Year One (fiscal year 2022-2023) in Review
- GOAL: Prioritize high-demand materials, services, and technology
- Added app for patrons to search catalog, place holds, access eContent and online links
- Increased OverDrive Advantage purchases based on patron holds
- Added middle school programming: Read It & Eat and But I’m So Hungry!
- Added art programs for unserved ages: Art Explorers and Art Attack
- Added monthly Sensory Storytime
- Added 11 new hotspots for circulation
- Added middle school science program in response to popularity of It’s Elementary Jr. and It’s Elementary, in addition to patron demand: Baker Street Investigations
- Spearheaded National Library Pen Pal Program with libraries across North America
- GOAL: Increase tech literacy for all ages
- Added semimonthly technology programs for patrons taught by staff
- Promoted Book-A-Librarian service
- GOAL: Increase awareness of library materials and services to improve community engagement
- Increased frequency of print newsletter to six issues per year
- Promoted Library Card Sign-Up Month (September) with activities and incentives
- District 3 field trips included form for library card sign-up/renewal with permission slips
- Brought travelling collections for off-site checkouts to events, including Storytime in the Parks
- Added nonfiction and picture book signage
- Added digital rotating slideshow of promotional graphics
- GOAL: Investigate the facility’s ability to meet patron needs
- Completed capital needs assessment November 2022
- Budgeted for new Youth Services Circulation Desk for FY 2023-2024
- Added many sensory items for in-house use and home checkout added to collection, including sensory kits, the Calming Corner tent, and alternative seating options