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Libraries are community centers
Informational resource for the community
Programs for children, teens & adults
Computers, Wifi, printers, etc.
Education and assistance with eReaders, locating
resources, genealogy research, etc.
◦ Early childhood literacy center
◦ Meeting Rooms for community use
◦ Comfortable Reading/Study areas (with coffee
provided by the Friends!)
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20% of our circulation comes from our collection
of over 4,000 DVD’s
Over 1800 books were downloaded from our
online book collection last year
Our 3000+ CD’s were checked out over 4000
times
We circulated a total of 50,477 items last year
Plus an additional 12,612 items were checked
out to patrons of other libraries and we received
6,433 items to our patrons through our
Interlibrary Loan program
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Our meeting rooms were utilized over 259
times in FY12
We provided 193 programs to the public with
a total attendance of over 3,000 people
Programs are periodically held at PITA Hall on
Plum Island to ensure everyone in Newbury
has access to their public library
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85% Municipal Funds
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4% State Aid (must meet State
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requirements – past 11 yrs. waiver)
11% Other Sources – NTL Friends and
NTL Gift & Memorial Account (Trust
Funds, Fees, donations, grants, etc.)
15. Our municipal budget has increased in FY13 and
FY14 (Thank you!!) – We continue to need funds to
increase hours open and to fully fund our library
materials budget
Working to establish the Lois W. Smith Endowment
Fund to provide future funding for technology
New Friends of NTL are successfully fundraising
(plant sale, book & bake sale) to provide funding
for museum passes and library programs
16. “Libraries are places that people go to for information. Books are only the tip of the
information iceberg: they are there, and libraries can provide you freely and legally with
books. More children are borrowing books from libraries than ever before – books of all
kinds: paper and digital and audio. But libraries are also, for example, places that
people, who may not have computers, who may not have internet connections, can go
online without paying anything: hugely important when the way you find out about
jobs, apply for jobs or apply for benefits is increasingly migrating exclusively online.
Librarians can help these people navigate the world.”
Neil Gaiman
