Can you have a remote location somewhere else in town, or a branch at the Sun City lodge? Why not build a separate library for LITH? You should have built a branch at the new government center for the library.

While this may seem like a more cost-effective way to do business, it would actually be more expensive. Multiple buildings mean another mortgage or rent payment, another set of utilities, more staff, more computers and technology related expenses, and more furniture and shelving to purchase. Even if we split our collection, thus making more room in our existing space, there are some materials that would need to be purchased for a secondary location. Now residents would have to visit one location for one thing, and a separate location to browse or use services at another. The branch location would be an unwise use of taxpayer money, and the board is therefore not considering this as an available option.