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Home My WebLink About8/5/2013 - Board of Library Trustees (4) 1 NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY To: Board of Library Trustees From: Cynthia Cowell, Library Services Director Re: Report of Library Activities ____________________________________________________________________________________ CYNTHIA COWELL, LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR After the busiest month of my life in May, June seemed tranquil and calm although I seemed to have been busy with meetings of one sort or another. I had several meetings in June with individual Arts Commissioners to discuss various committee assignments, the art collection storage, and a semi-regularly scheduled meeting with Chairman of the Arts Commission, Robert Smith. On June 8, I was privileged to attend the Friends of the Library annual luncheon where I was presented with a check for $255,000 representing the fulfillment of the annual Friends Wish List. It was a great event, the check notwithstanding. On the 19th, I attended the annual Employee Awards Event. Two Library employees, Melissa Kelly and Andrea Jason were honored as finalists for the prestigious Dorothy Palen Award which is the highest award given for service to the City of Newport Beach. Way to go, Melissa and Andrea! On the 26th, I traveled to Chicago where I attended the Urban Libraries Council annual two-day training session that centered around making summer reading program a more enriching and year-long experience. Natalie Basmaciyan also attended that event with me. The ULC event is always held as a prelude to the American Library Association annual conference which I also attended to round out my activities for the month. TIM HETHERTON, LIBRARY SERVICES MGR; TECHNICAL PROCESSING COORD. Technical Processing During June, Technical Processing staff prepared our circulating iPads and Nooks for the rigors of public service. The devices were cataloged, and various applications were loaded onto to the iPads, iPads will be checked out customers for in-Library use. Customers will be able to check out Nooks and take them home. The following titles were placed on the Nooks: 1. Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith 2. Inferno by Dan Brown 3. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 4. The Hit by David Baldacci 5. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 6. The Bat by Jo Nesbo 7. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 8. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 9. Unwinding by George Packer 10. Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson 11. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (this is a free title that comes with every Nook). 2 Staff feels that circulating pre-loaded eBooks on Nooks is a good way to introduce non-users to eReaders and eBooks. Nooks are easy to use, and easily updated with new titles. If customers decide that they want to purchase their own eReader, the Library offers not only eBook content through OverDrive and Axis 360, but also regularly scheduled, hands-on eReader training. Our iPad and Nook collection were made available to our customers from a generous donation from the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. Librarian I Position The Library arranged with Human Resources to initiate a recruitment for the vacant Librarian I position at Mariners. Interviews will take place in mid-July, and the new employee should be in place by early August. DEBBIE WALKER, BRANCH AND YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR Branches All locations spent early June in preparation for Summer Reading Program. Staff visited local elementary schools to spread the word and distribute gamesheet/brochures. Kick-off celebrations happened on Saturday, June 22 the official SRP opening day. Balboa and CDM distributed ice cream and Mariners had large crowds enjoying face painting and crafts. Performers at all locations the following week attracted healthy crowds of children and adults. Cliff Nealon, a new page at Mariners began his assignment there on June 9th. Youth Services Central Library also had a very successful SRP opening with whole families signing up for the children’s, teen or adult versions of the program. The first performer was called “Sandy Lynn’s Barnyard Extravaganza” which involved fun and singing in the Friends room but then moved out to the Bamboo Courtyard area where they had set up a small petting zoo complete with a llama, goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits. The kids loved the opportunity to be so close to the animals. Customers continue to express great satisfaction with the expansion area. Teen Services Mara recruited YAAC members to assist in putting together opening day goodie bags for teens who signed up on the first day of SRP. Mara also did a couple of paperback giveaways in June. MELISSA KELLY, SUPPORT SERVICES COORDINATOR Construction June has been filled with finishing touches and new beginnings. The Library’s construction punch list was been essentially completed. By the end of June we were still waiting for the building evacuation signs, the furniture for the area near the bistro and replacement switches for the study table lights. CW Driver moved their operations out of the Civic Center. As that construction work ended, Western Allied was awarded the contract to update the HVAC system at the Central Library and work began on June 24th. They are expected to have the improvements completed in August or September. The scope of their work will include the internal cleaning of the ducts and the addition of more thermostats to better control the temperatures throughout the Library. 3 At the end of June we also submitted a Purchase Order for the replacement of the 9 security cameras at the Central Library. These digital cameras will be installed in July or August and they will connect to the new system that was installed as part of the Civic Center construction. Branch Buildings A few months ago, the City created and filled a temporary position of facilities manager. The gentleman in that position has an extensive background in government facilities and public works. He is currently evaluating the buildings and the maintenance services City-wide. We look forward to his evaluation of the libraries and suggestions for improving them. Literacy The Library received a grant of $4,500 to be spent of materials for the Literacy program. This money was put towards the purchase of workbooks for learners, appropriate level reading materials and a new computer program to be used by learner/tutor pairs. Circulation The RFID tagging station was moved to the Mariners Branch and staff training was started at the end of June. Since a portion of the children’s collection at Mariners was tagged in December, we hope to have the balance their collection completed by the end of September. NATALIE BASMACIYAN, ADULT SERVICES COORDINATOR Manuscripts Book Discussion Group The Foundation book group met on Wednesday, June 12. The book under discussion was “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers, a nonfiction account of one family’s experience during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. There were 32 people in attendance. The discussion was moderated by Librarian Steven Short. The controversial nature of the book’s subject matter made for a vigorous debate. Many attendees participated in the discussion. This free program was sponsored by the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. STATISTICS – JUNE JUN FY JUN FY JUN FY JUN FY 2013 12/13 2013 12/13 2013 12/13 2013 12/13 BALBOA 8,910 111,123 727 8,833 5,351 65,811 635 3,389 CdM 6,321 87,347 729 9,900 4,427 58,379 418 7,867 MARINERS 35,411 441,132 5,742 61,983 24,003 294,728 1,459 10,076 CENTRAL 89,481 943,312 11,126 103,544 56,458 656,015 4,315 30,562 TOTAL 140,123 1,582,914 18,324 184,260 90,239 1,074,933 6,827 51,894 Total YTD 1,582,953 191,567 1,143,898 51,548 2011/12 CUSTOMERS SERVED IN LIBRARY PROGRAM ATTENDANCE REFERENCECIRCULATION LAST FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE 2011/12 4 DATABASE STATS – FY 2012 / 2013 Proquest Articles Retrieved July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June AVG. Business Databases 354 560 485 657 1446 342 1749 639 1255 577 532 736 778 Newspapers--Current 1759 896 1166 1277 1351 1230 1089 994 1086 1218 2026 2045 1345 Newspapers--Historical 5511 4922 7748 9000 7580 9217 6390 6410 2624 15249 3039 3907 6800 Magazines 51 36 85 75 529 84 50 76 108 119 109 70 116 Database Jun- 13 12- Jun Jun- 11 YTD 12/13 YTD 11/12 YTD 10/11 Tracked by #searches Ancestry 1207 2587 585 17966 10355 5836 Career Transitions N/A 2 156 58 168 1020 BioResCtr* 37 20 88 1646 1088 1830 FoF Ancient Hist 16 20 22 619 279 514 GDL 12 14 N/A 264 150 N/A GVRL 50 38 185 1807 2028 1098 HeritageQuest 1007 138 464 4735 3053 3163 Kids InfoBits 8 11 18 326 120 250 LitResCtr 306 23 108 9620 3733 7910 Opposing Vpts* 770 14 210 3035 612 6325 Nat Geo 44 399 N/A N/A Nat Geo Kids 0 27 N/A N/A NoveList 95 71 154 2722 1873 2356 NoveList K-8 29 12 65 544 647 621 ProQuest 3233 3453 5769 51336 36274 46249 Ref USA Bus. 2799 5094 6353 59879 48151 53750 Ref USA Res.* 124 609 647 2587 8356 21864 World Book Online 22 29 96 1156 1033 1266 Tracked by #books viewed/checked out Overdrive 4349 2825 1325 59383 20771 10332 Tumblebooks 344 537 1005 10584 7184 11698 Tracked by #sessions Cypress Resume 18 18 26 226 120 95 LiveHomework 20 75 158 785 1936 1365 Testing & EdRefCtr 66 23 48 446 455 556 Universal Class 24 1036 123 1055 583 184 Tracked by #page views CultureGrams 34 150 975 5973 1848 3990 Morningstar 3252 1925 3617 94256 21493 22764 NetAdvantage 1427 1755 660 30584 7529 6320 RealQuest 112 1423 2421 13127 7294 3883 Rocket Languages 0 38 167 514 731 569 Value Line 16177 16580 7870 224744 110089 51175 5 MONTHLY LIBRARY SYSTEM STATISTICS 150,861 142,696 131,873 139,840 130,841 114,833 129,731 121,265 114,948 131,033 134,690 140,123 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 200000 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN CIRCULATION 17,059 17,421 15,965 16,760 14,240 10,163 14,720 13,977 12,761 16,795 16,255 18,324 2000 5000 8000 11000 14000 17000 20000 23000 26000 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN REFERENCE 110,238 109,543 91,582 98,697 95,332 67,859 81,662 74,648 73,841 103,181 78,111 90,239 15000 35000 55000 75000 95000 115000 135000 155000 175000 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN CUSTOMERS SERVED 8,579 11,969 3,838 4,695 3,606 2,586 3,084 3,435 3,321 4,371 4,184 6,827 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 6 ANNUAL LIBRARY SYSTEM STATISTICS - FY 2002/2003 thru FY 2011/2012 1,379,508 1,420,176 1,475,025 1,443,078 1,622,573 1,701,476 1,575,518 1,818,709 1,588,822 1,582,953 950,000 1,150,000 1,350,000 1,550,000 1,750,000 1,950,000 FY 02/03 FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 CIRCULATION 174,900 161,119 168,999 170,972 182,445 178,028 181,315 211,742 199,880 191,567 140,000 160,000 180,000 200,000 220,000 240,000 FY 02/03 FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 REFERENCE 860,147 861,300 885,852 874,854 977,200 1,239,790 1,200,664 1,258,585 1,258,902 1,131,330 0 350,000 700,000 1,050,000 1,400,000 1,750,000 FY 02/03 FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 CUSTOMERS SERVED IN LIBRARY 30,507 26,960 41,559 44,286 37,280 41,987 43,419 28,680 53,534 51,570 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 FY 02/03 FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 PROGRAM ATTENDANCE