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EVA POOLE
DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES
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LINDA TOURAINE ~ENNIFER REAVES
LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN l
MARTHA EUMUNDSON STACY SIZEMORE
NRANCI I SERVICES MANAGER ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN t
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MARY CRESSON BEVERLY SPANN
SYSTEMs Atwims'rwok ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN
THE MISSION OF TIME DFNTCIN f UBLIC LIBRARY I5 '(O dE A
LEADER AMONG PUBLIC LIBRARIES BY PROVIDING FRIENDLY FRED KAMMAN KATHY STRAUSS 't
AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ANC) A DIVERSE COLI,ECIION OF BRANCH! SERVICES LIBRARIAN YOUTII SERVICES LIBRARIAN/
MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGESs CHICORCN'5
NELDA NANO
i YOUTH SERVICE'S LIBRARIAN / CAROL WELLER
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hRRAt'4 DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE' 1
.~LOoklnd b8ck" on,ilscal year 1 ~)9fi-97,1 re<allml that I have served its fit' "
Llbrary Diredor. for four years now since being appOlnted to INS ~r rv , : _
poshlori Iii May, 1 x993, ICis a greal honor to have been selected ancf ` ; a ' z
a privilege to lead our library system Into the 21st Conlury.
Wu dY?~ Il on cur wayl In Carly Spring 199: , the iSenton Public l m fi~
Lllsr`kfylnok is giant technological lop by aulonmling all the major
(mi :tlo(is, ht ihi{.. library, The Ilbrary c.•al ring went o~allne with
Amerifer'h'f't~ OIN Inlcgrated automated syslem, The KldsCat {Kid's '
! {:mma %'f of ltrvel lfv library mmorials also bec~ante available onlinb a =
•whh usrlr frlencflY;'1;raphlcs for children, In December) 1995, the
I ibrmy Opotivu th+ new South Brand) library A 1tj000 square fnril,
fu11•sarvlce fdcIIlIv the 5utllh Branch
r otace lab and •t ro rnm room We al Library hag ~'ta d[ on stl I refer-
r p , B so aduptecl a misslun stnternent
In 1995 and hand placed renewal emphasis 0Ia providing quality
hbrwy scwlCU,' Ciy'now, CLIAomers hnvc conic tO know rind exile<a a ;i+
new Ievel of extdilonce Ih the library. : :
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In fiscal year 1996-t7, the nesv materials collection Coll lir ue`s, ici '
grow, and CD-ROMs wore added for chlldron and adults 0A Alp'
JACK MILLER
automation front, the '.ibrary offered graphical Interface Ihtefltet
1 l l r; access to customers after providing Individual Internet training sesslbns
MMB gs the preceding year to Inb xluce Ilbrary users to !ills new servlco,' Tf o
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U f. DPL Homo Page blip l wwy clued n on,tx us ilbrojind_ex,JilrrA,wag
created, linking [onion to i whole new world of infornimlorl' afibut
CARL YOUNot Sk; r , SANti K J1 infERSON the library and numerous librarian-selected web sites. The tlliyrry f
NEIL I)URRANcE RoNi SEA3Ll y also provides its online catalog to dlal•In customers, Thisslgnlfl`~`ant
LV advance has allowed DPI. to offer -a wider range of electronic
MIKE CMfIKAN EUllt~k YROCk ~ resources, Including exciting new reference and Information tools, as Il I
well as lute ability for customers to check on the steles of their
CITY k t accounts and to renew materials online. Customer use of the
TEL) 1i Llbrary's dlal•In service has grown steadily since 1995 and now averages s
amend 500 calls each month, As a result, this now service has l
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tQl become, In effect, on "electronic branch", offering service to homes
ASSISTAN'~ CITY MANAGORr FINANCE and offices 24 hours daily, seven days a week,
KATHY DuBc"F I
We are now posllloning ourselves (or the future. A master plan study l
will be completed In 1998 to address the opportunities and chal• 1
DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY longes that will emerge over the next decade,
EvA Pomp One of the challenges the library faces Is to ensure adequate space
needs for present and future users, The 6mlly yowler central Public:
DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD Library is now completely out of additional floor space for continued
Egan fZUTH ftusstu, CHAIR growth and the South Branch Library has
already reached half of Its capacity to
house additional materials, Yet another
MICHIKO I IAYHURST, VICE CHAIR CARkOLL TRAIL Challenge Is determining the best use
of technological resources as a service
LLJEAN BRowN, SECRETARY LINNIE McAoAMs Mlvory meet lsm to customers and a
KATHY POLE TERESA STARitr T support tool for staff, Use of technology
will continuo to be evaluated to achieve A
balance with the more traditional service
FRIENDS OF THE delivery ntethods and a long-range tech-
nology plan will be Implementer! In pY
DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES 1997.98 to address these concerns,
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EXECUTIVE BOARD The Lltyr'ry'vlewS;t~oth of those challenges as opportunities to rake
r awdren s9 WI t1~* lIncreasingimportance of public libraries, Library
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Director df Llt~r4pServices
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS °f4+y~Yj STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS(
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MILESTONES J POi'UTATION SEW.[) 80 "'T, %
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In April, 1995, the Library celebratcKl the joining of the elettrblTit,. URRARY CAkO REGISTRAtION
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revolution by going online, 1' 1- F$
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TOTAL CARDS IN I ORCE 35,f,
COLLKIIONS ! V. ! CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
The 1'I5cal Year 1997 materlals budget of $211,052, enjoyed a CrNTRAI. LIBRARY 466,454
71% Increase over FY 1996 dollars and has Increased by 40% SOUT11 BRANCII _1_0 6 OtO
since FY 1994, TOTAL 573,094
PROGRAMS RrrI:RENCE QUI!sTIONS ANSWERED
CENTRAL l.IkkARY 30l409
More than :5,070 children partlelpated in the Summer Reading Souris HRANOI 2,559 I
Club with in-kind donallons from 20 local businesses In TOTAL 33,048
sQpporl of the program, NEW MNI19IALs Aomo IN COLLECTION
Willi an ernphasis on customer service, a drlveup book drop tars 16,857
was Installed in the parking lot tit the Fn;lly Fowler Central Times 101512
Public Library: TOTAL MATLRIALS
The healing is rundaniontal (RIF) Program wal; again funded ITEMS 155,111 1
for the Ioth year by the United Sliles Deparlment of Fducatlon Tiurs 112,452
tiuitltr atslLlrll ~ bids of $10,000 provided by the Frlenrls of 'V EEk Fi or 5tkwcE 51595
19,841
i1t'e l?erl#~?trUt3llc I.ibrarfes, } fi^}i~ NC. 1:
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'00il C)f' R.~t brcolgh the laXas Llbrarv Association was AL {IB~ is 267;733
Y ~y ~rqc.(% Ged,thIh601''n grant from the Texas Book Festlvnl Award's ~a OTAL I RA P~1p Simr 38,5
l` fu q d'Cnf1al Yallve reading initiative project with Drs, Betty
jC rter rind Vik1 , sh-Geisler's Children's Literature SILdeiiis it e6 is Womrln's- Oniverslly.
_ CD•ROM 9d6rance workstations were (nsiallcd In the Children's r EI AL YEAR 1996-97
artdgrqu~ fd doo'na Services000 fro ththe Nio system wlih
a.g cnerau r111on of $5,000 from the Denton trlon 8enr:fll
41 UPIrRATIN BUDGET
I',lo)e t;R FrA I ,0 bur adult literacy program, was adopted by i „ ftEV~141~sk 1
1 •.th Uitlv~y3)ty, '(;North Texas Center for Public Sorvlces and NTON $1,346,p45
W115 niovetl'Ita f Denton Litcrncy Cen[crr locn[ecl al Flow I GpII YY UtNTON $115,644
Rhhbi(Ilall 1 spllal, r,vt TOTAL $1,461,689 1
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Wn A I tTTI.E Hjttr FROM Ouk FRIENDS
j r pcl>!saNNKC' $10000,198
Frleiids of (1101 Liprades dnnalvd over $15,000 during fiscal `Ctpk* MAURIAIS $211,052
year'l99~ td Ih Ilhrary system, Funds were used to Support R~}~JN FNENSts
I $250,439
lihiary I)rttyial415t to plrrchase etlulpmeitl, anti provide the ~.~rJ
$1 000 nta(c)t (dr our kir progranL TOTAL $10461,689
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