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Dare County librarian outlines transition to independent county library and NC Cardinal system
Summary
Librarian Megan Leonard Beasley told commissioners that on July 1 Dare County Public Library will replace the East Albemarle Regional Library catalog in NC Cardinal, expanding access from ~140,000 items to 8.1 million across the state and bringing estimated state aid and grant opportunities.
Megan Leonard Beasley, Dare County Librarian, updated the Board of Commissioners on April 7 about the county’s planned transition from the East Albemarle Regional Library (EARL) to an independent Dare County Public Library system on July 1.
Beasley said EARL will dissolve June 30 and that on June 22 the county catalog will move to NC Cardinal, the statewide system. "We're going to go from 140,000 items to 8.1 million at no…
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