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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - 2000 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LAUREL PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 1999 -2000 The Laurel Public Library is located at 720 W 3rd St. Laurel, MT. Winter hours are observed from Labor Day to Memorial Day weekend. Winter hours are Monday- Thursday 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Summer hours are observed from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Summer hours are Monday- Thursday 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. to noon. The library serves residents of the City of Laurel. Library cards and borrowing privileges are also available to Yellowstone County residents as a courtesy. Carbon and Stillwater residents may purchase a non - resident library card to borrow library materials. Books, magazines, videos, books on cassette, and large print materials are available for borrowing. Reference materials and computers with Internet access are available to use in the library. The library subscribes to an Internet accessible database called Info Trac. This database allows access to current magazine citations and full text articles. Materials may be borrowed from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. The .-� Laurel Public Library also lends its materials to other libraries. The library will be reimbursed from the State General Fund for lending materials to other libraries. The library staff is currently entering the library records of our inventory of library materials into the OCLC database that allows us to participate in interlibrary loan activities. Library materials are bar -coded and entered into our own database at the same time so that an automated circulation system with computer access to the catalog will be available to library users in the future. A pre - school story time is held every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and is sponsored by the Laurel Federated Woman's Club. A reading program is offered during the months school is recessed for the summer. Future goals of the Laurel Public Library Board are to review and revise its policies with the assistance of the library staff, to insure that public library standards are met, and to develop a long -range plan that will include a technology plan. Challenges to be met include but are not limited to educating staff and library users on new technology, providing library users with current information sources, and finding additional funding sources to keep up with the recreational and informational needs of library users.