Staffing

· The open Library Page position was posted.

· Performance appraisals for Library staff were completed and reviewed with employees.

Facility

· As was the case in previous months, we continued to experience roof leaks in various locations throughout the building. New leaks appeared during the month. Troubleshooting of the problem continues.

Professional Development & Meetings

· Meetings and workshops attended by professional staff included:

o Monthly Staff Meeting for Librarians, Circulation Coordinators & Library Assistants

o Monthly Staff Meeting for Pages – Mary Reed

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Circulation Forum – Pamela Myers

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Summer Reading Program Workshop – Jill Reyers

· Meetings and workshops attended by para-professional staff included:

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Circulation Forum – Leslie Garrison & Karen Jipping

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Summer Reading Program Workshop – Sue Kirvan

Programming, Promotions, Publicity, Special Projects,

Departmental Activities, etc.

· December 05: Registration closed for the 32° Club: Adult Fall & Winter Reading Program

o Total Registered: 48

o Holiday grab bag drawing winner: Betty Wurm

· December 13: Adult Craft Night

o Attendance: 14

o Planned and led by Mary Reed & Becky Ilkanic with assistance by Sherry Jordon

o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library

· December 14: Book Discussion Group For Adults

o Book: The Coalwood Way by Homer Hickam

o Facilitators: Mary Reed and Candace Hulst

o Attendance: 11

· December 06: Christmas Ornament Workshop (Ages 8 – 12)

o Attendance: 21 children and 7 teen volunteers

o Planned and led by Jill Reyers & Sue Kirvan

o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library

· December 08: Book Discussion Group for Teens

o Book: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

o Book Discussion Leader: Jill Reyers

o Attendance: 0

· December 20: Family Story Night Featuring Storyteller Millie Jackson

o Attendance: 15 children and 11 adults

o The program included stories as well as a family craft

o Organized by Jill Reyers

o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library

· Youth Services displays promoting the Christmas Ornament Workshop and Family Story Night – Jill Reyers

· Promotional materials and press releases for the Christmas Ornament Workshop, Family Story Night, Winter Story Time, and Winter Youth Programs created and distributed – Jill Reyers & Sue Kirvan

· Lobby table display of holiday cookbooks – Mary Reed

· Weeding of the Adult Nonfiction 800 area continued – Susan Carlson

· Weeding of the Adult Mystery section continued – Mary Reed

· Temporary Card Clean-Up in the Patron Registration Database – Pamela Myers

Friends of the Library

· The Friends met on Monday, December 05 for their monthly meeting.

· Bill Holland, Township Supervisor presented a plaque to the group in recognition of their 40^th anniversary and extended, on behalf of the entire Georgetown Township Board, appreciation for the group’s years of service in support of the Library.

· The group voted to provide $1,600 in support of general programming for the Library for the period extending January - August 2006.

Service & statistical information

Service and statistical information for the month of December 2005 (as well as that for 2005 in total) is presented below.

	December	December	% Change	2005 YTD	2004 YTD	% Change YTD
	2005	2004	2004 - 2005			2004 - 2005
Circulation (Items)
Total Circulation	18,363	20,890	-12.10%	320,403	310,964	3.04%
Check-Outs	16,284	19,071	-14.61%	292,522	287,215	1.85%
Check-Ins	16,517	19,427	-14.98%	285,214	282,866	0.83%

Interlibrary Loan (Items)
Loaned	2,079	1,819	14.29%	27,282	23,749	14.88%
Borrowed	2,474	2,397	3.21%	36,784	30,555	20.39%

Holds
Placed By Staff	528	713	-25.95%	10,171	10,678	-4.75%
Calls to Patrons (Min.)	1,296	1,166	11.15%	18,689	N/A	N/A

Traffic Count	7,613	9,226	-17.48%	142,775	142,833	-0.04%

Decreases in circulation, traffic, etc. for the month of December were reflective of that experienced at libraries throughout the Lakeland Library Cooperative and due primarily to the associated closings around holidays that fell during weekend days. In addition, Georgetown Township Library was forced to close one additional day during the month due to a power outage. Overall figures for 2005, however, continue to demonstrate increased use of the Library, its services, and collections by the residents of Georgetown Township as well as the patrons of other Lakeland Library Cooperative libraries.