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As It Happens6:26Despite the unrest, Ferguson Public Library vows to stay open This week, rage has once again taken over in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. But just north of the burned-out ...
As the library describes itself, it's "dedicated to making the City of Ferguson a rewarding, attractive, and pleasant place in which to live, visit, and work." ...
Online donations to the downtown Ferguson, Mo., public library have increased dramatically as protesters, looters and police clash in the streets around it. “Within 20 hours, there were 3,000 ...
Indeed, after Monday night's explosive events, schools and public services are reportedly closed down Tuesday. But that isn't stopping the Ferguson library from opening its doors.
Scott Bonner, director of the Ferguson Public Library, talks with Alex Witt about the jump in donations the library is receiving from across the country after it announced it would stay open ...
The Ferguson Municipal Public Library has received more than $350,000 in donations and gifts of books that will keep the library cataloger busy for some time.Contributions have soared since Nov ...
Many other orgs closing. But we will stay open to serve people of #Ferguson as long as safe for patrons & staff, up to 8p. Love each other. — Ferguson Library (@fergusonlibrary) November 24, 2014 ...
August 9 marks one year since police in Ferguson, Missouri, shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown. With the anniversary looming this Sunday, Ferguson Municipal Public Library Director Scott ...
The Ferguson Municipal Public Library won Library Journal’s 2015 “Library of the Year” award for efforts to build community during protests.
You have until 11:59 PM Eastern tomorrow, December 6, to donate. I don't think I need to explain the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and how it ties into the current air of distrust surrounding ...
The library is not the only institution in Ferguson to receive a crowd sourced boost - a local bakery that was damaged during the protests raised over $100,000 (£63,320).