Cache County Library Study Committee records
Scope and Contents
Included in this collection are materials related to various countywide assessments of library needs in Cache County, Utah, conducted between 1987 and 1998. In addition to final reports, this collection contains the supporting documentation used to create them, including meeting minutes, newspaper articles, notes, surveys, and other items. Of particular value is the extensive circulation and holding data collected for many of Cache Valley’s city libraries.
Dates
- 1972-1998
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Cache County Library Study Committee records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives Department Head.
Historical Note
The Cache County Library Study Commttee was formed in 1991 to recommend options aimed at improving the quality of library service in Cache County and increase the availability of library resources for all citizens of Cache County. It was largely an outgrowth of public outcry over a $25 fee the Logan Library began charging residents living outside of Logan for use of the city’s library in 1986. This group was preceded by a library ad hoc committee formed in 1987.
Ultimately, the Cache County bookmobile joined with the cities of Providence and River Heights to renovate the Providence City Post Office for a new Cache County Providence-River Heights Branch and Bookmobile Center, which opened in September 1996. Known as the Cache County Library as of 2014, it is available to anyone living in Cache Valley free of charge.
Extent
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
Included in this collection are materials related to various countywide assessments of library needs in Cache County, Utah, conducted between 1987 and 1998.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by document type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of this collection is unknown, but likely came from Warren E. Babcock, who was the chairman of the committee and a reference librarian at USU.
Processing Information
Processed in November of 2013.
- Title
- Guide to the Cache County Library Study Committee records1972-1998
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Megan Jordan and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2013
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu