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Newburgh Free Library highlights $12,000 IREX grant and pushes for ebook-licensing reform as assistant director prepares to retire
Summary
Presenter Ben Gawker told the committee the library received $12,000 from IREX and partner funders for community-building events, raised alarms about $23 million a year in statewide ebook licensing costs, and announced that assistant director Patty Sussman will retire; the library will use lessons from the grant in its strategic plan.
Newburgh Free Library presenter Ben Gawker told the Library Committee that the library received a $12,000 IREX community-building grant, supported by foundation partners, to fund meet-and-greet events for people who are new to Newburgh and long-time residents. "We received $12,000 from these foundations, to basically kinda get to know our neighbors, and to build community," Gawker said, and the committee was told the first convenings are planned for Dec. 6 and Dec. 9.
Gawker used the director's-report slot to raise broader concerns about digital-collection costs facing…
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