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 of the old fire station that is…
Tag: Public Library
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 library? Meet Bay County library director: Library…
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 for months working on the issue. When…
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 reading room stretches approximately 6,000 square feet…
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 discussing a new library for over two…
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 City Councilman Jack Nobles. Whitehead wanted the…
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 real! Let’s quit playing games, Escambia County,…
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 2008. Read Cover almost finished for county…