Library turf war in Michigan

The governor of Michigan is creating a Department of Arts, History and Libraries, which sounds lovely, but apparently the plan includes placing the Library of Michigan under the governor\’s control rather than the Legislature and this is causing a bit of a ruckus, according to this story from the Detroit Free Press.
The governor has made certain concessions to get the bill through, including the requirement that the state librarian be \”degreed\” (what a strange word) and the Michigan Library Association is no longer opposing the change.
I\’m thinking of getting the quote \”you don\’t mess with libraries on the Capitol\” printed onto t-shirts.

July 3, 2001 by Uncategorized 0

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