Benchmark from PLA
Benchmark: Library Metrics and Trends provides libraries with data visualizations that allow them to compare their inputs and outputs to peer and nationwide data. The State Library of North Carolina is pleased to offer access to Benchmark to a limited group of public libraries. If your library did not opt-in and you are interested in access, contact Amanda Johnson.
With Benchmark you can:
- Access data and visualizations that facilitate peer comparisons. Benchmark features a range of visualizations of new PLA survey data, historic PLDS data, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, and data from the Census Bureau. The data dashboards and comparison tools are robust, interactive, and user-friendly.
- Complete PLA surveys. New annual surveys from PLA on a rotating roster of topics replace the Public Library Data Service (PLDS) surveys, reducing past redundancy in data collection and capturing information that complements the annual Public Libraries Survey (PLS).
Benchmark Subscriber Training for North Carolina
Access the recording using this password: +40%dc!s
| Library Name | Primary Contact Name |
| Alamance County Public Libraries | Susana Goldman |
| Alexander County Library | Laura Crooks |
| Appalachian Regional Library | Jacob Starks |
| BHM Regional Library | Paula Hopper |
| Brunswick County Library | Patricia Dew |
| Buncombe County Public Libraries | Jason Hyatt |
| Burke County Public Library | Jim Wilson |
| Carteret County Public Library | Dorothy Howell |
| Catawba County Library | Siobhan Loendorf |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Caitlin Moen |
| Davidson County Public Library | Emma Welch |
| Duplin County Library | Laura C Jones |
| Durham County Library | Kathy Makens |
| Fontana Regional Library | Tracy Fitzmaurice |
| Forsyth County Public Library | Yolanda F. Bolden |
| Gaston County Public Library | Susan McDonald |
| Gibsonville Public Library | Jessica Arnold |
| Granville County Library System | Will Robinson |
| Greensboro Public Library | Amanda Bashor |
| Halifax County Library | Brenda Faithful |
| Harnett County Public Library | Joanna Cox |
| Hickory Public Library | Sarah Greene |
| High Point Public Library | Lorrie Russell |
| Iredell County Public Library | Juli Moore |
| Lee County Libraries | Beth List |
| Madison County Public Libraries | Kim Bellofatto |
| McDowell County Public Library | Marlan Brinkley |
| Mooresville Public Library | Beth Anne Farmer |
| Nantahala Regional Library | Franklin Shook |
| Neuse Regional Library | Melanie Morgan |
| New Hanover County Public Library | Dana Conners |
| Northwestern Regional Library | Joan Sherif |
| Perry Memorial Library | Patti McAnally |
| Rowan Public Library | Melissa Oleen |
| Sampson-Clinton Public Library | Kelsey Edwards |
| Sandhill Regional Library System | Jennifer Hatcher |
| Scotland County Memorial Library | Jenna Maley |
| Southern Pines Public Library | Amanda Brown |
| Wake County Public Libraries | Carol McCollum |
| Wayne County Public Library | Donna Phillips |
This project was made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-249980-OLS-23).