La junta directiva del Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Garfield (GCPLD por sus siglas en inglés) no está listo para decidir sobre la creación de una nueva credencial para menores que restringiría su capacidad de solicitar ciertos libros a préstamo
Megan Webber
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AZYEP rings in a quarter century of empowering young people
The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) is celebrating a quarter of a century of getting kids on the airwaves. Coming up on June 7, the youth radio team will host a party — of the century — in front of its home at KDNK Community Access Radio. The entire block from Main Street to […]
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Library Report: Residents demand apologies from two board members, ask president to resign
Library business was once again overshadowed by high contention at the Garfield County Public Library District’s Board of Trustees meeting on May 1. Before reaching the board’s scheduled discussion items, which included a new appointment to the Glenwood Urban Renewal Authority, a presentation from the Grand Valley Historical Society and a tour of the Parachute […]
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Library Report: Hershey attends first library board meeting as its Glenwood representative
The lines were clearly drawn at the Garfield County Public Library District’s Board of Trustees meeting on April 3, the first meeting where newly appointed Glenwood Springs representative Tony Hershey sat at the table as a board member. Members of the public spoke for more than 45 minutes at the beginning of the meeting, divided […]
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Library Report: Board split on recommending Use or Hershey for Glenwood seat, staff compensation called into question
The Garfield County Public Library District Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to recommend Susan Use and Tony Hershey to the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the vacant Glenwood Springs seat on the library’s governing body. On Feb. 27, the BOCC interviewed Hershey and Use in addition to two other applicants — Ksana […]
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Library Report: Public and board remain at odds, LaRue suggests building trust
Members of the public were widely divided in terms of the opinions they brought to the Garfield County Public Library District’s (GCPLD) Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6. After the appointment of board members Stephanie Hirsch and Brit McLin in December, the board’s February meeting was dominated by a push from the public […]