to: cache county council · 2010. 9. 14. · to: cache county council we, the citizens of cache...
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To: Cache County Council
We, the citizens of Cache County, petition the County government and city governments to join in a
Cache County Library system.
Since 1976, when Cache County turned down the opportunity of having a County Library, each
municipality has been left to either support their own library or go without adequate library access.
This situation is inequitable, with each County resident having various levels of access to books and
library material depending on where they live. This configuration is not efficient, with each library
expending resources to have their own set of books, their own card catalog system and their own
websites. The situation we now have is also confusing. For example, Hyde Park residents don't know if
they can get a library card at the North Logan Library, and Providence residents wonder how much it
would cost to purchase a Logan Library card. It is also not always clear who has access to the Hyrum
City Library.
A single Cache County Library system providing equal access to books and library materials to each
county resident at many locations around the valley would be more efficient, and equitable for all
county residents. All library patrons would benefit from access to a broader selection of materials. Also,
larger library systems often have an easier time obtaining state and federal government funding.
It is now time for the county and city governments of Cache County to institute a Cache County
Library system.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Formation of Cache County Library Petition
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1 Steven Francis North Logan
2 Angie Francis North Logan
3 Monica Weeks Mendon
4 Shannon Johnson Petersobo
5 Terrie Peterson
6 Brett Francis Smithfield
7 Vanessa Peterson N Logan
8 Wendy Oakeson North Logan
9 Alison Sorensen North Logan
10 Sarah Francis Smithfield
11 Martin Peterson Hyde Park
12 Shelley Grover Petersboro This is greatly needed and desired
13 Randy W. Grover Petersboro
14 Louise Peterson Hyde Park
15 Justin Ball Providence If Salt Lake County can do it so can we
16 Callie Ball Providence A county wide library system is a great idea!.
17 Katie G. Logan
18 Marion Jensen Logan
19 Trenton Cameron North Logan
20 Jay A Monson Logan
21 Jane B. Monson Logan
22 Jill Murillo North Logan
23 Richard Murillo North Logan
24 Kate Thompson Hyrum
25 Stephanie Harrell Logan
26 Emily Cook Providence
27 Katie Child Mendon
28 Megan Harrell Logan
29 Cortney Western North Logan
30 Darren Child Mendon
31 Heather Knowles Avon
32 Erik Logan Great Idea
I appreciate the use I have of the Hyde Park library. However, I find it very unfortunate that the leaders of our cities and county cannot set aside differences and form a county wide system. It is now time to do so.
Although North Logan is terrific, we regret that everyone does not have access to a quality library.
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33 Lesley Jones Providence
34 Wesley W. Land Logan
35 Melissa Shelton Logan
36 Kevin Shanley River Heights
37 David Mortensen Smithfield
38 Melinda Hunt Logan
39 Shand Nazer Logan
40 Nichole Oswald mendon
41 Brandon Eggett Providence
42 Andrea Eggett Providence How you do spell Confucius? Read more :)
43 John Payne Nibley
44 Andrea Percival Smithfield
45 Kirsti Kjome Lewiston
46 Dennis Briscoe Providence
47 Jessica Briscoe Providence
48 Annette Briscoe Providence
49 Robert G. Black North Logan
50 Amy R. Black North Logan
51 Ronda Needham Nibley That would really help out at my home
52 Bonnie Villarreal Providence
53 Michelle Israelsen Providence
54 Carolynn Larson North Logan
55 Jacob Lasley Logan
56 Matthew Larson North Logan
I would love to be able to go to Logan library without paying outrageous fees to have their card!
I have lived in number of cities in Cache Valley and have experienced the frustration of not being able to go to a favorite library because I no longer lived in that city as well as having to adjust to the different selections and services from library to library. A county library system would solve so many of these problems!!
Great idea! I'm a student and would like to have access to both the Logan and North Logan Library.
Cache County is all one community. Consolidation of services, when possible, is a good idea.
Confuses say: Read at least 20 minutes a day from the day born to the day you die. Read good books.
I'm always surprised at how many Cache Valley people I meet who haven't read a book in years. Limited/poor library access is part of the problem.
Isn't it TIME to consolidate ?? Doing so would allow exchange of materials like other large libraries & museums. Ever see any of the 22 Colorado libraries, or the 41 Hennipin County Minn Library System ?? It seems to work for them !!
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57 Heather Hansen Providence
58 Bret Randall Hyde Park
59 Joseph M. Hawkes North Logan
60 Karen Ensign Providence
61 Joshua Bryner Logan
62 Micah Schicker River Heights
63 Seth Putnam Providence
64 Kenneth Reese This is long overdue
65 Robert Hughes Logan
66 Marsha Norman Paradise
67 Wayne Norman Paradise
68 Lance Fife Hyde Park Please form a county library system for Cache County!
69 Zach Butikofer Logan
70 Jonathan Franklin Logan
71 Shaunna Skidmore Logan
72 Shawn Moser Smithfield Look at Vancouver WA as good example
73 Scott Cannon Jr. Hyde Park
74 Yuri Moser Smithfield Clark County in WA has a wonderful county system I would recommend emulating.
75 Melissa Kerkmann Logan
76 David Russak Smithfield
77 Kristen Hirschi Logan
78 Scott M Anderson North Logan
79 Bryce Wheeler Logan
80 Tamra Neilson Providence
81 peter olson North Logan
This has been needed for years. I pay $155 dollars a year to go to a library 2 miles from my home. That is ridiculous.
The fact that we have county residents without access to library services is reason enough to support the formation of a county system. Where is that pioneer "barn raising" attitude that invites us to help our neighbor in need?
I have been annoyed since I moved here that my family is unable to check books out from the North Logan library, which is not only closer to my house, but has a nicer selection.
I assume the countywide system would continue to make use of the existing libraries in North Logan, Lewiston, etc. (but provide the ability to request/loan books from/to the county system)
I grew up in Logan, and was fortunate to have access to the library. County-wide acces would be incredibly beneficial to all it is available to. Question though. How/where would it be set up? Would there be "branches" throughout the county, and the books would rotate? Is something like this realistic?
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82 Marissa Rasmussen Smithfield
83 Andrew Rasmussen Smithfield
84 Vicki Olson North Logan
85 DeAnna Hulme Avon I absolutly would like a County Wide Library.
86 Ben Banham Smithfield
87 Lori Cameron North Logan
88 Karen Campbell Providence
89 Holly Weston Nibley
90 Mark Hirschi Logan
91 Barbara Moon Providence
92 Matthew Walker Logan
93 Shelby Olson North Logan
94 Jaimee Hirschi North Logan
95 Trina Shelton North Logan
96 Keith D Davis Paradise It's time for all of us to have access to the library -- please!
97 Jeanette M Davis Paradise Every family needs access to the library. Please help us!
98 Amanda Cronquist Paradise A library system we could all use would be so great!
99 Kimberly Seefeldt Providence
100 Marie W Judd Hyrum We need county-wide access to the libraries.
101 Justin Robinson Paradise
102 Jeffery K Davis Paradise I wish this had happened years ago!
103 Jodi Radford Smithfield
104 Monica Schruhl Providence
105 Brandon Eames Millville
106 Lorraine Gale North Logan
107 Rebecca Echols Providence A community-wide library is a wise investment in our community and in our economy.
108 Sherrie Mortensen Millville This is a service that is long overdue and worth paying for.
109 Kurt Meyer Hyrum
110 Rebecca Stewart North Logan
111 Bryan Wilkins Hyde Park, UT
112 Andrea Bonar Lewiston
113 Heidi Harris Logan
114 Janet E. Alm Millville Thank you
115 anne anderson providence
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116 Janet Pfrender North Logan
117 Mystee Shauers North Logan
118 Jenika Perry smithfield
119 Marnee Nungesser Hyrum
120 Boyd G.Hansen ProvidenceI It"s about time the valley got this done
121 Barbara L. Hansen Providence
122 Natalie Eames Millville
123 Leslie Burt Hyde Park
124 Virginia D. Lee Providence
125 Angela Hauptman Logan
126 Melvin Ray Bingham Wellsville This is a great idea!!!
127 Cynthia K. Johnson River Heights
128 Julia M. Smith River Heights We need to share good things like libraries.
129 Nichole Crawford Smithfield
130 Randi Hirschi Millville
131 Brenda Tullis Providence
132 Ashli Crookston Logan
133 Mark Williams Millville
134 Heidi Fargo Providence
135 Kerri Williams Millville
136 Sarah Streator Smithfield
137 Darcie Bishop Providence
138 Katie Weston Providence
139 Jennifer Fife Hyde Park
140 Jennifer Loscher Logan I think this is an important step in further developing our library systems and resources
141 Chad Knight Hyde Park
It would seem that by creating a county library system that the pooling of money would allow for a greater selection of titles and a even more services and would improve our community as a whole.
We need to learn to share as communities. It is not about what are we going to get in return but how can I contribute to the greater good.
There is so much to love about Cache Valley, but the lack of a county wide library system is a major drawback about living here, for me, and for others I know. I hope people can think about the big picture, plan for the future, and do something that will benefit us now and benefit generations to come.
I moved here from the Salt Lake County Library System and I can only see this as a great benefit to the community. I miss the opportunities larger libraries have.
I have lived in many places with state-wide library systems. They are a benefit to all who use them. A county library in Cache Valley would be a great start here.
Everyplace else we have ever lived has a county-wide library system, and it makes the libraries much nicer -- there becomes so much more material available!
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142 Nancy Walton Logan
143 Louise Tobey
144 Marcie Jacobsen wellsville
145 Greg Ellis Nibley
146 Douglas Mecham Logan
147 Tonya Gail Smith Logan
148 Rachel Searle
149 DArcy Echols Providence
150 sally larson hyrum
151 Edith Phillips Logan
152 Nancy Petersen Smithfield
153 Brienne Findlay Benson
154 Winnie Thomas North Logan
155 Marissa Argueta
156 Alex Argueta
157 Paul Lindhardt Hyrum
158 Jill Lindhardt Hyrum
159 Pat Truhn N. Logan
160 Arla L. Meyer Providence
161 Stanley Thomas North Logan
162 Eric J. Meyer Providence
163 Ted A. Bear North Logan
164 Tina Davis Wellsville
165 Carol Reed Millville
166 Brandon Reed Millville
167 David Mortensen Millville This is something I have been in favor of for a long time.
168 Chris Davis Hyde Park
I've always lived in places where there was a county library. I was fairly suprised when I moved to Logan to see the county not working together as a whole, but instead leaving libraries up to individual cities. So much more could be gained from coming together and having a country library!
A county library would provide many more resources for all library uses in the county. Many of the books that I would like to access at the North logan library are unavailable. I would like access to all county libraries to find the materials I want to access.
We moved to North Logan from Providence ... Rhode Island. There we had a library system that reached as far away as New Jersey. There was never a book that I could not read because it was somewhere in a library with in the system
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169 Britton Davis Hyde Park
170 Alison Firth Nibley
171 Pamela Flygare Providence
172 Jessica Henderson Logan
173 Mark Malmstrom Providence great opportunity to benefit all county residents
174 Adrienne K. Lungman N. Logan
175 Curt Radford Smithfield
176 Jolene Jacobs North Logan
177 Cynthia Nelson Logan
178 Doug Jewell Paradise
179 Tonya Jewell Paradise Please share a library with all!
180 Joe Hauptman Logan
181 Craig Gale North Logan
182 Tom Ashton College Ward
183 Melanie Collings Providence
184 Jenni Radford Smithfield
185 Betty Rozum North Logan
186 Nancy Bartelt Providence
187 Kathryn Byerly Newton
188 Richard Walcott North Logan
189 Karen Merkley Providence
190 Jennifer Ashton College Ward
191 Haley Hughes Logan
192 Denise Hardy Millville
193 Sandra Livingston Turner Logan
We use Hyrum library quite regularly. Since moving to Cache County 3 years ago, I have strongly felt a countywide library system is what we lack!!
It is time for all city governments in the county to play nicely in the sand box together!!!
We need a library. I just moved back home from Az and we are 10 years behind. Time to get caught up. I moved here with the intention of staying so please make it worthwhile.
I love and appreciate our North Logan library. But its time to raise the bar and share all resources with our neighbors.
Countywide library is best way to go to give equal access to county residents. Small town libraries cannot sustain themselves on their limited budgets.
What is equitable about limiting learning opportunities according to geography? We are one county and should have the same library benefits and privledges. I was once denied a job at the Hyrum Library because I was not a Hyrum resident. That is nothing less than discrimination. Not allowing all county members to access all libraries is also discriminatory.
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194 Laura Fisher Providence
195 Kimberly Williams Logan This is a very, very good idea!
196 dan miller Richmond
197 Terry Peak Providence It's about time that we have a county-wide library system.
198 Patrick Meyer Logan
199 J. Craig Hale Providence
200 Martha Farrer Hale Providence
201 D Mark Riffe Providence
202 George A Wilde Logan
203 Gregory Walton Logan
204 David Peak Providence
205 Ralph Daniels Providence
206 Denise Strong Providence
207 Leo Ronald Kallinger Providence
208 Mary Lou Kallinger Providence
209 Edna Helen Berry Providence
210 Whitney Mortensen Logan
211 Benjamin Mortensen Logan
212 Nancy Stiles Providence
213 Guy Perry Providence
214 Gaye Perry Providence
215 Richard Keisker Providence We need and would use such a library!
216 Cherie Nef Wellsville
217 Debby Bronson Logan Everybody should have free access to a library.
218 Katie Johnson Nibley
219 Sean Johnson Nibley
220 Mary Bedingfieldsmith Logan
221 Ronald W. Smith Providence
222 mimi recker providence
Any goal of increased literacy requires a county-wide library facility. Any opposition to this is opposition to increased literacy. Internet surfing is not book reading.
This petition is like talking to winter winds however I do applaud the effort of this worthy subject.
A rising tide lifts all ships. A county-wide library system is one of those basic services that "lifts" the entire Cache Valley community.
I grew up in Bear Lake County over the hill. We had a county wide library system and it still works today. I loved going to the library then and i think all county residents need the same opportunities when it come to a library. Get it together people and make it work!
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223 ILona Jappinen Logan
224 Brenda Chung Logan Right on!
225 Kory logan none
226 Le Ann Durfey Petersboro
227 Dianne Calderwood
228 Joyce P. Jewell Nibley
229 Jennifer Nielson Wellsville
230 Jerry Skidmore College Ward
231 Jack Jensen Providence A good idea which would be best for all
232 Lorene E. Kirby River Heights, Utah
233 Rosalind James Richmond, UT
234 Dwight James Richmond, UT
235 Pamela J Riley Logan
236 J R Allred Hyde Park
237 Theresa Allred Hyde Park
238 Lori Roggman Logan Share costs proportionate to community size and economic base.
239 Anne Stark Paradise
Dear Friends: I use the library often. I find it well attended and appreciatively used by a large number of patrons . It seems incredible to me that this valley does not share its library resources . Surely there is some way to make all the satellite libraries a part of an integrated system so that residents of all Cache Valley towns and cities could use any library in the system.
I lived in the Salt Lake Valley while attending the U of U, and loved the countywide library system. It would be great to have the same thing in Cache Valley!
The two places I have lived in my adult life, Bear Lake in Idaho and Washington in Utah have both had county wide libraries and were accessible to me throughout the counties, which I appreciated tremendously.
Thank you for initiating this petition. I have lived in Cache Valley for five years, and it has galled me that Logan's library wanted such an outrageous fee for using its library system. I moved here from Weber County and was a user of its county wide library system. You cannot imagine my shock when I came to realize that Cache County didn't have a county wide system in place.. I am 100\% open to to a county wide system here in Cache Valley. T
I once lived in Yamhill Co., Oregon, where they had what they called the Chemeketa Community College Library System, which included all the city libraries for the two counties served by the community college. It was very nice. One library card was good in any of the towns, and you could easily get on-line in any of the libraries and see the entired collection of books for the region, and order one if it was not available in your library. It was very nice, and made books readily available to school children in rural areas.
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240 Melissa Nelson Logan
241 Emily Waite Logan
242 Pam Riffe Providence
243 Catherine Sylvester Smithfield A countywide system benefits the entire community.
244 Jamison Fargo Providence
245 Stephanie Smith Providence
246 Emily Waite Logan
247 Reida Fillmore Smithfield We are prior military--everywhere we've lived has had a county library system
248 Heidi Fillmore Smithfield
249 Brian Fillmore Smithfield
250 William Grenney Logan
251 Sally Grenney Logan
252 Megan Garrido Logan
253 Angela Graves North Logan
254 Caitlin G B Laughlin Providence Why hasn't this already happened?
255 Mike Patton North Logan
256 Megan Peterson Logan, Utah
257 Dorothy Finkel Richmond
258 Dwight Finkel Richmond
259 Maria Melendez Logan
I've lived in Logan my whole life and I know that when my parents thought about moving to Providence I wasn't sure I wanted to because I didn't know what their library was like. I don't see drawing boundary lines when we all live so close together. Everyone should have equal access to all the resources available here.
I grew up in Salt Lake City and I loved the county library system that I had access to. I almost never had trouble finding the book I wanted because I had all of the libraries in Salt Lake County to choose from. It's time we have a county system.
I grew up in Salt Lake City and I loved the county library system that I had access to. I almost never had trouble finding the book I wanted because I had all of the libraries in Salt Lake County to choose from. It's time we have a county system.
I'm not very sure on the reasoning of exempting the rest of the county from the Library. Maybe when the larger building is established in 3 years, and there is more space we would not have issues with parking. But, even other libraries(stanislaus county) provide opportuinties for the whole county, although I realize they may be facing different situations due to the fact they are quite a bit bigger.
I was very disappointed when Logan Library stopped offering it's services to everyone, even though I've always lived in Logan. To me, libraries are about knowledge, and the current system withholds that from those that don't live within certain boundaries. That's just ridiculous.
We moved here a year ago from western Washington and were stunned to not be able to check out books in Logan. I am 63 years old and have never lived in an area that doesn't have a county library system.
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260 Heather Peterson
261 Don E. Kirby
262 Cathleen Clark-Hale Logan
263 Rachel Hale Logan
264 Jared Kelly Logan
265 Karen Kelly Logan
266 Kelly Hansen Hyrum
267 Colton Strong Providence
268 Mitchell Strong Providence
269 Nicole Strong Providence
270 Sarah Jane Clayton Logan
271 Jennifer Britt Mendon
272 Anne Reither Nibley
273 Brynja Kohler Logan
274 Eric Reither Nibley
275 Martha Jensen River Heigths
276 Fay Mentzer Logan
277 Aleece Barrett Providence
278 Dee Barrett Providence
279 darcy mcevoy providence
280 Ann Johns Providence
281 Kari Stephens Logan
282 Whitney Milligan Logan We need to do this - it's a good thing.
283 Dr. Sarah Gordon Logan
284 Debra Geller Logan
285 Andy Hofmeister Hyde Park
286 Amy Hochberg Logan Let's move forward, as the county has done with recycling!
287 Debbie Ramsey Providence
288 Ron W. and Marcia M. Smith Providence
289 Stacy Harris Nibley
290 Darin Partridge
Forming a Cache County Library system would be a great benefit to our children and it would bring county residents of all ages more access to important resources. I wholeheartedly support such an endeavor.
Thomas Jefferson's well known comment, "I cannot live without my books," is worth noting as we consider a county-wide library. What better cost-efficient way to bring books to everyone in Cache Valley than a library usable by all residents of the valley?
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291 Sharell Eames Providence
292 Daniel C. Cooper Clarkston Long time in coming ,,, thank you for your work
293 Debra C. Cooper Clarkston Everyone should have equal access to quality library materials and services , Thank you
294 John Gallagher Logan
295 Janice Bouck Providence
296 Michael Lynn McNees
297 Kathy Archer Petersboro It's time! Let's work together to get this done.
298 Rebecca Coulombe Logan As responsible citizens we need to live and HELP live
299 Art Heers Mendon
300 David Britt Mendon
301 Roger Coulombe Logan
302 Joseph Irvine Logan
303 Annalisa Fox Logan
304 Trent Olsen Logan
305 Lindsay Bishop
306 Eric Jeffs I can't believe you don't have this already.
307 Michael Buhler Logan
308 Boyd Reschke Nibley
309 Nick Venturella Logan
310 Shantelle Ford Logan
311 Peggy Neuber Logan It's high time this happened
312 Nathaniel Fowkes Logan
313 Jordan Reading
314 Jenna Jerez Logan
315
316 David Wind Logan WE NEED THE LIBRARY
317 Kim Brown Providence
I think it's dumb that we don't have a county library/library card. Everyone in the other counties in UT can use whatever library within the county they want. If you live in Layton, you can check out books at the Farmington Library. Only in Cache Valley are the people segregated because of where they live!!
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318 Lesa Wilson Hyde Park
319 Megan Jerez North Logan
320 Benjamin Thomander North Logan
321 Emily Gehring North Logan
322 Joseph Woodard Logan
323 Linda France Clarkston
324 Daniel France Clarkston
325 Aurora Wallis Logan, UT
326 Darren S Olsen Wellsville The County needs a library everyone in the valley can use!
327 ken petty logan
328 Alice Carlisle Providence Please, Please, Please!!!
329 Teresa L Theurer Logan
330 Scott L Theurer Logan
331 Valerie Wallis Logan
332 Lorraine Barton Logan
333 Sally Carles Logan
334 Charles Carles
335 Stephanie R. White Logan
Having moved into Cache Valley recently, the library situation has been one of the greatest disappointments. We came from Ithaca, New York where the county public library offered an extensive music collection as well as an excellent reference section, not to mention a myriad of books on any subject you could imagine. The library was valued by the community as an important piece of life-long learning. Enabling a county library system in Cache County would be good for obtaining funding for expanding services for all.
I've lived back East where this was in place and it was AWESOME. Our current library is just so small and inadequate. I would love access to other "local" libraries within the county.
librarys are ALWAYS a good idea and anyway access can be made easier is a good move
We all fund public education, whether we have children in school or not, on the basis that it benefits society for us to do so. I think that the same argument applies to funding an accessible library system for the ENTIRE county.
I had no idea when we looked all over Cache Valley for a house that it would be critical to live in Logan City to have access to a larger library. I check out many books for my mother who is home bound. What if I only had access to a bookmobile. It is grossly unfair.
Even though we have a Logan address, we live in the county and do not have free access to libraries.
Why can't we all share in the wealth of knowledge? I would hope that Logan City would also enter into such a collaboration. Let's tear down the fences and allow more access. I am unaware of what tax changes would occur, but I would hope that they would be reasonable since most towns have pre-existing library tax allowance....
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336 Derek Jack Providence
337 Matthew Syme River Heights Let's get this done.
338 Darcy Rees Providence
339 Wendi Hassan Logan I've been waiting 20 years for this!
340 Chris Garrard Providence
341 Jean M. Hanks North Logan
342 Benjamin Esplin
343 Lisa Hopkins Logan It's about time
344 C. Richard Hopkins
345 Laura Oppermann North Logan
346 Jamie Casperson Providence The Providence Library Stinks!
348 Richard B. Watkins Mendon Exciting possibilities for multiple kinds of public support and participation.
349 Cindy Budge North Logan
350 Kristen Wilkinson North Logan
351 Michelle Mickelson Hyde Park
352 Christy Gentry Providence
353 Alan Thomander North Logan
354 Dennis Spraggins Smithfield
355 Forrest Purser Logan I think it would be great
356 Rose Durrant Cove
357 Colleen Durrant Cove
358 William J Gibbs Nibley
359 Carol Nielsen North Logan
360 Linnea Johnson River Heights
361 George DeWeese Mendon
Having lived in Sacramento for several years where a coutny library system was in place, I didn't realize how good I had it until I moved to Providence, Utah. I work in Logan and it is acutally more convenient for me to go to the Logan library. The library in Providence is small, the hours are inconvenient (closed at lunch time), and resources are extremely limmited. Having access to other libraries, as well as more funding, would be tremendous!
It seems to me that this program would lead to the greatest efficiency in providing access to a quality library program.
When my children were young, we drove all the way to Hyrum to visit the library despite the fact that we live less than one mile from the Logan library. Five years ago, when I became employed, I 'broke' down and purchased a Logan library card. It was against my concerted belief that libraries should be free. Libraries strengthen communities and should be accessible to all.
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362 Tara Bindrup Providence
363 G. Ray Hunsaker River Heights, Utah
364 Michelle Hoggan Smithfield
365 Julianne Anderson North Logan
366 Alenda Coburn Providence
367 James M. Coburn Providence
368 Maryanna Coburn Providence
369 Samuel A. Coburn Providence
370 Steffany Miller Logan We need a better library system!
371 Dustin Miller Logan
372 Austin Ball River Heights
373 Neal Jackson Mendon
374 Shelley Jackson Mendon
375 Janeen Thomander North Logan
376 Martin Salisbury
377 Adrianne McBride Logan
378 Ryan Leonhardt Providence
379 Lori Muhs River Heights
380 Kimberly Stevenson Millville
381 Troy Johnson North Logan
Finally we can have the type of library system that the people in Cache Valley deserve. It's about time and long overdue.
We lived in Corvallis, OR and Benton County had an excellent county wide library system. It amazes me that some residents of Cache County are not in agreement with a county wide library system. It makes sense, and it makes materials more accessible to more people. Isn't that the whole idea of a library system? What isn't to love about this?
This new system would make it easier to find books and we would have a wider selection.
An article in February in the Herald Journal indicated that a dialogue on this topic has taken place among representatives of various cities. Much of the opposition came from smaller cities in the form of not wishing to lose control or similar superfluous arguments. There was a time in this world when knowledge and information was controlled by few at the expense of many. Those individuals also desired control. As a citizen of a small city, I plead with those representatives to acknowledge the desires of those they represent and do what we have asked! Allow knowledge to spread!
We loved this concept in Colorado Springs. If our neighborhood library lacked a book, we just requested it from another!
Much needed. Where else does the governments role lie if not in providing the opportunity for furthering the individuals pursuit of a better way of life. A library that is central to all, would be that very thing.
Let's work together and provide equal opportunity for library services for everyone in Cache County.
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382 Heather Thomas Logan
383 Mark Sheets Providence
384 Leslie Hofland Logan
385 Rick Hofland Logan
386 Janis Winkler River Heights
387 Nyla Adams Logan
388 Julie Major Providence
389 Cara Brewer Smithfield
390 Paula Watkins Mendon
391 Anthony Williams Logan
392 Adam Elsmore Logan
393 Nanette Nelson Logan Very much needed for a long, long time!
394 Joseph Harold Nelson logan Feel strongly this should happen
395 Kirk Jensen North Logan Let's get it done while there is still opportunity.
396 Jennifer Frost Providence
397 Mitch Frost Providence
398 Joseph Johnson Providence
399 Jeremy Johnson Providence
400 Ann Theurer Providence LET'S DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
401 Julie Wolter Logan
402 David Wolter Logan
403 Denise Hines Providence
404 Lee Ann Barton amalga
405 Derek Hines Providence
406 Simon LeBon Birmingham
407 Wendy Ferre Nibley
408 Steven R. Simms River Heights It is time to look forward.
409 Mark Wilkinson North Logan
We were shocked to move here from small-town Montana with a big, beautiful county library and NOT find a county library here. It does everyone a disservice.
It would be a nice change if we could all work together; combining our efforts to enhance and benefit everyone, cut out some costs and remember that we are all a part of Cache Valley. I think this would be an even better community to live in and be a part of.
Why hasn't this happened before now. I think we need to stop being territorial and start working together.
Look to the examples of other counties who fund libraries within their boundaries. The local libraries manage their own budgets and programs, but access is equal to all.
We moved here from Salt Lake where the County Library system works very well. We would like to see a county system in Cache Valley.
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410 James Sylvester Smithfield
411 Jason Kartchner
412 Kristina Kartchner
413 Christie A. Hansen North Logan!! What's in it for me? is no way to govern or educate
414 Mary M. Conner Logan
415 Adam Elsmore Logan None
416 Denise Hansen Smithfield, UT
417 lisa sorensen providence
418 Glen Trostle River Heights
419 Robert Flygare Providence
420 Jesse Winsor Providence It's about time to get with the program and be up to date with the rest of the world.
421 Suzanne Marychild Paradise
422 Jenny Beykirch Providence
423 JoAnna Williams Logan
424 shelly bytendorp Paradise we need a county/city library that is bigger and has many more books
425 Joseph A. Beykirch
426 Margaret Pavithran Providence
427 Sherri Coster Providence
428 Becky Belka Wellsville
429 Katie Clark Providence
430 Erin Griffeth Providence
431 Heidi Smith Logan
432 Robinette H. Jensen Hyde Park
433 LuAnn Nielson Logan It's about time we worked something out!!!
434 Bethany Harris Logan
We would really enjoy the freedom to visit multiple libraries. Please call your elected officials to voice your support for a county wide system.
We need a new library building that can serve as a library and community place for all residents of the area! A library should be a warm, comfortable, and cheerful place to read and gather. Logan's city library is none of these - "a dump" most aptly describes it. Good luck with this.
For those of us who have lived somewhere with a county library system, this is a no-brainer. Please work through the issues and provide better library service to all the citizens of our county!
If is about time for all Cache County residents to have equal access to library materials. Thank you.
Sounds great! I know there are items in other libraries in the valley that I would love to have access to!
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435 Debra J Smith Hyrum
436 Jennifer Birchell Cornish
437 Traci Lloyd North Logan
438 Brett Lloyd North Logan
439 John Dehlin North Logan, UT All of Cache County will benefit from a county library system.
440 Alice Hooper Hyde Park
441 Ben Watkins Mendon We read to know we're not alone.
442 Roy V Sneddon Providence
443 Kathleen Sneddon Providence
444 Dylan Kohler
445 Eric Rowley Nibley
446 kayo robertson smithfield
447 glenn mcevoy providence
448 Joyce Smart Providence We need a county wide library for our children
449 Larry Smart Providence
450 Michelle Smart Providence Lets get together and make a county wide system happen
451 Anna Anawalt Logan
452 Amanda Cangelosi Hyde Park
453 Beth Calengor Smithfield
454 Barbara Cangelosi
455 Kathleen Snyder Mendon
456 James Byerly Newton Please!
457 Susan Kohler Logan Part time resident/Logan Library user
458 Rocio Franklin
The present system is an absolute travesty holding people hostage merely because they want to read and obtain a library card. What message are we sending to our youth whom we constantly preach the fundamentals of reading and then not providing them with a simple avenue for obtaining a library card. Library usage results in an asset to the entire community. Library usage was a privilege and is not an expense nor was it ever designed for monetary gain. Benjamin Franklin would be appalled as am I!!!! Fix this mess!!!!
I have lived in many communities where a countywide library is an accepted practice; when I was a student at USU many years ago we had a countywide library, so I know it can work here. Let's give it a try again!
A county library system seems like a no brainer if the various entities can bury the hatchet and do what's best for the citizens at large.
A strong library system is essential to a well informed and educated society. A county wide library system is a fiscally responsible and rewarding way to expand the many small libraries in Cache County.
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461 Andrea McCulloch Logan
462 Joseph Anderson Logan Spread the word!
463 Jill Andersen Logan
464 Gail Christensen Richmond
465 Amy M Anderson Logan
466 Kimberly Davis Nibley
467 Nancy Felt Wellsville This would be WONDERFUL!!!
468 LaDean Thorne Mendon
469 Lance E. Houser Nibley
470 Paul Rogers Logan
471 Allison C Olson Providence
472 Jennifer Duncan Logan Please support this family-friendly initiative!
473 Gail Bird Weinshenker Providence
474 Jodie Coleman Wellsville
475 Daniel Coleman Wellsville
476 Lisa Hopkins
477 Julie McKenna North Logan
478 Haunani Thunell Mendon
479 Karole Sorensen Mendon Let's look forward. This is way overdue.
480 Jennifer Taylor Mendon
481 Konnie Hofler Mendon
482 Melanie Oldroyd
483 Shawna H Johnson Nibley Long Overdue
484 Colleen Moon Providence
485 Steven M. Baker Mendon
486 Mike Hopkins
487 Kelli Barker Millville sounds great
It is time that Cache County grows up. If a county wide system can be done in both smaller and larger counties, we need to put aside our petty differences and start providing better library services at ultimately, a better price. Stop duplicating services where combining would benefit everyone.
The Logan library serves my family well. It is nearby and library cards are easy to obtain. Still, I believe a county-wide system is a good investment in our future. I am willing to spend tax dollars for the betterment of ALL in this area, not just my own family interests.
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488 Shalon Hansen Mendon
489 Kerry Harris Mendon
490 Stephanie T. Nate River Heights
491 Jade Thatcher
492 Russell Weeks Avon
493 Amy Uhl Mendon Way overdue. Let's benefit everyone, not just Logan city residents.
494 Lauren Shanley River Heights
495 Thomas Coleman Richmond Not impressed w/having no access to Logan library...
496 Jay Thatcher North Logan
497 Michelle Flammer Providence
498 Dawn Cooper Volkman Smithfield
499 Chase K. Volkman Smithfield
500 Brooke Cressall Logan
501 Melissa Logan
502 Brianna Willeitner
503 Shauna Karren North Logan
504 Zachary J Coleman Logan
505 Candice Coleman Logan Education is important. Thank you!
506 Amanda Reeder
507 Erica Coleman Richmond
508 Paige Geslin
509 Mindy Whiteley Mendon
510 chris flavel logan
511 Terelyn Anderson River Heights
512 Melia Balls mendon
513 Bryce Balls Mendon
514 Jacqui Nibley
515 Beverly Volkman Smithfield
516 Paula Anderson Providence
We had a system like that in Minnesota 50 years ago--it's long overdue here--let's get it done!
By sharing our resources, we would all benefit more. The Hyrum library doesn't have the resources I need at times.
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517 Cathy Bush River Heights
518 Shelly Card Logan
519 Jeannette Hamilton Mt. Sterling Good Luck
520 Neil Hamilton Mt. Sterling Good Luck
521 Alison Dursteler North Logan
522 Emily Bush River Heights
523 Carol Gunnell Providence
524 David Fausett Hyde Park I would really appreciate a county library.
525 Jessica Fausett Hyde Park
526 Alisha Fausett Hyde Park I would love a county library
527 Tasha Bush River Heights Please Please make this available to every one!
528 Kady Schneiter Logan
529 Ivy Cannon Hyde Park
530 Michael Ensign Providence
531 Danny Brownell North Logan
532 David Karren North Logan
533 Cynthia Nordgren Logan
534 Andrea Hathaway Logan I think that a county wide library system would benifit the valley and it's citizens greatly.
535 Carol Kochan Logan
536 Elizabeth Woolcott Providence
537 Wendy Holliday Logan
538 Joshua Dodge Logan
539 John Emett Logan
540 Kimberly Emett Logan
We use to live a few blocks away in the Cliffside neighborhood of Logan and enjoyed the use of Logan City Library for close to 18 years. We have greatly missed access to the resources of the Library caused by our move. How sad that location currently determines access to literature....these things ought not to be! A shared county wide library would provide equitable opportunities to all the citizens of Cache Valley making it an even better place to live for one and all!
Citizens of the county in favor of the county-wide library system must realize they will be paying higher taxes to support the system. :)
County-wide library systems have seen a great deal of success in many other counties. It is an efficient and sensible approach to providing library access. There is no good reason why such a system should not be instituted in Cache.
Research shows that public libraries are not an economic drain to taxpayers, but provide a signigicant return on investment and promote the economic health of the community. See, for example: http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/Research_Office/final-report.pdf
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541 Mary Blaylock Nibley
542 Wally Bloss Logan Former member of N Logan Library Friends Board
543 Susan Patterson Smithfield
544 Susan Gibbs
545 Michael O'Donnell Logan
546 Michelle Weeks Wellsville
547 Jaren Barker Mendon
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549 Brooke Sanders Millville
550 Josh Whillhite Logan
551 NEAL BARRUS Smithfield
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553 James Cook
554 Karen Weeks Paradise
555 Jessik Weeks Paradise
556 Kim Richardson Barker Mendon
557 Susan Barrus Smithfield THE TIME IS WAY PAST DUE!!!
558 Melissa Garside Smithfield
559 Heidi Bullock Paradise
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561 Jill M. Schadegg Logan
After this...let's all start a petition to get the gov't to pay for a bungee jumping park! Think of the benefits a free theme park would bring! It's great to increase taxes for whatever a small group wants! This way, everyone pays the same for what just a few of us don't want to pay a larger market driven price for!!!
I moved here from Bellevue WA where there is a countywide Library system. The resourses available were exponentially greater than the hodge-podge system here in Cache Valley. Some argue that their city has more money and deserves exclusive rights to their library. This argument is fundimentally flawed in this small comunity. I live in Smithfield and work in logan and shop in all cities. I pay taxes in ALL cities but am limited to one small library in Smithfield. I was amazed at how many "cities" were in such a small area when I first moved here. There are so many waisted resources in this valley because everyone is worried that if they share, they might not get their fair share. They are so wrong. If services were combined and all the waisted duplicated resources were eliminated, EVERYONE would get more from their tax dollars. Fell free to contact me for help in pushing this project forward.
I drive to Smithfield twice a month to access their books. This would save me time and gas.
Great idea; wish it would have happened sooner. We had a system county wide in NE and it was wonderful!
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562 Rachel Hamm Hyde Park
563 Sheena Olsen North Logan This would be soo wonderful to have access to so many more resources.
564 Emily Thatcher Millville
565 John W. Engler Mendon
566 Mae Culumber Logan
567 Glen Nickle North Logan
568 Rebekka Nickle North Logan
569 Jacob Schaub Benson
570 Charlotte Gardner Logan
571 Joleen Dudley Logan
572 Lauren Fuerst Logan
573 Jeremy Borchert Logan
574 David Tribett Providence
575 Sholly richmond
576 Todd Slade Mendon
577 Anna Ragland Logan Access to library materials for all. No user fees.
578 Jed Grunig Nibley
579 Randy J. Jost Hyde Park
580 Vickie L. Jost Hyde Park
My children should have access to decent educational resources. The current Cache County library is not adequate.
Many hands make light work creating a learning resource to help each other be more valuable.
This is truly needed for Nibley residence. Having used botht the Logan library and teh Hyrum library, there is no comparison between the two. The resources available at the Logan Library just can't be beat!
I believe that no city can claim to be interested in the welfare of its citizens if it does not provide broad access to a library. I also believe the low and fixed income citizens of the city deserve the same access to library materials as those that are most well off. A county-wide system is the most equitable and cost effective way to achieve this.
We have lived in 5 states over the past 30 years, and everywhere we lived, the library was county-wide, and available to all its citizens, with no user fees. When we lived in Virginia, we lived close to the line separating Fairfax County and Loudoun County and our whole family had library cards in both counties, with no user fees. Everywhere we have lived we have had access to great libraries, at no cost other than our tax contribution in our home county, until we moved here. If it is possible to provide library access to non residents like Loudoun county provided to us, then there is no reason that a community and a people that pride themselves on their love of learning can not provide educational materials to all its citizens. Additionally, a county-wide system would provide economies of scale and greater "buying power" when acquiring resources. It just makes good economic sense to have a county-wide system.
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581 JoAnn Means Logan
582 Curtis I. Jones Clarkston A countywide library is long overdue!
583 Holly Jones Clarkston
584 Terence Yorks Smthfield
585 DE ANN ALLEN Providence why oh why is Prov. so shortsigted?
586 Julia Lyman Providence
587 amanda lyman Providence As a studentnI need it for the resources and for my own persoanl choices.
588 Blake Lyman Providence I love to choose my own books. Libraries are essential to all readers and students.
589 Kayla Lyman Providence I am learning to read and my Grandma would love to bring me to a big library.
590 Nancy Allen Hyde Park
591 Karen Kiefer River Heights
592 Blair Fujimoto River Heights
593 Kami Hendrickson River Heights
594 Cade Perkins Logan
595 Tyson Heaton Logan
596 Alicia Adams River Heights
597 Amy Horsley Logan This is a great idea!
598 Lisa Ellis River Heights It's about TIME!
599 Craig Ashton Providence
600 Marilyn Jensen Logan Everyone needs free public library access
601 Donald Jensen Logan
602 Kathleen Beutler Hyrum
603 Margaret Pettis Hyrum
604 Teisha Preece Nibley
605 Gary H. Richardson Logan
606 Frances S. Richardson Logan
607 Jeffrey Fullmer Smithfield
608 Nancy Palmer Logan
Much of the basis of the best parts of my life originated from the varied reading (not video) resources of a county-wide library system. Cache Valley desperately needs a more actively literate population!
My children are aching to use this library.I keep making excuses to them and I am embarassed for their sakes. Not having a countywide library is shameful for all READERS!
I think any time you can have access to a library the whole community becomes more educated and makes this an even better place to live.
Books and additional materials available to all residents of our county are an important link to the education of all citizens.
Just DO IT! Do IT! Weber county's library system is awesome!!! Cache needs to get with the times!!!
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609 Alan Palmer Logan
610 Natosha Perkins Logan
611 Hillary White Logan
612 Shon Watkins Smithfield
613 DeAnn Allen Providence
614 Daleen King Logan
615 Garth Turley Logan
616 Jana Nelson Logan
617 Janalyn Owens Logan
618 Adam Baker Newton
619 Fred D. Essig North Logan
620 Amanda
621 Laura Stones Smithfield
622 Juanita Smith Richmond
623 Jamie Brass Logan
624 Brooks Lehnig River Heights
625 Norman Jones Nibley
626 Kelsie Congdon Logan
627 Linda Fox River Heights
628 Alison Fox Logan
629 Tara Fox River Heights
630 Brian Fox Logan
631 Kenneth Fox Logan
632 Vanessa Sobkovich-Wiebe
633 Paula Boothe Smithfield
634 Barton Boothe Smithfield
635 Joshua Boothe Smithfield
636 Kori Wakefield River Heights
637 Scott Wakefield River Heights
638 Mckells river heights
639 John M Engler Smithfield
640 Anne Hedrich Logan
I doubt that my family will ever use a city library other than the one where we live, but I'm in favor of an inclusive and open system for equal access for everyone in the valley..
Everyone in the county should have access to the wonderful library resources we have in Logan! They are well worth the price.
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641 Anna Dehlin Logan
642 Jennifer MacAdam River Heights
643 James Sinclair Logan This would be a boon for everyone in the Valley who reads books.
644 Katie Jensen North Logan
645 Arlen Jensen North Logan
646 Marissa Jensen North Logan
647 Janet L Osborne Hyde Park This is long overdue. It makes so much sense.
648 Grayson Osborne Hyde Park
649 Jeff Doyle North Logan
650 Amy Benson Hyde Park
651 Brady West Logan
652 Carolyn Doyle Smithfield I would LOVE a more extensive library system
653 Peggy Smith River Heights
654 Alina Meyer River Heights
655 Brenda Poulsen
656 James Poulsen
657 Sally Bishop Logan I love Logan Library; we should share it with the Valley.
658 JoDean Bailey River Heights
659 Kellee Clark Nibley
660 MELANIE SHOWELL AMALGA
661 Joseph Clark Nibley
662 Randall Kent Providence
663 Gina Kent Providence
664 Scott Winslow Providence
665 Leah Winslow Providence
666 Rachel Burgess Wellsville
667 Layna May young ward
668 Ronell Young ward Please!
669 NaLyn Hyrum
670 Kagan G. Draper North Logan
671 Tammy Jensen Nibley
672 Jenni Merchant North Logan
673 Jennifer Daines Smithfield
This works well in Boone County, Missouri, which has an excellent, well-used library system
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674 Tamsyn Spackman Logan
675 Jennifer Holladay Providence
676 JacLynne Persian Smithfield
677 Shantrell Ritter Amalga
678 George Tillitson Nibley
679 Jan Summerhays Logan
680 Richard Baird River Heights
681 Betty Baird River Heights If system is run correctly more books will be available to all citizens.
682 mindi Schiffman River Heights in favor
683 Margie Anderson River Heights
684 Jamie Saltern River Heights
685 Michelle L. King Logan
686 Brannon B King Logan
687 Michelle Thompson Smithfield
688 Jackson Olsen Logan
689 Rodney Buttars Clarkston
690 Tiffany Alleman Logan
691 Tyler Alleman Logan
692 Craig Thunell Mendon
693 jack greene smithfield
694 Lindsey Wilson Logan Please, we need a better library!!!
695 Carly Yates Logan
696 Harold Ikerd Logan
697 Scott Anderson North Logan
698 Scott J. Wakefield River Heights
699 Joshua Der Logan
700 Shawna Johnson Nibley
701 Harold Ikerd Logan Please this is important.
We lived in two other states in counties with county wide systems. It was very nice to be in any community in the county and pickup or return books.
It costs a lot less to build and buy books for one library that everyone can use than 10 libraries that only a few can use. It is not real feasable for some smaller towns in the area to build a library.
A countywide library system makes sense for our valley and years from now, we'll be so glad we have it!!
Some things are worth a few extra pennies- glad to relinquish mine for this needed amenity