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Georgetown Township Public Library 1525 Baldwin Street Jenison, MI 49428 |
Library Report
November 2006
Submitted by
Pamela Myers,
Director
Library Department Report
November 2006
·
Interviews for the open Library Page position continued.
·
No changes in the facility to report.
·
Meetings and workshops attended by professional staff included:
o
Monthly Library Supervisors Meeting
o
Monthly Staff Meeting for Librarians, Circulation Coordinators, Library
Assistants & Materials Processors
o
Monthly Staff Meeting for Library Pages – Mary Reed & Pamela Myers
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Continuing Education Committee Meeting –
Pamela Myers & Mary Reed
o
Lakeland Library Cooperative Workshop: “Musical Storytelling with
Coffee-Can Theatre” – Mary Reed and Jill
Reyers (Mary Reed attended as the coordinator for the workshop.)
·
Meetings and workshops attended by para-professional staff included:
Lakeland
Library Cooperative Workshop: “Musical Storytelling with Coffee-Can Theatre”
– Sue Kirvan
· 32º Club – Fall/Winter Adult Reading Program
o Registration continued throughout the month
o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
· November 02: Digital Photography Program for Adults
o Participants: 32 adults (registration was limited)
o Presenter: John Dykstra from the River City Camera Club
o Coordinator: Mary Reed
· November 08: Book Discussion Group For Adults
o Book: Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner
o Facilitators: Mary Reed and Candace Hulst
o Attendance: 15
· Toddler (“Wee Ones”) and Preschool Fall Story Times
o A ten-week session of Story Time began the week of September 12.
o Detailed attendance statistics for Story Times held in November 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 |
|
11/01 |
24 |
16 |
27 |
17 |
|
11/07 |
23 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
|
11/08 |
15 |
11 |
19 |
11 |
|
11/14 |
13 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
|
11/15 |
19 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
|
Totals |
94 |
65 |
99 |
58 |
|
Average |
19 |
13 |
20 |
12 |
· November 14: Evening Story Time for Families
o The program included stories in different formats, utilizing music and audience participation.
o Presenter: Jill Reyers
o Participation: 17 children and 11 adults
· November 28: Youth Services Christmas Tree Bookmark Program
o Children were offered the opportunity to decorate a bookmark to be used as an ornament on the Christmas tree displayed in the Youth Services Department. Participants could either decorate a bookmark on their own at home or register for one of the Library’s two decorating sessions held November 28.
o All participants were entered into a drawing for gift cards from a local business.
o Attendance at Session One: 31 children and 17 adults (registration was limited)
o Attendance at Session Two: 12 children and 5 adults (registration was limited)
o Total bookmarks turned in (as of November 28): 61
o Program coordinators: Jill Reyers, Sue Kirvan & Sherry Jordon
o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
· November 28: Cub Scout Troop Visit to the Library
o Included a tour of the Library as well as a story presented by Jill Reyers
o Participation: 17 children and 8 adults
· Re-cataloging of Juvenile audio kits continued – Jill Reyers, Sian Kaley & Sherry Jordon
· Promotional materials (e.g., press releases) for upcoming programs and activities – Jill Reyers
· Youth Services displays (featured series and featured author Jan Brett) – Jill Reyers & Sue Kirvan
· Showcase display of upcoming events – Jill Reyers
· “Small Business Resources” bibliography completed – Susan Carlson
· Lobby table display of books for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays – Mary Reed
· Weeding of Adult Nonfiction 900’s continued – Susan Carlson
· Weeding of Romance Paperbacks – Pamela Myers
· Revision of categorization and organization of the Local History vertical file continued – Susan Carlson
· Patron database clean-up project – Pamela Myers
· Patron expiration date clean-up project – Pamela Myers
· The Friends met on Monday, November 06.
· Revenues of $763.50 were reported for the Autumn Used Book Sale (October 26 – 28).
· During the meeting, the group approved the following funding requests:
o $1,600 for General (Library) Programming for the period extending January 2007 through August 2007
o $3,000 for the Summer Reading Program for Youth for 2007
Service
and statistical information for the month of November 2006 is presented below.
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|
November |
November |
% Change |
2006 YTD |
2005 YTD |
% Change YTD |
|
2006 |
2005 |
2005 - 2006 % |
|
|
2005 - 2006 |
|
|
Circulation
(Items) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Circulation |
24,451 |
23,323 |
4.84% |
312,502 |
302,040 |
3.46% |
|
Check-Outs |
21,786 |
20,521 |
6.16% |
281,277 |
276,238 |
1.82% |
|
Check-Ins |
21,177 |
21,120 |
0.27% |
271,286 |
268,697 |
0.96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interlibrary
Loan (Items) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loaned |
2,665 |
2,203 |
20.97% |
31,225 |
25,203 |
23.89% |
|
Borrowed |
3,247 |
2,731 |
18.89% |
37,649 |
34,310 |
9.73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Placed
By Staff |
834 |
833 |
0.12% |
10,393 |
9,643 |
7.78% |
|
Calls
to Patrons (Min.) |
1,509 |
1,404 |
7.48% |
18,833 |
17,393 |
8.28% |
|
#
of E-mail Notices |
1,241 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
#
of E-mail Items |
1,904 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
#
of Telephone Notices |
1,489 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
#
of Telephone Items |
1,987 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Traffic
Count |
10,497 |
9,541 |
10.02% |
137,412 |
135,162 |
1.66% |