The Pulaski County Council is hoping to bring economic development efforts into the mix to help the Medaryville branch of the Pulaski County Public Library.
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Pulaski County Preparing for Vote Center Implementation in 2016
The Pulaski County Election Board has taken another step toward implementing its vote center plan, this time with the purchase of technology contracts.
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Donations Allow Culver Library Chance to Provide Emergency Medical Care
The Culver-Union Township Public Library is now home to a medical device that may one day save a life.
Members of the library’s fundraising arm, Friends of the Library, have been accepting donations to purchase an Automated External Defibrillator. The equipment is used as a means to restart a proper heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
Couple Pleads with Pulaski County to Intervene on Library Closure
A couple of concerned citizens have requested the help of the Pulaski County Commissioners.
The Medaryville branch of the Pulaski County Public Library is slated to close or, at the very least, operate with limited internet capacity by the end of the year. The location is shutting its door to full services due to a lack of funding and a lack of use by patrons.
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N.J.-S.P. Teacher Lectures on Presidential Childhoods at Historical Society Meeting
Culver Library Fundraising Group Seeks Donations for Defibrillator Purchase
The Culver Union Township Public Library is attempting to purchase a potentially life-saving device for their facility.
According to information provided by officials with the library, their fundraising arm: Friends of the Library approached them about possibly buying an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED.
Future of Medaryville Library Uncertain
Low public use and increasing cost averages have prompted the Pulaski County Library Board to consider alternative solutions for the use of its Medaryville branch.
Talks are ongoing to give ownership of the site to the Town of Medaryville. The Library board has presented an offer to the Town, but no decisions have been made.
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Culver School Board Approves Library Board Appointment
The Culver School Board has decided to move forward with a regular position appointment.
The school corporation in Culver holds a seat on the Monterey-Tippecanoe Township Public Library Board. Christine Sellers has held the seat previously. Her term on the Library Board expired in early March.
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Culver School Board To Review Library Board Appointment
The Culver School Board will meet this evening to review an otherwise light agenda.
The school corporation happens to hold a seat on the Monterey-Tippecanoe Township Public Library Board. That position is required to be reappointed every so often.
Author With Local Connections Hosts Book Signing Thursday
A teacher turned writer will be hosting a book signing Thursday at the Starke County Public Library.
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Culver-Union Township Library To Celebrate Dr. Seuss
A popular children’s author’s birthday was this month, and the Culver-Union Township Public Library is celebrating it for him.
The Library is hosting a “Seuss-a-Bration” to help honor the work of Dr. Seuss. The author’s birthday is celebrated March 2nd around the country.
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Ellen Dodge Announces Retirement as Library Director
After five and a half years as director of the Starke County Public Library, Ellen Dodge has announced her resignation. Effective Aug. 31, Dodge’s retirement marks the end of a dedicated 17 years of service to the library.
“When I first came I selected fiction materials and helped people make choices for their recreational reading. I’ve been a reference librarian and was head of the reference department for several years,” said Dodge.
Originally born in Chicago, Dodge spent the majority of her life growing up in Laporte County. She later earned her Bachelor’s in Biology and a Master’s in Library Science, and worked in hospital laboratories and research labs before getting a job at the library.
