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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-22 PSPL Annual ReportPALM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 2021-2022 AN N UAL REPORT . -yogi, stir Palm Springs Public Library City Librarian Jeannie Kays On behalf of the Library Board of Trustees, Friends of the Palm Springs Library, Palm Springs Public Library Foundation, and Library Staff, I present this Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22. My team worked hard to provide excellent service in changing times and remain flexible in programming and service options. We added new services like mobile hotspots and the Zip Books program and continued old favorites, like Summer Reading Program, which you will read about later. One of the "newer" services available is the ability to apply for a passport at the Library. Last year we helped 591 people apply for their passport. Appointments are available if you need to get a new passport. Visit our website for details. Through a grant from the California State Library, we added six new database services: Northstar Digital Literacy, Coursera, Linkedin Learning, Skill Share, GetSetUp, and LearningExpress. The services were supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Sharpen your skills or learn new skills through these and other online resources from the Library. Looking forward, we were awarded a $6.5 million matching grant from the California State Library for infrastructure improvements. You will hear more about that project in the coming months as we start the design process for the renovation. The project is required to be completed by March 2026. It will be here before you know it. We are confident that you will find something for everyone on our website or inside the library. See you soon! Palm Springs Public Library 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 760-322-READ (7323) www.pslibrary.org Jeannie Kays, Director of Library Services Summer Reading Combines Virtual and In - Person Programming We continued with Beanstack, a ' virtual system, for a third year for WE D registration and management, but / "i READPROGRAM.ORG this year we added weekly in- AW person programming for each age - _ �n group. The theme was "Read ti Beyond the Beaten Path" so programs were themed around exploration, discovery and I_ ~✓ 1' preparedness. Kids and Teens checked i n each week for free, new v books and adults earned a book voucher to use at the Friends book SUMMER READING STATS: sale. Once again we tracked books TOTAL SIGNUPS: 538 (+43 and minutes read and participants from last year) earned badges and a chance to win TOTAL BOOKS READ: 871 grand prizes generously provided (Pre-K only) by the Friends of the Library, PS Sustainability Commission, and TOTAL MINUTES READ: many local businesses and 129,348 (2,155 hours; youth + organizations. At the finale, staff, teens + adults) volunteers, administration and a TOTAL ONLINE BADGES member of city council all EARNED: 2,955 celebrated our accomplishments, -- awarded the grand prizes, and had treats to bring an end to the our 'READ a� summer reading program._ Palm Springs Public Library Foundation Continues Funding for Mobile Hotspots In April 2021, the Library introduced Internet To Go, mobile Hotspots to lend to those without access to the Internet. Twelve Hotspots were initially purchased with funds from a grant awarded to the Palm Springs Public Library Foundation on behalf of the Library. However, the demand was so great and the hold list so long that it was obvious that there was a need for more Hotspots. The Library Director applied for additional grant funding from the State Library, which we received and more Hotspots were purchased. This year the Foundation unanimously voted to continue funding the original twelve Hotspots purchased for another year and that, combined with additional grants, have allowed the Library to have 70 Hotspots available to lend for up to two weeks, free with a library card!