Bruce Newell said he wanted to avoid any conflict of interest from his support for the recently formed Flathead County Library Alliance

Departure of Charlotte Housel from ImagineIF’s nonprofit fundraising arm is latest in a series of resignations tied to trustees’ actions

Over the last year ImagineIF Library staff has described a majority of trustees as creating a hostile environment that is antithetical to the organization’s philosophy

The ImagineIF Trustees voted to retain ‘Lawn Boy,’ but indefinitely suspended discussion over ‘Gender Queer’; will seek policy rewrite on controversial titles

ImagineIF board of trustees voted 3-2 to move forward with a candidate who does not meet public library standards, a decision that will cost Flathead County more than $35,000 in state aid

Working with reduced candidate pool, trustees interview three applicants, advance two for on-site visits

Progress inching along for new Bigfork library branch after ImagineIF Library Foundation passes halfway point in its fundraising

Senior staff blame “self-inflicted chaos” of library board for driving out two directors; meeting includes heated exchanges over library collection

ImagineIF is reviewing books dealing with LGBTQ themes that are at the center of book banning discussions nationwide

Trustees vote to decrease library director and children’s librarian pay before listing the positions, against the advice of interim director and county human resources