2022-12-05T13:10:27-07:00 2022-09-30 990EZ 2021-10-01 630795245 ESCAMBIA COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM BOARD ESCA 2513684130 700 E Church St Atmore AL 36502 Geri Albritton Director 2513684130 2022-12-05 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X escambiacountylibrary.com X X public library 103978 X 103978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103978 0 68 24050 7928 251 3992 66343 102632 1346 35300 2500 39146 35300 39146 0 0 0 0 35300 39146 0 0 35300 39146 Public Library Escambia County Cooperative Library System has 25 wireless internet hotspots and 10 wifi enabled iPads available for circulation. A large portion of our rural population does not have access to home internet service. These devices are free for patrons to check out for up to one week at a time. There is typically a waiting list to check out these devices. In 2022, Emergency Connectivity Funding was awarded that will provide 24 months of hotspot circulation and 12 months of iPad circulation. 23847 25078 Escambia County Cooperative Library System operates a free Books-By-Mail program. The service was designed with children and homebound individuals residing in our more rural areas in mind. However, this is a free service available to all residents of Escambia County. This year 2,345 books were mailed to our patrons. 3000 11640 Our library provides free online access to over 90,000 ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and other digital media. This year 11,541 items were checked out by our 389 registered e-book borrowers. 0 3000 An ARPA grant provided 5 new computers to our library system. One is used as an administrative computer and the other 4 are available for patron use within one of our system member public libraries. Public access computers are one of the most utilized services within our libraries. 6835 6863 46581 Geri Lynn Albritton Director 25 18460 68 0 Gloria Faye Knowles Chair 1 0 0 0 Carol Fountain Vice-Chair 1 0 0 0 Karen Reynolds Secretary 1 0 0 0 Catherine Tims Trustee 1 0 0 0 Anne Powell Trustee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AL Geri Albritton 700 E Church St Atmore AL 36502 2513684130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 55576 76926 70095 70960 103978 377535 55576 76926 70095 70960 103978 377535 377535 377535 1 1 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) grant- $3,750 American Rescue Plan (ARPA) grant- $7,650 Emergency Connectivity Funds grant (ECF) Round #1- $8,925 ECF Round #2- $6,597 ECF Round #3 $8,925 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Books and Periodicals;18288|Supplies;1741|Vehicle Expense;1451|Payroll Taxes;1840|System Insurance;1168|Books By Mail Operations;990|Hardware and Equipment;22384|Hotspot and iPad Circuation;18481^Total;66343^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Sale of County Vehicle $2,500 deposited to vehicle fund