Where the President’s Budget Would Leave Libraries
President Barack Obama’s $3.9 trillion budget for fiscal year 2015 proposes slight cuts in federal library spending, strongly promotes a variety of early education programs, and funds an ongoing...
View ArticleChicago Leads Pack of Early Candidates for Obama Presidential Library
For over a year now, speculation has been swirling about who will throw their hats in the ring to host the future Obama Presidential Library. The city of Chicago—the Obamas’ pre-presidential...
View ArticleFour Universities Selected as Finalists to Host Obama Library
The Barack Obama Foundation (BOF) announced on September 15 that four academic institutions have qualified as potential sites for the Barack Obama Presidential Library (OPL). Columbia University, the...
View ArticleAmerica’s College Promise: Potential Impacts for Community College Librarians...
Last week, President Obama announced his proposal for America’s College Promise, an initiative aimed at making community college free for all students who maintain a grade point average of 2.5 and make...
View ArticleWhen the President Visits Your Library
When ImaginOn manager Jason Hyatt got the word on a Friday that his building had been selected as the site of a White House event with President Barack Obama with just four days to plan, he had...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces New Library Initiatives
President Obama and Osman Yaya At a visit to Washington, DC’s Anacostia Neighborhood Library on April 30, President Barack Obama announced two new initiatives that promise to rally America’s libraries,...
View ArticleConnectHome Program To Provide Broadband for 275,000 Low-Income Households
On July 15 President Barack Obama announced the launch of the “ConnectHome” broadband initiative, which will provide high speed home Internet access to nearly 200,000 children in more than 275,000...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces Intent To Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of...
Update: You can sign an online petition to Congress in favor of Carla Hayden’s nomination here. Dr. Carla D. Hayden Photo courtesy of City of Baltimore President Barack Obama announced on February 24...
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