Right for You

If you answer YES to ANY of the following questions, you will probably benefit from Planner:

>Is your population growing? Do you need to know how much future growth is anticipated?

>Do you want to know where those people will be living? What age groups they will be in?

>Do you need to quantify current and future demand for services?

>Do you want to know how projected population growth will affect library services?

>Are your demographics changing? Do you need to know how and where?

>Do you need demographic, school, and geographic data available at your fingertips when preparing grant applications?

>Do you want to measure cardholder use?

>Do you want to better match collections and the populations they serve?

>Do you want to know where people live who are not cardholders so you can market library services and programs to them?

>Do you want to know where teens, seniors, or other special population groups live so you can market services and programs to them?

>Do you want to know the places to target literacy programs? Career development information? Life-long learning programs?

>Do you want to identify which communities have less access to programs and services?

>Do you want to know how well each of your outlets stacks up in providing services for their respective neighborhoods and communities?

>Do you want to have detailed Census 2000 data down to the block level available for each of your outlet's service areas?

>Do you want to create or revise service area boundaries?

>Do you want to identify and select sites for new branches? Do you want to consolidate smaller branches and add a larger facility but you're not sure how or where?

>Do you want to determine the impact of a new branches on existing services and patrons?

>Do you want to set your own planning guidelines and then measure the ability of each out let to deliver those services?