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Wallingford Public Library Assoc

Our Doors Open to Endless Possibilities

Wallingford, CT   |  https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org

Mission

To connect people with ideas, experiences, and with each other to inspire, enrich, and inform.

Ruling year info

1950

Library Director

Sunnie Scarpa

Main address

200 N Main St

Wallingford, CT 06492-3728 USA

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EIN

06-0653534

NTEE code info

Libraries, Library Science (B70)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Services for Children

The Children’s Department serves children from birth through fifth grade, as well as their parents and teachers. We offer resources and programming to encourage literacy, inspire creativity, and instill a lifelong love of learning.

We have weekly story times for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. We also offer monthly programs for school age children and host many exciting one-time events, including craft programs, author visits, music programs, and many more!

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Infants and toddlers

The Wallingford Library Teen Area is specially designed for teens in grades 6-12. We offer a great collection of fiction, graphic novels, manga, and magazines. Enjoy free wi-fi, a device charging station, and 11 teen computers. Check the online calendar for a listing of programs for teens.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

The Wallingford Public Library, a center for lifelong learning, offers a wide range of materials to borrow and public programs for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Families

The Collaboratory is our 2,400-square-foot makerspace, digital media lab, and coworking space in the Main Library. It contains a wide variety of state-of-the-art technology as well as traditional handcrafting tools. The Collaboratory is divided into two areas. The main space contains computers, work tables, a horseshoe booth with a projection and collaboration system, and a popup photography/video studio. The smaller room, which we’ve named the Vault, houses the equipment that requires staff supervision. We provide individual instruction about the more complex equipment as well as small group maker activities.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Young adults

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It's hard to get feedback from people we don't serve, to find out what barriers exist.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Wallingford Public Library Assoc

Board of directors
as of 10/03/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Clifford Overstrum

Carol Mikulski

Clifford Overstrum

Art Elliott

Deron Chang

Kristi Doerr

Jaime Hine

Jared Liu

William Pursell

Umera Raza

Wilma Stahura

Suzanne Wright

Tricia d'Oliviera

Lisa-Marie Bellemore

Maria Rodriguez McBride

Dara Solan

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes