| Ongoing
project |
- To increase the number
of volumes as well as better the quality of the
existing volumes in the library through both donations
and purchases
|
| Immediate
goals/projects - within the next 6 months: |
- Build 36 shelving units
to more than double the capacity upstairs (adult area)
of the library. Projected cost is $180/unit or
$6,480 EC. We expect to have the shelves in the
library before the end of March
|
- Signage on the building
so that the library can be identified regardless of
the direction you are headed on any of the three roads
around the library. Quoted at $500 EC.
|
- Re-wire the facility.
Original wiring (220V) from 1965 needs to be replaced.
There are some 110V boxes put in within the past 10
years but the electric has wiped out the computer lab
multiple times and we feel it is imperative that the
wiring be addressed before any electronic equipment is
put into place. We are still waiting on a price from
the electrician to do this.
|
- Attain 2 circulation
desks for the librarian areas both upstairs on the adult
floor and downstairs on the juvenile floor. Both
floors are entirely separate, in location, access and
age groups serviced, hence the need for two separate
desks.
|
| Short term
goals/projects - 6 months to 1 year |
- Purchase UPS’s for 8
computers in the Gingerland Library. Average cost is
about $300 EC from local sources. We haven’t sourced
them outside Nevis as yet as this purchase is a few
months away.
|
- 6 computers - 3 to get
the lab back on track, (the lab is designed for 4
computers) and three for library use. Two upstairs and
one downstairs for the accession and check-in/out
process.
|
- Within 6 months we hope
to be in receipt of a grant that will allow us to
purchase the above computers (as well as the computers
for the main library in Charlestown), network the two
locations, and purchase the software whereby we can
computerize the library functions for internal use as
well as make the library circulation available via the
internet. (Total cost for the project is just
under $25 K US).
|
- High speed internet for
the above.
|
| Long term
goals/projects - approx 1 year out |
- Fence the property,
place outdoor seating and landscape.
|
- Turn the storage room
downstairs into an office by leveling the floor,
tiling, air conditioning, and wiring. We haven’t
begun to get pricing on this as it’s a new solution
to an old problem!
|
