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Georgetown Township Public Library 1525 Baldwin Street Jenison, MI 49428 |
Library Report
September 2005
Submitted by
Pamela Myers,
Director
Library Department Report
September 2005
·
Library Page Stephanie VanderHeide tendered her resignation during the
month.
·
The subsequent vacant Library Page position was posted and interviews
were conducted.
·
We experienced several roof leaks in various locations throughout the
building. Rod Deemter continues to work on troubleshooting the problem and
making needed repairs.
·
Meetings and workshops attended by professional staff included:
o
Monthly Library Supervisors Meeting
o
Monthly Staff Meeting for Librarians, Circulation Coordinators &
Library Assistants
o
Monthly Staff Meeting for Pages – Mary Reed & Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Advisory Council Meeting – Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Board Meeting – Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Policy, Planning & Services Committee
– Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Circulation Forum – Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Continuing Education Committee – Mary Reed
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative “Genealogy Without A Genealogy Collection”
Workshop – Pamela Myers & Mary Reed
·
Meetings and workshops attended by para-professional staff included:
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Circulation Forum – Leslie Garrison &
Karen Jipping
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative “Genealogy Without A Genealogy Collection”
Workshop – Becky Ilkanic
·
September 14: Book Discussion
Group For Adults
o
Book: Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austen
o
Facilitators:
Mary Reed and Candace Hulst
o
Attendance: 11
· September 22: Program for Adults – Showing of the Movie Emma
o Attendance: 8
· September 29: Program for Adults – “The Joy of Old-Time Radio Programs” with Mike Ray
o Attendance: 28
· September 15: Book Discussion Group for Teens
o Book: Speak by Laurie Anderson
o Book Discussion Leader: Jill Reyers
o Attendance: 0
·
September 27: “CSI Family Night”
o Attendance: 35 children and 24 adults
· Toddler (“Wee Ones”) and Preschool Story Times
o A ten-week session of Story Time began the week of September 13.
o Detailed attendance statistics for Story Times held in September are provided below:
|
Date |
Toddler Story Time |
Toddler Story Time |
Preschool Story Time |
Preschool Story Time |
|
|
Children (Ages 1 ½ – 3) |
Adults |
Children (Ages 3 –5) |
Adults |
|
09/13 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
|
09/14 |
18 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
|
09/20 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
|
09/21 |
16 |
12 |
23 |
11 |
|
09/27 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
10 |
|
09/28 |
27 |
18 |
23 |
8 |
|
Totals |
113 |
84 |
100 |
48 |
|
Average |
19 |
14 |
17 |
8 |
· Youth Services “Fall-themed” bulletin board featuring upcoming Library events for children, young adults, and families.
· Youth Services display promoting the “CSI Family Night”
· Promotional materials for “The Joy of Old-Time Radio Programs” created – Mary Reed, Pamela Myers & a volunteer
· Lobby table and showcase display of old-time radios, as well as books and audio recordings from the Library’s collection featuring the “Golden Age of Radio” – Mary Reed, Pamela Myers & a volunteer
· Weeding of the Adult Nonfiction 800 area began – Susan Carlson
· Development of the Local History Vertical File – Pamela Myers
·
The Friends met on Monday, September 12 – the first meeting of the
group’s new fiscal year.
·
The group agreed to provide funding of $300 for the Library’s
fall/winter adult reading program (The 32° Club).
· A motion was passed to fund the purchase of BookPage for another year. Cost is $288 for an annual subscription of 100 copies per month. This periodical features information on forthcoming books and is distributed in the Library to patrons.
· The group agreed to provide staffing for four book sales during 2006, with dates set as follows:
o January 26 - 28
o April 27 - 29
o July 27 - 29
o
October 26 - 28
Service
and statistical information for the month of September 2005 is presented below.
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|
September |
September |
% Change |
2005 YTD |
2004 YTD |
% Change YTD |
|
2005 |
2004 |
2004 - 2005 |
|
|
2004 - 2005 |
|
|
Circulation
(Items) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Circulation |
23,591 |
23,802 |
-0.89% |
254,366 |
243,610 |
4.42% |
|
Check-Outs |
21,395 |
21,639 |
-1.13% |
233,650 |
225,742 |
3.50% |
|
Check-Ins |
22,797 |
22,015 |
3.55% |
225,947 |
220,818 |
2.32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interlibrary
Loan (Items) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loaned |
2,196 |
2,163 |
1.53% |
20,716 |
17,868 |
15.94% |
|
Borrowed |
3,247 |
2,809 |
15.59% |
28,728 |
22,737 |
26.35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Placed
By Staff |
867 |
879 |
-1.37% |
7,980 |
8,300 |
-3.86% |
|
Calls
to Patrons (Min.) |
1,611* |
1,511 |
6.62% |
14,426 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Traffic
Count |
11,210 |
10,987 |
2.03% |
116,132 |
112,548 |
3.18% |
*Estimated figure based upon reconstructed data