New Orleans Public Library to Offer Tablets, Bring Back Storytime
May 14, 2022
Each device comes with an unlimited data plan from T-mobile and can act as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 additional devices.
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Big Easy Magazine Recommends a YES Vote on Full Library Millage
December 1, 2021
With early voting now underway, Big Easy Magazine wants to remind New Orleans voters to vote YES in support of the full library millage renewal on Dec. 11.
BGR Recommends Voters Approve Full Library Millage on Dec 11
November 24, 2021
"The Library has used its existing tax revenue to increase its value to residents by expanding services," the report states. "Continuing this revenue stream will allow the Library to sustain its current service level and implement its new strategic plan."
New Orleans City Council Advances Controversial Library Board Appointment
February 5, 2021
After hearing 30 minutes of public comment - mostly in opposition to - Mayor LaToya Cantrell's appointment of Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Board, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to approve his appointment.
New Orleans City Council Throws Out Public Comment on Controversial Library Appointment
February 3, 2021
More than 100 public comments that were submitted to the New Orleans City Council regarding the controversial appointment of Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Board of Directors will not be read aloud when the appointment is up for consideration again tomorrow the council has confirmed. Those who wish to have their comments read aloud will need to submit them again.
New Orleans City Council Defers Appointment of Prop 2 Supporter to NOPL Board
January 21, 2021
This afternoon, the New Orleans City Council Government Affairs Committee will move to appoint Dana Henry to the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL). Henry currently serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Einstein Charter Schools and was a vocal proponent of Mayor LaToya Cantrell's failed Proposition 2, which would have cut the NOPL budget by 40 percent.
New Orleans Public Library Joins National Action Against Macmillan e-Books
November 4, 2019
On November 1, 2019, the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) announced that they will join other library systems across the country in boycotting ebooks from Macmillian Publishers, one of the largest major publishers in the U.S. The action comes as a result of a library ebook embargo enacted by Macmillian. Under the company’s new policy, […]
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