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CITY OF IOWA CITY
'1'01 Tho 1I0noroblo Hayor and tho City Council
RBI civil sorvico Entronco Exolinat1on - Piro 8IIttal1on Chier
\fo, tho undorl1qnod 10lbora of tho civil sorvico couilll1on of Iowa
City, Iowa, do horoby cortify tho followinq naiad poraon(.) in tho
ordor of thoir Itondinq aDol1qiblo for tho pol1t1on of piro
BAttalion Chiof,
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Jaloll lIulaton
Torry Fiola
Jorry Blank
Ellor Bronnolon
Ronald lfhittakor
Rick Borry
stovo Dollln
laMA CITY CIVIL SERVICB
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Our Library's
Future:
Understanding the
Library Referondum
On TUOIdIy, Novorrbot 5, Iowa ClIy
YOIoII VII cloddt on . ptcpo.od
.pocI4J oporaUng levy IOf 110 Iowa
ClIy PlbIJo 1Jnry.
II IW'ovod, IhII Iovy wi. provldo
$330,000 . yoar In proporty WIIYO'
nut, Tho lbary BOItd of TNSlOo.
plan. 10 11I0 lho.. edlIlonII opotDI.
Ing Iundllo hlto .IDlI, 10 lop/Ict Itld
rolUlbllh hoDVl/y'lIIod booka Itld
o!hOt mDlorlalt, and 10 makllaln 1110
bulking, oqu~nl and Ilrnllhlng..
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Tho UbtlllY DoDtd Is asking IOf 111I.
opollUng levy 10 koop tho lbary
opon and oporatklg II f10 Iovol usod
by 111I. COl'IlIIKlnlly . . IDlo nol\lly
25% hlghOf Ihan Jull ~ yoatl ego,
100% higher (lIDn vdlon tho lbary
oponod In 1081.
Iowa City
POOle UlrarY
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Levy Referendum . I
At a Glance .'
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AddltlOllllloodl mh y..r 10 hip i
!hi Llbrlry open IllCl opotltlng, .1
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. AddltlOlllI boob Ind mltlrllll,
. Stili 10 dlUvtr slrvlcll,
. Foodl 10 mllollln bUIdIng Ind
lqulpmont.
COlt to 10WI CIty TlIlP'Y"I:
. Stlttlng JlAy I, 1982: lpeCll1
opetltlng IIVV 11270 per . 1,000
llXlbll vlluI.
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. EncIIng June 30, 19921 111\ 01
13 lMU11 plymonl1 on boncll
101 now UbrltY II 270 por
",000 Imbl. vllut.
COlt to Av",g. HOUllhold:
.'.38 per month Of "',20 1*
Yilt lor the IVltlgl .78,000
houll,
Who Cln Vot.?
10WI City reglltltld votltl. Dlld.
lint 10 reglltlt II Oclober 25.
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II you hlvl QUOltlonl, plo... con-
I1Cl1 momber olt'" Llbrlty BOlld.
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PaIcIlOI by \hi Ubll/'f" Gill fllld.
Mako up your mInd and
Vote.
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Iowa Citians VOTE YES ~
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love their
Library . . . FOR OUR
LIBRARY
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Till Collllmll rOA nIl LtaAAAT Lm
Ellen Duchanan
Dob DUnlI (CO'ChAIrI
Loll Cox
Charkl Drum
Tom Oelmnn (co.lrcasurtrl
Anne IIargruve
MaMIe "ORRn
Kalhy Mayell (co.lreasuRrI
Della McOrulh
Du~ McOrulh
SuuMe RJchellOn(co.challl
Cathy Well1Ael~t
Nancy Willis
Ed Zastrow
11111 O)'tr hal been paid ror by Ihe
Conunlllee ror the Ubrnry Lcvy,throuAh Ihe
Aenerous support or concerned clllzel1ll.
July. 1001
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VOTE YES FOR OUR UBRARY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
TII& Collllmn rOA TII& LtDAAAT LM
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WIIAT 111II1 TO II TIll PRODWI? WilT ADDmO:fAL TAl IlII'roRT? lIow WILL TIll MIDI II UIID? ~
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11Ie tlUItl or Ihe IIbrary'ltroublcs Ire nle 10WlI elly Public Llbmry cannot IC Ihe LIbrary II 10 preKn'C the cumnt
the lIuCr or elrf'/ Cor o1moIIt r:very olher lown conllnue 10 plO\'lde atrv\c:ta atlhe IMI Krvktl uacd by Ihe communlly, II needs \
and tlty In Iowa or the nAtion: The Iowa cumnlly used by Ihls conlOlunlly, SlafT 10 hire IIAfT. 10 rtplAce and rtCurblah
City ccmmunlly II well.eduCllled and alen and volunleetl work hanl. butlhere limply heAY1Iy uKd boob and other rnAler1AIs,
to the WI)'Illblll1e' tan IOlve information aren' enough oC Ihem 10 keep up wllh Ihe And to maintAin Ihe budding, equlpmenl. f
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nttda. Aboul 75 pel'Wll or lowI City growing information needl or Llbmry UKtI. And (umbhlngL The IC\'Y Will generate ,
rtlldentl hIVe LIbrary canis. well Above Ihe nle bullneu or KJecllng. proceMIng. luppklllfnlAI revenue 10 provtde theae i
nAUOIIIIavmge. And those tanlholdetl catAloging. Ihelvlng, and nahelvlng Items, bAllc nec:d'And Will pennltlhe LIbrary 10 I
Ule the LIbrary, For wmple, more Ihan 40 combined wnh answering an almost rtalore KrvIce and houtlthll were cut
ptrtCnt have checked oullOlllfthlng wllhln continual atrelllll or information requelll, back Ihll July, i
the Iut30 d4)'1, requlrtl conatdernble IllIfT lime-much or II !
Following Ire IOIlIf more Illtlsllclthal behind Ihe lCenelAnd requlrtng W'IAT WILL TIll LlW COlT?
we ouAhllO be proud or, btclIUIe they are profeasloMlllbmry IChoollng. AI the SlIme
a1llndkatora oC a healthy convnunlly, In an lime, the exlrnonllMry UIC II weArlnA oul I( applOYed,lhe Ic\y will provide a 27.
undmlaITed I1brary. however. they are a the Llbrary'1 collecllons and Cumlshlnl\l. per .1,000 twble valuatlon.lotAlllng
recipe (or trouble: about t3:lO,OOO per year (or IddltlOlll1
. MOle people UIe the LIbrary every year operating Cunda. DetlUIC bonda lIaued In
thin Inend III the UI home CootbAII gamel, 1080 10 build the Ubrary wtU be pold oIT
balkttbAl1 glll\fl, and lIancher evenll thl.lI5tAI yeAr.lhe levy wdl not lncreAIC
comblncd, IlIXellhAlluppcn Ihe LIbrary. The
. M AveraAe oC 170 people enler the Amount orlhe nOllt JllIYIlItnt on the 1080
building every hour the LIbrary II open, IIlCRWU III IT"", MATlIUAIA, NlD bondlts t335,OOO, 10 the Ic\y wdl only
. On IlyplCAI weekday,lhe lowI elly continue the cUlTenllevet o( IlIX dollAtI
rubllc LIbrary checks outlOll1e 280 Ilems IIRYlCU (or LIbrary luppon. I
per hour, one every twenty ICCOndS, On Coll'AIUIlO AIOOIAL T01AIA For An AveraAe houK In JOWl! Clly. I
weekend.. Ihe rite ts more Ihan doubled- 1081 TO 1001 VAlued At.75,000. the annuDltllX coat o(
000 Items per hour, one every IIx lecondl. Ihe bond pAymentthts IlltAI yeAt And Ihe I
. Every linn In the collection Will new operating IC\'Y atoning next nlClll ,
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checked out In Iverage or live tlmellAlt ym II about.10.20.leu thAn the coat !
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year. or a lingle hDnlback book. ,
. Allny one time there are neArly 40,000 I
, boob 100 olher Ilnns checked out to area ,
I rtlldenll, W,IAT I' TIll LIVT DOU "01 ,All? !
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f: . WI year, 20,000 chUdren attended LIbrary lervlcea wUI be permanently I
1',000 I
I 405 LIbrary ItOry houtl and progmms, lCaled back.
') . Over 250 olJ!anlzAtlona hold t,OOO 27,200 '1 I
r llIfettng. It the LIbrary every year, 11,800 I
. Evtry day IlafT I1brarlana answer about 271,800 .. I
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200 reference quesllons: about one.thlrd by 142,410 I
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telephone. I
. Over 3,000 books were mAiled or CheckoulI
deUvend to about 1,000 ruldenll connned
10 their homel or 10 lreatment centers.
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LEVY CAMPAIGN QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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I, Why II tho library lookIng addlllollllltax IuppOr1?
Tho IblllV II lOoking lIdcSllonal IundIng 10 onawo thai CUlronl LbrlIry lorvlcol oro
ptOlOrvod dolpllo oxlrDorclnlllV IncrolllOI In ~o numbor l\Ild lroquoncy ollowo City
rosldonls usIng tho 1ibroIy, NaUOnallronds Indcalo Ih4tthll mlllllvo growth In ~o UIO
01 publlo Ialrorlol wla continuo ~rough tho 901. ,
SInco tho now IblllV openod In 1981, tho numbor 01 Cl\/dholdors, chockouts, and
quOlaonl IIIIWOrod havo Incrolllod Irom 85% \0 115% whDo II4~ poaltJonl havo
Incrolllod only 25%. SWIll oyor oxlonded, booka ond othor molorl4l1 DlO wol\rlng M
ond tho building It Ihcwlng WOIII llnor vlallllrom s.s m1UJon librlllV ulorl.
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Thoroloro. ~o Ubrary Boord It lOOking Iupportlor lllpoclAJ LbrlIry operotlng Iovy lIIlowod
by 11410 law 10 public Illrarlosln communlUo. Ih4I oro unllblo 10 provldo lulllclonllunds
from gonoraJ proporty \4)( OpUonl or lor publlo lilmrIos with oxlroordnlllV ooods.
Tho lIddiUonal rOIOWCOIIIO noodod 10 rOlpond to Iibrory noods, Icwo City C4I\ lovy no
moro Ih4n $8.10 por $1,000 lIIIollod voluoUOn lor gonorollund oxpondlturOI. ThIs
gonoraJ proporty \4)( Iovy provldOI oSlonUlIl city 10rvlcol,Indudlng IblllV 10rvleo.
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2. How wllllho llddlUonollundl be ulOd?
Tho lunds wiD be Ulod 10 hlto oddlllonll 11411, 10 roatoro And rolurblsh conoCllona And
malnlAln physical plooL Ono qulll10r 01 tho lunda wID be usod lor library molorlall, ono.
hall lor now 111I11 pollUOnl ond ~o bAloocelo rolurblsh tho 10 yoar old buDding And 10
rnofnlAln tho V~OIy 01 oloclronlo And complilor oqulpmonl usod by conlomporary IIbrlll1o..
3, Whlll ora tho logol roqulromonll lor Idopllng I library lovy?
Tho Iowa Sl4lo Codo (Soctlon 384) allows communlUoslo opprovo a lovy 01 27e por
$ 1,000 uso..od voluaUon 10 lupport tho pubDo library, Tho quo.Uon I. plocod on tho
bllllol alll10 noxl rogular city olOCllon (In Novombor 01 odd numborad YOllll) upon rocolpl
01 poUUons .!gnod by ollglblo Iowa CIIy volor. oqullllo 10% of tho VOIoIlIn 1110 provlous
CIIy oloctlon 18,650 volo,.1n 1980 x 10% . 885), II a majority 01 1110.0 voUng opprovo
1110 levy, 1110 City Council Is roqulrod 10 procood wllI1 IL Tho .amo procosslt roqulrod 10
ond 1110 lovy,
4. Whal wllllho lovy cO'ltho avorogo foWl! CUy homoownor?
Tho lovy will cosl 110 avorogo homoownor aboul $18.20 por yoar. Tho aSlo..od voluo 01
an avorago Iowa City homo In FYl001.021s $75,000, Allor tho Iloto Imposad 'rollbock"
10 aboul80% 01 aSlollod valuallon, tho cosl on such 0 houso would bo $16,20 (75 x
80% x 27e . $18,20), Aboul 4e 01 ovory dollor paid In proporty lox by Iowa CIIy
homoownoraln FYOI Will usod 10 oporolo tho IIbrory. This oxcJudos dobt sorvlco cosls,
Tho now library lovy would mako II1ls ahoro go 10 oboul4,5e or 0 111110 moro, dopondlng
on 1110 slzo 01 tho lolal asklngs 'rom oll1or units 01 govornmonl,
In lIOothor sonso It won'l cosllllXpayolI any moro than lhoy'vo boon paying lor library.
rolalod cosls lor tho pllll13 yoors, Tho City will moko Its last paymonl 01 $335,000 In
FY1901.92 on tho bonds ISluod In 107910 "noneo Iho conslrucllon 01 tho now library.
Slnco Iho 27e oporallng lovy Is osllmalod to gonoralo mO,DOO and II approvod would
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ltart In FYI992-93, tho beginning 01 tho Iovy would cIovotal nlcoly wl~ tho ond 01 ~I
bond PJYIIIOnL
8. WhlIII the dlllorencl bolwoon In operlllng IIVY rolottndum IIId I bond luut
rel.rendum?
An oparallng Iovy reforondum II liking lor authorlzation 10 Iovy addidOllallunds .ach yoar
10 UIO lor running tho lilrary. n roquJro. I 50% majorlty 01 volo,. 10 approve. A bond
Iuuo ralorondlNll, Iko 1111 011O In 1978 10 build tho now RlraIy bulldng, IIkI lor
lulhorlzatlon 10 buy bonds. 10 borrow 1110 money lor I largo caplllII cuday. Then 1110
borrowod molllY pIut Inlorallll pald oil Uvough IIdIoQ,jIod 101 01 paymonll. In tho
WI 011110 now RlraIy n walfor 13)'OlItI (FY79I11rough FY921. ThIIIypO 01 roforondum
roqu~OII 60% majority,
8. How much wlll Iho 27c lovy Incrom Iho IIbror(. budgol?
Tho 27c lovy will gonoralo lIII olllm4lod S330,ooo In FY1992.93, Assuming 1110 equal
appropriation lrom tho City Council, Ihll would bo an 18% lIIctoaso 10 tho Iillmy'.
FYlg91.92 budgOI 01 $1.Goo,ooo,
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7. IIthore all nol onough lox dolla,. why nol chargo ulOr looalo ho/p IUPPor1l1brary
larvlco?
Tho pub/Ic librlly Is 1110 main porIlIIlo oducaUon lor 1110 70% 01 Amor1can1 nol ONODod
In lonnal oducatlon ocIMU... h provldoslroo roaclng malorlalllor chIIdron and 8dullllo
pracUco and porloct tho~ 1lI0rocy IkIlIs, II provldos accolS 10 Inlormadon II1rough Its
CODocUo/lJ and roforanco IOMcos, II ltimulalos tho rroo now 01 Idou II1rough Its
comm1tmonl 10 prIncIplol 01 InloDoctual Irooclom, lis luppor1 SOrvlcol lor local
organizations, and Its lponsorlhlp 01 dlsp/ayt, lorums, and dscussion groups,
Tho Amortcan ~Dcltion 01 a froo publlo Ilbnuy II basod 011 tho promlso lI1al a domocrotio
lodoty cannolluncUon wfthoul an Informod populace. Thll roqu~"'roo and equal accoss
10 all tho InformaUon and rosourCGS a Ilbtary provldo.. Tho public IibnIry Is consldorod
a "public gOOd" and worthy 01 publlo lunda bocauso wo an bononl whon poop/o bocomo
boltor educated and boltor Informod. ChargIng laos UmllI usa 10 1I10so who 810 ab/o and
wflDng 10' pay. Froo sodoUos nood Iroo b'brllrlos.
8. Whal aro lho library'. olhor lourcos ollundl?
WhOa 71% 01 library lunda como from 1110 local proporty 1ax,II1O Ubrary Board has workod
hard In 1110 paSl10 YODlllo nnd addlUonallunds10 suppar1 tho library. Tho othor funding
comoslrom 5 major lourcos.
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Conltacls for library sorvlcos wfth Johnson County and tho Slalo
Endowmonllncomo
Gifts Irom FRIENDS plus othor groups and IndivIduals
Ubrary nnos, rosorvos and paymonl for losl and damagod malorlals
Annual
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E. Solo 01 phOtOCOplOl, lab luppIIol, book bags, IibmIy Inlolmallon
\ ptOduetl (nowspopor Indox, aslOClollon liIo rOprlnll), and Incomo kom
vand!ng machlno and pubIJo 10lophonOl ~
$39'.000
o. Wholoboul pilI and currenl Dflortl II roiling prlvalo fundi?
Tho IJbroIy hu boon 10rlously InvoIvod In pttvalo lundrolslng 1m 1980 whon tho LbIIIy
Boord raised ovor $50,000 to onhonco tho Iumlahlngs and oqulpmonllor tho now bulking.
Tho Iowa City Public Ubroty Foundollon wu ollabllahod In 1082 and In 1089 tho
Dovolopmonl Olnco was modo 0 pall of tho I.IlnIr(I basic orgonlzallonolltructuro. Tho
Foundodon now hu lII1 ondowmonllund of ovor $750,000. II has rocolvod ono ma/Or
gllll1l ($I25,OOO)from tho NallonDl Endowmonllor tho Humlll1ldol and ono mojor boquoll
($125,000) kom tho 011010 of EdtWI Groono. Both tho FRIENDS 01 tho Iowa City Public
IbaIy and tho Foundallon provldo Iundllo operalo tho Dovolopmonl OfI1co. In DdcSllon
tho FRIENDS havo glvon tho librDIy ovar $150,000 lor Iilrory malorlall and oqulpmonlln
tho IaII 15 y08tl. WhIIo Ulrary Boord Trustool DlO ploased with tho Iund rolslng
accomplllhmonls ollis support groupl, thoy doubt tho advIIoblUty of rolylng on prtvolO
lunds lor basle Ialrory operallonl.
10. How doollho 10WI Clly Publlo Ubrory comporo 10 IIbrorlol In communlllol 01
Ilmlla, IlIa?
II11lnlollllUng 10 COmpDlO Iewa CIty PlbIlo lJbtary with othor publlo IilnIIIoIIOMng
populallonl 014',000 10 75,000. Thoro DlO 60 tibrarlOI 01 thIIllzo thallonl dallllo tho
pubno IJbroIy Dalll Sorvlco lor tho 1990 oddon (F1scol year 1989 llgurOl). Twenty.nlno
OlthOIO,lIko Iowa City, do nol havo any branchOl. Of tho 29, only olght hava a oomblnod
lIIlnuol ralo 01 chockouts and roloronca quolllonl lIIal woro allaul 80% (675,000) 01
Iowa CIty'1 1089 ralo (813,000). Balow II tho avorago lor tholO olghllalnltlol comparod
10 Iewa City.
% of over 25 FY89 Contlnod
Pop. wth ~ AMlal Stilt Chodlcut
1980 18 yom 01 ~pondllUltl In Vo~mol Ror%nc.
Population lIdloollng (In lhoul4nds) F.T.!:I C>.Ynod Rltl
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Ibrarlos 54,483 23.0% S2.232 58.8 2dO.394 905,350
lowIChy 50,115 48.7% SI.541 39.0 174,000 813,100
'Mlnglon HeJghls,IL: Jonesvln., WI: SkeWe,IL; Mt. Prospect,IL: WoltNatosa, WI: Whoaton,IL; Worthington, OH;
Patehaqu~odford, NY
II. Why II'ho library 10 hoavlly ulOd In Iowa Clly?
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A rocont Lou Hllrrlllludy, CONSUMERS IN AN INFORMATION AGE 11990), rovolllod that nallon.wldo
86% Ollldulll ovor 18 usa tho publlo IIb/llry regulll/ly. This Is up 15% In tho IlIst 15 YOII/I. In calogo/los
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pertlnonllo Iowa City, tho uso rolo II ovon higher. FOI 18 to 30 yoor olda tho nallo:l4lllnry UIO rile
II 75%. 1111 GO% 101 pooplo with polt.grodualo oducallon. In Iddillon, I nallon.wldo Iloracy and
roldlng emphuls II bringing paionts, childlon and adu~beglnnlng lOadolllo tho Rltary. An IncroASlnO'r
oomplox aodoty roquItOlIndIvfdUoJl10 look I/Iswolllo tD.x, COIllumOl,IlnondaI, modlcII, travol and IogI1
quoSUonl rnoro koquonUy. According 10 tho Hatrll Study, library roloronco and InIC111111Jon aoMcol hAd
tho glllalOlllnctoaso oyor tho 15 YODl period. Tho ltudy 1110 rovaaled that llargOl porconlago 01
poopIo DlO using public librarlol rogular!y and thoy 110 doing 10 rnoro Iroqufntly, Oval 41% aaId thoy
had uaod library IOrvIcol 12 or molO Umolln tho posl12 monthl.
Iowa Clty, willi tho h1gholllovol 01 oducoUon lor ldulls 2' or ovor 01 any city In tho U.S, (1960 ConIUl)
and lII1 mIDgo ago much Icwor thIIn In mosl 01 Iowa, Is I community 01 nolUra! &brnry UIOII: young,
woD.ocllcolocl. abovo.ovorogo Incomo, with 0 high porconlogo 01 plOIOlllonllll1nkod 10 Inlorma~n and
ocllcollon'Iolatod occupllllons. Tholo 010 many lonlor clUzonl who uso tho Ilbrory regularly IncIudng
a growing numbor who hovo choson lowlI City IIlthOIr placo to roUro, Tho public Iibrnry II ono 01 tho
Ittrac1Jona.
Tho number 01 chlldron In tho community Is Incroaslng as ollsprlng 01 tho bllby boom gonolallon oro now
II dlovoll 01 pro'lchoollllld pubno school oduClldon. Uso 01 tho Ialrary by chlldlon Is Incrooslng ovon
laslor than UIO by adulls. Ovor 113 ollowlI City liblary 10rvlcOl oro consumod by chlldton and by
poronts lor tholr chlldlon.
Iowa City allo has ovor 600 lormlllly orgllnlzod glOUps, many with iuD agOndal 01 CIIUIOI and OctMUoI.
Thoso groupl, modo up 01 tho IOmo kfnd 01 pooplo who alroady mllko heavy UIO 01 tho library, 110 1II0
primo UIOII 01 tho lalrory'l mooUng rooms, d1splllY loclllllol, lobby InlOlmatlen CIIntol and library
roloronco lorvlcol.
12. How aro library IONlcol docldod?
library 10rvlcos alo gonorally dGllgnod by Ilbrwnl who oro IraInod 10 IdonUIy lIIld roapond 10 tho
oduCIIUonDl, rOC/oaUonol and Infonnallon noedl 01 a particular community, Tholr Idoos and
rocommondaUonl oro prosontod 10 tho Ubrory Boord. Tho Boord thon loll prlor1UOI and mIIkol
doclllons through tho devolopmont ollong.tonn ~lIns lII1d thlough tho annuli budgOI prOCOII. In
Iddlllon, auggosllons and commonts flom community rOlldonll oro conllllntly lought through
mombeflhlp on long.rlll1Qo planning commlllool, rocrultmonllor appolntmonts 10 tho !.bary Board, and
pllrllclpallon In Ibory lupport groups IIko 11I0 FRIENDS and tho FoundaUon, Suggoldon lorms avDlloblo
throughoullllo library oncourago gonorlllllbrory UIO/lllnd volunloors 10 mako common Is aboullibrary
10MCOI or glvo luggolUonllor Iloms 10 pulchlllO lor library conocUons,
13, Do Unlvo/llly Iludonll ond lacully UIO Iho library?
YOI, Studonts Ind loculty mllko up a major Ihalo 01 tho lowI City community and lIke othor rosldonts
havo a noed lor gonoral publlo Ilbrllry IOMCOS. Sludonll lII1d fllCUlty, mUll fila tD.x fonnl, rlllso tholr
chlldron, buy cors, look lor lobs, and uso Iholr 1100 limo lor InlolloctuaJ Ind rocroallonlll pursulll Ind lor
gonorollnformllllon, AI rOlldonls of lo~a City thoy usa tho library lor thoso vory loglUmlllo PUrpoSOI.
Slnco 1981 whon tho now building modo Iho publlo IIblary mOlo vlslblo 10 Unlvolllty Itudonts,tho library
Boold has conllslonUy hod 0 pellcy thatlho IIbrllry dool nol knowingly buy molonllll or dOllgn SOrvlcOI
10 IUpport tho currfculum noods 01 Unlvolslly 01 Iowa Iludonls, Tho blggolllmpocl by Unlvo/llty
Itudonts on ICPL II tholr usa olloollng IpllCO lor ltudylng, Tho 185,000 volumolIII ICPL ClIIlnol begIn
10 plovldo tho lomo bloadlh and doplh 01 mlllonall os tho ovor 3 million volumolln tho Unlvo/llty 01
Iowa LIbrary. a mlllor rOloorch IIbrllry, Tho stoll works hard to koop Ulltudonls and IlIculty oworo 01
tho scope 01 sorvlcos provided by 0 publlo liblary 1100 thoy lond thom to tho mllln Unlvorslty library or
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ono ollis branchOI for dall lolalod noods. A library publlcllUon on tho dll/oro/lC41 boM'oon tho
Unlvo/llty 01 Iowa 1alr1l/101 and 1110 ColllMllo and Iowa CUy public 1ibr1l/t01 rocolvod noUonal dsltlbullon
aftor II was roprinled In D library journal. ThlI blochulO II d1sltlbulod Ihtoughcul tho Unlvoralty 01 Iowa
campul.
14. 0001 tho IIbrory dupllcolO Iho relourcol ollho Unlvorolly of Iowa UbrorlOl and locol Ichool
IIblDlloI?
Of COutlO thoro 010 10mo books and Ill3glUfnos which oro lound In an 1ibr1l/t01. Tholo oro lroquontly.
ulod, cora malorlols thlll no Ialrary ClIIl do wlll10uL Boyond tha~ ooch typo 01 library hos a daUnct
oonstiluOncy II II chOlgod with 10Nlng 11111110 lulrln Ita mlaslon. II 10loCls matorI4Jllo moolll1o nooda
01 thaI constiluoncy, Tho publlo Iibrory IOrvOS al a Iupplomontllllupporl lIQoncy lor publlo and porochlal
achoollibrll/tol, Tho lmanor colloctions In tho Ichocllibrll/tol ClIIlnol plovldo tho VllriOty 01 maloriall
noodod to aodlly n cI4Il or grado ati doing loperts In IIlpGClflo flold tiko AmOriClllllndllll1l, wolld hungOl,
oaUng c1lOrdOrs, or Wotld Wor II. AI tho somo time tho pubUc bbrary II0quontly lacks tho dopth 01
Inlormallon noodod to laUl1y a high school dobalorworklng on tho nodonal dobolo loplo. Thoso lludonls
IroquonUy musl UIO tho Unlvllrllty ollowlI rOICUlCOS to ftnd a lun IOngO 01 matorillls. In both COSOl, a
lido bonofll II thallchool chlIdton 101lm how 10 lunctlon In a library largor thlll1l11olt Ichool modla conlor,
an ImportontlklD lor aftor graduation os won os lor curronllchool asllgnmonta.
Tho publlo library has tho brolldoll mlsllon 01 any typo 01 library and thulthO wldosl varioty 01 lub/oels
and lormals, II must havo plcturo books lor tho prolchoolor. II mUll plovldo cralt, hobby, ropalr, Iravol,
porsonal ftnanco, hoalth and rocroallonallnlonnaUon nollcund In ollllor a Ichool or Unlvorslty library.
II mUll ollor magnzlnol on a broodor rango 01 topics and Iroatmonts than thOIO lupporllng Ichool
cunlculum or unlvorslty rOloorch, II mUll provldo largo conocllonl of flction, Poporbllcks, biography,
. mullo and WlGo rOCOrdlngs provldo malorials lor 101lUIO time and gonorDl onllghlonmont. Tho pubno
fibrory Is also rOlponslblo lor providing library 10MCOI to thOIO who COMol oomo 10 1110 library: tho
hcmobound and thOIO In InltituUonl and 101ldonUIII troatmont conto/l. Any Itudonl wOlklng on an
alllgnmonllhal roqulrol usa olleclll documonll or locIII hlslOry mUll como to tho Iowa City pubno
Ibary, tho only OIoa library thllt coUocll and olganlzol malorial on Iowa City and Johnlon County
govommonls and orgonlzaUonl,
Tho COmplomonl OllOrvfcol and mlllorials botwoon 11I0 Ichoo/librll/tollll1d tho publlo IIbrllry Is Ilmllllr
to thai found In mOil communlUos, Tho prosonco of tho Unlvolllty, howovor, III10walCPL to buy many
lowor lochnlclll and rOlolllch orionlod malorlllllthan IIlown 0160,000 without a collogo or unlvO/llty
would and nocossary 10 provldo. Whllo a major unlvolllty In a community alltaets moro pooplo IIkoly to
UIO a publlo Ilbrllry, II also IIIlowatho publlo library to spond a gloalor Ihalo 01 Ita lundl on mlllnltroorn
molorillll,
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IS, Wouldn'tlho library bo 1011 oxponllvo 10 oporlllo" II/UII conconlrolod on providing books?
YOI,II would bo choapor to lUll plovfdo books, buill wouldn'l bo IIn olloctlvo Ilbrllry 10MCO, Ono 01 1110
Ilbrary'l opelal/ng princlplOI 1111101, 'InlolmllUon comOlln 1111 kinds of lonnllls IInd Is luppllod with .
nocollOry oqulpmonlln whlllovor modlum bolllOrvOllho noods 01 tho usor.'
Indlvldulllllollm by hOllrlng MOZlIIl's mUllo, wlllchlng Boryshnlkov danco, or Moryl Slloop oct. Film and
Iw oro two unlquo Amoricon IIr\ fonns lhlll mUll bo loon IInd hOllrd to bo onjoyod lII1d undo/llood.
Somo IkllIl and concopll oro boll undolllood watching lomoono pOllolm tho lask 01 domonltrlllo tho
Idoll. Vldoo can bo tho lubsUMo lor a ono.on.ono oxpollonco wllh a loachor. Rocordod books and
capl/onod vidool aid tholo wllh hoallng IInd vision dlsllblllUos.
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Moro IIld moro 01l0n1l4l doMonll 01 our aodoty 110 cap~rod on IiIm or rocordlng topo, Thoro II no
way 10 "ad IKon lllI/llI docIImonW)', I John Adam. opora. 0' III Ollvo, SlOno 1iIm. Tho Nbon-
Konnody dobalos on Itlovlalon and tho Walorgalo IopelllO /IlI1 t.vo 01 tho oally oxornplOI 01 tho placo
01 rocotdlnglln public 110,
Evan prIn~ IlllI tho 1atg011lormalln OIly Gbrory,IlIkoI many lorma. govommonl documonls, nowspopora,
maga.zJnol, pamphlols or oomputor oulpul via . prlnlor C4p\urlng dallllrom olocltonlc choMoll,
In oonlomporary lodoty, tho Rlrary mUll bo In tho Inlormallon bullnoll, nol tho book bualnoll, Pooplo
nGOd Inlormollon In Vlhalovor lonn bo111U11l tholr noodl, or In wholovor lorm " Is avalloblo.
18. Cln IhIl1brory lorva lomo of III probloml by ullng moro volunlooro?
RoCNIdng, Inlorvlowlng, placing, ItlIInIng, luporvlalng, ovoluadng and rocognlzlng 208 volunloors puis
UI al tho IImII whld1 our CU/Tonllovol 01 pelmMOnllalllllod 111I11 can hondlo, CU/Tonlly thOIO oro mora
volunloor opp/lc4nlllhan we can UIO olloctlvoly, Moro pormononllloll Ulno Is noodod boloro wa can
UIO mora volunloora.
Tho Ubroty hat hod 1IIl activo volunloor program Ilnca 1970, Thoro BlO cu/Tonlly 90 acdvo vclunloora
porformlng Jobllor ovary doportmonl 0111I0 lO'ary, In FY90 208 pcoplo gllvo 6,130 hours 01 voIunloor
limo, or tho equlvalonl 01 thlOO IuIl.lImo omplcyool.
17. How long wllllho lovy lOll?
Unlll tho community doddolll wanlllo loduco tho lovol ollupport lor tho library.
18, Whol wtll happon If tho lovy II dolootod?
II tho community 1011110 epprovo tho oporaUng 10vy,1ho Ulrery Ooord wiD lake a much dolor look al tho
FY1091.92 10rvlco culbocks 10 doddo which, U lillY, would lloeomo pcnnllllonl chongOl. They would
rovlto tho IRlrary'1 lIvo yoor plan and aftor wldo community d!sculSlon and Input, doddo how 10
pcnnllllondy .clllo back tho 10rvlcoI 0110 rod by tho Ialrary 10 tho rOlldonts 01 Iowa City,
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