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Looking at the data. the Whilchumrch-Smuffville Public Library [5 at the bottom end of staffing levels and its operating costsmadrop'mmcbuckamm- pared to other municipalities. 'This library has the m! ded- icated staff I have worked with. They g0 ahnw and heynnd what is required.“ said (Lil-ohm Nord‘ heimer hauxflw libm‘y’s adding they all have ‘passkm' for what they (in. There is a Whilchurch- Smufivilk madden! who ls alsu mssmnatc about the libnu'y and has embarked on a (me-man Cm- Sade to saw it {mm falling further mpma pmv’mctal merges. Chuncmors last week during another presentation in which he lobbied (0: more library fundingr “(hu Imn is very far from the standard. very far from the aver- The town’s proposed draft budgd induch $830.0!” for the library expansion design and $20,000 for an organizational stnfi'm study. No sympathy for library ausadér at council ~ But the numbers don’t xefl the "()ur plea is simpiy an average IV SAND” IOLAN sbnlanéi‘w rm; 5. am library. Not a state-of-lhc-an one.” are his own personal obscnratinns from being in the library mdkxkingaldxestatsand making assumptions,” Ms Nord- heimet lame: told The "Neither the library staff nor the library board has provided him any information." Ms deheimer 33mm “He is cxcmising his civic responsibility in making the mayor. councillors and resi- dents aware of the the municipality is ptmiding to resi- dents.“ ' Could staff offer more pl'ngmms if they rurived more money fmm the town? A _, “Perhapsf library board chair- petson Maurice Smith toid The Sun - 'Ifibune 'l'm the last person to com- plain about (anneywe receive fromlheflmn.’ hesaid. not Mr. Smith wen! present during Mr. Neufeidt-Fast's council presen- tation. library." Mr. Smith said. Maybe not money. but physi- cal space is what's causing a gap between servicing the communi- ty's needs and wants versus what is being ofiered. according to MNP's corporate efiiciency review mm- missioned by the town. Staff has the ability and want to prrwidc more diildrcn's program- ming. for example. but mere is nowhere to do it. Ms Nordheimer "The library will always we!- come support from the residents for Increased awareness of the ‘l’mflnlutpemntl minimum «mumblth An expanded library is in the ‘l‘hc corporate efficiency review. hbmry board chairperson Maurice Smith which was received last week. malt-d the library compares favourath m ’ulher municipal libraries based on cost data. Thc facility has the lowest annual ()[mrating cost â€" $855,729 â€"- when compared to 2010 data for Fast Gwillimbury. Bradford west Gwillimbury. New Tecum- "I haven‘t heard It [mm any‘ body else. I've only head it from you.” Mayor Wayne Iimmcrson told Mr. Neufekit-Fasl in msgxmsc tohisdaimslibrarystaflaremer worked. seth. Georgina. Aumra and Mil- ton. which. when mmbined with Whitchurch-Slouffville. have an average 031,861,399. Mr. Ncufcldt-Fasl regularly makes pleas for library funding in e-mails (0 members of council and the media. ann staff and roundl- lors took exception to numbers he presented to them in 201 l mik- ing for funding incmmscs ‘al the Library board membcn and councillors Richard Bank-y and Rob Hargraw also noted during Members of the library board decided they would defer all hir- ings up to 2016 in lieu of getting a pmlessbnal librarian this year. which is "critically needed right now.” au‘urding to Ms Nurdheim er lames. the meeting they. too. have never heard complaints of this nature 1119 library (:EU'S rumrm focus is getting the most bang for their buck. . Council will decide if they appmve (th hm: m Apnl when the 2013 budget gets debaied. “We do have a wry well'nm library." Mr. Hargrave told council. 'lhe proposed draft budget also incmdes $830,000 fur the library expansion design and $20,000 for an organizational staffing study. "The purpose L9 to not look at huw many staff wv have. but Orga- nizational structure and make sure it's the mos! efficient stnurtun‘. especially with an expansion." Ms Nordhcimer lames The prnwm-d budge! alsu includes $301!!) fut a website m1- sion. SYN? PHOYOIJIM MASON