The city has reopened negotiations with the Great Falls Public Library board over the management agreement that currently includes seven mills of funding for the library. The discussion centers around the 1993 management agreement between the city commission and library board that remains in force today. Timeline: library, public safety levies Under the agreement, the city gives seven mills of
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As city and library officials negotiate a library agreement and funding, here’s a look back at the timeline of both the library and public safety levy discussions. City, library reopen negotiations over management agreement, funding For at least the last decade, city officials have discussed the need for more public safety funding, but have taken a piecemeal approach to addressing
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The Great Falls Public Library’s monthly Story Walk display in Gibson Park features two books to help young people understand Alzheimer’s and memory loss. The books are “Never Forget Eleanor” and “How to Babysit a Grandpa” and are in preparation for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Gibson Park this weekend. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which the library is participating
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The Great Falls Public Library board voted 3-1 during a special meeting Sept. 5 to approve the library negotiation team’s proposal for a new five-year management agreement, essentially rejecting the city’s proposal that would eliminate the current seven mills after two budget years. Noelle Johnson voted against the library’s proposed agreement. Great Falls voters approved a ballot issue in June
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The Great Falls Public Library board has called a special meeting for Sept. 5 to consider the renegotiation of its agreement with the City of Great Falls. The city and library have been operating under a 1993 agreement that includes seven mills of funding for the library. Those seven mills were included in the library’s funding package proposal for the
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The Montana Arts Council is hosting a community meeting 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Great Falls Public Library to share information about the importance of the arts in Montana and gather community feedback. The meeting will be followed by a reading and book launch event with Montana’s Poet Laureate, Chris La Tray in Library Park, behind the library. “Art
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Officials at the Great Falls Public Library are continuing on their improvement plans and a number of projects are underway. Earlier this year, the bandshell was demolished in Library Park, behind the library, due to multiple complaints from area residents and library patrons. Summer concerts are continuing in the park normally and the library is reinstalling electrical power to the
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Montana author A.J. Otjen is speaking at the Great Falls Public Library to discuss, and sign copies of her newest book “Burned Over: The Survival of Montana Fireman Dan Steffensen” on June 26. Her talk is from 4-5 p.m. in the Cordingley Room in the basement of the library. Otjen’s book takes the reader inside one firefighter’s solitary struggle with
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The Great Falls community celebrated Juneteeth on June 22 at Gibson Park to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. The event included speeches, music, games and fed free food to about 300 community members. The event was organized by the Great Falls Public Library. Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours was there to capture some moments from the event.
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City Commissioners reappointed Noelle Johnson to the Great Falls Public Library board for a full five-year term in a 3-2 vote. Commissioners appointed Johnson over the recommendation from the other library board members last fall to appoint Jerry Hopkins, who was the Great Falls High School librarian. The October appointment came with months of discussion and revision of the city’s
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