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Urbana Free Library details collection growth, outreach and digital services during board presentation
Summary
Library staff presented circulation figures, new services and marketing efforts, telling the board the system circulated 678,701 items last fiscal year and is expanding digital access and language-focused shelving.
Rose, ILA standards for Illinois public libraries, told the Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees during the Aug. 12 meeting that the system circulated 678,701 items combined — physical and digital — in the past fiscal year and has added programs and devices to improve access.
The presentation described collection management as “the planning, selecting, and building of resources in all formats in order to meet community needs,” and listed new materials and services intended to broaden access. Rose said the library added…
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