserved populations.

NJASL apologizes for any disappointment this may cause our reading fans and the many librarians proud to represent their students / patrons, school districts and public libraries.

New Customers: ODILO welcomes over 30 new customers, including Arapahoe Libraries (CO), Brazoria County Library System (TX), Knox County Public Library (IN), Miami - Dade Public Library System (FL), Nashville Public Library (TN), Santa Clara County Library District (CA), Vancouver Public Library (CAN), and Volusia County Public Library (FL) to name a few.

Delta County Libraries / Delta, CO Pikes Peak Library District / Colorado Springs, CO Poudre River Public Library District / Fort Collins, CO

Clients range from large, regional systems to smaller, single location libraries including Brooklyn Public Library, Calgary Public Library, Kent District Library, and Salem - South Lyon District Library.

Book publishers might not appreciate the power libraries and librarians have to help avid readers find new authors they may not otherwise pick up, said Denise Raleigh, marketing and public relations director at the Gail Borden Public Library Dispublic relations director at the Gail Borden Public Library DisPublic Library District.

The library partners with eight Multnomah County school districts: Corbett, David Douglas, Centennial, Gresham - Barlow, Parkrose, Portland Public, Reynolds and Riverdale.

The library partners with seven Multnomah County school districts: Centennial, Corbett, David Douglas, Gresham - Barlow, Parkrose, Portland Public and Reynolds.

Members of the 2017 Alex Awards Committee are: Chair Kristen Thorp, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon; Karen Brooks, Gig Harbor (Wash.) Pierce County Library; Mara Cota, San Mateo (Calif.) County Libraries; Di Herald, Garfield County Libraries, New Castle (Colo.) Branch Library; Reneé Lyons, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn; Laura Pearle, Milton Academy, Milton, MA; Tina Pounds, Thomas A. Edison HS, Alexandria, VI; Kellie Tilton, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, Blue Ash, Oh; Arwen Ungar, Hood River County Library District, Hood River, Oregon; and Joy Worland, Joslin Memorial Library, Waitsfield, Vt..

Delta County Public Library / Hotchkiss, CO Durango Public Library / Durango, CO Elizabeth Library (Pines & Plains District Libraries) / Elizabeth, CO Jmars Ink / Colorado Springs, CO Lyons Regional Library District / Lyons, CO Park Hill Branch Library / Denver, CO Pikes Peak Library District / Colorado Springs, CO Pine River Library / Bayfield, CO Pitkin County Library / Pitkin, CO Simla Branch of Pines & Plains Libraries / Simla, CO Wilkinson Public Library / Telluride, CO