LTLS Polls for a Year

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1 Year of LTLS Polls 10 Selected Polls Nov 06 - Nov 07 AND YOUR RESPONSES WERE ---

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This is 10 samples of polls and responses for LTLS polls from November 2006 to November 2007.

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1 Year of LTLS Polls10 Selected PollsNov 06 - Nov 07AND YOUR RESPONSES WERE ---

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DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A WEB SITE? NOVEMBER 20, 2006

75% of the respondents said yes. We hope this % is a lot higher now. If you don’t have a Web Site for your library volunteer to be a part of PLINKIT. Contact [email protected]. You will be glad you did.

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DO YOU OWN A CELL PHONE? JANUARY 29, 2007

27 respondents total for the poll. 93% said yes and 7% said no.

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#3 DO YOU THINK LIBRARIES SHOULD RECEIVE THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM SUIT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE? MARCH 26, 2007

We don’t all agree.

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#4 HOW BIG A HARRY POTTER FAN ARE YOU? JULY 20, 2007

56 votes -- a record; but we aren’t all Potter fans.

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#5 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR LIBRARIES? JULY 30, 2007

A 60/40 Split on this poll.

60% said -- Libraries must change in fundamental ways to remain relevant in the future.

40% said -- Good old-fashioned traditional library services are what users want.

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#6 HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH YOUR LIBRARY’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE DURING THE PAST YEAR (INCLUDING SERVICES, PROGRAMS & PUBLIC RELATIONS? AUGUST 24, 2007

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#7 DOES YOUR LIBRARY PLAN TO CELEBRATE BANNED BOOKS WEEK? SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Only 1 person responded that they were celebrating with lots of activities

Another 7 people said low key activities

And 22 people said that nothing special was planned.

Lets do better in 2008

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#8 IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, HOW OFTEN HAVE ANY OF YOUR LIBRARY’S MATERIALS BEEN CHALLENGED? OCTOBER 5, 2007

Interesting Responses.

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#9 DOES YOU LIBRARY PROVIDE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS (WIFI HOTSPOT) TO LIBRARY USERS? NOVEMBER 9, 200767 % responded yes or have plans to provide the

service18% responded no and2% responded that they did not know about Wi-Fi.

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#10 WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO KEEP UP TO DATE IN THE LIBRARY WORLD? NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Lots of variety.

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