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Monroe County Public Library resumes Health Net partnership; CATS contracts approved and banned-books campaign outlined
Summary
The Monroe County Public Library reported resuming its Health Net partnership in January to support patrons experiencing homelessness; Community Access Television Services (CATS) annual contracts were approved unanimously and the library outlined plans for a banned-books week campaign and City Hall exhibits.
The Monroe County Public Library board reported that its partnership with Health Net resumed in January, returning outreach and referral services for patrons experiencing homelessness and basic health needs.
Greer Carson, the library director, said the partnership restarted after a brief hiatus and that Health Net provides space and referrals to support patrons with health and social service needs.
Community Access Television Services general manager Martin O'Neil reviewed four annual contracts — with the city, county, Elliott School and a memorandum of understanding with WFHB — noting modest increases (about 1% for the city contract, 3% for the county, and a 2% change for Ellisville). The CATS annual contracts were approved unanimously by the board.
Communications and marketing director Tori Lawhorn presented the library's banned-books week campaign, describing an outreach plan featuring the top 10 most challenged books and an exhibit: "We were able to reserve half of the glass case in City Hall for September," she said, alongside data-driven blog posts timed to ALA statistics ahead of National Library Week.
The library board set its next meeting for March 25.
