Lee County’s Library System provides resources,
programs and services countywide.

In order to meet the informational, educational, cultural, rehabilitational and recreational needs of the broadest possible spectrum of the Lee County Public -
the Lee County Library System provides a variety of quality services including:

Youth Services

• Provide children (ages birth to 12 years) and young adults (ages 13 and up) with access to a wide range of materials, in a variety of formats.
• Provide children with access to a minimum of 1,000 programs per year that introduce them to literature and the rewards of independent, lifelong learning.
• Provide an Annual Summer Reading Club to meet the educational, recreational, and leisure reading needs of children through age 12.

Adult Services

• Provide current, popular reading materials at all locations.
• Provide a minimum of 300 programs each year highlighting topics of current interest, exploring literature, and introducing library service to community organizations.
• Provide Adult Reader's Advisory service to meet popular reading demands.

REFERENCE and INFORMATION SERVICES

Provide accurate and timely reference assistance to library patrons through:

• Current, authoritative reference materials in traditional and electronic formats
• Ongoing training sessions for staff and all patron levels
• Centralized telephone reference services
• Homework assistance services at all locations
• Genealogy, local and state history collections
• Interlibrary Loan services
• Library website links to library events and services

Facilities

• Construct, staff and maintain ADA-compliant service outlets in all areas of the
  County so that 90% of Lee County residents need to travel no farther than 7.5 miles to access library services.
• Provide space, equipment and infrastructure to support access to developing technology.
• Provide information and resources to support economic development and government services in Lee County.
• Provide access to developing technology, including the Internet and other electronic resources in Lee County.
• Maintain attractive, clean and reasonably safe facilities with varying hours of operation.

Collection Development

• Select, acquire, catalog, and process a minimum of 100,000 new materials per
  fiscal year for the public in a variety of formats.
• Evaluate and maintain current collections of materials with varying topics and languages
• Check out a minimum of 3,000,000 library materials annually.

Technology Plan

• To view on our technology plan, please click on this link:
  
  

COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES

• Provide assistive services and technology for patrons with disabilities (short and long term) in accessing materials and services.
• Provide Bookmobile stops monthly to families in under-served communities in Lee County.
• Provide service as a subregional Talking Books Library for eligible children and adults.
• Provide Books-by-Mail service for children and adults who are unable to use a library because of medical and physical disabilities.
• Provide specialized materials and services to support the literacy needs of families.
• Provide services, materials and programs through our Multicultural Program that will benefit residents from various nationalities and cultures.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

• Recruit and retain competent customer service oriented personnel to promote and provide excellent library services.
• Establish cooperative partnerships with a variety of community groups to support library services.
• Investigate and access the functional and accessible needs of all future and existing library facilities.
• Maintain a technology plan which supports the electronic resource and informational needs of all patrons.