Dear LM_NET Colleagues.
The following gives a starting point for researching the idea of merging
public and school libraries.
Again, thank you all for your help.
Linda
Public/School Library Mergers -
Sources for information:
A. Combined School & Public Libraries
GUIDELINES FOR DECISION MAKERS Second Edition May 1998 Endorsed by the
Council on Library and Network Development
This publication is available from the Division for Libraries, Technology,
and Community Learning, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, P.O.
Box 7841, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841 (608) 266-2205. Bulletin No. 98234.
It is also available in PDF.
The Department of Public Instruction does not discriminate on the basis of
sex, race, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy,
marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or mental, emotional or
learning disability.
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlcl/pld/comblibs.html>http://www.dpi.state.=
wi.u
s/dpi/dlcl/pld/comblibs.html
B. Combined Libraries: A Bibliography ALA Library Fact Sheet Number 20 The
following is a selected list of articles and books covering the subject of
combined, or joint-use, libraries. This Fact Sheet covers the two most
common types of combined libraries: public libraries combined with school
library media centers and public libraries combined with
university/community college libraries. This is the result of a search of
the CD-Rom version of Library Literature (years covering 1984-1999). The
articles are listed in reverse chronological order (i.e. >from newest to
oldest).
Combined School and Public Libraries
http://www.ala.org/library/fact20.html>http://www.ala.org/library/fact20.htm=
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http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/mblc/public_advisory/school_public/ps_index.shtml>=
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://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/mblc/public_advisory/school_public/ps_index.shtml
C. Policy on Cooperation between Public Libraries and School Libraries
The information below came from the web site above from the Massachusetts.
Joint Public Library and School Library Administration and Facilities
Each year, one or more municipalities explore the possibility of a joint
public library and school library facility or of joint administration of
school and public libraries. These discussions may be initiated by a
variety of circumstances, ranging from plans for the construction of a new
public library (which might host the library for a nearby school) to plans
for construction of a new school building (which might house the public
library or a library branch) to a fiscal crisis or budgetary shortfall
(where any proposal that offers the possibility of cost savings will
receive consideration).
In Massachusetts, three types of arrangements exist that are commonly
described as " libraries." These three arrangements are:
=B7 =20
A public library facility that also serves as a school
library, under an agreement between the public library trustees and the
school committee (Lancaster, Pelham and Williamsburg).
=B7 A public library housed in a school building which also contains =
a
separate school library (the Holmes Public Library in Halifax, the
Brightwood Branch of the Springfield Library, and the Salvatore Valente and
Mildred A. O'Neill branches of the Cambridge Public Library.
=B7 A public library housed in a school building which also serves as
the school library under an agreement between the public library trustees
and the school committee (Clarksburg and Florida).
These arrangements are distinguished from administration by a public
library of school libraries located in separate school buildings. In
Massachusetts, such an arrangement would require a legal agreement between
the public library trustees and the school committee under the provisions
of the Educational Reform Act. At the present time, there are two examples
of such an administrative arrangement in Massachusetts: Norfolk and East
Bridgewater.
In evaluating the merits of any such proposal, the following
considerations are essential:
=B7 Establishment
of a joint study committee by the public library board of trustees and the
school committee
=B7 Conclusive documentation that the proposal will result in improve=
d
library services for the public and for students
=B7 Conclusive documentation that the resulting joint library or
administrative arrangement will provide students with a library that meets
minimum standards for school library service (including the employment of
certified library media specialists) and will allow the public library to
meet minimum standards.
Any proposal for a joint facility or a change in administrative structure
must be able to clearly demonstrate that it will result in improved
services for students and for the general public. Joint facility
arrangements should never serve as a substitute for or as an alternative to
adequate public library or school library service.
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This web site contains the handout of a presentation whose title page is
copied below the URL.
http://institute21.stanford.edu/programs/workshop/facilities/schools_handou=
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Building the 21st Century Library
Schools and Public Libraries
Working Together
Cooperation
Collaboration
Collocation
presentations for
San Diego, Pasadena, Sacramento, Oakland
California
Ken Haycock
Sponsored by the
Stanford-California State Library
Institute on 21st Century Librarianship
February-March, 2001
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LIBRARY
2001 Public Library Statistics
INTRODUCTION
Each year New Hampshire public libraries complete the New Hampshire Public
Library Annual Report
(NHPLAR). The 2001 edition of the N.H. Public Library Statistics tabulates
data collected on the
NHPLAR. Although public libraries are required by New Hampshire statute to
report annually to the
State Librarian, some do not do so. This makes New Hampshire=92s statistica=
l
data less than complete.
Out of 231 public libraries in New Hampshire, 218 submitted reports.
New Hampshire cooperates with the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) in the collection
of uniform public library statistical data for national compilation and
publication of the annual federal
Ed Tabs series for educational institutions throughout the United States.
It is important to remember performance measures and comparative
statistics are not absolutes.
Statistics acquire different meanings in different contexts. There are no
right or wrong measures and
no single measure tells a complete story. Any library=92s statistics should
be considered in the contexts
of its mission, roles and goals. When comparing statistics with other
libraries, choose meaningful
comparison groups. Population may not be the most meaningful comparison,
but perhaps library
income or library circulation is instead. Assistance in analyzing the
statistics contained in this
publication is available from the N.H. State Library Development Services
Section.
The population figures used are those provided by the U.S. Department of
the Census from the
official 2000 census. During the 2001 reporting year, 26 libraries
operated on a fiscal year covering
the period July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001 and 204 libraries operated on a
calendar year covering the
period January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001.
Data for all reporting libraries is listed alphabetically by community
name. Each section repeats the
population and county for every community. A table at the end lists
community populations by
county. This report reflects:
1. All monies available to a library during a reporting year by source of
income
2. All expenditures made by a library regardless of the source of funds
3. Library service hours and library usage
4. Library collections and technology
5. Library paid personnel data
Selected per capita and percentage figures have been calculated by the
State Library and presented
in columns next to the respective data from which the figures were derived.
Here is one that seems to work -
http://www.cml.lib.oh.us/new/branches.cfm
http://www.northkclibrary.org/
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There is a publication called
Public and School Libraries : Issues and options for joint use facilities
and cooperative use agreements, put out by the California State Library.
Contact: Barbara Will - networking coordinator at Sacramento at
bwill@library.ca.gov.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Linda Reed, Librarian http://www.springfield.k12.il.us
Springfield High School Library
101 S. Lewis Street
Ph: 217-525-3100 ext. 303
Springfield, Illinois 62704
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