By T. Scott Boatright
After the anger of the mother Nature, the Lincoln Parish Library will update and improve the signage on the east and west side of the parking lot of the facility.
During its meeting for the month of April, the steering committee for the municipality in Lincoln Parish Library was approved, the new lighting for the low bid of Rapid signs of $ 48.001.53 for Rapid signs to replace the panel boards on both signs.
The board received two more offers – an estimated cost of $ 49,420 from Shreveport Neon Signs and $ 59,814.67 from Go Media LLC.
Jerrri Webb recommended that the rapid signs bid based on the costs, and you use 9 -mm pixels on the signs that offer a significantly sharper image display than the previous signage.
LPL director Jeremy Bolom explained the need for the new signage.
“We had a storm, I am not sure which one was because we had gone through some with some strong winds in the past few months, but we lost some panels,” said Bolom. “So they couldn't see what the signs said.
“The guy who had brought these signs into retirement some time ago and no longer served them. Fast characters will not operate a product, but their own product is simply so old. The boys happened to me last time, and they were dirty and something like a wire on the one hand, during the other, the reason.
Bolom said that the new signs will look more like LED television screens.
“This is because they will be in the cupboards and that the LED lighting is not exposed to the elements like the current that we now have that now work.” Said Bolom. “So these lights are more advantageous to be new, and because they seem to be lighter and easier to read because they are in protective cabinets.”
He also said that LPPJ, Jerri Webb's shopping officer, advised the offer as soon as possible due to the potential of ongoing collective bargaining battles in the USA and all over the world.
Board member Sandra Dupree said that she was strongly convinced of accepting the fast signs, not only because it is the lowest, but also because it is the only bidder in Lincoln Parish.
“I always felt like that – I think we should stay in the municipality of Lincoln,” said Dupree. “Because they are those who keep the money here and can offer any required service faster due to the location.”
Bolom agreed.
“Because of the connection, I only have to write an SMS for us and you will be there for us,” said Bolom.
The Institute for Museum and Library Sciences provides the Louisiana state library to finance Library Services and Technology Act (LStA) through grants to States Program. The State Library supports all 68 public library systems in Louisiana with its nationwide projects and initiatives, including educational and information databases, an expansion system, further training, children's services and consulting services.
The State Library of Louisiana received LStA financing of 2.7 million US dollars in the 2024 financial year.
During his report of the legislative committee during the meeting of the LPL board of directors in April, committee chairman Bill Jones warned that the potential of the cuts in federal expenditure could affect library financing across the country, including Louisiana.
“I hate saying that loudly,” said Jones. “I am not aware of any bills. And since we finally met the MP (state) Rashid Young and toured the library. But the opportunity is there.”
In the monthly package, which he provides board members in front of meetings, Bolom added a list of services that provide the federal financing of the Lincoln Parish Library.
These services include:
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Homework Louisiana
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