HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation_Regular_6/8/2023 (2)Palm Beach County Top Ten FactsLibrary System
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Fact #1 SystemsPublic Library Florida Big Six is one of the PBCLS •24,470 hours of volunteer activity123 student/intern positions464 merit staff positions plus •332,216 PC and Internet
sessions•meeting and study rooms100,653 people used library•371,566 Card Holders•7.8 Million Items Borrowed•2.0 Million Visits•FY 2022 Stats:•is Big and BusyOur Library System –
Fact #2 Boynton, broke ground in SeptemberWest a new location in Canyon Branch, •houses system support servicesThe Library Annex on Cherry Road •and renovated all our locationsold buildings,
expanded three buildings, added three new libraries, replaced three 2015) -Library Expansion Program II (2002•estern Boca and out to Belle Gladewthrough the central county down to Service
locations extend from Tequesta, •Annex and a New Branch17 Locations, an -
Fact #3 Grants, along with Friends donationsrought Forward, State Aid and other BOther funding sources include Balance •FY23 Total operating budget is $86 •steady since 2011Current rate
is .5491 mills which has held •24 municipalitiesthat contains all unincorporated areas and Established with a dependent taxing district•SourceDedicated Funding -
Fact #4 BeachPalm West •Riviera Beach••BeachPalm North •Lantana•Lake Worth Beach•Lake Park •Delray Beach •Boynton Beach •the County and the following Municipalities:eciprocal borrowing
is established between R Library Cooperative–
Fact #5 Fi Hotspots, Birding Backpacks, Citizenship Kits-Items: WiSpecial •NO FINES as of October 2019!Audiobooks, and Streaming VideoeBooks, Digital Music, Downloadable •Electronic
Items:•Newspapersray, MP3 Discs, Magazines, and -BluBooks, Music and Audiobook CDs, DVDs, •Physical Items:•automatic renewalsThey can be placed on hold and are eligible for •Two million
items available for loan•Collection of Free MaterialsVast and Diverse –
Fact #6 Multicultural•Business•Consumer Health•Government Research•Special Librarians are available including:•and the Palm Beach Postincluding the popular Consumer Reports businesses,
literature, law, and education, research tools Online •questions in FY22Research Librarians answered 821,663 •Research Assistance–
Fact #7 Virtual activities for Teens•connects Therapy Dogs with KidsAnimal Reading Friends (ARF) •languagestudies, and , science, social in mathstudents to provides interactive assistance
Live Homework Help from Tutor.com •attendingpresented in FY22 with 76,043 4,223 children’s activities were •Love LibrariesChildren and Teens –
Fact #8 and adults seeking to improve reading skillsThe Adult Literacy Project connects tutors •impaired residentselectronic readers and books to visually Talking Books for the Blind
provides free •homebound residentsBooks by Mail sends thousands of books to •two week period.The Bookmobile visits up to 42 stops over a •Our BuildingsReaching Beyond –
Fact #9 organization that supports library servicesis a 501c3 The Friends of the Library •Eight libraries are Early Voting Sites•for Book/Art eventsCollaboration with the Norton Art
Gallery •take home lunch kitsCounty Youth Services Department for Summer Lunch Service and recently the Partner with the School District for •Founding member of the Literacy Coalition•Partnering
in the –
Fact #10 History Months celebrated system wideHispanic Heritage, Haitian Heritage, and Black •our local librariesevents bring national authors to Writer’s Live! •presented with 2,567
students in attendance1,116 technology instruction classes were •FY22 with 27,695 in attendance3,106 activities for adults were presented in •of our CommunityEducational Pillar –
Organizational Concerns Access for the underserved•New devices and software•Changing Technology•Long term facilities upkeep•Providing service to new communities•Fast Growing County:•New
Library Construction Grants•Funding for Library Cooperatives•State Aid to Public Libraries Grant•State Legislative Asks:•
Your Local Libraries JupiterTequesta
Henrik craned@pbclibrary.org2601-233-561Library DirectorDouglas Cranelaursenh@pbclibrary.org2301-744-561Branch Manager, Jupiter & TequestaLaursen