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Cleveland Heights- University Heights Public Library Opening Doors, Opening Minds
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Cleveland Heights-
University Heights
Public Library
Opening Doors,
Opening Minds
Our Heights Libraries
7-member Board of Trustees appointed by the CH-UH School Board
An independent governmental entity
Service area is school district
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How are we funded?
2/3Local
Property
Taxes
1/3
State of OH Public Library
Fund
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Less than 1% Fines, Fees,
and Grants
PLF is the only state revenue public libraries receive
State income tax cuts will further reduce the PLF in 2015
Heights Libraries receives no federal funds
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State of OH Public Library Fund
(PLF) is at 1996 levels!
Ohio PLF 1996 - 2014
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Revenue and Expenses
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Past levies, current performance
1992: 4.0 mill - current effective rate: 2.54 mill
2000: 1.9 mill - current effective rate: 1.48 mill
2008: 1.9 mill - current effective rate: 1.90 mill
Total: 7.8 mill - current effective rate: 5.92 mill
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2.2 mills will generate
$2.3 million a year
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we anticipate this levy will last at least 5 yearsand our priorities with these funds include:
enhancing technology and energy
savings at our facilities
restoring Sunday hours
to all neighborhood
branches
securing and maintaining a solid financial foundation for
our future
What will this levy mean to
me in additional taxes?
$ 73.50
a year$ 6.13
a month$ 0.20a day
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for each $100,000 of home value:
Source: Cuyahoga County Budget Commission
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taxes to support libraries = 6%
Total property taxes
How much of my property tax
supports our libraries?
Public libraries are important
to communities
Equity & Prosperity
Community Development
Education & Literacy
Democracy & Access to Government
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Heights Libraries are Regional!
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we receive $6.00 of value for each $1.00 invested in CLEVNET
as part of this 44 library consortium we have access to
more than 10 million items and more e-books than New York!
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Heights Libraries are Exceptional!
What makes us a 5 star library?
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Heights Libraries ranks
7th overall in the US for libraries of our size
per capita there were:
18.8
31.5
5.2
visits to the library
items borrowed
public internet computer uses
Our exceptional library….
Auditor of State Award with Distinction
for 2012 and 2013
Financial Audits
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We have unique, far- reaching
services
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We partner with more than 50 local organizations
Public and private schools and universities
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland Orchestra
Family Connections Cleveland Food Bank
Reaching Heights
Lake Erie Ink
Open Doors
Heights Family to Family Collaborative
League of Women Voters ….. and many more!
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We know our community
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We know how our community
uses our facilities
1,000,000
visitors
1,350
meetings
3,000
library programs
300,000
computer uses
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in 2013 our facilities saw:
Opening doors, opening
minds – for everyone
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Thank You!
Jim Posch
Rob Fischer
Rick Ortmeyer
Ron Holland
Abby Botnick
Jim Roosa
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Library Board of Trustees
Nancy Levin
Library Director
