City Commissioners voted 4-1 during their Nov. 19 meeting to terminate their 1993 management agreement with the Great Falls Public Library board that include seven mills of funding annually. Commissioner Shannon Wilson voted against the action because it came first on their meeting agenda, before their discussion on a new agreement. The commission vote provides notice that the city is
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The City Commission is scheduled to vote on a new management agreement with the Great Falls Public Library board during their Nov. 19 meeting after months of negotiation. The library board will consider the agreement during its Nov. 26 meeting. The city and library board have had a management agreement in place since 1993. The agreement addresses management and operation
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The American Association of University Women, Great Falls branch’s book sale is underway on the third floor of the Great Falls Public Library. The sale features used hardcover and paperback books, DVDs, games, CDs and other various items in good condition. They’re also selling raffle tickets for a quilt. Raffle tickets are $2 each or $6 for 10. They are
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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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