A presentation developed by Bailey Berardino, Ann Disarro, Conor Perreault, and Frank Skornia for ILS 503: Foundations of Librarianship at Southern Connecticut State University in the Spring 2010 semester.

1. Public Libraries By Bailey Berardino, Ann Disarro, Conor Perreault, & Frank Skornia

2. Public Libraries A library whose goal is “to meet the informational, recreational, educational, and cultural needs of the community it serves.” Generally funded from public sources, such as tax money. Rubin, R. E. (2004). Foundations of library and information science (2 nd ed.). New York, NY: Neal- Schuman Publishers, Inc. F. Skornia

9. City Libraries New Haven Free Public Library Mission The New Haven Free Public Library serves as a resource to provide information, education, and recreation to the citizens of New Haven. It lends books, offers timely, accurate reference services, and provides learning resources to support diverse educational goals for the out-of-school citizens. F. Skornia

13. City Libraries New Haven Free Public Library Main (Ives) Branch The main branch out of 5 in the New Haven Public Library system. New Haven is a small urban center and county seat. It includes a downtown business and municipal center and suburban areas. F. Skornia

14. City Libraries New Haven Free Public Library Main (Ives) Branch The Main Branch is located at 133 Elm Street across from the New Haven Green. After renovation in 1988, the main branch was expanded to 103,000 sq. feet. F. Skornia

31. Town Libraries A. Disarro

40. Town Libraries Town of Durham B. Berardino ( 2009) Durham State Population 6,831 3,287,116 Med. HH inc. $99,199 $68,055 Race White: 95% White: 84% Poverty rate 1.7% (‘99) 7.9% Bachelors + 43% 36% Lib. volumes 46,864 (‘01) Lib. Budget $474,424 (8%)

41. Town Libraries Town of Durham Durham Library Budget B. Berardino Total Budget $474,424 Wages $298,661 Info.Technology $ 37,537 Building/Grounds $60,476 Books & Media $ 52,000 Lib. Expenses $25,750