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City of Troy Library Advisory Board

City of Troy Library Advisory Board. Presentation By: Kul Gauri-Chairman April 23 Leadership Troy Forum. Background 5 person Board with 2 Student Representatives Board Members appointed by City Council for 3 year terms Current Members: Kul Gauri: Chairman

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City of Troy Library Advisory Board

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  1. City of Troy Library Advisory Board Presentation By: Kul Gauri-Chairman April 23 Leadership Troy Forum

  2. Background • 5 person Board with 2 Student Representatives • Board Members appointed by City Council for 3 year terms • Current Members: • Kul Gauri: Chairman • Lynne Gregory • Heather Eisenbacher • Nancy Wheeler • Aubrey Zembrzuski • Student Representatives: • Arthi Krishna • Shruthi Subramanian

  3. Societal Values of the Public Library • Libraries as arsenals of democracy • Libraries as secular churches • Instrument of human excellence and perfection • Instrument of investment in human capital and public good   • External Memory of the Mankind

  4. Actualized values of the Public Library Values must be conceived as realizable public good or enjoyed values   

  5. Pricing of services from substitute sources (St. Louis Public Library-1999) Service Substitute Price Source Children's books( paperback) Bookstore $8.00 Bowker Annual (1995) Books for adults( paperback) Bookstore $14.00 Bowker Annual (1995) Videos/films Video rental $3.25 Blockbuster Video Audio/music Audio purchase $13.00 WalMart Magazines Newsstand $2.95 World News Ltd. Newspapers Newsstand $0.50 World News Ltd. Toys Education resource $15.00 Parent-Teacher Tools store Parent-teacher materials Education resource $5.00 Parent-Teacher Tools store Reference& research services Information broker $50.00/hr. Burwell Enterprise services Houston Special events Cultural center $9.00 Center for Contemporary Art Craft & activity programs YMCA $1.00/hr. YMCA School Age Child Care Social skills/etiquette training YMCA $1.00/hr. YMCA School Age Child Care

  6. Pricing of services from substitute sources (St. Louis Public Library-1999) cont’d Service Substitute Price Source Computer services Telecommunity Center Free U. of Mo.-St. Louis Adult education St. Louis Public Free Community Schools Education Program Family or parenting programs St. Louis Public Free Community Schools Education Program Storytelling programs Bookstore Free Library Ltd. Meeting space St. Louis Public Free Community Schools Education Program Encyclopedias Purchase encyclopedia $995 for Encyclopedia ````` (prorate over l0 yrs.) one set Brittanica,Inc. Dictionaries and almanacs Bookstore $5.00 WalMart

  7. Taxpayer's ROI on the impact public libraries in Florida (2004) • Overall, Florida's public libraries return $6.54 for every$ 1.00 invested from all sources. • For every $6,448 spent on public libraries from public funding, one job is created. • For every dollar of public support spent on public libraries in Florida, gross regional product increases by $9.08. • For every dollar of public support spent on public libraries in Florida, income (wages) increases by $12.66.

  8. Survey of public users of public libraries in South Carolina (2005) Library Users Improves overall quality of life: 92% said Yes Increases local property values: 47% said Yes Attracts new businesses to the community: 38% said Yes Attracts patronage to local businesses; 44% said Yes Enhanced personal fulfillment: 73% said Yes Nurtures a love of reading: 73% said Yes Is a source of personal enjoyment: 64% said Yes Helps manage personal finances or saved money: 32% said Yes Helped to obtain a new job; 11% said Yes Helped improved or start business: 15% said Yes Helped with a business opportunity: 25% said Yes Assisted workers to be more productive in their job: 37% said Yes Introduced users to new technologies: 28% said Yes Helped users with primary education work: 18% said Yes Helped users with life-long learning: 47% said Yes Contributed to their home schooling efforts: 12% said Yes

  9. Survey of public users of public libraries in South Carolina (2005) cont’d • Business Users: • 49% of business users indicated that they obtained most of the business/research information from their public library. • 78% of business users indicated that Information obtained from the public library contributed to the success of their business. • Without access to the information in their public library, 23% of the business users indicated that they estimated their operating costs would increase between $500 and $5000 and 7% estimated costs would increase by $5000.

  10. Surviving the socio-political challenge • Current economy    • Messianic zeal to reduce taxes as political agendas, "Read my lips” • Pragmatic approaches

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