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Home My WebLink About2/3/2014 - Board of Library Trustees (35) 1 NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY To: Board of Library Trustees From: Tim Hetherton, Acting Library Services Director Re: Report of Library Activities – February 3, 2014 Board of Library Trustees Meeting ____________________________________________________________________________________ TIM HETHERTON, LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR December, like the rest of 2013, zipped by quickly. The Library remained busy throughout the month: Spark of Love The Library served as a toy drop off site for Spark of Love. A Newport Beach Fire Department sponsored program, Spark of Love combined efforts with the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, Social Services Agency’s Operation Santa Claus and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Holiday Charities program. Working together as the Orange County Toy Collaborative, these agencies collected and distributed approximately 300,000 toys to Orange County children who may have otherwise gone without during the holiday season. In addition to the Library, all Newport Beach fire stations, Lifeguard headquarters, and City Hall served as drop-off sites for new, unwrapped toys or sports equipment. Residential Trash Service Transition The Central Library and branches also served as designated sites for residents to choose the appropriate number and size of trash carts they require as the City transitions to CR&R Environmental Services. Novus Staff Report Training Selected staff received training on the new Novus Staff Report software. Staff learned how to create staff reports and route them through the approval process. Employee Performance Evaluation software training All Library supervisors received training on the HRN Performance Pro employee evaluation software. The Library has transitioned completely to the new system and staff reports that the software is both easy to use and an effective evaluation tool. Lynda.com The Newport Beach Public Library is committed to being a vital resource for self-directed learning. For this reason, we provide access to Lynda.com online training software, available in the Media Center. These new courses are being offered through Lynda.com: BUSINESS  Building Confidence  Monday Productivity Pointers 2 DESIGN  InDesign Insider Training: Interactive PDFs  Photoshop Creative Cloud Updates  InDesign CC Essential Training  InDesign CC: EPUB Fundamentals  Illustrator Creative Cloud Updates  InDesign Creative Cloud Updates WEB  Creative Insights: Local Projects, Interactive Media Designers  WordPress Essential Training  Start with a Theme: Twenty Fourteen DEVELOPER  Teach Kids Programming with iOS PHOTOGRAPHY  Tethered Shooting Fundamentals  The Practicing Photographer  Photoshop for Photographers Creative Cloud Updates  Photoshop CC Essential Training EDUCATION  Teacher Tips  Articulate Storyline Advanced Techniques  Google Apps for Students AUDIO  Foundations of Audio: EQ and Filters MELISSA KELLY, SUPPORT SERVICES COORDINATOR Nothing new to report. DEBBIE WALKER, BRANCH AND YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR Branches “Songs and Stories,” a new storytime for ages 2 – 5 that emphasizes stories, music, movement and elements of yoga, began at Mariners on January 4. The storytime will be offered two Saturdays of the month and is held in the Victor Jorgenson room at the library. Mariners also hosted a Fly Guy Party on January 14. Annika Helmuth, the new part-time Library Assistant, began working at Mariners on a regular basis, and Alex Jenkins, the second part-time Library Assistant hired for the branch began training at Central on January 13. Alex will begin his permanent assignment at Mariners on January 27. Balboa hosted a Rainbow Magic Fairy party on Thursday, January 23. Over 30 young participants (and over 20 grown-ups) enjoyed crafts and stories inspired by this popular series. Making fairy wands, decorating cookies and participating in a scavenger hunt in Fairyland were only some of the popular activities offered. 3 Youth Services On Tuesday, January 14, Ric Morton, a.k.a. “Professor Wisenheimer” presented his interactive Silly Science Show. Over 130 children and adults were entertained (while learning too) by Mr. Morton’s fun and educational show. After several years of having the same storytimes, Librarians Mona Kobersy and Evelyn Rogers decided to make a switch and begin the New Year with a new assignment. Mona is now doing the Toddler storytime on Wednesday mornings and Evelyn took over Pajama Storytime on Monday evenings. They are enjoying the switch and energized by the change. On Thursday, January 23, Heather Hart, Andrea Jason, Evelyn Rogers and Christine Chapel all attended the annual Performer’s Showcase held at the Yorba Linda Community Center. This event is sponsored by the Santiago Library System (SLS) and offers librarians in southern California the opportunity to see and book performers for Summer Reading Program and other library events. Teen Services Mona Kobersy conducted her first solo YAAC meeting. The teens made snowflakes to decorate the Teen Center and participated in a survey to let Mona know what they did (and didn’t) like about Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC) and YAAC activities. Mona is looking closely at attendance and member participation. NATALIE BASMACIYAN, ADULT SERVICES COORDINATOR Passport Services The Passport Services department has processed 425 applications since initiating the service on May 6, 2013. This number does not include appointments that involved just taking passport photos for customers. Tuesdays @ 2 Public Training Beginning February 18, 2014, the Reference staff will offer public training on a variety of topics. Topics include ebook training on older devices, Zinio, how to utilize the various databases and community resources for Senior Citizens. All classes will be held in the Media Lab and are free to the public. Manuscripts Book Discussion Group The Foundation book group this month discussed Saul Bellow’s, “Henderson, the rain king.” Written in 1959, it has been ranked #21 on Modern Library’s list of 100 best novels and considered a modern day classic by many. It is the story of Henderson, a middle-aged man, who despite his wealth is unsatisfied with his life. In his quest for meaning he travels to remote African villages for spiritual and emotional enlightenment. Twenty-eight participants were present and a good discussion was had by those who managed to make their way through this challenging title. This program is sponsored by the NBPL Foundation and is free and open to the public. Sunday Musicale Chick songs: art songs by woman composers was the featured Musicale for Sunday. Karen Benjamin, with over twenty years of performing experience in musical theatre, opera, and cabaret presented a showcase accompanied by a pianist and her husband who provided commentary. Over 140 people attended the concert which was sponsored by the Friends of the Library and free and open to the public. 4 Database Dec-13 Dec-12 Dec-11 YTD 13/14 YTD 12/13 YTD 11/12 Tracked by #searches Ancestry 655 150 342 6168 17966 14447 Career Transitions 0 1 58 168 BioResCtr* 158 158 256 1646 1158 FoF Ancient Hist 123 42 N/A 120 619 338 GDL 28 8 129 264 178 GVRL 149 180 362 1807 2119 HeritageQuest 474 229 134 4705 4735 3222 Kids InfoBits 12 9 58 326 125 LitResCtr 133 225 348 9620 3786 Opposing Vpts* 146 102 214 3035 725 Nat Geo 17 109 399 0 Nat Geo Kids 3 46 27 0 NoveList 123 75 248 862 2722 2032 NoveList K-8 61 34 235 152 544 863 ProQuest 2946 3427 3296 13676 51336 40227 Ref USA Bus. 4782 2519 10630 59879 50546 Ref USA Res.* 115 119 330 2587 8453 Tumblebooks 1224 589 773 5579 10584 7797 World Book Online 28 68 45 265 1156 1148 Tracked by #sessions Cypress Resume 9 10 18 71 226 132 LiveHomework 25 58 164 162 785 2263 Testing & EdRefCtr 19 31 246 446 498 Universal Class 41 100 35 313 1055 640 Tracked by #page views CultureGrams 191 46 24 525 5973 2239 Morningstar 3882 2906 1786 28159 100148 23463 NetAdvantage 1142 881 5 8552 30584 8200 RealQuest 181 2109 667 4708 13127 7368 Rocket Languages 37 17 39 274 514 755 Value Line 22972 18296 7298 114641 224744 118996 5 CURRENT Dec-13 YTD 13/14 BALBOA 8,065 52,784 CdM 5,190 35,824 MARINERS 31,440 214,056 CENTRAL 78,212 518,610 Ebooks/Emagazines 7,238 37,696 TOTAL 130,145 858,970 12 Month Comparison JAN 13 129,731 FEB 13 121,265 MAR 13 114,948 APR 13 131,033 MAY 13 134,690 JUN 13 140,123 JUL 13 154,650 AUG 13 144,865 SEP 13 139,999 OCT 13 145,190 NOV 13 135,605 DEC 13 130,145 TOTAL 1,622,244 CURRENT Dec-13 YTD 13/14 BALBOA 237 1,571 CdM 823 3,795 MARINERS 556 4,562 CENTRAL 1,113 17,196 TOTAL 2,729 27,124 12 Month Comparison JAN 13 3,084 FEB 13 3,435 MAR 13 3,321 APR 13 4,371 MAY 13 4,184 JUN 13 6,827 JUL 13 8,295 AUG 13 4,200 SEP 13 3,726 OCT 13 4,280 NOV 13 3,894 DEC 13 2,729 TOTAL 49,617 CIRCULATION PROGRAM ATTENDANCE NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY - DECEMBER 2013 BALBOA CdM MARINERS CENTRAL Ebooks/Emagazines 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 JAN 13 FEB 13 MAR 13 APR 13 MAY 13 JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13 NOV 13 DEC 13 BALBOA CdM MARINERS CENTRAL 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 JAN 13 FEB 13 MAR 13 APR 13 MAY 13 JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13 NOV 13 DEC 13 6 CURRENT Dec-13 YTD 13/14 BALBOA 4,457 31,549 CdM 3,569 23,899 MARINERS 16,916 135,051 CENTRAL 107,859 465,253 TOTAL 132,801 655,752 12 Month Comparison JAN 13 81,662 FEB 13 74,648 MAR 13 73,841 APR 13 103,181 MAY 13 78,111 JUN 13 90,239 JUL 13 81,775 AUG 13 108,229 SEP 13 101,712 OCT 13 101,072 NOV 13 130,163 DEC 13 132,801 TOTAL 1,157,434 CURRENT Dec-13 YTD 13/14 BALBOA 546 4,016 CdM 564 4,416 MARINERS 3,144 29,382 CENTRAL 7,658 56,119 TOTAL 11,912 93,933 12 Month Comparison JAN 13 14,720 FEB 13 13,977 MAR 13 12,761 APR 13 16,795 MAY 13 16,255 JUN 13 18,324 JUL 13 18,383 AUG 13 14,315 SEP 13 17,626 OCT 13 17,281 NOV 13 14,416 DEC 13 11,912 TOTAL 186,765 REFERENCE CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE LIBRARY NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY - DECEMBER 2013 BALBOA CdM MARINERS CENTRAL 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 JAN 13 FEB 13 MAR 13 APR 13 MAY 13 JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13 NOV 13 DEC 13 BALBOA CdM MARINERS CENTRAL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 JAN 13 FEB 13 MAR 13 APR 13 MAY 13 JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13 NOV 13 DEC 13