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■■ 37 r. Section 3 - System Organizational Structure and Service Levels Organizational Structure and Service Levels Options Public libraries with multiple service outlets organize to provide services in a variety of ways . Organizational structure can be decided independent of decisions about service levels to be provided at libraries but these two concepts are usually related. Organizational Structure Options ■ Single library - The library ' s governing body operates one library facility . ■ Main or central library with branches - This is the model currently used in Indian River County . The Main Library houses administration and most of the support services and is larger than other locations . It is considered the major resource in the system . The two other sites , North IRC Library and the Gifford Youth Activities Center site , are �. considered branches . In some situations , branches are identified as falling within defined levels such as full- service , neighborhood, community, kiosk, special and so forth . Each of these terms refers to the type and scope of services available at the branch. ■ Regional libraries with or without branches - In this model , multiple comprehensive or central type libraries provide services to major areas of a system service area. There may also be branch libraries in the system and they may report to the regional library in their area. In instances of service to very large populations , there may also be a central or main library as well as a number of regional libraries . r. ■ Branch libraries only - There is no main/central or regional library in this model ; all branches report directly to administration and none of them is considered in a leadership role , regardless of size or services . , . While the second model above best describes the current situation in Indian River County, it does not fully reflect how the library system operates . The North IRC Library is more independently managed than is common in a main-with-branches structure . This stems from .�. the pre- 1986 situation when it was a separately governed library. The level of independence includes providing its own technical services and some of its technology systems services . The North IRC Library director participates in system-wide decision making as would any •• branch manager in a system but also has more independence regarding services planning and delivery than would be expected. This situation will not exist for any new library outlets established . rrr Service Levels Every public library cannot and should not provide the same range of services . For example , the New York Public Library includes both a premier research institution that is used by scholars from around the world and a system of branch libraries that provide local residents with public library service . In most parts of the country, scholarly research facilities are the purview of academic libraries and not undertaken by public libraries . Even in a public library such as Indian River County ' s the services available vary from location to location . Differences can be the result of many variables but most often are due to customer needs and resources available . Establishing a service levels scheme for a library ■r Indian River County Library Master Facilities Plan 2005 - 2025 r.