Sanpete County Bookmobile: New Book Drop Excites County

February 8th, 2010

Fairview City and the Sanpete County Bookmobile are pleased they have a new book return in front of the Fairview Bookmobile Repository Library.

Provo Daily Herald

Big Bookmobile Back In Cache County

February 8th, 2010

The venerable bookmobile has gotten an upgrade, moving into a new, 30-foot truck that offers three times the selection of the cargo van it had occupied since 2008.

Logan Herald Journal

Carbon County Teams with USL for Continued Bookmobile Service

January 27th, 2010

“We talked about how the bookmobile used to be picked up by the state; now the county picks most of it up,” said County Accountant, Robert Pero.

Sun Advocate

American Fork Library Faces Further Budget Cuts

January 25th, 2010

A year ago, American Fork Library reduced its hours by a third because of budget shortfalls. At a special budget meeting on Saturday morning, staff learned cuts are likely again this year.

Daily Herald

Eagle Mountain (again!) – Growing Pains

January 4th, 2010

In 2005, when construction on City Hall was nearing completion, Eagle Mountain’s population had almost doubled. Graves and her library were given 2,000 square feet in the new building. By that time, the library had acquired 3,066 patrons, 9,774 print materials and four computers.

Deseret News

Eagle Mountain Library: 10 Years And Counting

December 29th, 2009

From a tiny room in the fire station housing fewer than 3,000 books to a modern, fully-functioning library boasting more than 35,000 volumes, the Eagle Mountain Public Library has come a long way in its 10 years.

Daily Herald

School Librarian Finds New Way to Raise Cash

December 10th, 2009

An enterprising Bountiful librarian discovered a creative way to generate a few extra bucks: She opened a used bookstore inside the school’s library.

Open after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (from 3:30 p.m. to whenever customers leave, often about 4 p.m.), the store offers titles for children and adults. Thompson also sells an eclectic array of treasures, which she found in the school’s basement, affectionately known by the Bountiful Elementary community as “our dungeon.”

Salt Lake Tribune

Emery County: Library Personnel Get 4% increase

December 8th, 2009

Emery County Progress

Alpine Library Plans Put On Hold

December 2nd, 2009

Any plans for an Alpine library are on hold — for now, anyway.

In a recent meeting, one Alpine resident asked Mayor Hunt Willoughby to please put any library proposal to a public vote before setting in motion what could turn out to be an expensive boondoggle.

Provo Daily Herald

San Juan County Bids Farewell to Bookmobiles

December 2nd, 2009

“Not only are we able to help each of these communities establish their own library, we are able to greatly expand the hours of library services offered within the community. ”

San Juan Record