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~; , <br />TOWN OF GARRBORO <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />April 7, 1998 <br />Ms. Margaret Brown, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsbcrough, N.C. 27278 <br />Dear Margaret: <br />On behalf of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, I am writing to ask that the County <br />Commissioners set up a task force to develop a plan for library services in Carrboro. A <br />thorough look at the needs of library service in Carrboro has never been undertaken. It is <br />time that such a project begin. <br />We' appreciate and are grateful for the service provided at McDougle Middle School. <br />However, given the projected growth of the town, the already crowded conditions of the <br />school, and the demand for more library service generally, more service needs to be <br />provided. With no blueprint for growth, it is hard to determine what the next steps should <br />be. <br />We believe that along-term vision for library services would best serve the needs of the <br />people of Carrboro. We also believe that given the county's role as providers of library <br />service, that this study is best done under your auspices. <br />The charge to this task force could be to report the County Commissioners within six <br />months a ~risron for future libra..ry services in Carrboro. Some questio::s tha± need to be <br />addressed are: <br />1. Given Carrboro's projected population increase, what kind and how <br />extensive should library service be here? <br />2. Does Carrboro need astand-alone facility? Will the library in a school be <br />sufficient? <br />Can the space available in the community center be utilized somehow? <br />4. Given the library services already available in the area (at the University, <br />in Chapel Hill, etc.), what types of services would best fill in the gaps and <br />best serve the people of Carrboro? <br />3 <br />301 `NEST MAIN STREET CARR90R0 NC 27510 19191 942.85x! PAx 19191 9687737 TOO 19191 968-7717 <br />