08-14-2003 Agenda301 West Elm
Salina, Kansas 67401
SALINA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Telephone: 785.825.4624 Fax: 785.823.0706
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MEETING NOTICE
GROUP:
CHAIRPERSON:
RECORDER:
Board of Trustees
Tom Arpke
Cynthia Smull
AGENDA
Minutes
Public Comments
Friends of the Library
DATE: August 14, 2003
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
PLACE: Prescott Room
Salina Public Library
Discussion
2004 Budget
Disclaimer statements
Action
Approval of 2004 Budget
Financial Report
Statistical Report
Librarian's Report
Board Comments
Executive Session
Adjournment
NEXT MEETING: September 22, 2003 at 7 AM
Monthly Activity
Report
Attendance At Programs/Classes:
SALINA PUBLIC LIBRARY
JULY 2003
Reference/Information Services:
Intemet Users: 3,357
Homebound Patrons: 14
Public Access PC's: 111
Fiche Readers: 102
Youth Services Department:
Storytime Attendance: 1,087
Software Use: 619
Storyline Calls: 3,109
# Of New Materials Added:
# Of Materials Circulated:
# Of Visitors:
On-line Reference: 6
Interlibrary Loans: 406
Campbell Room Patrons: 184
Kansas Questions: 148
Total Group Visits: 1
Internet Use: 500
1,620
1,301
56,093
30,033
Circulations of Materials: JULY 03 JULY 02 YTD 03 YTD 02
Adult Materials:
Adult Renewals:
Youth Services Materials:
Youth Services Renewals:
WebCat Renewals:
Total Circulated:
24,762 23,422 157,533 139,083
1,578 10,555
26,780 26,003 143,252 145,177
1,375 - 7,177
1,598 1,474 10,310 8,746
56,093 50,899 328,827 293,006
Adult Borrowers:
Child Borrowers:
New Library Cards:
Adult:
Children:
Materials Reserved:
Adult:
Children:
WebCat:
Tech Services:
Adult Items Processed:
Children's Items:
Total:
Calendar Items
5,946 5,712 38,258 37,275
2,040 2,183 11,170 9,956
281 359 2,023 2,343
92 93 607 628
902
399
1,301
1,146 1,130 6,702 6,453
105 57 481 303
489 541 2,746 2,429
Marketing Activities:
Web Page Updates: weekly and as needed
Press Releases: /Newspaper Articles: /Ads/PSAs:
External Contacts: Letters/Fliers/Posters: Cover to Cover:
Internal PR: Bookmarks/Fliers/etc.:
Programs: Writing & Publishing Local History; "Patchwords" Writing Workshop; Computer Classes; Brown Bag Book; Contemporary
Literature Disc. Group; Smoky Hills Public TV Share A Story;, Peggy Sims Dancers; Good Time Cloggers; Teen Ice Cream Contest;
Sunny Valley Puppet Team; Viveffe's Dance Studio; Adventures in Books; Storytimes;Make&Take Craft
Displays: Summer Prizes;Read & Discover Dolls;Quilts from Silver Needles Quilt Guild;KITES Display; '~/Vhat Mother Did, I Did Too"
Expression Wall:Laugh It Up at Your Library
Meetings in Prescott Room: 6 Use of Small Conference Room: 44
Librarian's Report
It has been a short month between meetings, but we have managed to have a good
month of activity. We have had no official calls or comments about the 2004
budget, though, like me, you may have heard informal comments that through the
Journal article people are aware that out general fi~nd budget is being reduced.
Preliminary circ figures for July are good - around 56,000. That's encouraging.
The Summer Reading Program wrapped up Aug 1. No official evaluation as yet,
but staff seem pleased that it went off without major problems. The party was a
success. The volunteers were a big help. We will do some scheduling changes for
the teens next year, so we don't have too many on one shift.
We have had a computer switch go out and a firewall, technical and necessary.
We had to replace them. Still, we also received a grant for $4,135 from Kan-Ed for
equipment just like that. Melanie is still developing plans for a Digital Design
Studio, which we may place near the south wall of the Tech Center. It will be a
large workstation. Melanie is investigating grant opportunities. I have asked for an
application from the State Library for a Library Services & Technology Act
(LSTA) grant. We are discussing the timing of such applications.
Staff are recommending a disclaimer statement be placed at the new Consumer
Info Center. It would basically say that the medical info is general and is not a
substitute for medical advice. They would also attach it to printouts from the
Internet that they create with medical info for patrons. Discussion has centered
around real need, or whether this would lead to a general disclaimer statement for
all info. Some libraries use them, some are still operating on common sense and
good will. Of course, you can be sued for anything. We are not really worried
about that, but it is good advice to remind people they may need to see ~a physician.
We also revived discussion at the Dept. Head level on how we are losing the cell
phone war. It happens more and more. We will put up more signs and try to remind
people if they are making noise when they talk.
The Friends booksale is Aug, 9-10 - this weekend. The quilt/photo display is up
until mid-August. I'll try to take some vacation days this month before :my
anniversary date on Sept. 1.