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14 is December 9.2003 During the December 9~' special BOCC meeting, the BOCC had heard from the Friends of the Library of the reduction in usable size at the main facility and was concerned. Following the special meeting, a regularly scheduled BOCC meeting was held. Barry Jaoobs requested during Board comments that `in reference to the renovation of the library space in the Whiffed Building, the Library Task Force needs to be reactivated.... The task force would talk about the future of the library." February 3.2004 The BOCC reconved the Library Services Task Force of 2004 to review the recommendations from the Library Services Task Force Report of 2000 submitted to the Board of County Commissioners in November 2001. The charge to the Task Force was to `review the November 2001 Report and to subsequently make recommendations to improve library services /facilities in Orange County specifically related to the expansion of the Central Library in Hillsborough and the branch library in Carrboro.` August 18.2004 ' As part of the re-convened Library Services Task Force, the Chair of the Task Force met with the Archival Task Force to review and evaluate the Heritage Center recommendation of 2001. On page 2, the Museum representative indicated "that the artifacts that are at the Museum will stay at the museum, unless there is a combined Heritage Center /Museum.' In this meeting the group defined the organizational structure of a Heritage Center on page 3, °some library services retained, flexible use of the center, gathering space for symposiums and speaker, meeting room(s), small auditorium with kitchen attached, opportunities for artists displays, security including lockers of visitor bags, strict research environment, the assessed value of the collection should equal.the amount of security, identify parts of collection that are most valuable an keep in separate area, need adequate staffing including an archivist and a librarian, need an archival preservation and use policy, need non-public space for processing su~essions. The use policy was discussed extensively." There was support to `unanimously consolidate the collections in an accessible and secure environment, given certain archival policies and procedures are followed.' The group, also, 'discussed the possibility of donations from private family collections if the facility were adequate and staffed appropriately. Work should be in partnership with special wllec~ions at UNC, communlc~tfon has already been established.' ' October 19. 2004 - BOCC received the final report from the Library Services Task Force of 2004. The Final Report addressed the following major areas, among other opportunifies: Construction of a new Central Library; Consolidation of the Cybrary and McDougie Branch Libraries in Carrboro; Establishment of an Orange County Heritage Center; and Establishment of a Branch Library to serve the Efland-Cheeks Township.