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Library Services Task Force 2007-ATTACHMENT 2 Service Standards Compliance as of March 2008 South East South West North Region West Region Central Region Region Region Service Standards as presented to the BOCC and Heritage Main' Efland accepted on 1213108 Center Construction Chapel Hill Carrboro** Cedar Grove Cheeks Financial Impact/Comments 2008 Professionally trained librarians shall be available at all ■ library facilities. At the Main Library and Chapel Hill (A request 'has been Future See#5 2n Public Library professionally trained librarians shall be * Cybrary meets This branch does not (Professionally trained librarians made for J Planned available at all hours the library is open. At branch this standard. meet standard. holds a Masters degree and is libraries,professionally trained librarians shall be available additional Facility P y staffing. state certification) for the majority of open hours. I Staff trained in advising adults and youth in their choice of I Future reading,in responding to basic information and reference 21 questions,and in use of library resources shall be available J I I Planned See#5 at all facilities at all hours the libraries are open. I Facility I The Main Library and Chapel Hill Public Library shall I have at least three distinct staffed service areas: I circulation,reference and children's services. * V�A N 1 q Future 22 Professionally trained librarians shall be available to I J J I N/A Planned See#5 provide children's and reference services at these locations I Facility all hours the library is open I A website with searchable online catalog shall be made See#5;This includes access to 23 available at all facilities. The online catalog shall reflect all I Future NC LIVE,ebooks&databases. holdings of the facility. The website shall provide links to J J J J Planned Available resources for public may other area library webpages and collections. Facility be restricted,due to connection I availability. Library book collections shall provide a minimum of 2.5 (Branch will items per capita. The Main Library shall calculate , collection size on the basis of the county population. I not meet See#7;Library is exploring other 24 tY P P This branch Future Chapel Hill Public Library shall calculate collection size on * 'standard This branch does not alternatives for meeting the P razY J does not meet Planned the basis of the municipal population of Chapel Hill. Each because of standard. meet standard. Facility standard,such as rental branch will calculate its collection size based on the per (space collections,ebooks,etc. limitations. capita of the designated population area served. I — The Heritage Center is an important part of Information Services to Orange County. .. The Center was a recommendation in 2004 Report and a final decision on location and services has not been identified. **Analysis includes Cybrary and Carrboro McDougle services.