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Grosse Pointe Public Library trustees outline 2024 highlights, digital use and funding concerns to Harper Woods council
Summary
Grosse Pointe Public Library trustees Greg Bowens and Director Jessica Kaiser presented circulation, outreach and financial highlights and warned that elimination of federal IMLS funding would end statewide interlibrary loan (Melcat) and certain shared databases.
Greg Bowens, a Grosse Pointe Public Library trustee appointed by the city, and Jessica Kaiser, director of the Grosse Pointe Public Library System, updated the Harper Woods City Council on the library system's 2024 activity, services and finances.
Bowens said the library's 2024 highlights include scholarships and awards; Kaiser described circulation figures, digital use and a newly adopted website accessibility tool.
Nut graf: The presentation emphasized both growth in digital services and a looming funding risk: Grosse Pointe library officials warned that elimination of Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) federal funding would terminate Melcat, Michigan’s statewide interlibrary loan program, and mel.org database services that residents statewide rely on.
Key details - Speakers: Greg Bowens identified himself as “your representative…
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