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Ms. Galvin presented concerns about understaffing at the Library: <br />SUMMARY OF LIBRARY UNDERSTAFFING <br />- There is serious understaffing in all departments: <br />Children's Department: No staff during 4540 of..open hours <br />Information Desk: No assigned staff 45% of open hours <br />Media Department: No assigned staff at all; coverage drawn elsewhere <br />Reference Department: One person during 171/6 of open hours; Two <br />Persons 48° o of open hours <br />FL History/Genealogy: No staff during 451"0 of open hours <br />Circulation: One person during 3840 of time; two persons during 56% <br />Of time. Reallocation of staff leaves much shelving undone <br />Technical Services: One FT person assigned to Media. Hence backup <br />and delay of technical services <br />- As the library movdto provide ('rnmty Internet acce5there is NO staff <br />available for such additional services, <br />Ms. Galvin advised that surveys have shown that 2/3rds of the Library's patrons are <br />requesting Sunday hours and are willing to pay for it. The Friends strongly encourage the Board <br />to recognize the Library's accomplishments and provide the necessary resources to fund these <br />needs. She advised that Chairman Eggert, as chairman of the Public Library Advisory Board, <br />has solicited the necessary budget information from the staff. The Friends will contribute 'h the <br />salary of a new community librarian who would help coordinate the new initiatives proposed by <br />the Friends. The Friends are requesting that the Board provide the other V2. <br />Ms. Galvin hoped that the Library will be able to overcome the weaknesses over a 3 -year <br />period and by the year 2000 be able to serve the community well -staffed, 7 days a week. <br />Chairman Eggert thanked Ms. Galvin and advised of her great concern for the Library <br />and the pressure from others who have requested Saturday and especially Sunday opening. <br />There has also been pressure for additional staffing. She hoped that before she leaves the Board <br />she will see more staffing for the Library, because it is getting much more difficult for the staff <br />to do what is being asked of them. <br />21 nK U1 <br />JUNE 249 1997 EQy"� <br />