ILS 599 Plan to Improve Story Time at Greenville Public Library: Part 1

Part 1: Brief review of the Greenville Library:

The building that is now the Greenville Public Library was built over seventy years ago as a large private residence and was generously donated to the town after the death of a prominent town member. As gracious as we are, the library staff has numerous issues with the lack of available space to conduct the numerous programs offered to the community; with only 20 spots in front of the building, located on bustling Main Street, parking space is limited for patrons. This forces our patrons to park further down the road and walk up to 1/8^th of a mile uphill, something that is especially difficult for mothers with small children.

The library has a history of observing the needs and developing trends of the community and have responded with a wide variety of programs, such as: our once a week story time for children, summer reading programs for all ages of readers, and supporting multiple book clubs. The growth in population has become more apparent over the last five years because of the steady increase in attendance of programs, specifically for events for the youngest: story time. Our library offers a story hour for children from birth-age 4. This event occurs every Saturday at 10:30am (except when holidays interfere); due to the consistently high demand, it is continued throughout the school year and the summer months.

Information and Demographics of Greenville:

Greenville, Connecticut, 06660

Population: (as of 2007) 58,740 people

Number of households: 26,195

Resident families: 17,067

There were 26,195 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The breakdown of children under 18: age 0-4 – 30%, 5-9 – 28%, 10-14 – 20%, 15-18 – 22%. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

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