Libraries in Your County

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Libraries in Your County

• Building Dreams and Community

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Our Mission

• We are here for the people of Your County.
• Anytown Public LibraryEverywhere Public Library
• Village Public Library

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Opportunities

• Provide the people of Your Library Name with
  materials and information to build their dreams
• Enrich the community of Your Library Name.

How?
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Collection

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

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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!

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

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City vs. County support for libraries in Your
County

• City support (x citizens)
• per thousand dollars assessed value
• per capita

• County support (x residents)
• per thousand dollars assessed value
• per capita

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What will the funding make happen?

• x FTE
• x materials
• x programs

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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

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Whats in it for the people?

• New books, videos and CDs.
• A library thats open when they need it.
• Library staff to assist them.
• Libraries that continue to be a source of
  community knowledge and pride.

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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

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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!

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Talk to us!

• Marian Magnificent, Director, Anytown PL
• 000-111-0000
• marianm_at_anytownlibrary.org
• www.anytownlibrary.org
• Lily Librarian, Director, Everywhere PL
  000-111-0000 lily_at_everywherepl.org www.everywher
  epl.org
• Betty Bookwoman, Director, Village
  PL 000-111-0000 bbookwoman_at_villagepl.org www.vi
  llagepl.org