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Date: Apri16, 2004 To: Orange County Commissioners From: Diana McDuffee, Chair Carrboro Library Workgroup Subject: Report of Carrboro Library Workgroup Tharilc you for appointing the Carrboro Library Workgroup to address tlu-ee issues related to Orange County Library Services in Carrboro. We had a very efficient and effective group that has completed its charge in six months. Listed below are the recommendations we aze making: Carrboro Branch Library at McDougle School -The Workgroup examined the contracts (old and new) for operation of the public librazy at McDougle School and made recomrendations for changes to the new contract. Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Carrboro School Board Member, drafted the new contract, with the Workgroup recommendations.. This contract will be forwarded to you. In the new contract the Workgroup recommended adding Saturday hours and adopting uniform operating hours for the library Monday tluough Thursday. Extra expenses for custodial care of the facility incun-ed by the increase in hours of operation of the library are included in the contract as well.. Library Services in the Carrboro Century Center - The worlcgroup recommends that the Cybrary in the Carrboro Century Center should be put into operation as soon as possible. The agreements to implement this service that the Orange County Commissioners urd Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved ul the canent yeaz's budgets should be followed. Recommendation for a library in downtown Carrboro -The Workgroup believes that there is substantial comrnunity support for a public library located in the central business district of Carrboro. The Workgroup recormnends the Commissioners begin planning for this facility and consider seeking funding in an upcoming bond referendum. The Orange County library services at McDougle School and the Century Center in Carrboro should be consolidated in the new branch of the Orange County Library in Cazrboro,