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Administration
Annual
Report
Board
of Directors
Borrowing (Limits & Policies)
Community
Meeting Spaces
Curtis
Family
Directions
Get
a Library Card
Floorplan
Friends
History
Mission
Statement
Overdues/Fines
Policies
Proctoring Guidelines
Staff
Wireless Access
Library
Hours
Mon.-Thurs.
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
Summer
Hours
(June-July-August)
Mon.-Thurs.
9:30 AM
- 8:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday
closed
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Organization
The Brunswick Public Library Association, founded in 1883, is a
501(c)(3) organization that operates the Curtis Memorial Library
in Brunswick, Maine. It is governed by a 15 member Board
of Directors who may serve for two consecutive elected three
year terms.
Various committees operate on behalf of the Board including Long
range Planning, Investment, Development and Budget. The Library
also benefits from the Friends of
Curtis Memorial Library who provides recruitment of volunteers
and financial support.
Communities
and Constituencies Served
Though not a municipal department, the Library formally serves
the Towns of Brunswick (21,172) and Harpswell (5,239). In addition,
through contractual arrangements, the Library serves students at
Southern New Hampshire University, students and families of St. John's
School and the civilian staff and armed forces of the Naval Air Station, Brunswick.
Facility
In1903, the library received a gift of land and money from William
J. Curtis to build a permanent structure on Pleasant Street. The
original library building was completed in 1904 and was dedicated
to William's father, John Curtis, a celebrated ship's captain who
sailed from the Brunswick area to ports around the world in the
second half of the 19th century. Many of the ships Capt. Curtis
sailed are pictured in the Quiet Study rooms in the original section
of the library.
In October 1999, the Library commenced operations in an expanded
and renovated 45,000 square foot facility on Pleasant Street designed
by Amsler Woodhouse MacLean, Architects, Inc. of Boston) with local
supervision by Douglas
Richmond Architects of Brunswick. The $6.2 million facility
was made possible in total by local resources utilizing a combination
of public funds ($4.0 million bond - approved by a 70% vote) and
private support ($2.2 million - raised by the Library). The facility
features a wide array of over 300 user spaces (not including the
community meeting room - 115 seats) that have been designed specially
for public library clients and uses - from infants to seniors and
from books to computers.
Programs
Library programs illustrate
the commitment to all members of the community. The Youth
Services staff area includes the only full time Teen Librarian
in the state of Maine. Curtis Library serves all schools in the
area and the four service desks are staffed seven days per week.
Interlibrary loan services are provided through membership in OCLC
(Online Computer Library Center) and its over 50,000,000 items
worldwide. The Library executes over 3,000 transactions per year
in support of 14,000 cardholders. The Library now adds 15,000 new items yearly to its own collections that now exceed
120,000 items.
Technology
In addition to wireless Internet access, the Library features a high speed network of over 100 terminals
for public and staff use utilizing a T1 line. Access to the print
and electronic collections and world wide web are provided through
the network. The homepage (www.curtislibrary.com) registers over
400,000 "hits" per month. In addition to providing Internet
links, the site shows the results of extensive Library efforts in
working with local governments and area non profit groups to provide
information of value to the community.
Staff
The Library staff of 41
(20 FTE) supports a seven day per week schedule. Included on the staff,
are 12 employees with advanced library degrees. Over 100 volunteers
supplement the paid staff in delivering a wide range of library
related programs and services.
Budget
The Library operations budget ($1,071,138 FY 05-06) draws
from many sources in addition to municipal funding (86%), such as
annual giving, unrestricted donations, grants, endowment fund earnings
and Friends of the Library support.
Both Friends membership and Library Annual Fund have concurrently
set records for the past few years.
Partnerships
The Library maintains several significant partnerships strategically
designed to expand core services, increase resources, and reach
new constituencies. Among others these include: Community
Health Information Partnership (CHIP); Midcoast Business Resource Center(MBRC); Cornerstones
of Science (COS); Pejepscot
Historical Society, PeoplePlus, Senior Spectrum,Success
by Six, and others. For more information
on our various partnerships please click here.
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