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appropriate location Vehicle Annual <br /> for storing the Materials Cost costs <br /> mobile unit when Startup: Maintenance, <br /> not in use. Estimate fuel, insurance, <br /> $20,000 garage $10,000 <br /> (this figure was <br /> estimated by <br /> using the OPT <br /> bud et <br />Over the next 1-2 years further study and conversations with the rural community <br />will need to take place before any formal recommendations are made to County <br />Management or the BOCC. <br />Re_giona/ Library System <br />• <br />Hyconeechee Regional Library was formed in 1948 and is comprised of Caswell, <br />Person and Orange Counties Libraries. Regional Libraries were designed by the <br />State Legislature in the 1940's to allow counties to form a joint organization to <br />capitalize on sharing of materials, staff, and support costs. Hyconeechee does <br />not include Chapel Hill Public Library (CHPL). CHPL was formed in 1958 by the <br />Chapel Hill Board of Alderman. <br />As part of the region, OCPL does not have an independent Advisory Board. We • <br />have three (3) Orange County Representatives that currently serve on the <br />Hyconeechee Regional Library Board, which is designated by the State Library <br />as a Governing Board. As part of the region, OCPL is not recognized by the <br />State Library as an individual system. The implications for Orange County <br />Library patrons and officials are the following: <br />When using NCLIVE (electronic databases), we are not listed as Orange <br />County, but you must enter as Hyconeechee Regional Library <br />All grants that OCPL would like to apply for must include the Region <br />(Person and Caswell) within the application. This may result in a reduce <br />amount of funding for Orange County, even if the project is geared toward <br />our own library. <br />Further possible collaborative discussions with CHPL may be limited by <br />our Regional involvement, especially concerning Interoperability issues. <br />For example, the decision to move to Polaris rather than Millennium back <br />in 2004. <br />In July, 2010, discussions were held with the State Librarian Mary Boone and <br />Head of Library Development, Jennifer Pratt on future of NC Regional Libraries. <br />Ms. Boone will submit her recommended changes to the Administrative Law for <br />Regional Libraries. At this point her recommendations will include that a regional • <br />library system have its own fiscal agent, (not one from another government <br />Pg 4 <br />