Library Department Report

May 2006

Staffing

· Stacy Hardy, Materials Processor, was promoted to Library Assistant I.

· The resulting open Materials Processor position was posted.

Facility

· Roof leaks throughout the building continued to be a problem.

Professional Development & Meetings

· 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 and Pamela Myers

o Monthly Meeting of the Friends of the Library – Pamela Myers, Mary Reed & Jill Reyers

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Policy Planning & Services Committee Meeting – Pamela Myers

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Continuing Education Committee – Pamela Myers & Mary Reed

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Circulation Forum – Pamela Myers

o Lakeland Library Cooperative Youth Services Committee – Jill Reyers

o Lakeland Library Cooperative “Accessible Puppetry” Workshop – Jill Reyers & Mary Reed (Continuing Education Representative)

o Kent District Library’s Alliance of Friends “All Friends Linking” Workshop – Pamela Myers

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

o Lakeland Library Cooperative “Accessible Puppetry” Workshop – Sue Kirvan

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

Programming, Promotions, Publicity, Special Projects,

Departmental Activities, etc.

· May 04: Genealogy Program for Adults – “Where in the World Did You Come From?”

o Participants: 28 adults (registration was limited)

o Presenter: Shirley DeBoer

o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library

· May 10: Book Discussion Group For Adults

o Book: No Graves As Yet by Anne Perry

o Facilitators: Mary Reed and Candace Hulst

o Attendance: 14

· May 11: Genealogy Program for Adults – “Genealogy on the Internet”

o Attendance: 28 adults (registration was limited)

o Presenter: Pamela Lucas

o Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library

· May 25: “History at the Bend” Puppet Show

o Presented in celebration of Michigan Week

o Attendance: 33 children and 18 adults

o Presenters: Marilyn and Jim Galer and the Ken Williams Puppets

· May 30: Library Visit by Two Second Grade Classes from Sandy Hill Elementary School

o Included Library and bibliographic instruction, story time, and information about the Library’s Summer Reading Program

o Session One Attendance: 32 children and 4 adults

o Session Two Attendance: 28 children and 4 adults

· May 31: Library Visit by Third Grade Classes from Pinewood Elementary School

o Included bibliographic instruction and a presentation by Jill Reyers (Head of Youth Services)

o Attendance: 60 children and 10 adults

· Toddler (“Wee Ones”) and Preschool Spring Story Times

o A four-week session of Story Time that began the week of April 11 concluded.

o Detailed attendance statistics for Story Times held in May 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
05/02	19	14	24	12
05/03	14	8	32	14
Totals	33	22	56	26
Average	17	11	28	13

· Artwork created by fifth graders (“The Madhatters”) from Pinewood Elementary School was on display in the Library’s Youth Services area.

· Promotional materials (press releases and flyers) for the Summer Reading Program for Adults created – Mary Reed

· Promotional materials (press releases, flyers, and posters) for the Scholastic Book Fair created – Pamela Myers

· Participation in the Memorial Day Parade – Pamela Myers, Candace Hulst & 4 volunteers

· New bibliographies created – “Great American Writers” & “A Novel Way to Travel” – Mary Reed

· Updated bibliographies – “Nonfiction for Adults” & “Biographies for Adults” – Becky Ilkanic

· Additional promotional materials (draw slips, flyers, and signage) created for the Summer Reading Program for Youth – Jill Reyers & Sue Kirvan

· Showcase display for the Library’s Summer Reading Programs (Youth & Adults) – Mary Reed & Jill Reyers

· Lobby table display of gardening books and videos/DVDs – Mary Reed & Pamela Myers

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

Friends of the Library

· The Friends met on Monday, May 01 for their monthly meeting.

· Local author Martha Robach spoke to the group, sharing her experiences as a writer. The Friends group purchased two of her books for the Library’s collection.

· Voting on the slate of officers and committee members for the 2006 – 2007 fiscal year assembled during the April meeting took place.

o Officers for the 2006 – 2007 membership year are as follows:

· President: Marian Payne

· Vice President: Richard Saxon

· Treasurer: Pat Light

· Assistant Treasurer: Kay Miedema

· Secretary: Carol Newman

o Committee members for the 2006 – 2007 membership year were assigned as follows:

· Hospitality: Kay Miedema & Rosy Roberts

· Book Sales: Pat Light

· Historian: Jinny Kiel

· Ongoing Book Sale Shelves: Joan Korzilius

· Friendship: Rosy Roberts & Sharon VanDam

· The Friends approved to fund the expenditure of $1,425 for General Programming for the period September – December 2006.

· A total of $35 was approved for the purchase of décor items for the Young Adult area of the Library.

· The Friends also agreed to fund the purchase of replacement shelving for Book Sale storage. (Final cost of the shelving was to be approved by the officers and Joan Korzilius prior to purchase.)

· Three Friends members (Marian Payne, Carol Newman & Pamela Myers) attended Kent District Library’s Alliance of Friends “All Friends Linking” Workshop. Topics covered included capital fund-raising, early literacy projects in the library, and book sales.

Service & statistical information

Service and statistical information for the month of May 2006 is presented below.

	May	May	% Change	2006 YTD	2005 YTD	% Change YTD
	2006	2005	2005 - 2006 %			2005 - 2006
Circulation (Items)
Total Circulation	26,645	22,439	18.74%	128,410	126,428	1.57%
Check-Outs	22,045	20,257	8.83%	115,252	114,628	0.54%
Check-Ins	21,619	20,845	3.71%	109,960	110,729	-0.69%

Interlibrary Loan (Items)
Loaned	2,600	2,182	19.16%	13,158	11,800	11.51%
Borrowed	3,133	2,859	9.58%	16,082	15,151	6.14%

Holds
Placed By Staff	840	809	3.83%	4,240	4,334	-2.17%
Calls to Patrons (Min.)	1,567	1,395	12.33%	8,036	7,451	7.85%

Traffic Count	10,618	11,208	-5.26%	57,132	57,681	-0.95%