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Home My WebLink About11/19/2014 - STAFF REPORTS - 2.J. Pa&` S1ZU"Fr Q ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 L i b r a�ry A:, LIBRARY STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE * Library Visits/Door Count: 252,442* * Gate counter malfunction,one-side.several months * Circulation/Materials Checked Out: j 429,910 * Number of eBook Check-outs: 9,273 * Public Service Hours: 2,515 ............................................................................ As the Director of Library Services it is my honor to present to you the * Library NEW Card Registrations: 6,312 highlights of the past fiscal year, July 2013 to June 2014. We strive each ♦ Public Computer Sessions: 73,877 year to offer a variety of quality library materials, online services,and programs. One of the biggest changes last year was to expand our service * Number of Programs hours from 37 hours per week to 50 hours per week. Those expanded (Youth/Teen/Adult): 296 hours included opening on Mondays and adding Wednesday evening hours. With those increased hours came an increase in library visits, items * Number of Program Attendees: 10,694 checked out and public computer sessions. * Number of Volunteer Hours: 657 The Library was awarded a $60,000 grant by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and * Inter-Library Loans to Others: 786 Technology Act,administered in California by the State Librarian. Our project,Accessing the Past Digital History Collaborative gives us the * Inter-Library Loans Requested: 1,530 platform to build partnerships with local organizations who share a similar * Number of Reference Questions goal of sharing Local History with the community. We have partnered with "The Desert Sun," University of California-Riverside's California Digital (omitting directional): 31,508 Newspaper Collection, Palm Springs Historical Society, Palm Springs Air ♦ Number of Downloaded Music: 5,164 Museum, and the City of Palm Springs Planning Department to work together to share our historical archives. This past year was a year of continuing to develop community partnerships. SpringsPalm We partnered with organizations like Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, 300 S. Sunrise Way Eisenhower Medical Center,The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Springs,Palm Park, The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission, Office of Sustainability, r James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center,and Palm Springs Animal Shelter. I would like to thank our Library Board of Trustees, Friends of the Palm Springs Library,and the City of Palm Springs for their advocacy and There's an App for that! financial support. The Board of Trustees funded design development for a In early spring the Library library renovation plan of the Main Library. + -- launched a new mobile a It pp' This next year will be more excitingthan ever and we hope to see you offers access to Library services y p - often at the Library. Discover, Enrich, Enjoy, Connect...Make the Library a 0 on any smart phone, tablet or Part of Your Life! web-enabled device, simply by ° ^ downloading the FREE app. Jeannie Kays, Director of Library Services Item No. 2.J. ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2013-14 Page 2 Welwood Murray Memorial Library Construction Kick-off! On May 6, 2014 Mayor Pougnet, members of City Council and the Library Board of Trustees had a construction kids-off ceremony in celebration of the renovation beginning on the Welwood Murray Memorial Library. Interior design plans were on display,keep- ing in mind the timeless design that could represent the 1940s when the building first opened,and the functionality and technology needs of today. The Library will house three groups and serve three purposes. It will be a branch of the Palm Springs Public Library offering public computers,magazines and newspapers for the public as well as limited programming and public meeting access in the community room. The Palm Springs Historical Society will move their archives and historical research to this location and the Bureau of Tourism will offer tourist information and services.The City is excited to have this important corner of downtown reopen as it continues its revitalization of downtown. Track the progress of this project at www.polmspringslibrary.org New Bike Rack Created By PSHS Four Additional Express Public Students Installed At Library Computers Added, Usage Spikes A new custom bike rack was created by students at Palm An additional four Express Public Computers Springs High School for the Library.This project was were added in April 2014 bringing the sponsored and funded by the City of Palm Springs Public total available to eight. These computers do Arts Commission as part of their education program. not require a Library Card to use and are Designed and created by the Palm Springs High School I available for 15-minute sessions which allows for quick advanced welding class,along with their teacher Steve I printing g of boarding passes or a check of email. These Fabian,they made a custom 14-foot bike rack that holds I of least 11 bikes parallel. It was installed at the entrance i are in addition to the thirty computers available for the of the Library in April 2014.The rack includes a mountain- I public to use for up to an hour per day with a Library scope along the top and custom palm tree end caps. The Card. The first month these new Express computers were official unveiling was attended by the students and their I added usage spiked 56/al That trend has continued each teacher,members of the School I month with usage increasing over last year's numbers. Board and Administration,The 1 People continue to line up at the entrance each morning, Library Board of Trustees, I waiting to get in to use the public computers. The money members of the Public Arts I to purchase these additional Express Computers, and to Commission and Library Staff. I upgrade the existing public computers, was generously provided by Measure 1 funds. PAWS to READ Summer Reading Program, beginning June 2014 TOTAL SIGN-UPS: 746 There was a program for each age group; youth,teen F_2T hank You !!!! and adult and included a Five-Book Challenge or Book • Youth-405 Bingo,weekly performers and programs,and many Teen-147 other activities throughout the summer. ■fRIENNs Oftke Adult-194 To encourage attendance the Library had a weekly drawings for each age group for bags filled with �lt:t TOTAL COMPLETIONS: 161 books,gift certificates, passes and merchandise tEGOLA� (a 45% increase!) generously provided by local businesses and I J_" I, organizations. The Palm Springs Friends of the Library TOTAL PROGRAMS: 65 a O provided the funds to purchase three Samsung Galaxy TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 2,809 Tablets to award as grand prizes; one per age group. J7<k Discover, Enrich, Enjoy, Connect...mohe the library o Parr of Your life! far