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3 Existing Facilities • The Main Library and the North Indian River County Library facilities are in good condition but cannot be expanded further at their present locations . Space is fully used at r. these libraries and any new service and the regular addition of newly available library materials requires reallocation of existing space and thinning of collections . rr • The library outlet at the Gifford Youth Center can be expanded to gain additional space . Local Opinion r. • Most member of the public , elected and appointed officials , library support group members , and library staff think additional public library space will be needed as the population of the county grows . '� • Most people interviewed believe that the town of Fellsmere and the Gifford Community should have local public library service because of economic and transportation issues in those two areas . • The South County area is also perceived to need local service . • A joint use public/community college library on the Indian River Community College '•" Muller Campus is thought by many to be desirable as a means of attracting improved higher education opportunities to the county as well as serving the public . • Most people believe the beach population is best served by libraries on the mainland and that it would be difficult if not impossible to locate a library on the island . • Library staff and members of the public suggest moving non-public service functions to a separate facility (from the Main Library) to provide additional public service space . Library Resources and Use Library collections , staffing, funding and other resources were compared to two peer groups : five library systems in Florida and 35 libraries from around the nation . Comparisons were rn also made to standards published in Florida Library Association Public Library Standards 2004. Those comparisons indicate that : • Indian River library funding is good by comparison to others . r. • Resources available to the public such as collections , hours of service , technology, staffing, and volunteers are either above or well above average for the two peer groups rr. and either at the Essential or Enhanced quality levels in the standards . Note : quality levels in the standards are Essential , Enhanced, and Exemplary . rr • Use of the library system ' s resources ranges from one below average (electronic visits) and one average to the remainder above or well above average in comparison to state and national peer groups (there are no Florida standards for the use measures discussed) . • These results indicate strong support for libraries and equally strong levels of use . r. Indian River County Library Master Facilities Plan 2004 - 2025 : Executive Summary