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MaygenerateequityconcernsamongCityresidents;aÒspecialpopulationsÓ <br />Challenges: <br />policywouldhavetobeappliedCity-wide;costsmaybelowincomparisonto <br />otherCityoperationalbudgets,butmaybehighwithinthecontextoftheCity <br />librarybudget. <br />.Therearealreadysomemutualsupportactivities(such <br />OptionNo2:SupportforVolunteerLibraryÐ <br />asin-kindprofessionaladvice)underwaybetweenthevolunteerlibraryandtheCity.TheCitymaywishto <br />consideranagreementwiththevolunteerlibrarygroupforothersupportsuchassharedcirculations, <br />prioritycallatsurplusbooksalesordonations,andaccesstosurplusescomputers(orCitycomputer <br />ÒbuysÓ). <br />ProvidestangibleevidenceofCitysupportforanewlocalcommunityinstitution; <br />Advantages: <br />coststotheCityÕsoverallbudgetcouldberelativelynegligible <br />CostsinthecontextoftheCityLibrarybudgetcouldbemoresignificant;theCity <br />Challenges: <br />alreadygivespreferencetofriendsoftheLibraryforsurplusbooks <br />Libraryservicescouldbelocatedandoperatedaspartofexisting <br />Option3:ÒStorefrontÓLibraryÐ <br />communityinstitutionsandfacilities(suchastheRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrict).Location <br />withinschoolsorotherpublicbuildingsmightalsobeconsidered,aswellasinseparatecommercial <br />buildingspace,orevenaspartofthespaceoccupiedbyaspecificcommercialbusiness. <br />ÒStorefrontÓservicescouldrangefromsimpledropoff/pickupdepots,totheoncemorecommonbook- <br />mobile(anoptionthathasdeclinedovertimeduetohighrelativecostsinmostcommunities),to <br />computerizedbookkioskswithincommercialbusinesses,toleasedordonatedspace(althoughthislast <br />optionwouldsaveonlyonanyinitialcapitalcostsofanewbranchlibrarybuilding). <br />Apotentiallylowercost(comparedtoafullbranchlibrary)toprovidephysical <br />Advantages: <br />libraryservicesinthetwocommunities;potentialforcooperationand <br />strengtheningofexistingcommunityinstitutions(suchastheParksDistrictor <br />volunteerlibrary) <br />OperationalcostsmaynotbewithinthemeansoftheCityLibrarybudget;a <br />Challenges: <br />storefrontlibraryprogrammayhavetobedevelopedCity-wideandRiverRoad <br />andSantaClaramaynotbetheÒfirstinlineÓ <br />HeritageOptions <br />AstheonlylibraryservicefortheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunitiesiseitherthroughtheCityÕs <br />Libraryorthroughthestart-upSantaClaravolunteerlibrary,itmayappeartobeinconsistenttodiscuss <br />anylibraryservicesalternativeasaheritageoption,inthesensethatÒheritageÓimpliesawellestablished <br />localresourceorcharacteristicmeritingpreservation.Nonetheless,giventhelimitednumberof <br />institutionsineithercommunitythatprovideforplace-namedcentersofcommunityactivityandgathering, <br />optionsthatcouldfacilitatethecreationofsuchcentersareappropriatelyconsideredunderthisheading. <br />.Regionallibrarydistricts,orlibrary <br />OptionNo1:Multi-jurisdictionalLibraryCooperativeÐ <br />cooperativesconsistingofcounty,cityandspeciallibraries,havebeenformedinmany <br />communities.TheLaneLibraryLeaguehasbeenpromotingthisidea.Suchco-opsmaybe <br />underwritten(inpartatleast)byregionallibrarytaxmeasures,andparticipatinglibrariesmaybe <br />compensatedforcirculationstopartiesinotherjurisdictionsbyÒpercircÓreimbursementsfunded <br />bythetaxmeasures.Thistaxoptioniseasiesttoimplementifthereisalreadyajurisdiction <br />providinglibraryserviceregion-wide(e.g.:acounty),althoughtherearenotechnical(but <br />probablymanypolicyorbudget)reasonswhyLaneCountycouldnotÒsponsorÓaco-op. <br />Itwouldbeanopenquestionwhetheraco-opconsistingofthecitylibrariesofEugene, <br />SpringfieldandJunctionCitywoulddeliverenoughÒcriticalmassÓ.Theadditionoftherecently <br />approvedCreswelllibrarydistrictandotherdistrictsinthefuture(perhapsencompassingmany <br />smallercommunitiesinLaneCounty),couldhelpprovidesuchcriticalmass.Inthelong-term,a <br />librarycooperativemightalsogeneratethecapitalfortheexpansionofphysicallibraries,although <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject15 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />