This district union catalog gives librarians in the school district control over their own collection, yet still allows them to share resources. This project is in response to the increased need in our community for information through the Internet and other electronic sources and to improve patron access to the online catalog. Panguitch Public Library proposes to purchase two new computers. This will add a patron workstation with Internet connection and replace an existing workstation. This will allow one workstation to be used solely for access to the online catalog.
Statistics show that our library attendance is increasing each year.
Much of the increase in attendance is attributed to the availability of Internet access in our library. Because the existing workstations experience so much use, they are rarely available for use by patrons who need to access the online catalog. This project will allow us to provide a workstation strictly for the online catalog, as well as to increase our workstations with Internet connection from two to three. To provide each of Utah's 70 public library jurisdictions with a core print collection of ten books on death and dying. With this grant we hope to help individuals in rural and remote areas of the state who lack access to essential materials on one of life's most traumatic and difficult experiences.