Mansfield Public Library 2009

2. How often do you use the Library?

How often do you use the Library? Once per week

Once per month

2 - 3 times per month

Once per year or less

Never

If you have answered "No" on #1 and "Never" on #2, please skip to the comment section at the end.

3. We'd like to know what you like best or least about the Library.

	Best	Least
The collection	We'd like to know what you like best or least about the Library. The collection Best	Least
The website	The website Best	Least
The hours	The hours Best	Least
Internet access	Internet access Best	Least
The overall atmosphere	The overall atmosphere Best	Least
Programs for children	Programs for children Best	Least
Programs for adults	Programs for adults Best	Least

Other (please specify)

4. How often do you use the Library's website (www.sailsinc.org/mansfield)?

How often do you use the Library's website (www.sailsinc.org/mansfield)? Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Rarely

Never

5. Which of the following Website features and service have you used? (check all that apply)

Which of the following Website features and service have you used? (check all that apply) Access the catalog to place holds or review your account

The Library's calendar of events

Reserve a museum pass

Overdrive

Tumblebooks

Live Homework Help

Online Databases

NoveList

Booklist OnLine

Heritage Quest

Library Blog

6. If the Library could extend its hours, where would you like them added? Check only one.

If the Library could extend its hours, where would you like them added? Check only one. Earlier weekday openings

Later weekday closings

Sunday Afternoons (Our Sunday afternoon hours of 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. have been eliminated in the fiscal year 2010 budget)

7. Which part of the collection do you use and which would you like to see expanded? Check all that apply

	Use	Need More
Fiction	Which part of the collection do you use and which would you like to see expanded? Check all that apply Fiction Use	Need More
Non-Fiction	Non-Fiction Use	Need More
Reference	Reference Use	Need More
Movies	Movies Use	Need More
Music	Music Use	Need More
Recorded Books	Recorded Books Use	Need More
Magazines & Newspapers	Magazines & Newspapers Use	Need More
Downloadable Materials	Downloadable Materials Use	Need More
Children's Materials	Children's Materials Use	Need More
Young Adult Materials	Young Adult Materials Use	Need More
Live Homework Help	Live Homework Help Use	Need More

8. Please rate your experience finding sufficient reading, viewing and / or listening materials through your use of the Mansfield Public Library and the SAILS Library Network.

Please rate your experience finding sufficient reading, viewing and / or listening materials through your use of the Mansfield Public Library and the SAILS Library Network. Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don't Know

9. What topics would you like to see featured in adult programming? Check all that apply.

What topics would you like to see featured in adult programming? Check all that apply. Current Events Computer Skills Job Hunting Local History	Multi-Cultural Goverment Parenting Issues Author Talks	Travel Young Adult Progamming
Other (please specify)

10. Where do you find information regarding the Library's programs or events? Check all that apply.

Where do you find information regarding the Library's programs or events? Check all that apply. Fliers posted at the Library

Library's Website

Library's Email Newsletter

Fliers sent home from school

Mansfield News

Sun Chronicle

Local Cable Channels

Word-of-Mouth

11. Please rate the overall service of the Mansfield Public Library.

Please rate the overall service of the Mansfield Public Library. Meets my expectations

Exceeds my expectations

Does not meet my expectations

12. We are examining a number of services we may provide. Please choose the three or four service responses you see our library providing in the next few years.

We are examining a number of services we may provide. Please choose the three or four service responses you see our library providing in the next few years. Be an Informed Citizen: Local, National, and World Affairs

Build Successful Enterprises: Business and NonProfit Support

Celebrate Diversity: Cultural Awareness

Connect to the Online World: Public Internet Access

Create Young Readers: Early Literacy

Discover Your Roots: Genealogy and Local History

Express Creativity: Create and Share Content

Get Facts Fast: Ready Reference

Know Your Community: Community Resources and Services

Learn to Read and Write: Adult, Teen, and Family Literacy

Make Career Choices: Job and Career Development

Make Informed Decisions: Health, Wealth, and Other Life Choices

Satisfy Curiosity: Lifelong Learning

Stimulate Imagination: Reading, Viewing, and Listening for Pleasure

Success in School: Homework Help

Understand How to Find, Evaluate, and Use Information: Information Fluency

Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Spaces

Welcome to the United States: Services for New Immigrants