We have an energetic staff bursting with ideas, hampered by a lack of space in which to implement them. Our computer network serves as the model for networks maintained by RCLS, but the workstations are located in aisles and half are out of sight of the staff responsible for instruction and maintenance of their use. Library regulars clammor for more audio books, videos and best sellers but the shelves are already full. We spent much of the past year evaluating a site on Scotchtown Avenue as a location for a new building. The Board will thus have to revisit other sites and seek new possibilities.
People ask all the time how the building plans are coming.
The biggest frustration of all is having nothing new to say. Use of the library continues to grow, as the statistics in our annual report demonstrate. The cooperation of our sister libraries allows us to provide you with materials we can't currently acquire. The patience and understanding of our customers has allowed us to use the building unconventionally for programs such as the Poetry Fest. The school district and the village have both cooperated with us to provide space for programs which outgrew our meeting room.