Purpose: To examine the various organizational options for library
service within Dane County. To determine the strengths and
weaknesses of each in maximizing the quality of service available throughout the
county, the efficiency of service delivery, and the equity of funding, and finally, to take a measure of the political will for change.
Reports of the Consultants:
1.A report of Phase I activities
2.A report of Phase II activities
3.An Outline of the Phase II report
4.Phase II findings: a summary of governance options
5.Phase III findings: Open Door Plan
6.Final Report of the Governance Options Study
7.Executive Summary: Final Report of the Governance Options Study
8.Library Board Response to the Consultants' Study
Related Reading:
1. Organizational Options
2. Presentation
to the Waukesha County Municipal Executives Committee
3. County
Library Organizations, Issue Paper #8, updated 2002
4 A
study of the roles, relationships, services and funding of the library agencies
within the South Central Library System, with an emphasis on Dane County
Notes from Meetings:
1. Meeting on December 9, 2004
2. All Board Meeting on September 29, 2005
3. All Board Meeting with Consultants on January 31, 2007
Planning Tools:
1. A Model of Library Payments at the State-Mandated Level
2.Options for County Library Governance and Funding