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Lexington Public Library, KY
Lexington Public Library, KY, consists of a downtown central library and 5 full service branches. Serving a population of 305,000, the library has a book budget of $1.6 million and circulates 575,491 items.
Scottsdale Public Library, AZ
The Scottsdale Public Library is a medium-sized library system in the Phoenix area. It has a fully floating collection of about 525,000 items that serve a wide variety of customers, from the wealthy to retirees to people of middle and lower-income levels. After a period of budget cuts and staff reductions, the library’s director heard about collectionHQ at an industry conference and was interested in how it could help manage the collection and assist with budgeting decisions.
Phoenix Public Library, AZ
ICMA Certificate of Excellence Award Winner 2012 Phoenix Public Library is known nationally for being at the forefront of new practices that enhance the services it offers to customers. As part of these efforts, Phoenix in 2011 began using collectionHQ software, which uses Evidence Based Stock Management (EBSM) to improve its collection.
Great River Regional Library, MN
Great River Regional Library (GRRL), Minnesota is a 32 branch library system serving a population of 451,125. GRRL has a pre-dominantly “floating” collection and freely shares materials as needed throughout the region. Selection is handled centrally, but each branch is using collectionHQ to manage the collection needs of that location by refreshing and removing materials based on collectionHQ reports.