Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FONTANA REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM PROVIDES THE PUBLIC OF JACKSON, MACON, AND SWAIN COUNTIES WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR THEIR EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS.
LIBRARY SYSTEM SERVING THREE COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THE FONTANA REGIONAL LIBRARY IS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVING JACKSON, MACON, AND SWAIN COUNTIES IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS IN RURAL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO BOOKS PERIODICALS, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INFORMATION, COMPUTERS, AND INTERNET ACCESS. THE LIBRARY ALSO HAS A MOBILE OUTREACH UNIT PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO AREA CHILD CARE FACILITIES. TO SERVE THE STEM EDUCATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE LIBRARY HAS A PORTABLE PLANETARIUM AVAILABLE FOR USE AT SCHOOLS, FESTIVALS, AND SCIENCE PROGRAMMING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE LIMITED IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. THEREFORE, THE LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE PUBLIC INTERNET COMPUTERS AND FREE WI-FI ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC IN ALL OUR BUILDINGS. THE COMPUTERS WERE USED OVER 26,000 TIMES AND THE PUBLIC USED THEIR OWN WI-FI DEVICES ON THE LIBRARY NETWORK NEARLY 183,000 TIMES. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES INFORMATION RESOURCES BOTH IN THE BUILDINGS AND ONLINE TO ALL PERSONS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE LIBRARY LENT OVER 361,000 ITEMS, INCLUDING BOOKS, MUSIC, VIDEO, TELESCOPES, BACKPACKS, GAMES, AND EQUIPMENT; OR NEARLY 4 ITEMS PER EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN THE COMMUNITIES. ALMOST 1300,000 OF THESE WERE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THERE WERE OVER 257,000 VISITS TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR, NEARLY 89,000 VISITS TO THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE, AND THE STAFF ANSWERED OVER 76,000 REFERENCE QUESTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH SAFE, COMFORTABLE PLACES TO GATHER AND SHARE INFORMATION AND IDEAS. THE LIBRARY PRESENTED OVER 1,700 FREE PROGRAMS AND CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC, ATTENDED BY OVER 35,000 PEOPLE; OVER 75% OF THIS AUDIENCE WAS CHILDREN. THIS YEAR, LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS WERE USED FOR OVER 5,700 NON-LIBRARY MEETINGS, ATTENDED BY OVER 23,200 PEOPLE. FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T COME TO THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY REACHES OUT TO THEM. THE LIBRARY'S MOBILE PRESCHOOL UNIT VISITED 30 DAY-CARE CENTERS MONTHLY, PROVIDING LITERACY RESOURCES, STORY-TELLING, PROGRAMS, AND WORKSHOPS TO AREA CHILDREN AND THEIR CARE-GIVERS. THE LIBRARY PARTNERED WITH OVER 150 LOCAL AREA GROUPS AND AGENCIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, THE SOUTHWESTERN COMMISSION, AND AARP, TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. AT A TIME WHEN SOME PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING THAT LIBRARIES ARE NOT NEEDED, OUR STATISTICS SHOW THAT USAGE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES IS EVOLVING, AND THE LIBRARY REMAINS A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THE LIBRARY IS THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, ENRICHING LIVES AND INSPIRING THE FUTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Karen Wallace | REGIONAL DIR | 40 | $65,366 |
| Gerri Grady | FIN OFF THRU | 40 | $45,560 |
| Tammy Holloway | FINANCE OFFI | 40 | $0 |
| Mary Otto Selzer | DIRECTOR THR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janis Wright | SECRETARY TH | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Varner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Wood Lovell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barbara Hamilton | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dennis Cox | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Bryson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Debbie Tallent | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ed Trask | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ellen Snodgrass | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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