On Dec. 1, staff at the Great Falls Public Library was notified that a Neo-Nazi hate group had placed propaganda in an undisclosed number of library books. “The Great Falls Public Library stands against hate.” according to a library release. Library staff removed hate materials from 16 books. Staff examined several sections of the library, “but we cannot be sure
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Great Falls resident John Kunz Jr. speaks at the Great Falls Public Library at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 about his family’s escape from a Polish concentration camp and their life in Montana after fleeing Poland at the end of World War II. He’ll be speaking in the Cordingley Room in the basement. Kunz and his family survived imprisonment in Germany
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The Great Falls Public Library is hosting an open house 5-7 p.m. Nov. 9. The event will include information on the library’s mill implementation plan. Library staff and board members will be available will information on library services and programming. During the open house, each attendee will get a bingo card to collect stickers at 15 activity stations and will
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The Great Falls Public Library has issued a request for proposals for architectural and engineering services for its planned remodel. In September 2022, the library staff and library board completed a master plan, which was then adopted by the board. The master plan includes recommendations, general designs and cost estimates for a library remodel. Library staff and the board are
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The Great Falls Public Library board voted during their Oct. 24 meeting to adopt changes to their patron behavior policy. The changes address issues with the transient population leaving their belongings along the front walkway of the library and essentially camping on library property. The patron behavior policy was amended to prohibit leaving any personal items “such as backpacks, suitcases,
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By Alex Sakariassen | Montana Free Press The Montana State Library Commission voted Oct. 11 to strike a longstanding professional requirement applied to the directors of Montana’s eight largest libraries, one that dictates whether those libraries qualify for state funding. Currently, public libraries that serve more than 25,000 people must employ a director with a graduate degree in library or
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After 87 minutes of discussion and amending a motion twice, City Commissioners opted to take half of the Great Falls Public Library board’s recommendation for appointments to fill two vacancies. In late September, the library board voted unanimously to appoint Anne Bulger to a second five-term and Jerry Hopkins to fill the remainder of a term through June 2024. The
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The Great Falls Public Library is continuing its levy implementation plan and moving toward the master plan remodel. During the Sept. 26 library board meeting, Director Susie McIntyre said that a lawsuit was filed against the city regarding the levy election that a judge has not yet considered. At this point, the levy will be included on the November tax
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The Great Falls Public Library board voted during their Sept. 26 meeting to recommend two people for appointment to the board. The board voted to recommend that the City Commission reappoint Anne Bulger for a second five-year term and Jerry Hopkins to fill the remainder of a term through June 2024. Thirteen people applied for the two positions. Library board
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The local chapter of American Association of University Women book sale is coming up. The group is accepting book donations for the sale on Tuesdays through Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the alley on the north side of the Great Falls Public Library. They’re accepting gently used books for the sale. The book sale will be
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