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Palestine Public Library board approves joining Carnegie Libraries of Texas coalition; approves planning steps
Summary
The Palestine Public Library Board voted to let the library join a statewide coalition of Carnegie libraries that plans to seek state appropriations; the board also approved minutes, a rescheduled April meeting date and development of a five-year strategic plan.
At a library board meeting, the Palestine Public Library Board voted to allow the Palestine Public Library to join the Carnegie Libraries of Texas coalition, a group that plans to seek a state appropriation to support Carnegie libraries across Texas.
Board members said the coalition aims to submit an appropriations request to the Texas Legislature for $5 million, to be distributed to libraries in the coalition (the proposal discussed at the meeting indicated amounts up to $1 million per library). The board approved the library joining the coalition by voice vote.
A board member who introduced the item said Anne Fittman contacted the board about…
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