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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_LAB_03.11.2013DIRECTOR'S REPORT GEORGETOWN •LIC LIBRARY February 2013 HIGHLIGHTS • 1ethhi King, who has been the library's young adult librarian for the past six years, was selected to become the new hil ren's librarian. • Austin Encaustic Arts group displayed their work in the galleries during February, After a month without a live music event, the series resumed on Sunday, February 17. The four -piece jazz group Cactus Groove entertained an enthusiastic audience in the lobby: • On February 20 Alyssa Harad, the most recent author in the Friends' Fill Country Authors series, spoke about her book, Coming to My Senses, to an audience of about 70. • ,Staff submitted a grant proposal to the Texas State Library for a third year of funding for the WOW!mobile librarian's salary and for a part-time person to help with the bookmobile. The demand for bookmobile services has exceeded the time available to the librarian to add more steps. • Providing income tax forms and volunteers who will prepare individual returns are two; of the library's most well-known nontraditional services. This year the paper forms were about a month late, which prompted many phone calls from people who were inquiring about whether the forms had arrived: The volunteers who prepare tax returns report that they have been busy but not swamped, STAFF ACTIVITIES: • On February 1, Bethni King and Toni Nietfeld traveled to Temple to attend a CTLS_ sponsored workshop about the summer reading program. These meetings make it possible for the children°s staff from central Texas libraries to network and make arrangements to share programming. PATRON COMMENTS FOR FEB UARY Patron Comment: Sidewalk on 9t" Street Side has edge of roofline running down the riddle. It is almost impassible to stay dray walking that way if raining.: needs a rain gutter. Patron Comment: YF shelves are overloaded -- no space to shelve without moving numerous books to other shelves. Patron Comment. You have the best handicapped bathrooms in all of Georgetown. Including Sun City: GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Comparative Fiscal Year Statistics 201 + t43 , :. , . ='t <t ;rY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Annual Total 1 ikon Visits Current Year 26729 27473 19786 27227 27634 128749 2011-2012 30822 27674 22499 35123 32409 47620 396094 2010-2011 31410 27524 28878 27363 2932; 31269 362923 2009-2010 25763 24312 26060 30456 30302 29297 343465 Circulation 2012 Current Year 41909 42277 3971 44973 40288 208418 2011-2012 46280 42864 38880 44006 41925 45073 552032 2010-2011 40965 40697 35963 42919 40488 44139 527746 2009-2010 38681 39091 38262 42493 40364 43808 524610 u FY 2012-2013 Statistics Children's Programs Annual Total Attendance 1145 351 859 n!a 482 2837 Programs 1 - 1 1 1 0 4 Story Time 18 21 18 23 23 103 Other (Tour, Movies, 5 1 2 nIa 2 10 After School Progran 4 6 0 nia 4 14 Other Services ILL Ordered 77 56 32 66 47 278 ILL filled 56 35 37 42 46 216 Int met usage (persons) Ze 5443 5814 5103 5947 4692 26999 usage (E-books) 710 655 710 883 852 3810 give usage (audiobook 121 143 116 167 128 675 Bookmobile circulation 1351 1704 1567 1669 1828 8119 Volunteer Hours Adult 790,50 708.00 710.50 693.25 746.75 3649.00 Teen 25,00 10.00 0.00 0.00 25,00 60.00 Community Service 134.25 187.00 141:50 172.00 130,75 765,50 Total 949.75 905,00 852,00 865,25 902,50 0:00 4474.50 Registrations City Residents -new < 204 137 14 221 128 704 GID Kids` Cards 21 12 0 16 8 57 Non -residents -new 29 22 4 54 35 144 Total 254 171 18 291 171 0 905 Cash Receipts Fines/Misc. Revenue 2651,39 285122 2797.08 3607.69 3037,75 1494T13 Non-resident fees 2069.00 2130.00 1750.00 2700,00 2456,70 1110510 Donations 2166.01 1606.80" 1687.30 1096.66 258145 9140,22 Gifts/Memorials 1314,85 1310,00 2520:00 7772.30 475,00 1339115 Meeting Room Use persons attdg meetings 2172 1390 1713 2064 2924 106 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 1263 1362 1041 1073 1096 5835 Copies Discarded 1033 529 414 546 456 278 Donations Added 158 298 181 79 122 838 GEORGET WN PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATIONS -- February 2013 Shirley & Larry Reeder $50 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love :Judy Fabry $50 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love Rita Kirkpatrick $100 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love Gail L. Mack Copy of her book, Asses and Angels, in memory of Bill Rives Carolyn Todd $50 from Austin Encaustic Arts droops for their show Sheri Miklaski $10 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love Gloria Powers $25 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love The Rafique Family $50 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love Eric Lashley $50 in memory of Ralph Dixon Love Judy Ornmen $80 donation for saps of her art Robert G, Livingston Chapter NSDAR Copy of Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee by Thomas Craughwell