COME GROW WITH US

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COME GROW WITH US
Its YOUR Library!
The Future of

• East Fishkill Community Library

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East Fishkill A Growing Community
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EFCL A Growing Place

• Born in 1938 in a one-room chapel in Fishkill
  Plains, with 100 books
• Moved in 1970s to old Town Garage
• Raised funds to build on current site in 1989
• Expanded in 2000, adding 5,000 SF and renovating
  existing 7,400 SF
• Remains a Free Association Library

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Mission

• Provide residents of East Fishkill
• access to information and knowledge,
• nourished by ever-improving collections,
• technology, and programming,
• and a helpful, knowledgeable staff
• in order to enhance the
• cultural, social and economic vitality
• of the community.

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A Vision for the FutureCore Values

• Knowledge
• Accessibility
• Welcoming Atmosphere Comfort
• Community Connection

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Vision for the FutureCore Purpose

• Encourage and provide
• open access
• to a world of knowledge,
• and to lifelong learning, inquiry and
  
• discovery.

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A Vision for the Future

• EFCL will be a
• vibrant community hub
• where people meet and share knowledge.
• We will reach people
• whenever and wherever they need us,
• marrying the best of the virtual and tangible
  worlds
• to serve their needs.

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A Place to Grow

• Books Print Materials
• Audio-Visual Materials
• Computers, Databases and Internet Access
• Childrens Adults Programs
• Meeting Places
• Displays and Exhibits
• The Most Helpful Staff in the System!

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Growing Community NeedsSecond highest
circulation in 67-member system
Chart shows Dutchess libraries only. From MHLS
2004 Statistical Report.
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Growing Community Needs Circulation Growth vs.
Growth in Holdings

• Holdings per capita is among the lowest in the
  system
• EFCL is increasingly a net borrower in
  interlibrary loans

Items checked out Holdings
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Budget Stewardship EFCLs Per Capita Cost
Among Lowest of Libraries from Comparable
Communities

• BUTContinued growth in town population and usage
  has made it unlikely EFCL can continue to meet
  community needs under the current funding
  structure.

Data from 2004 MHLS Statistical Report
Population represents those the library is
chartered to serve, and may not match town or
city populations.
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Meeting the Budget

• As Free Association library, EFCL contracts with
  town for operating support
• County and State contributions shrinking
  quickly
• Donations and Grants cant be depended upon for
  operating funds

2005 Sources of Funds
Total 684,312
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The Budget Crunch

• Town Contract kept flat 2 years of last 4
• Town support unable to keep pace with our growth
• Flat funding has begun to affect resources

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EFCL Project Restructure

• Trustees devoted months to strategic planning in
  2005
• Sought community input via survey
• Analyzed paths of other libraries
• Alternative funding options investigated

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EFCL Project Restructure

• The Focus of our new Strategic Plan
• is to restructure as a
• Public Library District

• Allows public to vote on tax-levied funding
• Public elects 9 library trustees

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Public Library District

• Not a new tax Just a new line item as any
  other ad valorum public benefit district

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Financial Impact

• Owner of home with market value of 377,000 is
  paying 56.31 as share of 2006 library
  funding this year.
• Thats less than what you would pay for
• Treating family of 4 to a movie with popcorn and
  soda
• An annual subscription to People Magazine
• Three months of wireless internet connection
• Seven months of basic subscription to Netflix
• A trip to Borders (two hardbacks and two lattes)

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Financial Impact 2007

• EFCL will propose funding increase of 4.
• For Homeowner in last example, thats an increase
  of 2.25 less than the cost of a single DVD
  rental!
• Funding can NEVER be increased without new vote.

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Impact on Future of EFCL

• YES Vote
• Some restoration of decline in collection
  development
• Maintain technology support, software and
  database licenses
• Maintain building repair with minimal
  refurbishment
• Maintain minimum state standards for hours that
  doors are open

• NO Vote
• Further cuts in collection development
• Further limits in technology limited access to
  databases
• Postponement of important building repairs and
  upgrades
• Cuts in staff, resulting in cuts in library
  hours and failure to meet minimum state standards
  possibly closing the library.

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EFCL Project Restructure

• Vote to take place on September 21, 2006

Please Vote!