COOS COUNTY

LIBRARIES CELEBRATE

30 YEARS OF

COLLABORATION

1980 ONE COUNTY ONE CARD 2010

Coos County Cooperative

Library Services and

Contracted Programs

Historical Timeline

• 1967 Coos County Library Association

organized to “establish and maintain

cooperative activities among libraries”.

• 1978 CCLS awarded Oregon State Aid Grant of

$10,000 to fund study to assess library

services in Coos County.

• 1979 April – Report by Phyllis Dalton completed.

Recommended:

– Organization and funding

– Cooperative Offices be housed at Southwestern

– Central reference at Southwestern

– Countywide union catalog

– Books by Mail program

– Courier services

– Outreach services to shut-ins, detention facilities

– Cooperative acquisition/selection

– Increase audio visual materials

– Book Mobile for rural residents

– Pilot projects-children’s services

September 18- 3-year serial levy placed on

ballot for $632,000 approximately $10.00 per

person per year.

• 1980 July 1 – Levy goes into effect.

Coos Cooperative Library Services

begin with:

– Courier van service

– Books by Mail program

– Centralized interlibrary loan

– Reference and countywide union catalog

All being provided from a central office

at Southwestern.

• 1984 Outreach program for inmates,

nursing homes, adult foster homes

and homebound begins.

• 1989 City of lakeside and the

unincorporated area of Dora

added to Cooperative.

• 1992 October 29 – Master Plan

adopted by Governing Body.

November – Coos County Voters

approve District formation in the

general election along with a

permanent Tax base.

THEN AND NOW

1910 2010

COOS BAY

PUBLIC LIBRARY

DORA PUBLIC

LIBRARY

NORTH BEND

PUBLIC LIBRARY

The libraries in Coos County

work together in a spirit of

cooperation that extends

beyond local boundaries in

order to provide excellent

countywide library service

to all residents.

Coos County Libraries and

Their Special Programs

COOPERATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES

IN COOS COUNTY

1980 – 2010

Bandon Public Library, est. 1911

Coos Bay Public Library, est. 1910

Coquille Public Library, est. 1914

Dora Public Library, est. 1987

Lakeside Public Library, est. 1987

Myrtle Point Public Library, est. 1925

North Bend Public Library, est. 1914

Powers Public Library, est. 1935

Extended Services Office, est. 1980

Coos County Library Service District

Established 1992

Bandon Public Library Established in 1911

1204 11TH St., SW, Bandon OR 97411 541-347-3221

Hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs 10:30 am – 8 pm Fri/Sat 10:30 am – 5 pm

PCs for public use; DVDs, videos, music CDs and audio cassettes; Children’s

programs; Internet classes; Monthly Movie Nights; Friends book sales in December

and July.

BROWSE OUR NEVERENDING BOOK SALE: The Never-ending Book Sale is a source of

high-quality hardbacks and paperbacks, along with a few media items. An ongoing part of

Bandon Library, it is stocked by the Bandon Library Friends and Foundation volunteers. You

can find it just inside the main library doors, to the right. Most items are $1.00. Nothing costs

over $5.00. Funds raised from this sale support library projects. Give it a try. You’re bound to

find something you like!

Coos Bay Public Library Established in 1910

525 W. Anderson, Coos Bay OR 97420

541-269-1101

FAX 541-269-7567

Hours:

Mon-Thurs. 10 am – 7 pm

Fri/Sat Noon – 6 pm

Free Internet access & WiFi; Computer classes; Preschool story time Weds. at 10:30 am &

Thurs. at 11:30 am; Summer Reading and other special children’s programs; Author talks;

Monthly “Foreign Film Fridays,” and “Armchair Adventure Film” programs; Audio books,

including MP3; DVDs; Friends of the Library book sales and book store; Library Foundation;

Monthly art exhibits; Low-vision reader; Oregon history research collection, historic local

newspapers on microfilm.

Coquille Public Library Established in 1914

105 N. Birch, Coquille, OR 97423 541-396-2166

Hours: Mon-Thurs. 10 am – 6 pm Public Internet access computers;

Fri 10 am – 5 pm VHS, DVD, books on tape and CD;

Sat Noon – 5 pm Pre-school programs Weds.;

Free 24/7 wireless internet access.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2010

ALL EVENTS FREE in Coquille Community Building Large Auditorium

11:00 a. m. Tuesdays, pre-kindergarten Wednesdays, 1st through 7th grades

MAKE A SPLASH! READ!!

Dora Public Library Established in 1987

The library holds over 13,800 materials including over 11,000 books, and 500 compact discs,

cassette tapes and books on cassette. We subscribe to over 30 individual magazines and 3

local newspapers. More than 1500 VHS & DVD titles are also available for check-out.

Photocopy, fax, and notary service; Public use computers; Free internet and WiFi; Fiction &

Nonfiction books, videos, DVDs, audio books, music and periodicals available for checkout.

Children’s programs-contact us for times and dates. Summer Reading programs for children,

teens and adults.

The Friends of the Dora Library now have a self-serve beverage cart in the library reading

area. You can purchase coffee, tea or cocoa to enjoy while you read or relax.

56125 Goldbrick Rd.,

541-572-6009

Myrtle Point, OR 97458

Hours

Mon/Wed/Fri 1 pm – 6 pm

Tues/Thurs 6 pm – 8 pm

Sat 10 am – 2 pm

The Dora Public Library is

located at 56125 Goldbrick Road

in the unincorporated area of

Dora in Coos County.

Flora M. Laird Memorial Library Established in 1925

▪ Children’s computers

▪ Children’s reading programs

▪ Public internet access

computers

▪ 24/7 free wireless internet

access

52,665 item collection including

DVDs, videocassettes, and audio

books.

435 Fifth Street Myrtle Point, OR 97458

541-572-6009 FAX 541-572-5168

Preschool story time, Wednesdays at 10:30 am; Reader’s Club, Wednesdays at 3:30-4:30

pm; Young Friends of the Library 4th-6th grade, Thursdays at 3:30 pm; Summer Reading

Program for children.

Hours:

Mon/Tues/Wed 10 am – 8 pm

Thurs/Fri/Sat Noon – 5 pm

Hazel M. Lewis Library Established in 1935

City Hall, Powers, OR 97466

FAX and Phone: 541-439-5311

Hours:

Mon/Wed 10 am – 6 pm

Tues/Thurs 10 am – Noon

4 pm – 8 pm

Fri/Sat 10 am – 4 pm

DVDs, VHS, books on tape and

CD, magazines and 3 local

newspapers; Copy machine and

FAX service available; Free

Internet and WiFi; e-book reader

available for check out.

Story hour and Summer Reading

programs for children. Call the

library for days and times.

Lakeside Public Library Established in 1987

Hours:

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri

10:30 – 5 pm

Sat Noon – 4 pm

The library is open 36.5

hours weekly and a variety

of library services, with

collection which includes all

genres.

Children’s Early Literacy

Summer Reading Program;

Typewriter, fax, copier,

computers with Office 2000

and Internet access

w/printing capability.

Collection includes Fiction

and Nonfiction BOOKS,

books on CD and Cassette,

DVD and VHS movies and a

limited Spanish collection.

915 North Lake Rd., PO Box R, Lakeside, OR 97449

541-759-4432 FAX: 541-759-4752

North Bend Public Library Established in 1914

1800 Sherman Ave.

541-756-0400

North Bend, OR 97459

Hours:

Mon/Tues/Wed 11 am – 8 pm

Thurs/Fri 11 am – 6 pm

Sat noon – 5 pm

Sun (Sept-May) noon – 5 pm

Books, audio and video materials; Weekly Story Time, Toddler Story Time and Music Time

programs (Sept-May); Twice-yearly Baby Sign workshops; Summer Reading program; Video

Voyages; Cultural programs; Monthly art exhibits; Grants and non-profit collection and work

shops; Computers (including wireless Internet access); Low vision reader; Copy machine;

Microfilm reader/printer; Scanner; Fax.

NBPL’s on Twitter!

Want to know more about what’s going on at the North Bend Public Library? @nblib on Twitter!

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These and other public library

services are provided to you by

your Coos County Library Service

District Tax Base.

COOS COUNTY LIBRARY

SERVICE DISTRICT

Coos Library Board

Coos County Library Service District does not have a board

of directors. We do have a Coos Library Board that is an

advisory board to the governing body. The governing body of

the District is comprised of the three County Commissioners.

Coos County Library Service District Governing Body

Robert Main, Coos County Courthouse, Coquille OR 97423

Kevin Stufflebean, Coos County Courthouse, Coquille OR 97423

Nikki Whitty, Coos County Courthouse, Coquille OR 97423

Name Position Contact info Representing Term

Crystal Shoji, Chair 1 shoji@uci.net Coos Bay In-City Limits 6/30/12

Barbara Butler 2 butler@uroegon.edu Rural w/in D9 6/30/14

Sharon Golder 3 541-756-5615 In-City Limits 6/30/14

Edi Wegferd 4 541-756-7401 Rural w/in D13 6/30/13

Kathy Phillips 5 541-572-2198 Small cities & Dora Corp. 6/30/13

Richard Kirk 6 541-572-2182 Small cities & Dora Corp. 6/30/12

Linda Phillips 7 541-396-3494Rural/County

Commissioners6/30/14

Mary Jane Fisher mjfisher@socc.edu Administrative Assistant

Coos Library Advisory Board

MISSION

The purpose of the Coos County

Library Service District is to collect,

organize and disseminate library

materials and to provide the related

library services necessary to meet the

educational, informational,

recreational and cultural needs of the

people of Coos County.

VISION STATEMENT

“Coos County Libraries

are enduring

gateways to an

expanding world”.

CORE VALUES

ACCESS

EFFECTIVENESS

ACCOUNTABILITY

KEY ACTION AREAS

Intellectual Freedom and

Exercise of Democracy• Defend and promote the First Amendment right

of library users to read, seek information and

speak freely as members of a democratic

society.

• Provide equity of access and confidentiality to

people of every age, income level, location,

ethnicity, or physical ability, and provide the full

range of information resources needed to live,

learn, govern and work.

Diversity

• Develop and maintain diverse cultural

resources that reflect historically

significant cultural groups and meet the

needs of our changing communities.

• Enrich library service by attracting diverse

library users and staff

Education and Continuous learning

• Provide learning opportunities for patrons to

expand their knowledge and be empowered for

success in life.

• Promote literacy and lifelong learning for all

people through library and information services

of every type.

• Provide learning opportunities to enable staff to

increase their knowledge and effectiveness (for

example, in new technologies).

Technology

• Improve resources for our communities in

an increasingly complex technological

world.

• Continually assess and obtain as

necessary emerging technological tools

that will enable staff to most effectively

provide library services.

Sustainability

• Enhance sources of revenue and maintain fiscal

support.

• Maintain community support and engagement

by encouraging staff and public input and

evaluation of library services.

• Encourage broad public and staff involvement in

planning for the future, being responsive to

expressed needs and interests.

2009 STATS AND FACTS

CIRCULATION

938,049 Items borrowed by library users

120,084 Items shared within our system

16,224 Items loaned to libraries outside our system

2,305 Items borrowed from libraries outside our

system

COLLECTION

569,046 Items owned (all formats)

34,239 Items added

SERVICE

17,738 Total annual public service hours

45.58 Staff (FTE)

261 Volunteers

10,630 Volunteer hours served

1,020 Programs provided

19,969 Attendees at programs

86 Public use internet terminals

COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES

42,676 Miles driven delivering material

291 Tons of material delivered

9,402 Total number of crates transported

Interlibrary & Intra-System Loans

5,336 ILL Requests processed for Coos County patrons

17,118 ILL Requests processed from out-of-county

libraries

Outreach Services

3,667 Items circulated to Nursing

Home/Homebound patrons

2,676 Items circulated to Jail and Juvenile

Detention patrons

3,517 Items circulated at satellite book sites

LIBRARY RUN 2010

COOS COUNTY LIBRARIES

CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF COOPERATION

HELP US CELEBRATE!

JULY and AUGUST 2010

Pick up your library “Passport” at any library in the District.

Then visit each library in July and August to get your

passport stamped to be eligible for the drawing for a new

Sony e-book Reader Touch Edition with accessories.

v Check us out!

1980-2010

www.cooslibraries.org