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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looking for some statistical information from Class VI “city-run” libraries. City administration has asked me to provide statistics on the percentage of Dearborn residents that have library cards. That’s fairly easy and we gather that information each fiscal year. However, they want me to benchmark against other Class VI libraries. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you find time in your busy day (and keep this kind of statistic), could you let me know how many of your active library cardholders are residents. We defined “active” as a patron who has renewed their card within the last three years. Currently, just over 31% of our residents have library cards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:maroon'>Maryanne Bartles</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dearborn Public Library</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Library Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>16301 Michigan Avenue </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dearborn, Michigan 48126</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>313-943-2049</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us"><span style='color:blue'>mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <img border=0 width=192 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CEF80A.6D122470" alt="DPL_Horiz_log_4c medium"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>