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Library
Checkouts
632,192
Checkouts Reached All-time High in FY 10!
650,000
625,000
600,000
575,000
550,000
525,000
500,000
475,000
450,000
425,000
400,000
199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Number of Visits to the Library
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286,416 up 11%
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30,804 Hours of Computer Internet Use
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About 43,000 people
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Plus 9,376 hours of lap top computer use
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44,973
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65%
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Friends of the Library
eBooks!
September 16-19, 2010
Replace Library Assistant
Position with Aide
Circulation Services
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21 staff members
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Desensitizer
Teen
Programming
State level
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Interlibrary
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cuts
loan
−Decreased
Open Access
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revenue &
Direct State
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possibly
Aid
service
Reading has dropped significantly in the
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past 20 years
Greatest decline in Young Adult
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Poor readers struggle, or fail in school
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1/3 will drop out
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Poor readers have poor jobs, or no jobs
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97% of adult prisoners are not proficient readers
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Readers succeed in their communities and are
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more involved
84% voted
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More likely to volunteer, attend museums, sporting
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events
Hillcrest Family Services
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Boys & Girls Club
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Programs in the Park
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Partnership -Multicultural
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Family Center
Partnership -Dubuque
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Community School District
Partnership -Juvenile
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Corrections
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Library Board of Trustees:
Left to Right: Kristen Smith, Fred Miller, Elizabeth Leeper,
David Hammer, Diann Guns, Michael Willis, Paula Connors