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This document discusses the value and impact of public libraries in Pennsylvania. It notes that Pennsylvania's 630 library outlets provide $5.50 in benefits for every $1 of tax support, and that the economic loss without libraries would be $1.34 billion annually. It then focuses specifically on the needs and limitations of the Parkland Community Library, which serves the second largest school district in Lehigh County but has the smallest library space and materials per capita. It outlines how the library's small size restricts services and access.
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- 2. A SMART INVESTMENT PA Public Libraries
- 3. PA’s 630 library outlets, serving 12 million citizens, provide a return on investment of $5.50 in benefits for every $1 of tax support.
- 4. If we didn’t have public libraries, the economic loss would amount to $1.34 billion annually.
- 5. Of 9.1 million adults in PA, 51.6% visited a public library in person during a year's time; 13.2% connected with one online.
- 6. PA Public libraries reported 40.8 million in-person visits in the year prior to the study.
- 7. Libraries can save the average resident hundreds of dollars every year as a place where resources are shared.
- 9. HOW DOES PCL STACK UP TODAY?
- 10. SMALLEST The Parkland region has the 2nd largest school district in Lehigh County with the smallest library (9 of 9) in both space and materials per capita.
- 11. PCL COMPARISON OVER TIME Year Library Square Population Footage Growth 1981 2013 2040 5,400 sq. ft. 5,400 sq. ft. TBD *Source - Lehigh Valley Planning Commission 32,000 56,000 89,000* (est.)
- 12. WHO USES LIBRARIES? EVERYONE! > Senior citizens > Teenagers > Mothers & children > College students > Unemployed residents > Disadvantaged residents > English as a Second Language residents
- 13. PCL TODAY Current Size The Walbert Avenue library is 1/5 the size for aptly serving the Parkland population today.
- 14. LIMITED ACCESS > The library cannot accommodate wheelchairs. > Bathrooms are not ADA compliant. > Narrow aisles are difficult to navigate. > No community meeting space. > Not enough computers.
- 15. LACK OF STORAGE & SHELVING > More than 7,000 items in storage. > More space for shelving offers patrons greater choice.
- 16. LONG WAITING TIME 4-6 weeks for best sellers
- 18. LACK OF MEETING SPACE > Restricts programming. > No meeting space for community meetings.
- 19. POOR PARKING > 22 spaces total > One space per 1,000 members > No room for expansion
- 20. RESTRICTED COMMUNITY SERVICES NO space for: > Networking > Training > Tech research > Unemployed groups > Small businesses > Specialized information programs
- 21. OUR ONLY OPTION Build a new, larger library.