A successful library serves the immediate needs of the community. You can't fit a square in a circle.

There is no Ruth Eckerd Hall in Palm Harbor, so for a community like ours, libraries are serving as cultural centers. It's not just books and magazines. It's a whole cultural endeavor, and I hope people see the big picture.

I think it's time for a business leader to step in. We've got some real needs in this community that need to be solved.

We're thinking about it. But right now, more than ever, we've got to be very careful on how we spend our money.

The idea is to make sure when they leave with a book, they can also leave with information on some other activity they may find interesting.

We want to be even more relevant. We want to be here providing services that earn the tax dollars.