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A Library Renaissance?
How $65 Million Would Help Libraries

Services	Current Level of Service	Future level of service
Average opening hours per week Staffing	43 hrs 5-6 days per week 3,800 (current staffing)	50 hrs 6 days per week 4,536 (736 additional staff)
Circulation	66 million items	76 million items
Visits	40 million	45 million
Technology Access Training	100,000 technology training slots 10 million computer sessions	230,000 technology training slots 13 million computer sessions
English for Students of Other Languages	7,500 students	23,500 students
After school program students	8,500 students	20,000 students
Early Childhood Literacy Support (Ages 0-5)	654,000 children	955,000 children
IDNYC (NYC Identification Card)	This is a new initiative	5 centers