The Education Interim Committee will hold its second meeting on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, in Room 137 of the state Capitol building in Helena. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.

(HELENA) --- The Montana State Library Commission will hold an online-only meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, to discuss an early draft of the state library’s budget reduction plan.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) notified the Montana State Library that our official FY 2017 Award for Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) monies is $849,608. That’s a drop of $216,000 from last year’s $1.06 million – a staggering 20 percent decrease.

(HELENA) --- The Montana State Library Commission will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the Montana State Library Grizzly Conference Room in Helena.

The Montana Land Information Advisory Council will hold a public meeting in online, Monday, Dec. 5, beginning at 2 p.m.

(HELENA) --- The Friday after Thanksgiving is the National Day of Listening. The Montana State Library – partnered with public libraries throughout the state – encourages Montanans to record their stories, and those of their loved ones, as part of the Share Your Story Montana project.

(HELENA) --- The Montana State Library is pleased to announce that 11 librarians from across Montana have received certificates from the Montana State Library certification program for library directors, staff, and trustees. The goal of the Montana State Library’s certification program is to ensure that Montana’s library patrons receive the best possible library service.

The Montana State Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the State’s fiscal year 2017 Montana Land Information Act (MLIA) grants.

(HELENA)--- Members of the Network Advisory Council will meet in Helena in the Grizzly Conference Room at the Montana State Library and also via webinar on Thursday, November 10 at 9:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

The Montana State Library is soliciting additional public opinion on a proposal to assign the name Lone Coyote Lake to a lake in Flathead County. The lake is near Lone Coyote Trail, north of Church Drive, and about 7 miles northwest of Kalispell as shown on the map at http://goo.gl/hS597A.