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Recognition that Durham County Library and Friends of the Durham Library Received the Service Innovation Award and Library Friend of the Year Award from the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association
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Date Of BOCC Meeting: February 12, 2018
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The Board is requested to recognize the recent awards received by Durham County Library and Friends of the Durham Library. On Thursday, December 7, 2017, Durham County Library received the Service Innovation Award from the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association (NCPLDA). This award was presented to the library for its Downtown Library Without Walls Initiative, launched in order to continue providing exceptional service to the community in downtown Durham while Main Library undergoes a major renovation and transformation.
Downtown Library Without Walls is an expansive array of inclusive outreach programs, initiatives, and locations, including: the Digital Access Center at the Criminal Justice Resource Center, which provides computer and wireless Internet access three days a week; the MakerLab at Northgate, which continues Maker/STEAM programming for all ages, as well as Main Library's popular tutoring program; The North Carolina Collection at Northgate; and increased outreach partnerships with organizations such as the Durham Housing Authority, Durham Parks and Recreation, and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham. In addition to continuing to serve the community affected by the closing of Main Library, the unique locations served by Downtown Library Without Walls have given Durham County Library the opportunity to reach new audiences and communities.
Carol Ann Walters and Jane Goodridge, long-time board members and co-chairs of the Friends of the Durham Library's book sales, have been named Library Friend of the Year by the NCPLDA for their years of work as co-chairs of the Friends' book sales and their work in 2017 to open Books Among ...
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