State library rankings are out, and the Sanibel Public Library ranks at or near the top in many areas including the amount of items to borrow in different forma
Commissioner retires from Sanibel library district’s board
By SPL - | Mar 17, 2021
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Linda Estep
The Sanibel Public Library District Board of Commissioners recently announced the retirement of Commissioner and Treasurer Dr. Linda Estep.
“Linda has served the library well in many capacities over the years, and we thank her for that and for her service to Sanibel and to Florida,” board President Melanie Congress said.
Estep had served on the board for two years and recently took on the role of treasurer, overseeing a $2 million annual budget. Prior to that, she was part of the Sanibel Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors and helped lead the organization as it provided close to $1 million in grants to the library for enhancements to activities like Author Series, Youth Summer Reading Program, technology initiatives and, most recently, the Your Library Reimagined renovation.
Sanibel library ranks No. 1 within the state
By SPL - | Jan 20, 2021
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Sanibel Public Library District Commissioners Linda Estep and Melanie Congress review the budget at a board meeting.
The state library rankings are out, and the Sanibel Public Library ranks at or near the top in many areas, including materials borrowed, program attendance and percentage of population with a library card.
The 2020 ratings are based on FY 2018 Florida Library Statistics, which measures 82 libraries/library systems in the state. Sanibel was ranked number one per capita (per 1,000) for: circulation (number of books or items borrowed); availability of print, audio, video and other material to check out; local and state operating revenue; and square footage availability.