Leelanau Township Library Annual Report 2015

Leelanau Township
Library Annual Report
2015 - 2016
119 E NAGONABA ST.
P.O. BOX 235
NORTHPORT, MI 49670
231-386-5131
TUES, THURS, FRI &
SATURDAY 9:30-5:00
WEDNESDAY 3:00-8:00
Statistical
Report
2015-2016
March 2016
Service Population
2,027
Card Holders 4,300
Days Open
255
Hours per week 35
Circulation/Usage
Adults
19,450
Children
3,836
Internet
11,796
Video
5,737
Total
40,819
EBook usage
Users
150
Circulation
2,265
Reference Questions
Answered
2,805
average
11 per day
Avg Daily Visitors 96
Material added
Books
1,050
Children
220
Adult
995
(LP 55)
Audio books
41
Video DVDs
199
Total added:
1,321
Magazine titles
71
Total collection
24,500
Materials Weeded
1,880
Interlibrary Loans
Borrowing
895
Lending
310
Total ILL
1,205
Program Attendance
Adult
610
Children
590
Total
1,200
A Great Year in Review
Fantastic Summer Story Time: Working with a hero theme,
Mary organized a terrific summer lineup which included two special
events as well as several local heroes from our own Fire/Rescue Department and Police Department, including the service Dog Nico
Two parades: We represented in both the Dog Parade & the Foundation 70th anniversary Parade, with driver Mike & copilot Kathryn
May on their parade worthy Stanley Steamer mountain wagon.
Women’s Club Donation - Especially for Kids: Children’s iPad,
puppet theater with puppets, books and puzzles - Thanks NWC!
Summer Series had all time attendance record averaging 42 people
per evening with an all star lineup of local authors and poets
First annual Euchre Tournament: held at Tuckers - our Friends
plan to make this entertaining fund raiser a regular event
Small town
Service …..
World class
Information
Books
eBooks at Overdrive
5th annual Robert Burns Poetry Night with 45 attending, sharing
the poetry of RB and others, Cock-a-leeky soup and tipsy laird desert
Audio Books.
New Logo: Thanks to the Friends we have a beautiful new logo
Large Print Books
that is memorable, easily identifiable and represents our sense of
Magazines
place and connection to the wide world of information
Newspapers
Library Expansion Committee: created in 2015 by the Township
Board, the committee met during the summer and fall and with the
DVD &Blu-ray
expertise and committed work of architect Jim Ham, generated a
CD Music
preliminary expansion plan report. It was recommended that the
Board move forward with the Library Expansion, accept the report,
Interlibrary Loans
and begin addressing the needs of the Township Offices.
Computers/Internet
The Township Board made a motion to accept the library expansion
committee report, took a roll call vote, and it was unanimously
Free Wi-Fi
supported! Stay tuned for further updates!
Children’s eBook's
Library Web Site
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Internet Catalog
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library by reading the weekly email newsletter.
Story Times
Book Discussions
 Lists all the newest books, movies, and music
Lecture Series
 Categorizes by material type & genre
Reference Help
 Arrives automatically each week
 Helps make the library
Copy Machine
more visible and
Scan to email/zip
transparent for our
drive
users
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Leelanau Township Library Annual Report 2015 - 2016
Thanks to the Friends of the Library!
Projects and Support 2015-16
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The Friends are now a 501c3 organization! All donations are tax deductible
Ebooks Overdrive membership and
ebooks purchased for a fourth year
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Sputnik Wireless Service allows us to
monitor and count our wireless usage
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2 Children’s Special Programs including Rebecca Lessard & Jenifer Straus
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69 Magazines subscriptions
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Computer Classes

New public use Computer/monitor
Fund Raising 2015-16
 Annual Membership Drive
 Strawberry Social
 July Book Sale
 Sale of Leelanau Township
History Book
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Copy Machine income
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Join the Friends!
“Read to Me” card sale
1st Annual Euchre Tournament at Tuckers of Northport
Programs Events: 2015-16
Library Week Activities - Karen Trolenberg and her book giveaway
Friends Summer Writers Series
2015 featured:
 Anne Marie Ooman
 Terry Wooten
 James Tobin
 Karen Trolenberg
 Loreen Niewenhuis
Strawberry Social - Membership
drive with a delicious Strawberry
Brunch.
Dog Parade with Clifford the Big Red
Dog and a Clifford book give away
at the library following the parade!
Robert Burns and others Poets Night
Leelanau Township Board serving as
the Library Board
Supervisor
Doug Scripps
386-5489
Treasurer
Denise Dunn
386-9410
Clerk
Deb Van Pelt
386-5234
Trustee
Gary Fredrickson
386-5352
Trustee
Galen Leighton
386-7354
Friends of the Library Board
President:………………….……...Kate McDonald
Vice President……………………...Cynthia Dean
Treasurer…………….………….…Sandy Zwemer
Secretary……………….…..Marie Elena Gaspari
Deb, Booker, Sarah & Friends at the WolfStock Dog Parade
Twenty-one years of Book Discussion Group!
Our discussion group has been meeting for 21 years and we have enjoyed sharing hundreds of titles. To see a list of all the
books we have read, check our web site. Our group is open to the public and we always have copies of the chosen title
available to borrow at the circulation desk. Each May, at our last discussion before we break for summer, we all bring
favorite titles to our meeting. We set up on the big table at the back of the library and vote on the next reading list.
Discussion Group Reading List 2015-16 - Meeting at 1:30 in the Library
Longbourn - Jo Baker
David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher– Timothy Egan
Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy
The Long Exile – Melanie McGrath
Under the wide and starry sky– Nancy Horan
April 27 - All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr
May 25 - Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
On this last date in May, before our summer break, we meet
early at 1:00 to share titles and vote on our next reading
list. Please feel free to join our group! Hope to see you there.
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Children’s Programs
Join Us!
Summer Story Time: Fridays at 10:30
For school age children, this program begins in mid-June
and runs through mid-August. We meet in the Township
Hall next to the library. Mary offers stories, crafts and a
snack. We often have a special children’s program or a
guest storyteller during the summer. Hope to see you there!
Wings of Wonder Event 2015
Our weekly Wigglers Story Time meets year round on Thursdays at 10:30 in the Children’s Corner. Mary Crowgey incorporates stories, music, felt board activities, crafts and a snack
at every session. Her child friendly approach is welcoming
and interactive and helps children cultivate a natural interest in
reading and books. The craft time is always a favorite with the
Wigglers and they leave every program with a treasure of their
own making. Children often linger at the craft table long after
the story time is over. Parents also take advantage of the Wigglers’ gatherings, making connections with each other, catching up with friends and sharing information or just browsing
the shelves for some books, movies, or best sellers.
Wigglers Thursdays at 10:30 in the Children’s Corner.
Library Donations &
Volunteers
Donations and Service:
Northport Women’s Club
Arthur & Rebecca Samberg
Atwill Memorial Chapel
Joyce and William Summerwill
Gary & Frances Hughes
Doreen Tyrrell - Master Gardner
Karen Sinclair - Master Gardner
Duke Yoon
Steve Wetherbee
Pauline McClure
Susan Lang
Mary Ellis
Sandy Zwemer
Nick Preneta—artist
Judy Rantz - artist
Barbara Waddell—artist
Carole Steinberg Berk - artist
Char Bickel - artist
Mary with gifts from the Northport Women’s Club
Memorials:
From Northport Women’s Club
For:
Dorothy Young
Charlotte Foote
Marilyn Wetherbee
Barbara Reinert
Iva Allen
Martha Roberts
From Jaon Searby
for C. A. Hinch
From Ethel Wills
For Barbara Reinert
Leelanau Township
Foundation Donations
For the Library
P. Michael & Kathryn May
Tyrus & Kathy Wessell
Susag R. Cragg
George & Margaret Coggins
Deborah Van Vechten
Library Funding:
A majority of our library funding comes
from Leelanau Township Property Taxes, allocated by the Leelanau Township
Board, who also serve as the library
board. As long as we budget and spend
3/10ths of a mil in local property tax
dollars, we are eligible to receive State
Aid.
Distributed by the Library of
Michigan, state aid delivers a small per
capita payment each year. We also receive a portion of county penal fines,
excluding court costs, again distributed
on a per capita basis. Penal fine totals
vary each year in accordance with the
number of traffic tickets & fines issued
in our Township. The Friends of the
Library donations, individual donations,
grants, video fees, material replacement
fines, and printing fees make up the remaining income. Our library does not
collect a separate millage or receive Federal funding other than grants.
Find us on the web at www.leelanautownshiplibrary.org
LEELANAU
TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
The mission of the Leelanau Township Library is to provide materials and services that will contribute
to the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the people we serve.
The mission of the Friends is to promote the Leelanau Township Library and to
provide direct financial assistance.
119 E. Nagonaba Street
P.O. Box 235
Northport, MI
49670
[email protected]
www.leelanautownshiplibrary.org
231-386-5131
Small town service
World class information
Library Director
Deb Stannard
Children’s Program
Coordinator
Mary Crowgey
Join or Renew * Friends of the Library 2016 - 2017
Annual dues: $1.00 per member Donations welcome!
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Northport, MI 49670