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Thanks to the support of the community and short-term funding from the City of Pittsburgh, the Library’s Board of Trustees was able to make the following changes to the 2010 Action Plan on December 14, 2009.
We are grateful for the advocacy efforts of individuals and community groups who helped us make it this far, but there is more to be done! Please help us by continuing to advocate for a long-term sustainable funding solution.
Summary of Revised Action Plan
- Hours
- Total system hours of operation will not be decreased for 2010, though some schedules may change slightly. Closings, mergers, moves.
- The closings of CLP-Beechview, CLP-Hazelwood, CLP-Lawrenceville and CLP-West End are deferred until January 1, 2011 while additional long-term funding is sought.
- The public process to merge CLP-Carrick and CLP-Knoxville will begin in 2010, while both current locations remain open.
- Further discussion of moving CLP-Mt. Washington is deferred until January 1, 2011.
- The Allegheny Depository will close in 2010, and the archive collection stored there will be moved to the new CLP-East Liberty location.
- Funding
- Increase fines and fees in 2010.
- Enhance fundraising actions to generate operational dollars.
- Form a public/private task force to identify a long-term funding solution.
- Community Engagement
- Engage the community in Library advocacy and fundraising.
- Expand opportunities for volunteerism.
- Outreach
- Engage the community in a significant array of literacy and learning activities outside the library walls.
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Library Board Assures Transparency and Refutes Allegations
Board and elected officials to meet about funding solutions
Public comment period to be held in conjunction with December board meeting
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has submitted an updated 2010 budget to the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). The submittal also includes an updated five-year budget projection along with supplemental materials relevant to the assessment process undertaken by the Library system's Board of Trustees.
Updated Information
(November 2009)
- The Board's Response to Challenges to the Library's Viability
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Updated 2010 Budget Submission
- Five Year Budget Projection
- Summary of Action Plan
- 2007 - 2011 Strategic Plan - "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, For the People, By the People: Engaging Our Community in Literacy and Learning"
- 2006 Economic Impact Study - "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Community Impact and Benefits"
- RAND Study - "Assessing the Future of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pathways to Sustainability"
- CMU Public Service Assessment - "Assessing System Options and Opportunities"
- Funding Outlook & Implications 2010 - 2014
- Town Hall Meeting Handout
- Town Hall Meeting Consolidated Notes
