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•Virtual reference -Email reference available during library open hours. Chat reference available <br />24/7 through statewide AskMN consortium. <br />•Subscription Databases -Patrons have access to databases on various topics that are subscribed <br />to by GRRL or Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). <br />In-library <br />•Book-a-Librarian -Personalized face-to-face sessions with a librarian by scheduled appointment. <br />•Programming <br />o Arts & Cultural Heritage Programs (grant dependent) <br />o Summer Reading Program <br />o Winter Reading Program <br />•Marketing and publicizing programs and services. <br />Criteria for Scale of Services Delivered <br />The number of public and staff computer stations will be dependent on facility size and wiring capacity. <br />Additionally, total Internet usage, borrowers, and open hours will be used to determine the number of <br />stations assigned to a library. A minimum of one public access catalog, two public Internet station and <br />two staff computer work stations will be provided in each library. <br />The amount of programs, marketing and publicity will be dependent on the number of borrowers served <br />at each library and grouped by Tier. <br />Tier Open Hours <br />1 20-23 <br />2 24-40-- <br />3 41-49 <br />4 50 or more <br />Approved Date: 7/19/2016 <br />GRRL Library Development Policy <br />V.New Libraries <br />Borrowers <br />400-1,300 <br />1,300-4,000 <br />4,000-20,000 <br />20,000 or more <br />Minimum Annual Program Levels <br />25 <br />30 <br />40 <br />200 <br />Library buildings are the responsibility of the municipality to operate and maintain. They may be owned <br />or leased. Funding other than municipal tax receipts may be used to provide for those responsibilities, <br />but those costs must be guaranteed by city council resolution and city levy authority. All requirements <br />under Minnesota Statute 134.34 must be met. <br />A.New Libraries -Building Requirements* <br />1. The city wishing to add a new GRRL library location needs to meet all GRRL specifications for <br />community size, facility space and distance from other GRRL libraries as outlined in GRRL policy <br />and the GRRL Branch Agreement or other requirements set by the GRRL Board of Trustees. <br />Revised 11.2016 Page 10