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Community Analysis
The Longview Public Library is located at 222 W. Cotton Street,
adjacent to the municipal city hall in downtown Longview.
The single story facility was constructed in July 1987 and is approximately
35,000 square feet. It serves the city of Longview, Texas, population 73,344 and
the 111,379 residents of Gregg County. The following percentages are from the
2000 U. S. Census:
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Population by Race
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Population by Age
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Social Characteristics
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White
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70.1%
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Under 5
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7.4%
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Disabled
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21.5%
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Black
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22.1%
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5-14
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14.9%
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Disabled Children
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9.4%
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Hispanic
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10.3%
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15-19
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7.9%
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Below Poverty
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16.0%
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Other
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6.2%
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20-24
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7.5%
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Married w/Children
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22.0%
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25-54
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41.1%
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Single Mothers
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9.1%
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55+
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21.4%
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Grandparent as Caregiver
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62.2%
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The City of Longview includes three public school
districts serving approximately 19,000
students. In addition, there are three university
and college campuses within the city and one
other in Gregg County. The following is taken from the 2000 U.
S. Census:
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School Enrollment
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Educational Attainment
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Nursery School
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7.4%
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Less
than 9th Grade
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6.3%
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Kindergarten
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5.3%
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9th-12th,
no diploma
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13.4%
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Elementary School
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45.9%
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High School Graduate
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28.0%
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High School
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24.2%
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Some College, no degree
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25.3%
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College/Graduate School
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17.2%
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Associate Degree
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6.4%
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Bachelor’s Degree
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14.1%
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Graduate Degree
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6.6%
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Approximately
sixty percent (61.1%) of the population age 16
and over are in the labor force. Of those, four percent (4.4%) are
unemployed. Approximately thirty (30.3%) of the
workforce is employed in management,
professional, and related occupations; sixteen
percent (15.7%) is in service occupations;
twenty seven percent (27.0%) is in sales and
office occupations; less than one percent
(0.3%) is in farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations; ten percent (9.9%) is involved in
construction, extraction, and maintenance
occupations; and seventeen percent (16.7%) is
production, transportation, and material
moving occupations. Nearly sixty percent (54.8%) of
families report that all parents in the home
are working.
With
full awareness of the pluralistic nature of
its community, the Longview Public Library
endeavors to make available materials and
services reflecting the needs of all its
citizens. The
Library not only has an obligation to provide
the best service possible to its regular
patrons but to search for materials and
methods that will assist those in the
community who typically do not utilize the
library. Toward this end, the library will regularly study its
community to discern unmet needs and to
anticipate future needs.
Mission
Statement & Role of the Library
Contents:
Community Analysis
| Mission Statement & Role of the Library
| General Principles and Selection Policy
| Responsibility and Authority
| Specific Selection Policy by Collection
| Selection Tools
| Gifts, Duplication & InterLibrary Loan
| Replacements & Collection Maintenance
| Requests for Reconsideration of Library Materials
| Gift Receipt
| Freedom to Read
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