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Georgetown Township Public Library 1525 Baldwin Street Jenison, MI 49428 |
Library Report
July 2006
Submitted by
Pamela Myers,
Director
Library Department Report
July 2006
·
Interviews for the open Library Page positions were conducted.
·
Lauren VanderKlok joined the staff as a Library Page.
·
Roof leaks throughout the building continued to be a problem. New areas
experienced substantial leaks with damage sustained to Library materials as a
result. Consequently, specific shelving areas are now covered with plastic
sheeting at all times to protect materials.
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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 – Pamela
Myers & Mary Reed
· July 12: Book Discussion Group For Adults
o Book: Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
o Facilitators: Mary Reed and Candace Hulst
o Attendance: 14
· July 21: Final Registration for the Summer Reading Program for Adults (Program runs through August 05)
o Final registration count: 110 adults
· June 12: Summer Reading Program for Youth Continued (Program runs through August 05)
· Special Summer Events for Youth
o July 11: Teen Book Discussion (Ages 12 - 17)
· Book: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
· Attendance: 5 young adults
o July 12: Story Time (Ages 5 & younger)
· Presented by: Sue Kirvan
· Attendance: 59 children and 30 adults
o July 12: Storyteller Jenifer Strauss (Ages 6 & older)
· Attendance: 62 children and 25 adults
o July 13: Teen Book Discussion (Ages 12 - 17)
· Book: Holes by Louis Sachar
· Attendance: 0 (Cancelled due to lack of registration)
o July 18: Decorate Your Jeans Craft Program (Ages 12 - 17)
· Attendance: 5 young adults
o July 19: Story Time (Ages 5 & younger)
· Presented by: Sue Kirvan
· Attendance: 54 children and 20 adults
o July 19: Paws With A Cause Program (Ages 6 & older)
· Attendance: 99 children and 41 adults
o July 20: Forensic Anthropologist Program (Ages 12 - 17)
· Attendance: 4 young adults and 1 adult
o June 21: Story Time (Ages 5 & younger)
· Presented by: Sue Kirvan
· Attendance: 72 children and 29 adults
o July 26: Acting Up Theatre Group (Ages 6 & older)
· Attendance: 103 children and 34 adults
· Promotional materials and displays for the Summer Reading Program for Youth contests and programs – Jill Reyers, Sue Kirvan & Sherry Jordon
· Lobby table display of staff favorites – Mary Reed (with suggestions from Library Staff)
· Weeding of Adult Nonfiction Biographies – Susan Carlson
· Clean-Up of incomplete and expired patron accounts in the Patron Registration Database – Pamela Myers
· Reports prepared for the Juvenile and Young Adult audio-visual material re-cataloging project – Pamela Myers
· Rework of collection codes, I-codes, I-types, cataloging and call number standards, etc. – Pamela Myers
· Lakeland Library Cooperative Material Format Survey – Pamela Myers
· No meeting is held during the month of July.
· The officers and Joan Korzilius provided final purchase approval for the replacement shelving for Book Sale storage. The order was placed during the month, with shipment expected by late July or early August.
· The Summer Used Book Sale was held July 27 – July 29. Details regarding revenues will be available at the September Friends Meeting.
Service
and statistical information for the month of July 2006 is presented below.
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July |
July |
% Change |
2006 YTD |
2005 YTD |
% Change YTD |
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2006 |
2005 |
2005 - 2006 % |
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2005 - 2006 |
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Circulation
(Items) |
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Total
Circulation |
38,064 |
35,490 |
7.25% |
203,332 |
197,813 |
2.79% |
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Check-Outs |
34,985 |
33,257 |
5.20% |
184,062 |
181,593 |
1.36% |
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Check-Ins |
34,608 |
33,305 |
3.91% |
170,385 |
169,523 |
0.51% |
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Interlibrary
Loan (Items) |
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Loaned |
3,079 |
2,233 |
37.89% |
19,270 |
16,220 |
18.80% |
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Borrowed |
3,817 |
3,555 |
7.37% |
23,287 |
21,876 |
6.45% |
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Holds |
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Placed
By Staff |
1,102 |
864 |
27.55% |
6,417 |
6,171 |
3.99% |
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Calls
to Patrons (Min.) |
1,865 |
1,753 |
6.39% |
11,706 |
10,904 |
7.36% |
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Traffic
Count |
16,535 |
15,573 |
6.18% |
89,470 |
88,217 |
1.42% |
On a quarterly basis, statistics related to
the number and types of reference transactions fielded by staff are compiled at
the various service desks in the Library. Data collection for the previous
quarter was completed during the week of July 17 – July 22. In order to provide
a basis for comparison, results from the previous year’s quarters are provided
below as well.
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Completed |
Directional |
Reference |
Total |
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Data Collection |
Reference |
Reference |
Questions |
Reference |
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Period |
Questions |
Questions |
Not Completed |
Transactions |
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2006 |
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July 17 - 22 |
2,535 |
867 |
30 |
3,432 |
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April 17 - 22 |
1,136 |
459 |
23 |
1,618 |
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January 09 - 14 |
1,207 |
513 |
42 |
1,762 |
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2005 |
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October 17 - 22 |
1,127 |
561 |
35 |
1,723 |
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July 25 - 30 |
1,416 |
537 |
14 |
1,967 |
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July 18 - 23 |
1,121 |
400 |
25 |
1,546 |
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April 11 - 16 |
1,481 |
915 |
12 |
2,408 |
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January 10 - 15 |
1,182 |
708 |
30 |
1,920 |