Celebrate 30 years of cooperative libraries in Coos County, Oregon! This year (2010) marks the 30th year that residents from across Coos County have had library service and been able to borrow materials from all the libraries in the County. Learn a bit more about your libraries with this short presentation about all that makes the Coos County Library Service district and the Coastline libraries network great!

1. COOS COUNTY
LIBRARIES CELEBRATE
30 YEARS OF
COLLABORATION

2. 1980 ONE COUNTY ONE CARD 2010

3. Coos County Cooperative
Library Services and
Contracted Programs
Historical Timeline

4. • 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.

5. • 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.

6. • 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.

7. • 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.

8. THEN AND NOW

9. COOS BAY
PUBLIC LIBRARY
1910 2010

10. DORA PUBLIC
LIBRARY

11. NORTH BEND
PUBLIC LIBRARY

12. 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.

13. Coos County Libraries and
Their Special Programs

14. 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

16. 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!

17. Coos Bay Public Library Established in 1910
541-269-1101
FAX 541-269-7567
Hours:
Mon-Thurs. 10 am – 7 pm
Fri/Sat Noon – 6 pm
525 W. Anderson, Coos Bay OR 97420
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.

18. 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!!

19. Dora Public Library Established in 1987
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.
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.

20. 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.
Hours:
Mon/Tues/Wed 10 am – 8 pm 435 Fifth Street Myrtle Point, OR 97458
Thurs/Fri/Sat Noon – 5 pm 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.

21. 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.

22. 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, 915 North Lake Rd., PO Box R, Lakeside, OR 97449
books on CD and Cassette, 541-759-4432 FAX: 541-759-4752
DVD and VHS movies and a
limited Spanish collection.

23. 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!
http://www.twitter.com/nblib

24. These and other public library
services are provided to you by
your Coos County Library Service
District Tax Base.

25. COOS COUNTY LIBRARY
SERVICE DISTRICT

26. 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

27. Coos Library Advisory Board
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
Rural/County
Linda Phillips 7 541-396-3494 6/30/14
Commissioners
Mary Jane Fisher mjfisher@socc.edu Administrative Assistant

28. 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.

29. VISION STATEMENT
“Coos County Libraries
are enduring
gateways to an
expanding world”.

30. CORE VALUES
ACCESS
EFFECTIVENESS
ACCOUNTABILITY

31. KEY ACTION AREAS

32. 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.

33. 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

34. 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).

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 2009 STATS AND FACTS

38. 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

39. COLLECTION
569,046 Items owned (all formats)
34,239 Items added

40. 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

41. COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES
42,676 Miles driven delivering material
291 Tons of material delivered
9,402 Total number of crates transported

42. Interlibrary & Intra-System Loans
5,336 ILL Requests processed for Coos County patrons
17,118 ILL Requests processed from out-of-county
libraries

43. 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

44. 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.

45. v Check us out!
1980-2010
www.cooslibraries.org