Organization: JAMES V BROWN LIBRARY
Mission: PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE NEEDS OF LYCOMING COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Activities: THE LIBRARY WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 65 HOURS EACH WEEK AND WAS THE PLACE TO GO FOR 141,832 CITIZENS WHO VISITED OUR LIBRARY IN PERSON AND 130,958 WHO VISITED US ONLINE. THE LIBRARY PROVIDED ACCESS TO 150,879 ITEMS IN ITS COLLECTION, INCLUDING IN-HOUSE AND OUTREACH COLLECTIONS, FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. THESE ITEMS WERE BORROWED 376,079 TIMES. TRAVELING BOOKMOBILES SERVED RESIDENTS IN RURAL AREAS, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN GROUP CARE SETTINGS. THE LIBRARY'S PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS COMPUTERS AND PUBLIC WI-FI WAS USED 75,043 TIMES; THE ONLINE DATABASE WAS ACCESSED 40,286 TIMES; AND 10,220 REFERENCE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE LIBRARY OFFERED 1,043 ADULT AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AS WELL AS 5 CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR LIBRARIANS/LIBRARY STAFF/TRUSTEES IN ITS 11-COUNTY DISTRICT AND PROVIDED DELIVERY SERVICES TO 40 MEMBER LIBRARIES. THE LIBRARY MET AND EXCEEDED ALL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS IN 2019.
NTEE category: Education