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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 05-88 ORIGIf'~AL CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 05- ts g A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR THE COLONY PUBLIC LIBRARY; THAT ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM; ATTACHING THE APPROVED LONG RANGE PLAN AS EXHIBIT A; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, hereby approves the Long Range Plan for The Colony Public Library. Section 2. That adoption of this plan is in compliance with the Minimum Standards of Accreditation of the Public Libraries in the Texas State Library System. Section 3. That a true and correct copy of the Long Range Plan is attached hereto and incorporated herein. Section 4. passage. That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, this 3rd day of October, 2005. Dillard, Mayor y of The Colony, Texas Christie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary Texas Administrative Code (TAC) CHAPTER 1 SUBCHAPTER C Texas Administrative Code TITLE 13 CULTURAL RESOURCES PART 1 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF LIBRARIES IN THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM RULE ~1.83 Other Requirements Each public library applying for membership in the Texas Library System must meet the following requirements: (1) By local fiscal year 2004, a library must have a telephone with a listed number. (2) By local fiscal year 2005, a library must have available both a photocopier and a computer with Internet access for use by the library staff and the general public. (3) By local fiscal year 2005, a public library shall offer to borrow materials via the interlibrary loan resource sharing service for persons residing in the library's designated service area. A library shall also participate in the interlibrary loan resource sharing service by lending its materials to other libraries, as requested. The library governing board may adopt policies regarding materials available for loan and the length of the loan, the good standing of the borrower, and other relevant issues; these policies must be posted on the library system's web site. (4) By local fiscal year 2005, a public library director shall have a minimum often hours of continuing education credits annually. These continuing education hours must meet the qualitative requirements of 95.4 of this title (relating to Term). (5) By local fiscal year 2006, a public library shall have a catalog of its holdings available to the public that is searchable, either manually or electronically, at a minimum by author, title, and subject. (6) By local fiscal year 2006, a public library shall have a long-range plan that is approved by its governing board. This plan must be reviewed and updated at least every five years and must include a collection development element. Library systems shall provide public libraries with the consulting and continuing education services necessary to develop these plans as part of the services provided under 91.47 ofthis title (relating to Consulting and Continuing Education Services). Source Note: The provisions ofthis 91.83 adopted to be effective March 31,2005,30 TexReg 1765 The Colony Public Library Long Range Plan 2005-2010 Summary: To meet the needs of the residents of The Colony and to keep pace with advances in information and technology, The Colony Public Library has developed five strategic priorities: (1) Provide highly skilled staff to meet changing needs of the community; (2) Provide high quality reference services and be a reliable source for background materials and in-depth information; (3) Provide a variety of reading, viewing, and listening materials for personal enrichment and enjoyment; (4) Provide a high level of electronic information access to people of all ages; (5) Increase Library support and resources. About The Colony: The Colony is located on the southeast shore of Lake Lewisville, in the fastest-growing area of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex, just 35 minutes north of downtown Dallas. Occupying 15.7 square miles in southeastern Denton County, The Colony includes lakeside parks, two golf courses, and an 80-acre sports complex. The Colony has a reputation of being a young, progressive, family-oriented community, growing in residents and quality development. North Central Texas Council of Governments estimated the January 2005 population at 36,450, with a growth rate of 3.85%. The Colony's population is expected to top out at approximately 75,000. Although The Colony is a relatively new city, its land is full of history. The historic Bridges Cemetery in the eastern part of the city dates back to the first settlement in Denton County. An historical marker at the intersection of Blair Oaks and South Colony Boulevard describes what became known as the Hedgecoxe War of 1852. Colonists, angered by reports that the Texas Emigration & Land Co. was defrauding the Peters' Colony settlers, raided the land office of unpopular land agent Henry O. Hedgcoxe, seizing most of his files and burning the office. An act passed by the legislature in 1853 allowed the colonists to file their claims directly with the General Land Office in Austin rather than through a land agent. The community of Camey Spur, named for Capt. William McKamy, was established about 1852; for a time it served as a spur on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. A post office operated in Carney Spur from 1913 through 1925. In 1914 the community had a cotton gin, two general stores, and a population of thirty. It had two businesses and a population of forty-seven during the 1930s and 1940s, after which no population statistics were available. Stewarts Creek was named after one of the founding fathers of Peters' Colony Settlement. In 1969, Fox & Jacobs purchased the land. Dave Fox envisioned a "dream city" patterned after Dallas specifications. The streets were named for original landowners and members of the crew working on infrastructure at the time. The company started building homes in 1972. By January, 1977, the area had over 5,000 residents and was incorporated. The name Colony was decided upon but had already been taken. Therefore, the name became The Colony. The Colony is heavily populated by families. According to the 2000 Census, individuals under the age of20 make up 35.6% of the population. The next highest age group is between the ages of 35-54 at 34.3%, followed by ages 20-34 at 21.6%. The other 8.5% of the population is made up of persons age 55 or older, with 2.8% of these being age 65 or older. The population by ethnicity according to the 2000 Census is 78.8% White, 12.9% Hispanic, 5.1 % African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9% two or more races, and 0.2% other. Approximately 42% of The Colony's population has some college education, 24% have a bachelor or graduate degree. Of the employed civilian population, 37.2% are in management, professional, and related occupations, 34.4% are in sales and office occupations, 19.1 % are in construction, maintenance, production and transportation occupations, and 9.3% are in service occupations. The average household income in The Colony is over $70,000; only 1.6% of families were below the poverty level in 1999. The majority of employed residents commute; the mean travel time is 32 minutes. Of the families with own children under 6 years of age in the household, 60.4% have all parents in the labor force. The Colony is served by the Lewisville Independent School District. Eight elementary schools, six of which are located in The Colony, feed into The Colony's two middle schools, which feed into The Colony High School. With a large number of area opportunities for higher education, The Colony has a large number of college students and the Library has seen an increasing number of students involved in distance learning. About The Colony Public Librarv: The Colony Public Library, born of the efforts of a loyal group of volunteers, first opened its doors in February 1982 in a small, 1,985 square foot storefront facility that it shared with the Parks and Recreation Department. In December 1984, the citizens of The Colony passed a bond issue to build the 9,025 square foot facility at 5151 N. Colony Blvd., which became the Library's home in August 1987. Having outgrown that facility, in 2000, the Library relocated to 6800 Main Street, where it shares the building, a renovated former grocery store, with City Hall. The Library gained an additional 6,200 square feet, the ability to provide a large space for quiet study, a beautiful story time area, and room for the collection and services to grow. The Community Development Corporation funded the additional shelving, furnishings, and equipment for this new facility, as well as the relocation costs. A grant received from the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board established the Library's public access computer network, providing T1 access to the internet, as well as access to MS Office 2000 programs, via 22 public access computers. Since then, the Library has outgrown the approximately 15,000 sq. f1. allotted to it in the current facility. Land has been designated in The Colony Five Star Complex for a future library facility; however, there is currently no funding for its planning and construction. Tight financial times have impacted the Library's budget and services. In FY 2005-2006, the Library's hours were reduced from 44 hours per week to 41 hours during the school year; the plan is to revert to the 44 hour schedule for nine weeks during the summer. The Library's collection consists of over 74,000 volumes plus 21,000 microform items. The collection includes popular materials in various formats (books, large-print books, books-on-tape and books-on-CD, videos and DVD's, CD-RaM's, music CD's), reference materials, and research tools. The reference collection includes city codes and documents, business directories, investment information, job search information, college and financial assistance guides, biographical data, special encyclopedias (science, religion, history, law, and music), and consumer report information. For the fiscal year ending September 2004, the Library's door count showed a total of 154,817 visits and 146,667 items were checked out to users. During this same fiscal year, 191 programs were offered to children and adults, with total attendance of 5,381 persons. Library programs included toddler and preschool storytimes, summer reading club programs, continuing education programs for daycare providers, and a variety of educational and cultural programs. Services available at the reference desk include electronic reference services, inter-library loan, exam proctoring, and a reader's advisory service. Online access is offered to the ReferenceUSA Business and Residential database, WestLaw Pro (Texas Statutes), Biography Resource Center, Books In Print with Reviews, and Checkpoint Payroll Guide, as well as to the collection of 45 TexShare databases. The TexShare databases may also be accessed remotely via a login and password issued by the reference staff to TCPL cardholders. Twenty-one of the Library's public-access workstations also provide the use of Office 2000 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access). A wide variety of income tax forms and publications for both current and previous years are available; and the Library hosts the AARP Tax Help program from February through mid-April. The Colony Public Library participates in Denton County Library Funding and is a member of the Denton County Library Advisory Board (DCLAB). As a funding participant, the Library serves all Denton County residents. All residents of The Colony have borrowing privileges at all libraries participating in the funding program. Through DCLAB, the Library cooperates with the other sixteen public library members to increase library awareness in the County, promote the development of library services throughout the County, and share resource, ideas, information, and talents. The Library is accredited by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and is a member ofthe Texas Library System and the North Texas Regional Library System. The Library is a recipient of the Loan Star Libraries Grant and has used the grant funds to improve one of the Library's fastest growing areas of service: use of the public access computer network. Computer Assistants were hired to assist patrons in the use of the 23 public access workstations, relieving librarian staff to concentrate on traditional reference assistance. In the past six months, the average number of computer user sessions per hour equaled 22.1. The CA' s handle computer sign-ins, rotation of patrons during peak hours, basic instruction in hardware, software, and Internet use, and assistance in setting up Internet-based email accounts with free services. Troubleshooting duties include dealing with "frozen" workstations and stopping runaway print jobs. They also assist patrons with special projects, such as producing resumes using the special features in Word. The Library also participates in the TEXpress courier service to facilitate efficient sharing of resources among Texas libraries. The Library receives additional support from the Friends of The Colony Public Library, a non- profit organization of volunteers working to promote and assist in developing the services of The Colony Public Library. Mission Statement: The Colony Public Library is dedicated to improving its patrons' quality of life by facilitating their search for informational, educational, and recreational resources and materials. The Library strives to select, organize and provide access to a wide variety of the best materials, to be responsive to the needs of the public, and to cultivate the maximum use of the Library's resources and services. Vision Statement: The Colony Public Library shares a vision of the nation's founders that liberty and learning are inseparable and that a democratic people must have free, open, and equal access to information. The people of The Colony will: · have access to the information they need to enhance their employment outlook, lifelong learning, and personal growth opportunities; · have access to reading, viewing and listening materials and programs that stimulate their thinking, enhance their knowledge of the world, and improve the quality of their leisure time; · be encouraged to discover the joy of reading and to develop a love of learning; · enjoy a high level of access to electronic information resources and be encouraged to develop the technological, information seeking, and information evaluation skills needed in an increasingly complex world; · experience excellent customer service, encouraging them to use The Colony Public Library's resources and services and to encourage others to do so as well. Stratel!ic Priorities: Strategic Priority #1: Provide highly skilled staff to meet changing needs of the community. ~ Enhance staff technology skills through regular online training provided by the North Texas Regional Library System and the Texas State Library and by other agencies or vendors as training opportunities become available. ~ Enhance staff customer service skills through in-house training as provided through the Library's In-Service training program and by the City of The Colony. ~ Enhance staff knowledge of area resources and staff ability to network with other information providers via support of attendance at regional and area meetings. ~ Provide staff training in Spanish phrases needed for communicating with patrons regarding library services and resources. Strategic Priority #2: Provide high quality reference services and be a reliable source for background materials and in-depth information. ~ Decrease reliance on temporary and support staff for staffing the reference desk. ~ Provide regular training regarding new reference resources to staff assigned to reference desk duty. ~ Survey selected areas of the print Reference collection for currency each year. ~ Survey selected areas of the non-fiction collection for currency each year. Strategic Priority #3: Provide a variety of reading, viewing, and listening materials for personal enrichment and enjoyment. ~ Increase use of standing order programs for standard materials. ~ Increase the ratio of items purchased pre-processed. ~ Maintain participation in the TEXpress Courier program. Strategic Priority #4: Provide a high level of electronic information access to people of all ages. ~ Increase quantity of public access workstations. ~ Promote availability of wireless access point. ~ Evaluate the feasibility of replacing selected print resources with electronic resources. ~ Maintain participation in the TexShare database program. ~ Evaluate feasibility of acquisition of reservation and print management software for the public access network. Strategic Priority #5: Increase Library support and resources. ~ Increase fund-raising efforts to offset loss of collection development funds provided in the City budget. ~ Revitalize Adopt-A-Book program. ~ Evaluate feasibility of sharing TEXpress Courier program costs with a neighboring library. Resources Census 2000 Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics for The Colony, Texas http://census.nctcoa.omlsf3Idp3.asP?Geo=Citv&Code=4242 (accessed September 21,2005) Census 2000 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for The Colony, Texas http://census.nctcog.org/sD/dp 1.asp?Geo=City&Code=4242 (accessed September 21,2005) Census 2000 Profile of Selected Social Characteristics for The Colony, Texas http://census.nctcog.org/sD/dp2.asp?Geo=Citv&Code=4242 (accessed September 21,2005) Handbook of Texas Online, S.Y. "CAMEY SPUR, TX," htto:llwww.tsha.utexas.edulhandbooklonline/artic1es/CC/htc1.html(accessed September 21, 2005) Handbook of Texas Online, S.Y. "THE COLONY, TX," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbooklonline/artic1es/TT/het3.html(accessed September 21, 2005) The City of The Colony Official Web site, http://www.ci.the-colony.tx.us/historv.html(accessed September 21, 2005) The Colony Economic Development Corporation website htfp:llwww.thecolonvedc.omlpopulation.shtml (accessed September 21,2005) The Historical Markers of Denton County, Texas, Denton, TX : Terrill Wheeler, 1980.