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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: .June 8, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Establish Permanent Part Time Librarian position for the Cybrary located in the <br />Carrboro Century Center <br />DEPARTMENT: Library PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Brenda Stephens, Library Director <br />Extension 2528 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To establish a permanent part time (30 hours) Librarian position to staff the <br />Cybrary in the Carrboro Century Center. <br />BACKGROUND: During the budget process for 2003-2004, the Board considered a proposed <br />new Librarian position far the Cybrary in the Century Center. With adoption of the 2003-04 <br />budget, the Board established a reserve account with funds for the position pending the review <br />and recommendation of the Carrboro Library Work Group. <br />The Carrboro Library Work Group met from November 2003 to March 2004 and submitted its <br />recommendations to the Board at the Board's April 20, 2004 meeting. At the April 20 meeting, <br />the Board unanimously decided to move forward with the establishment of the Cybrary in the <br />Century Center, The projected opening date for the Cybrary is July 2004. <br />The Librarian position duties include: <br />• Oversee development and day-to-day operations of the Cybrary.. <br />Develop, coordinate and promote library program opportunities that support community <br />needs and interests in computer literacy, computer training, and life long learning. <br />• Collaborate with other library professionals and community agencies in amulti-disciplinary <br />effort to serve patrons effectively. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The original 2003-04 budget included a reserve account of $44,789 to <br />cover the cost of opening the Cybrary during the year, This included estimated costs for <br />personnel, operations and capital. Staff projects that the costs paid from this fiscal year will be <br />about $1 1,075. The unexpended funds for the current fiscal year will revert to the County's <br />