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Priority 13: Plan to provide `equitable' <br />library services for Orange County <br />residents. <br />Priority 14: Fulfill remainder of bond <br />issuance approved by voters in 2001 for <br />BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />70 <br />calendar, printed publications, email, direct Piedmont Laureate Program awarding <br />mail, etc. funds and recognition to local writers while <br />promoting awareness /appreciation for <br />excellence in the literary arts throughout <br />the Piedmont region. <br />Library <br />• As part of the approved Memorandum of <br />Understanding (MOU) between the Board of <br />Orange County Commissioners and the Chapel <br />Hill Town Council, the libraries will actively <br />seek opportunities for the collaboration to <br />improve services in the areas of collection <br />development, staff training, policies and <br />programming. Interoperability between the <br />libraries was discussed at the Library MOU <br />meeting in November 2014. <br />• Strengthen Partnership with Orange County <br />Schools - the Library and the leadership of the <br />Orange County schools continue to explore <br />opportunities to develop a mutually beneficial <br />partnership that further the stated <br />goals /initiatives of K -12 education. These <br />activities have included library participation in <br />after - school program /events, teacher and media <br />specialist workshops on various library <br />services, especially our new TUTOR.com <br />databases which provides 24/7 homework <br />assistance on all subjects. <br />Library <br />• The Library, in collaboration with other <br />County Departments, developed site <br />selection criteria for a future Southern <br />Branch. The BOCC, after feedback from <br />the Town of Carrboro Board of Alderman, <br />adopted the criteria on September 18,2012 <br />and requested that the Town of Carrboro <br />initiate a public solicitation process and <br />review of properties based on the approved <br />criteria. The Town of Carrboro voted on <br />November 18, 2012 to send onto the <br />County three (3) properties located in the <br />Carrboro for review as possible library <br />sites. The BOCC directed staff to negotiate <br />with the developer of the Brewer Lane site. <br />• Library Strategic Plan for 2013 -2016 - Due <br />to the dissolution of the Hyconeechee <br />Regional Library system in June 2012, the <br />Library received a grant from the State <br />Library of North Carolina to hire a <br />consultant to conduct a Community Needs <br />Assessment (CNA) and develop a Strategic <br />Plan for future library services based on the <br />CNA. The plan was presented to the <br />BOCC in August 2013. <br />Department of Environmental, Agricultural, <br />