Farmville Public Library's History of Service
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Farmville Public Library has its beginnings in 1930, when the Women’s Club of Farmville established a space on the second floor of Farmville’s town hall building. In 1954, a new library building was opened to the public thanks to the vision of resident Virginia Elizabeth Davis. It was at time that the library came under the direction of the Town of Farmville local government. When this facility first opened, the public was offered 3,000 books, a reading room, and a space for children to learn and grow.
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Serving as the community's information and learning hub, the library's services and materials continue to grow and evolve. In the library's 17,000 square foot facility, which opened May 2021, patrons have access to more than 35,000 books, regularly scheduled lifelong learning programs, children’s learning activities, computer and wireless Internet access, meeting space, reference service, and downloadable resources such as eBooks. In addition, patrons have access to more than 7 million items from around the state through the NC Cardinal consortium.
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Strategic Plan
Farmville Public Library staff worked to identify how the Library could support the emerging community needs while still serving in its traditional role. We enlisted the help of the community in identifying what they would like to see in library for the next five years and beyond. Through an on-line library survey which ran from the first of August through the end of September 2022, over 1400 people responded giving us a wealth of information. We enlisted the help of a library consultant to facilitate several focus groups and interviews, as well as help us evaluate our current resources, programs and services.
A new mission, vision, and value statements were created which acted as the basis for a new five-year strategic plan, both of which are pictured below, and links to the documents are included.
A new mission, vision, and value statements were created which acted as the basis for a new five-year strategic plan, both of which are pictured below, and links to the documents are included.
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Library Staff and Board of Trustees
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Library Staff
Angie Bates, Library Director abates@farmvillenc.gov Heather Harden, Children's and Teen Librarian hharden@farmvillenc.gov Emma Repp, Library Program Assistant erepp@farmvillenc.gov Candis Williams, Library Technician Jernaysia Barrett, Library Assistant Erin Hyde, Library Assistant Alexis Wynne, Library Assistant |
Farmville Public Library Board of Trustees
Kearney Long (Chair) Mary Morrison Dixon Robert Hughes Marvin Moye Latonya Nixon-Vines Joann Williford Alma Hobbs (Commissioner Liaison) |