News and Updates

Stay up-to-date with EveryLibrary's work.

News and Updates

Stay up-to-date with EveryLibrary's work.

Lib Politics Rodeo February 25, 2016

News from around the #libraries #politics world Voters in Columbus, NE will have two initiatives to vote on the May 10th primary election ballot, the first for a 1% tax increase and the second for a .5% increase.

School Librarians Petition

Across the country teacher librarians and libraries have been cut to the detriment of the students and the communities.

Endorsing “Yes for Plainfield Library”

EveryLibrary today announces our endorsement of the "Vote Yes for Plainfield Library” ballot initiative by the Citizens for a 21st Century Library Committee in Plainfield, Illinois on the March 15, 2016 ballot.

Lib Politics Rodeo February 17, 2016

We're starting this week's Rodeo highlighting John Chrastka and Rachel Korman's recent Library Journal Article: Constant Campaign | Budgets & Funding. 

The Constant Campaign – 2015 Campaign Re-Cap for Library Journal

EveryLibrary is pleased to continue our collaboration with Library Journal on review and analysis of the prior year's library election results.

Help Us Match ByWater Solutions’ $1,500 contribution challenge.

ByWater Solutions has generously made a commitment to donate $1,500 to our VoteLibraries project if we can get $1,500 in matching donations.

Lib Politics Rodeo: NH Primary Edition

As a native and former New Hampshire resident, I always get excited by their primary.

Nebraska Libraries Need Us – Donate to Defeat LB969

The Government Affairs committee of the Nebraska State Legislature met last Monday for a public hearing to consider LB969, a bill whose title we suggest should be “A Bill to Eviscerate Public Library Boards, Devolve Authority for Collection Development From Librarians to Politically Appointed Commissions, and for Other Provisions of Patronage and Playing Politics with Libraries”.  

VoteLibraries 2016 – Voter Engagement About Libraries and Librarians

EveryLibrary today announces VoteLibraries 2016, a public-facing marketing and awareness campaign during this year's primary election season designed to build voter support for libraries.  

Lib Politics Rodeo February 3, 2016

News from around the #libraries #politics world Residents of Winter Park, Florida have the opportunity  to vote for a $30 million bond referendum to help fund a proposed 50,000 square foot library during upcoming the March 15th general election.