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Easton Area Public Library tells county panel it has expanded services, adopted fine-free policy and built a regional sharing network
Summary
Jennifer Long, executive director of the Easton Area Public Library, told the Northampton County Economic Development Committee that the library serves the footprint of the Easton Area School District — about 70,000 residents — on an annual budget of $2,500,000 and with a staff of about 50.
Jennifer Long, executive director of the Easton Area Public Library, told the Northampton County Economic Development Committee that the library serves the footprint of the Easton Area School District — about 70,000 residents — on an annual budget of $2,500,000 and with a staff of about 50.
Long said the Easton library has broadened services beyond lending books, calling out regional resource sharing, digital access, hot-spot lending and a fine-free lending policy. “Libraries just are not books anymore. They're not books on shelves anymore,” she said.
The context: Easton Area Public Library traces its origins to 1811 and occupies a Carnegie building on Sixth and Church streets. The library receives tax revenue collected by the Easton Area School District under provisions of the…
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