Grove City Community Library

“Memberships: any resident of grove city borough, pine township, liberty township or wolf creek township may have a free library card which is considered membership. People who live outside the free membership area who do not have a valid access pa library card may purchase a family card.”

“The library director will present the 990 to all members of the board before it is filed. Members are then given time to review it and respond with any questions or comments before approving the document.”

“The conflict of interest policy has been adopted as a part of the bylaws. New members of the board and staff are given the conflict of interest policy. Each member of the board of trustees and staff must disclose to the board any conflict of interest. Each instance is discussed as needed and the trustee or staff member excuses him or herself from the discussion.”

“The board discusses compensation for the library staff on at least an annual basis, prior to the start of a new financial year. The board reached out to the library's district consultant to gather information about the wage spread from employees of public libraries in western pa performing jobs comparable to the staff at gccl. This information was compared to the information gathered publicly about public library employees across the state to create a general baseline for what public library staff earn per position and based upon years of experience and/or education.”

“The board discusses compensation for the library staff on at least an annual basis, prior to the start of a new financial year. The board reached out to the library's district consultant to gather information about the wage spread from employees of public libraries in western pa performing jobs comparable to the staff at gccl. This information was compared to the information gathered publicly about public library employees across the state to create a general baseline for what public library staff earn per position and based upon years of experience and/or education.”

“The library has its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during normal operating hours at the library's address.”

“Grove city community library (gccl) provides free library services to residents of the grove city borough, wolf creek township, liberty township, and pine township, and reimbursed membership to residents of springfield township. We provide a wide array of highinterest and highquality fiction, nonfiction, and reference materialsincluding books, ebooks, audiobooks, periodicals, dvd's and databases- through our adult, children's and young adult collections. We also provide free librarybymail services for patrons who are temporarily or permanently homebound, along with interlibrary loan services for materials throughout the country. In addition gccl offers free internet access and access to our online databases and "fast track to employment" resources to all patrons in good standing. We participate in the access pa statewide initiative, offer reference services online, by phone, and inperson, and engage in a number of community activities throughout the year (united way day of caring, halloween party, school outreach, pet rescue, daycares) aimed at serving the community and raising awareness and funds for a number of non profit organizations in the community. Finally, in addition to working to cultivate the recreational and intellectual life of our community by stimulating patrons' curiosity through providing materials and services, gccl also maintains a welcoming physical space that serves as a public center for reading, selfimprovement, community building, and research. Specifically, the library helps children, young adults, and families succeed by providing an array of literacyrelated, highinterest activities that foster literacy skills and personal enrichment while establishing a lifelong love of reading, learning, and creative exploration. Some of our most popular programs include: the annual downton abbey tea for adults, the american girl tea party for children, star wars day, a jane austen themed annual dance and fundraiser, and our variety of book clubs for all ages. 1) summer reading program: programming for 3 years through 12th grade to encourage maintenance of reading skills for the upcoming school year. 2) programming for school age children focusing on book related events.3) bookworm babies: programming for infants and toddlers, 18 months to 3 years, to encourage families to read together and develop literacy skills. 4) adult programming”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”