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Libraries in Your County

Libraries in Your County. Building Dreams and Community. Our Mission. We are here for the people of Your County. Anytown Public Library Everywhere Public Library Village Public Library.

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Libraries in Your County

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  1. Libraries in Your County Building Dreams and Community

  2. Our Mission We are here for the people of Your County. Anytown Public LibraryEverywhere Public Library Village Public Library

  3. The Your Library Name provide books, videos, CDs, DVDs... and knowledgeable library staff to help find and use them • X items were checked out last year--which would have cost users $ X! • X % of browsers surveyed said they found something at the library.

  4. Your Library Name help the public be smart information consumers • Citizens of the county visited the library an average of X times each month. • X people, on average, used the libraries’ computers each day. • X classes taught X people how to effectively find and evaluate information online.

  5. Libraries have books and other materials on a variety of topics and will help you find whatever you need, on any topic. • X% of people looking for a specific item were able to get the item the same day; X% received the item within 3 days. • Library patrons have X books, and X videos, DVDs and tapes available to them.

  6. How did all that happen? X experienced, dedicated library staff worked x hours last year to: • help find answers to your questions • select, order, and get materials ready to check out • help people find and check out x materials • provide x programs for x people, including x children in x story times • ensure that the county has safe, comfortable libraries.

  7. Opportunities • Provide the people of Your Library Name with materials and information to build their dreams; • Enrich the community of Your Library Name. How?

  8. Collection • Purchase x items (books and audio-visual) • Subscribe to x magazines & newspapers • Subscribe to X online databases

  9. Staff X FTE to: • acquire and make materials available • assist the people of the county in finding materials and information to build their dreams • manage the facilities, to make the libraries welcoming!

  10. What does it cost to make it happen? $x.xx

  11. Where will the money come from? • State $0.00 • Cities of Anytown, Everywhere, and Village: $0.00 • Gifts, Donations, etc. $0.00 • Grants $0.00

  12. City support (x citizens) $ per thousand dollars assessed value $ per capita County support (x residents) $ per thousand dollars assessed value $ per capita City vs. County support for libraries in Your County

  13. What will the funding make happen? • x FTE • x materials • x programs

  14. How will we spend the money? • Personnel: They make it all happen! $0.00 • Materials: $0.00 • Program Expenses: $0.00 • Operating Expenses: $0.00

  15. What’s in it for the people? • New books, videos and CDs. • A library that’s open when they need it. • Library staff to assist them. • Libraries that continue to be a source of community knowledge and pride.

  16. What will this mean to the people? • X materials for them to use • Help in building their dreams--at the library, online • X opportunities to build community at programs with their neighbors

  17. What is YOUR part in building dreams and community? • Support the libraries’ budget with funding. • Be proud of your libraries--and tell everyone. • Use your library!

  18. Talk to us! • Marian Magnificent, Director, Anytown PL 000-111-0000 marianm@anytownlibrary.org www.anytownlibrary.org • Lily Librarian, Director, Everywhere PL 000-111-0000 lily@everywherepl.org www.everywherepl.org • Betty Bookwoman, Director, Village PL000-111-0000 bbookwoman@villagepl.org www.villagepl.org

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