Category: #ELGLKnope

#ELGLKnope 2018 Nominees for Best Public Library

in 2017, we awarded the prestigious Knope to Peoria City Hall. This year, we’re highlighting the best public libraries! Any public library run by a local government unit (town, city, county, special district…) is eligible for nomination. Use this form to nominate your library – from the historic to modern, functional to quaint, and urban to rural … Continued

Winner of the 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award

We started with more than 100 nominees for the best public library, and after several rounds of voting, Williamsburg, VA faced off against Pueblo, Colorado for the 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award. 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award Winner Pueblo City-County Library In the Headlines Pueblo library district named best in nation Pueblo library district wins award for best in … Continued

National Finalist: Williamsburg Regional Library

It’s Library Week! Vote about the Williamsburg Public Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the National Championship. We’ll update this post throughtout the week. Leslie B. Knope Award National Finalist Williamsburg, VA Public Library Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Williamsburg Regional Library on ELGL Chapter I: Voting for the Best Public Library Round of 32: … Continued

#ELGLKnope: It’s 2018 Library Week!

The greatness of libraries has been on display throughout the competition for the Leslie B. Knope Award. This week, we will highlight what we learned from those libraries and where libraries are headed. As part of the celebrating libraries, we are encouraging libraries in the US and abroad to submit #LibrarySelfies. You can tweet them … Continued

National Championship: Williamsburg v. Pueblo

Voting in the #ELGLKnope National Championship opens on Monday, February 26 at 1:01 a.m. and continues through Friday, March 2 at 11:59 p.m. One vote per person. Share your vote on social media using the hashtag #ELGLKnope, and don’t forget to take a selfie in front of your selected library and share on Twitter, Facebook, … Continued

#ELGLKnope: Final Four Results

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the closest #ELGLKnope matchups of all time, two libraries have emerged victorious and advanced to the #ELGLKnope National Championship: Pueblo, CO Williamsburg, VA Results showed narrow margins of victory over Lawrence, KS and Baytown, TX, and fantastic showings from all Final Four libraries: Pueblo, CO = 5,271, 50.76% Lawrence, KS = 5,113, 49.24%    … Continued

Lawrence, Kansas: Why I Love My Library (Updated 2/23)

It’s Final Four Week! Vote and comment about the Lawrence Public Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the Final Four. We’ll update this post throughtout the week. Lawrence Public Library Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web I love my library because it not only serves people in the city of Lawrence but … Continued

Pueblo, Colorado: Why I Love My Library (Updated: 2/23)

It’s Final Four Week! Vote and comment about the Pueblo City-County Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the Final Four. We’ll update this post throughtout the week. Pueblo City-County Library Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web My husband and I do not have Internet access at home so we love being able … Continued

Williamsburg, Virginia: Why I Love My Library…. (Updated 2/23)

It’s Final Four Week! Vote and comment about the Williamsburg Public Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the Final Four. We’ll update this post throughtout the week. Williamsburg, VA Public Library Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web The youth area of the library is a wonderful space for kids to interact, read, learn to use … Continued

Baytown, Texas: Why I Love My Library…… (Updated 2/23)

It’s Final Four Week! Vote and comment about the Sterling Municipal Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the Final Four. We’ll update this post throughtout the week. Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TX Connect: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and World Wide Web Sterling Municipal Library is great because their books, service, and maintenance is amazing. Great books and very … Continued

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