Callander Public Library Community Survey

The Callander Public Library is planning for the future! The information collected in this survey will help guide the direction of the Callander Public Library for the next 5 years. This survey is completely optional and anonymous and you will by no means be identified through your responses unless you willingly divulge identifying information such as your name. Please complete one survey per person. If you are a parent/guardian of child, please have your child complete their own survey.

Should you have any questions or concerns about the survey or how the information collected will be utilized, please do not hesitate to contact Library CEO, Melissa Sones by phone: 705-752-2544 or by email: (melissa.callanderlibrary@gmail.com)

Sincerely,

The Callander Library Team

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* 1. How old are you?

Under 12 years

13-18 years

19-24 years

25-54 years

55-65 years

65+ years

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* 2. Do you have internet access at home?

Yes

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* 3. Do you have access to technology at home (tablet, computer, smartphone)?

Yes

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* 4. How do you typically find out about Callander Library News and Events? Mark all that are applicable.

Facebook

Instagram

Posters in the community

Library Website

Library Newsletters

Newspaper Articles

At the Library

From friends and neighbours

I do not hear about library services

Other

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* 5. Have any of the reasons listed below limited your access to the Callander Public Library in the past five (5) years? Select all that apply.

Fines and/or fees

Hours of operation

Parking

Accessibility of the Building

Types of items available for loan

Staff

Past experience

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 6. We would like to better understand community awareness of the library's collection, which items are borrowed the most and and which items are important to the community. Select all that apply for each item in the collection.

	I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Children’s Books	Children’s Books I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Children’s Books I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Children’s Books I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Young Adult/Teen	Young Adult/Teen I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Young Adult/Teen I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Young Adult/Teen I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Adult Books	Adult Books I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Adult Books I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Adult Books I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
French Language books	French Language books I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	French Language books I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	French Language books I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Decodable Readers	Decodable Readers I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Decodable Readers I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Decodable Readers I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Magazines	Magazines I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Magazines I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Magazines I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Audiobooks (CDs and Playaways)	Audiobooks (CDs and Playaways) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Audiobooks (CDs and Playaways) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Audiobooks (CDs and Playaways) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
DVDs (movies and series)	DVDs (movies and series) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	DVDs (movies and series) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	DVDs (movies and series) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Large Print books	Large Print books I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Large Print books I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Large Print books I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
eBooks and eAudiobooks (electronic books and audiobooks)	eBooks and eAudiobooks (electronic books and audiobooks) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	eBooks and eAudiobooks (electronic books and audiobooks) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	eBooks and eAudiobooks (electronic books and audiobooks) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Fishing Poles	Fishing Poles I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Fishing Poles I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Fishing Poles I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
WiFi Hotspots (internet access at home)	WiFi Hotspots (internet access at home) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	WiFi Hotspots (internet access at home) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	WiFi Hotspots (internet access at home) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Tablets (iPads and Android)	Tablets (iPads and Android) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Tablets (iPads and Android) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Tablets (iPads and Android) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
eReaders (to read eBooks)	eReaders (to read eBooks) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	eReaders (to read eBooks) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	eReaders (to read eBooks) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Snowshoes	Snowshoes I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Snowshoes I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Snowshoes I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Nordic Walking Poles	Nordic Walking Poles I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Nordic Walking Poles I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Nordic Walking Poles I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Pedometers	Pedometers I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Pedometers I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Pedometers I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Daisy Readers (audiobook player for individuals with difficulty reading print)	Daisy Readers (audiobook player for individuals with difficulty reading print) I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Daisy Readers (audiobook player for individuals with difficulty reading print) I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Daisy Readers (audiobook player for individuals with difficulty reading print) I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Ontario Parks Passes	Ontario Parks Passes I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Ontario Parks Passes I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Ontario Parks Passes I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Callander Bay Heritage Museum Passes	Callander Bay Heritage Museum Passes I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Callander Bay Heritage Museum Passes I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Callander Bay Heritage Museum Passes I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.
Board Games	Board Games I am aware that the following items are available for loan at the Callander Library.	Board Games I have borrowed the following items in the past 2 years.	Board Games I intend to borrow the following from the Callander Library in the next year.

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* 7. We would like to better understand community awareness of library programs, how these programs are used and which programs are important to the community. Please select all that apply for each program.

	I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Raising Readers (Storytime)	Raising Readers (Storytime) I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Raising Readers (Storytime) I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Raising Readers (Storytime) I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Forest of Reading	Forest of Reading I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Forest of Reading I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Forest of Reading I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
STEAM Kits (for kids)	STEAM Kits (for kids) I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	STEAM Kits (for kids) I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	STEAM Kits (for kids) I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
March Break Programs	March Break Programs I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	March Break Programs I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	March Break Programs I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Virtual Children’s programming	Virtual Children’s programming I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Virtual Children’s programming I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Virtual Children’s programming I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Morning Book Club	Morning Book Club I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Morning Book Club I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Morning Book Club I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Overbooked Book Club	Overbooked Book Club I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Overbooked Book Club I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Overbooked Book Club I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Author Talks	Author Talks I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Author Talks I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Author Talks I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Library Podcast	Library Podcast I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Library Podcast I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Library Podcast I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Virtual Coffee Club	Virtual Coffee Club I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Virtual Coffee Club I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Virtual Coffee Club I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Puzzle Exchange	Puzzle Exchange I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Puzzle Exchange I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Puzzle Exchange I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
StoryWalk	StoryWalk I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	StoryWalk I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	StoryWalk I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Children’s craft kits	Children’s craft kits I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Children’s craft kits I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Children’s craft kits I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Adult craft Kits	Adult craft Kits I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Adult craft Kits I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Adult craft Kits I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
Geocache	Geocache I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	Geocache I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	Geocache I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
At Home Book Delivery	At Home Book Delivery I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	At Home Book Delivery I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	At Home Book Delivery I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.
TD Summer Reading Club	TD Summer Reading Club I am aware that the following programs are available at the Callander Library.	TD Summer Reading Club I have participated in the following programs in the past two years.	TD Summer Reading Club I intend to participate in the following programs in the next year.

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* 8. We would like to better understand community awareness of library services, how these services are used and which services are important to the community. Please select all that apply for each library service.

	I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Public Use Computers	Public Use Computers I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Public Use Computers I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Public Use Computers I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Public Internet Access	Public Internet Access I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Public Internet Access I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Public Internet Access I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Printing	Printing I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Printing I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Printing I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Photocopying	Photocopying I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Photocopying I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Photocopying I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Scanning	Scanning I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Scanning I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Scanning I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Faxing	Faxing I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Faxing I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Faxing I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Laminating	Laminating I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Laminating I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Laminating I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Cricut (electronic cutting tool)	Cricut (electronic cutting tool) I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Cricut (electronic cutting tool) I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Cricut (electronic cutting tool) I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Technology Lessons	Technology Lessons I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Technology Lessons I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Technology Lessons I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Assistance with Information (asking the library for information)	Assistance with Information (asking the library for information) I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Assistance with Information (asking the library for information) I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Assistance with Information (asking the library for information) I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Book recommendations	Book recommendations I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Book recommendations I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Book recommendations I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.
Ancestry Library Edition	Ancestry Library Edition I am aware that the following services are available at the Callander Library.	Ancestry Library Edition I have use the following services at the Callander Library in the past two years.	Ancestry Library Edition I intend to use the following services at the Callander Library in the next year.

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* 9. If you could borrow one thing from the Callander Library, what would you want to borrow? It can be something that is not currently available.

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* 10. If you could participate in one program at the Callander Library what program would it be? Feel free to suggest a program that is not currently offered.

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* 11. If you would use one service at the Callander Public Library what service would it be? You can suggest a service that is not currently offered.

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* 12. Please indicate on the chart below what is the best time for you to use the library. Select all that apply.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Morning	Morning Monday	Morning Tuesday	Morning Wednesday	Morning Thursday	Morning Friday	Morning Saturday	Morning Sunday
Afternoon	Afternoon Monday	Afternoon Tuesday	Afternoon Wednesday	Afternoon Thursday	Afternoon Friday	Afternoon Saturday	Afternoon Sunday
Evening	Evening Monday	Evening Tuesday	Evening Wednesday	Evening Thursday	Evening Friday	Evening Saturday	Evening Sunday

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* 13. We want to hear from you! Please share a story, comment or recommend a change for your library. Please include your name if you would like to more information. If you share a story please let us know if we can share it with the public.