to: cache county council · 2010. 9. 14. · to: cache county council we, the citizens of cache...

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

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