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Referendum 2017
Imagine the possibilities
Our Mission
To enrich our community by promoting literacy and fostering lifelong learning.
Value Statements
- Respect
- Knowledge
- Access
- Community
- Innovation
Referendum 2017 Imagine the possibilities www.ghal.org - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Referendum 2017 Imagine the possibilities www.ghal.org 724-837-5620 Our Mission To enrich our community by promoting literacy and fostering lifelong learning. Value Statements Respect Knowledge Access Community
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1912 1912 - First stage of the building completed
to serve as post office.
1935 1935 - The library was founded by Concord
Club.
1969 1969 – Moved to its current location on
Pennsylvania Avenue.
1990 1990 - Added those communities in the
Hempfield Area School District to its service area becoming the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library.
1997 1997 - 3,000 square foot Children’s Library
and increased its children’s programs and services.
2009 2009 - The Library added the Youngwood
Area Public Library as a branch.
Brief History of GHAL
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2016 2016 By the numbers
Ci Circulat rculatio ion
Books 84,144 DVDs 47,522 eBooks 25,617 Audiobooks 7,906 Children’s items 39,233 Total checkouts 165,189
Collection
Books 90,449 DVDs 10,315 eBooks 8,295 Audiobooks 2,358 New items added 6,990 Total collection 111,417
Technology
Sessions used on internet computers 14,531 Hours of use on computers 15,605 Wifi sessions in library 4,972 Hours of wifi used in library 10,018
Programs Attendance
Adult 71 2,676 Children’s 351 9,100 Teen 29 111 Book Discussions 15 Total 466 11,887 Hours open per week 47 Annual library visits by patrons 144,769 Total cardholders 18,484 Total new cardholders 1,319 Interlibrary items received 35,165 & loaned Volunteers 68 Volunteer hours per year 6,240 Staff members 25
indicates an increase from previous year
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- Summer Reading Programs
- Outreach Programs
- At the Library
- Early Literacy Focus
- eBooks
- Online Databases
- Genealogy and local history
Library Services
Free of charge
Programs at St. Clair Park Therapy Dog Program Read to Kaya and Friends Preschool Fitness Pronunciator Online Database eBooks & Westmoreland OverDrive
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Library Services
Free of charge During Summer 2017, we had 248 programs and 5,254 children and adults in attendance. 2016 year round Children’s programs 351 with 9,100 in attendance.
Read to Succeed: Rising 1st Graders Stop Motion Animation Outreach to Hempfield Parks and Recreation Summer Day Camp Total minutes read this summer
Children’s Programming
Fairy Gardeners Extraordinaire
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Library Services
Free of charge
Adult Solar Eclipse Program with
- St. Vincent College
Greensburg Art Center Exhibits and Receptions
Adult Programs
Computer Classes Genealogy Program Part of displays for It’s a Wonderful LIFE program
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GHAL cardholders as of today
GHAL 18,091 Youngwood 1,279 Total 19,370
“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right
- ne.”
― Neil Gaiman, author
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The library does not receive enough money from the state, county, municipalities and boroughs to meet its yearly budget. The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library board has placed a
- ne mill levy
levy referendum on the November 7, 2017 local election ballot to fund library programs, services, staffing, and facilities upkeep.
The Problem: The Solution:
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ― Anne Herbert, author
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Plan A & B
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The municipalities and how much income is 1 mill expected to generate (approximations) City of Greensburg $120,000 Hempfield Township 500,000 Southwest Greensburg 15,600 South Greensburg 22,000 Youngwood 26,500 New Stanton 32,000 Total $716,100
What we’re asking
What will the measure cost property owners? Based on the property’s appraised value, 1 mill would cost the average homeowner an estimated $20 to $30 annually
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$1.67 to $2.50 per month.
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Who we’re asking & their populations
Greensburg City 14,892 Hempfield Township 43,241 Southwest Greensburg 2,155 South Greensburg 2,117 Youngwood Borough 3,050 New Stanton 2,173 TOTAL 67,628
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2016
Operating cost for 2016 was $751,111 Income sources and amounts received: State $ 157,000 County 13,000 City of Greensburg 20,280 Hempfield Township 30,000 Borough of Southwest Greensburg 500 Borough of South Greensburg 1,000 Borough of Youngwood 6,161* Hempfield Area School District 10,000 Rentals 52,500 Total $290,441 Per library code: The more local financial support libraries receive, the more support libraries receive from the State.
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2016 2016
Some Some of
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the steps eps ta taken ken to to re reduce duce ex expens penses es
Decrease full time weekly hours from 40 to 32 Technology updates only possible with grants and donations Eliminated Friday hours in 2009 Stopped outreach to daycares due to cut in state aid in 2009 until February of this year thanks to a grant from Standard Bank and PNC
From 2013-2016 budget expenses exceeded the budgeted income. For 2017 steps have been taken to create an equal balance between budgeted expenses and income, while still meeting the state requirements of no less than 12% of the total operating budget being spent on materials.
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What happens if the referendum passes
We will be able to continue serving and helping
- ur community.
Imagine the possibilities!
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Jeanne S. Smith, Ed.D. - GHAL Board President Brenda H. White, Ph.D. - GHAL Board Secretary and Greensburg Hempfield Area Library Staff
www.ghal.org 724-837-5620