Tag: Public Library
Council approves downtown library
At its budget workshop, the Pensacola City Council agreed to start work on a new downtown public library. It will be built on the site…
Bay County is getting a new library, too
Their new library will open this April. Does anyone know if the Pensacola City Council even has a plan for renovating or rebuilding its downtown…
Another task force ignored
I’ve written many times that local government loves to appoint citizens to task forces and blue-ribbon committees on the tough issues. The citizens advisory meets…
New Fairhope library
Another sign that Pensacola is falling behind Baldwin County: New Fairhope Library On Jan. 22, Fairhope, Ala. opened its new $7.87 million library. The main…
New Public Library
While Pensacola gets by with an antiquated downtown public library, Panama City is finishing its new 55,000-sq. ft. library. The Pensacola City Council has been…
Battle of the bears
Yesterday’s meeting between the Pensacola City Council and the Escambia Board of County Commissioners was a battle of the bears – Commissioner Mike Whitehead and…
Get real, EC
The daily newspaper reports that Escambia County plans to trade Pensacola the Escambia County Area Transit system for the West Florida Public Library System. Get…
Bay Co. builds $9M library
The News Herald reports the construction of the new $9 million, 55,000-square-foot Bay County Public Library is on schedule and will be completed by April…
