Read-to Ride in Cornwall:Library Card as Bus Pass

presented by

Brenda WilsonHead, Young Adult & Children's Services

Saturday, January 31

OLA SuperConference 2009

Read–To–Ride Poster

Read–To–Ride Ballot

Cornwall Transit Map

Library Bus Pass Memorandum of Understanding

Change Indicators1. Increased rate of takeup in

Library readership and bus ridership in Cornwall

2. Change in complexity and use of the Library and Cornwall Transit over time.

3. New opportunities for youth and their families to access these and other City services.

4. Formation of an environmentally aware and proactive community.

The Press

Bus Pass

Customized Avery Labels

How we madethe cards

The Rules Bookmark

The following rules apply….

1) only valid library cards with a Cornwall Transit sticker provide the free library/bus service;

2) children aged 3 to 10 must travel with an adult;

3) children aged 11 to 13 may travel without an adult;

4) card holders may travel anywhere The Bus goes;

5) library/bus cards may not be lent to, or borrowed by others;

6) any abuse or misuse of the card will result in suspension of its privileges.

All you need is your free library card with a Cornwall Transit logo on it to enjoy a free "Read to Ride" Summer!

Library Bus Pass Rules

Final StatisticsThis 10th summer reading program had

remarkable, year-over-year stats:

• 308 reading club members ( 22% increase ) • 8,750 books read ( 22% increase )  • Library memberships (30% increase )  • 636 library card bus passes issued

• 2,792 passengers on Cornwall Transit ( 18% increase )

Brenda Wilson, Cornwall Public LibraryHead, Young Adult & Children's ServicesP.O Box 939 / 45 Second Street EastCornwall, ON K6H 5V1Tel: (613) 932-4796 / Fax: (613) 932-2715

www.library.cornwall.on.ca

Photos courtesy of Standard Freeholder and the Cornwall Public Library