Annual Report 2014-2015

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www.shorelink.nsw.gov.au
Annual Report 2014-2015
SHORELINK LIBRARY NETWORK
Annual Report July 2014 – June 2015
CONTENTS
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SHORELINK Committee and Staff .. 2
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Photographs
1. The Book of Asylum (Bernard Appassamy) (Manly).
2. Palm Reading (Barbara Barlett) (Manly). 3. The One Who
Stopped (Caren Florance) (Manly). 4. Shorelink Committee at
Mosman Library (June 2015). 5. Lane Cove Literary Awards.
Photograph by Tamara Graham Photography. 6. New look
for the Children's Library (Mosman). 7. Chinese calligraphy
workshop (North Sydney). 8. Children’s Postcard Exhibition
(North Sydney). 9. Students in the multi-purpose Talks area
(Willoughby). 10. Greenwich Library Family Fun Day, 8
November 2015. 11. HSC Express Yourself: Environmental
Imperialism (Timothy Boulton) (Manly). 12. Head –On:
Abstract Trees (Gail Garaughty) (Manly). 13. ePayments at
the self-checkers (Willoughby). 14. Weeds: Earth and Sea
(Jen Conde & Helen Sanderson) (Manly). 15. Small precious
library of Peace (Barry Smith) (Manly) 16. Living Water: the
river hid (Annique Goldenberg) (Manly). 17. 75th
Anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, March 2015
(Lane Cove). 18. New foyer in the Barry O’Keefe Library.
19. Clr Deborah Hutchens; Clr David Brooks-Horn, Mayor and
Clr Scott Bennison at the book launch of Lane Cove Literary
Award 2014: An anthology. 20. Mayor of Lane Cove, Clr David
Brooks-Horn; writer, Marjori Lewis-Jones and Judge, Jeni
Mawter at Award ceremony. Photograph by Tamara Graham
Photography. 21. 75th Anniversary of The Very Hungry
Caterpillar, March 2015 (Lane Cove). 22. Temporarium (Judy
Hungerford). 23. HSC Express Yourself : The Cathedral of
Immaculate Perception (Sarah Carr). 24. Possession
Dispossession (Anne Twigg & Monica Open). 25. Small
precious library of Peace (Barry Smith). 26. Assimilated
Museum (Deanna Hitti). 27. Manly Afloat. 28. The O’Keefe
family at the re-naming of Mosman Library 29. Mosman’s
Library’s new homepage. 30. PM Julia Guillard book
presentation at North Sydney. 31. Mental Health Month 2014
–Lost Bird Found poster (North Sydney) 32. Creative Women
in Conversation (North Sydney). 33. Home Front exhibition
display (Stanton Heritage Centre). 34. The Pool of Reflection
(Willoughby). 35. Michael Mori signing books at Willoughby.
36. Home Library Service bags (Willoughby).
Our Vision …………………………..
Our Mission ………………………..
Our Values
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SHORELINK Library Network:
Diagram …………………………….
Network Description ……...……...
2014-2015 The Year In Review ..
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NEWS FROM THE LIBRARIES:
Lane Cove ………………….
Manly ………………………..
Mosman ………………………
North Sydney …………..……
Willoughby ……………...……..
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CHARTS
Operating Costs
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Loans ……...………………………..
eResource Loans …..……….……..
Membership .……………………….
Collections ( stock ) ……...….…….
Inter Library Loans:
Items Borrowed
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Items Lent ………………….……….
SHORELINK WiFi Usage ......……..
Wireless Usage by Library ………….
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SHORELINK COMMITTEE AND STAFF
Chairperson
Deputy Chairperson
Secretary
Clr A. Heasman
Clr N. Wright
( from February 2015 )
Clr N. Wright
( until February 2015 )
Clr L. Moline
Ms J. Bice
Ms V. Smith
Minute Secretary
Agent Librarian, North Sydney Library
Committee Members
Lane Cove
Clr D. Karpin; Clr P. Palmer ( alt )
Ms J. Bice, Manager Library Services
Manly
Clr A. Heasman
Ms V. Smith, Manager Cultural and Information
Services
Mosman
Clr L. Moline; Clr T. Sherlock ( alt )
Ms J. Cuthbert, Manager Library Resources
North Sydney
Clr V. Marchandeau
Ms R Aukim, Manager Library Services
Willoughby
Clr N. Wright
Ms M. Burton, Manager, Library & Community
Learning Services
Shorelink Staff
Shorelink Coordinator
Ms C. Tan
Network Administrator
Mr R. Dong
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OUR VISION
To the best Library Network in Australia
OUR MISSION
To be a service orientated, innovative and cost effective Library Network, committed to meeting
the needs of our customers and providing extensive on-line e-Resources for our communities
OUR VALUES
SUPPORT each Library to achieve excellence in service provision
RESPECT each Council ’ s goals and objectives
CO-OPERATE for the optimum benefit of the Network
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( W AN Diagram October 2013 )
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SHORELINK
ADMINISTRATION
Shorelink is a library network that links the five
Shorelink is managed by a joint committee
Lower North Shore Council Libraries of Lane Cove,
operating under Section 355 of the Local
Manly, Mosman, Stanton ( North Sydney ) and
Government Act. The Shorelink Committee
Willoughby. The Shorelink Library Network was
consists of five Councillors and five Library
established in 1983 when the five participating
Managers. Shorelink ’ s policies are
Councils signed a Deed of Agreement.
documented in the Shorelink Deed of
A Shorelink Library card entitles members to use
the five libraries and the WebOPAC ( online public
Agreement and the Shorelink Policies
Manual.
access catalogue ) offers a choice of local ( site
The Agent Council, currently North Sydney,
specific ) or network wide data. The libraries also
administers the budget with contributions from
provide access to a range of online databases and
all participating Councils in proportion to
eResources.
Library circulation figures. The Agent Council
The member Councils continue to demonstrate their
commitment to the Network through their financial
support, acknowledging that cooperation delivers
both economic benefits and quality services.
Shorelink is renowned for innovation and excellence
in the provision of library information technology and
Librarian directs the operations of the
Network office, including staff, in accordance
with the Shorelink Committee and the
Library Managers Committee.
Individual Councils meet their own on-site
costs such as maintenance of PCs.
is recognised as an outstanding example of local
All main Libraries are open seven days per
government co-operation.
week.
Network Description
The Library Management System ( LMS ) is delivered as a SaaS product ( Software as a Service ) by
AIT. It is housed on AIT servers at Rackspace Data Centre in Erskine Park in Sydney.
Hosting Company
Rackspace
Windows + SQL Standard Cloud Server
Production Server Configuration
RAM = 32 GB, CPU =6, HDD Space= 620 GB
Network speed = Public Network: 200Mbps, Internal Network: 400 bps
Processor
Intel® Xeon® CPU ES-2640 [email protected] GHz
Platform
Dell
Operating System
Windows 2008 Server R2 Standard
System Type
64-bit Operating System
Library Management System
Aurora LMS ( Aurora Information Technology )
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2014-2015: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Shorelink libraries continued to enjoy wide
was improved with the purchase of
patronage of their services in 2014-2015,
BorrowBox, an additional suite of titles which
demonstrating the value of the Network to
was launched in October 2014. Members
member Councils and their communities.
now have access to 3 e-products: Overdrive
2,947,478 items were borrowed, 85% of Inter
and BorrowBox for eBooks and eAudio
-Library loan requests were satisfied within
Books, and Zinio for eMagazines. A
the Network and the daily courier service
Shorelink-wide survey was conducted in
transported 105,863 items between the
June 2015 to assess customer awareness
libraries. The 'News from the Libraries'
section of this report details the wide range
and satisfaction with eResources and the
results will inform their future development.
and variety of services, programs and events
provided by the Shorelink libraries during the
Shorelink's Library Management System,
year.
Aurora, has been in place for 2 years and
work continues on review, fine tuning and
Shorelink's downloadable eResources
enhancement of the software to tailor its
proved very popular, with more than 55,000
functionality to meet the needs of a
items being 'borrowed', an increase of 28%
consortium. Key staff attended workshops on
over the previous year. The collection
various features of the system including SQL
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The review included consultations with
current contractors ( NSW.net and
Hitech Support ) to investigate available
technologies and cost-effective options to
expand and 'future-proof' the Network.
Efforts were taken throughout the year to
manage the network to extract optimum
use from the existing infrastructure. As
there is relative uncertainty surrounding
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the NBN rollout and its potential impact
on the Shorelink libraries it was agreed
that the contract would be extended for
12 months, and that the immediate and
urgent problem of inadequate bandwidth
across the libraries would be addressed
by implementing additional ADSL2+
business grade lines at Chatswood,
Stanton, Mosman and Lane Cove.
North Sydney Council, in consultation with
the five libraries, compiled the Shorelink
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Business Continuity Plan which was
adopted by the Shorelink Committee in
November 2014. The purpose of the Plan
creation of reports and statistics, and
features of the Home Library Service
module. The Aurora User Group meets
quarterly and is a valuable forum for
is to ensure the continuation of Shorelink
during and following any critical incident
that results in disruption to normal
operational capability.
information exchange with other Aurora
sites.
A continuing issue for the Network is the
significant increase in demand for Internet/
wi-fi with a corresponding degradation of
response times for data download as the
lines have reached capacity. A review of
Shorelink's current and future
telecommunications infrastructure
requirements was undertaken in 2014,
pending expiry of the 3 year
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telecommunications contract in 2015.
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News from the Libraries
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Lane Cove
On 7 November 2014 Greenwich Library celebrated 50 years of service to the Greenwich community.
To commemorate this event Library staff organised two events. On Thursday 6 November the
Manager, Local Studies & Archives presented a public talk, 120 Years in the Life of Greenwich which
featured interesting facts and historic photographs from the Local Studies collection. On Saturday 8
November a Family Fun Day included the Greenwich Community Association ’ s Greenwich Heritage
Walk, 3 storytime sessions by Library staff; a comedy magic show by magician, Peter Wood and a
fund-raising barbeque by the Greenwich KU Community Preschool. More than 450 people attended
these events that celebrated Greenwich Library ’ s 50th birthday.
On 29 October 2014 the Library hosted the Lane Cove Literary Award 2014 Presentation Ceremony
which was attended by more than 130 people. The Library had received more than 560 entries from
all Australian states and territories making the judging process very difficult for local authors. Jeni
Mawter and Simon Kennedy, Clr David Brooks-Horn, Mayor of Lane Cove and sponsors presented
prizes to the excited winners. The publication, Lane Cove Literary Award 2014: An anthology was
launched on Wednesday 10 June 2015.
Between 2014 and 2018, like many communities Lane Cove is commemorating the Anzac
Centenary, marking 100 years since Australia ’ s involvement in World War I. The Manager,
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Library Services is a member of the Lane Cove ANZAC Centenary Working Party and the Library
has a prominent role. Local Studies staff have organised
a range of events and displays to support this important
community commemoration. Events have included a
series of World War I Family History Workshops; a
screening of the documentary Gallipoli: The Frontline
Experience; and Music That Helped Win the War and
Lane Cove & the Home Front during World War I public
talks. For six weeks the Library screened a digital
exhibition, A Camera on Gallipoli: The Photographs of
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Charles Ryan, curated by the Australian War Memorial.
In September 2014 the Library featured a series of three workshops, Secrets of Successful Local
History Writers. The workshop explored the challenges of researching, writing and post-completion
production of Local History. Published authors Penelope Ransby and Ralph Hawkins were in
conversation with historian, Dr Susan McClean. The Manager, Local Studies and Archives provided
information about preparing a manuscript for publication and the publishing process.
In addition to their extensive regular program of
events the Junior Library staff organised Teddy Bear,
Christmas and Monster Mash Pyjamas Storytimes;
Very Hungry Caterpillar 45th Birthday Party, HSC
Study Nights and pop-up craft sessions. The Summer
Reading Program was launched in Lane Cove Plaza
by Capt ’ n Arrgh A Bella who encouraged children to
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register for this important annual program.
Regular Library events included Poets and Writers in Residence, Knit ins, Movies @ Lane Cove,
Book Sales, BookChats and Author Talks. Public Talks included New Architecture for the New
Aged, The Story of Modern Popular Music—the first 50 years, Australia’s Worst Natural Disasters,
Music From the Movies, Neighbours and the Law. Digital education programs including the Tablet
Club, Downloading eBooks and Downloading eMagazines continued to be well attended, particularly
by senior residents.
The Library featured two popular evening events to encourage people to have fun together. The
annual celebration Late N Lively featured laughter yoga, harmonica and ukulele workshops and
a pop-up map craft. Michelle Madden entertained visitors with her singing/guitar playing and the
night featured a performance by La Voce, Lane Cove’ s Community Choir. For Library Lovers ’
Day the Library organised a Love a Craft event that offered borrowers the opportunity to learn
beading, finger knitting and cardmaking.
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Manly
Manly Library hosted the 3rd Biennial Artists Book Award with great success.
In 2015, Manly Library received 91 entries from Australia and overseas artists to participate in the
acquisitive award. The entries and acquisitions were selected and judged by Helen Cole, Senior
Librarian and Coordinator of the Australian Library of Art, Queensland Memory at the State
Library of Queensland and Steven Miller, Head of the Art Gallery of NSW Research Library and
Archive. After the event, one of the works was donated by the artist to the State Library of
Queensland and another three works were purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales .
The Artists' Book collection was established in 2011 and the collection is meant to reflect in a
challenging and thought provoking way the long tradition of enquiry, curiosity and innovation that
books signify when placed in the hands of artists.
Each acquired book is available to be viewed in the library and will be digitally available via the
library website for unlimited access supporting programming of many kinds: workshops, lectures,
exhibits ...
A Night at the Opera with Warren Ogborne was an entertaining musical experience and a hit with
customers. The evening turned out to be the perfect setting to learn everything we always wanted
to know about Opera but were afraid to ask, and all while listening to opera highlights from La
Traviata, Aida, Carmen, Cosi Fan Tutte, Madama Butterfly, Lucia Di Lammermoor, Oklahoma ,
Tosca, Lakme, Phantom of the Opera ...
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Manly Library continued to provide a wide range of programs
and promotional events for all customers. The library also
hosted dedicated photographic exhibitions to commemorate
‘ 1 00 Years – Surfing Manly Australia ’ on surfing from the
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1900s to present, ‘ Commemorating 100 of Years of Anzac –
Manly remembers 1914-1918 ’ , exhibition of the commemorative
booklet that pays tribute to the nearly 1,500 men and women
from the Manly area that served overseas during World War I;
‘ A bstract Trees ’ by Gail Garaughty during National Head-On
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photo festival. Also exhibitions of works by young artists from the
Express Yourself – HSC Visual Arts from Sydney ’ s Northern
Beaches and ‘ Cuthbertson-Ballads and Verses Bound
exhibition of Australian Fine Design Bindings.
Other programs for adults included Author Talks, Workshops
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on fitness and pregnancy; Movie matinees, Tech Time sessions,
Multilingual conversation groups; Book club meetings, Knitting
for charity, amongst others.
For younger minds there were Science & Technology programs
to explore future technologies ( 3D printing, artificial intelligence,
genetic modification and robotics ) ; workshops in creative writing
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hosted by the Northern Beaches Writer ’ s group; book group
meetings; sessions on how to create zines; HSC Lock-Ins with
complementary free relaxation techniques sessions conducted
by a local naturopath. The young ones also enjoyed sessions
with local authors, Stephanie Godinho celebrated the launch of
her first children book ‘ Lily and the Magic Wall’ ; Jean Hay
( A M ) , Mayor of Manly, was present to open the launch.
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Sadly, there was a farewell too. After 8 years of wonderful service, the Manly Afloat lending service
ended June 26, 2015. Manly Afloat, positioned at Manly Wharf, had started in March 26, 2007,
aiming primarily at ferry and bus commuters so they could make the most of their precious time,
while also encouraging locals to use the service and keep in touch with their Library.
In that regard we can say that the service fulfilled the goal of the Library: to make Manly Library
accessible to all members of the community.
Although it won ’ t be located at the Wharf weekdays from 7am -9am still the custom made golf
cart will be used for other Library activities and events in the future.
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Mosman
The highlight of the year for Mosman Library was the major renovation of the foyer to improve
accessibility and customer service areas and to implement an automated RFID returns system.
During the building works the Library operated from the ground floor in the reference, technology
and study area. The Library reopened with full services on Monday 13 April with a separate RFID
returns room, a new customer service desk, increased casual seating, new toilets and new furniture
and a self-checkout unit in the Children ’ s Library.
Feedback during the first week was very positive, with library users commenting favourably on the
open entrance and new furniture.
Council and the Library staff acknowledge the support of our Shorelink partners during the building
works. Library customers appreciated the ability to borrow and return items at Shorelink libraries, as
most of the lending collection was not accessible and there were limited facilities for returns.
On 10 June 2015 the Mosman Library building was re-named the Barry O'Keefe Library in
recognition of the area's longest serving mayor and one of its most prolific contributors to community
and civic life, who passed away on 24 April 2014. Barry O'Keefe AM QC, was a Councillor for 23
years from 1968 to 1991, 10 years of which he served as mayor. He played a pivotal role in the
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establishment of the Shorelink Library Network, and was elected as the first Chairperson of the
Shorelink Committee in 1983. Son and television personality Andrew O'Keefe told how his father
would have been 'absolutely chuffed that his memory is being honoured in this way'.
The Library's website was redesigned
in conjunction with the redevelopment
of the Council website and launched in
September 2014. It provides easy
access to the Shorelink WebOpac,
downloadable eResources, the Library
events calendar and Library news.
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The Library's wide range of promotional
and outreach events continued throughout the year. Highlights of the popular author events
program were talks by Annabel Crabb, Ross Gittins, Michael Robotham, Kate Grenville and
Graeme Simsion. The Monday Matters program covered such diverse topics as classical music,
osteoporosis, feng shui, and improving brain health and memory. Technology Tuesdays featured
hands on sessions on apps, games and music, Pinterest, Flipboard and Zite, photos on your iPad,
Twitter, Internet banking, history online, booking travel and accommodation online, as well as the
regular informal drop-in sessions. Budding writers enjoyed creative writing workshops presented by
Australian authors P.M. Newton and Kate Forsyth.
The holiday reading programs, 'Treasure Trove' for children, 'Reading Rave' for teens and 'Read
Review and Win' for adults attracted many enthusiastic participants.
Local Studies events included exhibitions marking the centenaries of the Balmoral Beach Club and
the Mosman-Neutral Bay Rifle Club, displaying fascinating memorabilia from these long standing
organisations, and 'Bungaree: the First Australian and his journey' held in conjunction with Mosman
Art Gallery's unique exhibition 'Bungaree's Farm'. The 'Imagine this was this ' exhibition featured
photographs from the Local Studies collection showing past and present views of well-known
locations and buildings including the Star amphitheatre at Balmoral, The Spit and Mosman Bay.
Another film was added to the 'Mosman Faces' online resource, celebrating the life of Mavis Sykes,
long time Mosman resident, ballet teacher and choreographer.
The Library received a grant under the ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program for the
conservation of five First World War Honour Boards held in the Local Studies Collection.
The Honour Boards are a rich historic resource displaying over 220 portrait photographs of local
men who enlisted in the First World War. They complement the Library's online resource 'Doing
Our Bit' which was created to commemorate the centenary of the First World War by collecting and
sharing records, stories, memories and photographs relating to the wartime experiences of local
service people.
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North Sydney
Writers at Stanton hosted 61 talks during the year. Over 4,000 people attended the sessions which
included authors Kathy Lette, Annabel Crabb, Hugh MacKay, Malcolm Knox and Kate Grenville.
Julia Gilliard ’ s talk about her book ‘ My story ’ attracted 300 people and was held at the
Independent Theatre.
Celebrating the City took place in November. This was a program of activities which focused on
how we live our lives and the way we interact with public spaces, architecture and the natural
environment. There was a talk given on how our history has defined town planning and a book talk
on Bert Flugelman, maker of public sculptures.
North Sydney Council in September partnered with primary schools across the area to showcase
student artworks in a Children ’ s Postcard Art Exhibition. The theme was ‘ O nce upon a time ’
which elicited a wonderful array of creative and imaginative postcards.
Stanton hosted an art exhibition of drawings by Meg Minkley who after a violent attack in Mexico
helped to heal herself by creating a drawing a day. In a free White Ribbon Day workshop Meg
taught participants techniques they could use to create their own meaningful work of art.
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For Mental Health Week in October Stanton helped to organise and
run the ‘ Lost Bird Found ’ project. In creative workshops, adults
learnt basic stitch techniques, made handcrafted birds and attached a
message of hope – the birds were then displayed and hidden around
the library for people to discover and take home.
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Storytimes continued to be popular with over 6,000 attending during the year. There were over
200 Children ’ s events held throughout the year, including recycled book craft, yoga for kids,
balloon-sculpting, dance and theatre workshops. In October a colourful and delicious evening
Divali celebration attracted many families. For the Nan Manefield Young Writers Award this year,
Stanton received hundreds of entries with a higher proportion of poetry this year.
2015 is the Year of the Sheep and Stanton Library celebrated the Lunar New Year with a special
cultural program which included a Chinese tea ceremony, traditional song, dance and martial
arts. As part of our ongoing and popular Get Creative program, participants had the chance to
join in a traditional Chinese calligraphy workshop.
Stanton Library organised and held a
Creative Women in Conversation evening
talk at Don Bank Museum in North Sydney.
We celebrated North Sydney ’ s creative
women - Sandra Bates, Pam Newton and
Karen Atkins who were in conversation
with children ’ s author Yvette Poshoglian.
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To commemorate the centenary year of the ANZAC landing
at Gallipoli, a new exhibition opened in the Heritage Centre
called ‘ Home Front: North Sydney and the Great War. ’
Some 4,000 men with local associations volunteered to fight
between 1914 and 1918. This exhibition explored the impact
of the First World War upon North Sydney using original
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photographs, objects and documents.
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Willoughby
At the end of June 2015, Willoughby City Library had been open to the public at The Concourse for 3
years and 9 months and it continues to grow in popularity as measured by membership and visitor
numbers. There was a 12% increase in membership from the previous year and a 2% increase in
visitors to a total of 783,166 people visiting Chatswood and the six branch libraries. A number of new
initiatives were undertaken during the 2014-15 financial year including the introduction of epayments, new equipment for the Talks area at Chatswood Library and staff training related to
Aurora software.
Willoughby staff worked with three vendors to make possible the introduction of self-service
payments ( e-Payments ) at Chatswood Library. These three systems were required to “ talk ” to
each other. The three vendors included: 3M- who provide the RFID self-service checkout facility;
Monitor Business Systems, who provide a “ smart card ” facility, whereby customers can load credit
onto their library card, and AIT, the Aurora Library Management System vendor.
When Willoughby City Library introduced the Monitor Business Systems kiosks and use of smart
cards for printing and photocopying payments, there was a marked increase in income in particular,
from photocopying. With the ability for customers to load credit onto their library card to pay
reservation fees and fines, that income from fees and fines has been slowly increasing. Customers
do not need to queue at the service desk to ask staff to take these straightforward payments, as
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payments and part payments can be made on the spot when checking out items via the RFID selfcheck machines.
The self-service payments for fees and fines service at Chatswood Library have been gradually
introduced to customers, to enable patron-empowerment, streamlining services and to release staff
time to provide value-added services.
Sydney Writers Festival and new equipment for the Talks Area
Willoughby City Library hosted author talks as part of the Sydney Writers
Festival in 2014-15. Xinran spoke on 20 May and Michael Mori
on 22 May 2015, with both events booked out.
The Sydney Writers Festival, along with the other talks which
are conducted most months of the year are held in the talks
area of Chatswood Library on The Concourse. Often the talks
are from authors promoting their new publications, while at
other times there are talks on various subjects such as health,
legal and HSC topics or a speaker is part of a bigger event,
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including the Sydney Writers Festival.
In May 2015, a new screen, projector and speaker system was installed in the area, to provide an
easy-to-use, professional system for staff to administer. The system was funded using Local Priority
Grant funds from the State Library of NSW.
The advantages of the new system include a better sound system for attendees of the talks program,
as well as a ready-to-use system for staff to administer. Staff from various Council Departments are
finding the facilities convenient also and there has been an increase in the number of internal
bookings for Library facilities.
Vivid @ Chatswood
In 2015, the Vivid Light Festival came to Chatswood, with a major focus being on The Concourse.
Chatswood Library hosted a “ Click ” photographers lounge, which was resourced by members of
Northside Creative Photography, a local photography club. Collaboration with Council ’ s Events
team also resulted in a well subscribed talk by one of the Vivid animators and use of a Canon
photograph printing device in Chatswood Library.
Home Library Service Bags
Another project undertaken in 2014-15 with funding from Local Priority Grant
funding was the introduction of new sturdy and brightly coloured, Home Library
Service Bags. The homebound customers now have their library resources
delivered in these bags which are clearly identifiable as belonging to the
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Willoughby Library Home library Service. The bags are well suited to the task,
being durable and providing library branding that is easily recognisable.
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OPERATING COSTS ( $ ) based on previous year's loans statistics
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Lane Cove
98,328
93,779
116,959
107,136
107,135
Manly
77,545
73,180
68,829
61,044
60,619
Mosman
78,901
72,638
73,200
63,710
60,904
North Sydney
138,586
130,640
119,716
100,553
95,862
Willoughby
185,216
171,837
166,635
174,647
200,215
TOTAL
578,576
593,008
545,339
507,090
524,735
Other costs voted, or paid by agreement during the year ( $ )
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Capital
20,000
40,934
3,000
3,000
3,000
E-Resources
10,000
42,686
42,000
48,286
108,433
OPERATING COSTS (%) 2014/2015
Lane Cove
20%
Willoughby
38%
Manly
12%
Mosman
12%
North Sydney
18%
5 YEAR VOTED OPERATING COSTS ($)
(LINKED TO SHARE OF TOTAL ANNUAL CIRCULATION)
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2010-2011
Lane Cove
2011-2012
Manly
2012-2013
Mosman
2013-2014
North Sydney
2014-2015
Willoughby
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LOANS
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Lane Cove
654,940
668,676
644,797
624,629
600,968
Manly
389,941
382,731
378,532
368,728
363,384
Mosman
407,574
401,072
380,393
370,474
289,976
North Sydney
680,653
643,501
609,087
609,198
593,649
Willoughby
858,535
1,040,610
1,193,610
1,133,629
1,099,501
2,991,643
3,136,590
3,206,419
3,106,658
2,947,478
TOTAL
LOANS (%) 2014/2015
Lane Cove
21%
Willoughby
37%
Manly
12%
Mosman
10%
North Sydney
20%
LOANS: 5 YEAR COMPARISON
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Lane Cove
2010-2011
Manly
2011-2012
Mosman
2012-2013
North Sydney
2013-2014
Willoughby
2014-2015
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eRESOURCE LOANS
FY 2012/13
FY 2013/14
FY 2014/15
Lane Cove
2,240
6,439
7,795
Manly
1,714
4,871
6,154
Mosman
1,193
4,015
5,230
North Sydney
1,881
10,498
14,265
Willoughby
4,234
17,235
21,909
TOTAL
11,262
43,058
55,353
ERESOURCE LOANS 2014/15
Lane Cove
14%
Manly
11%
Willoughby
40%
Mosman
9%
North Sydney
26%
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Lane Cove
Manly
FY 2012/13
Mosman
FY 2013/14
North Sydney
Willoughby
FY 2014/15
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MEMBERSHIP
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Lane Cove
25,743
24,497
26,231
25,366
23,764
Manly
29,098
27,333
27,609
29,020
28,996
Mosman
21,810
18,138
18,054
19,420
18,407
North Sydney
49,393
33,981
33,755
37,171
41,441
Willoughby
71,824
54,053
56,223
66,615
58,640
TOTAL
197,868
158,002
161,872
177,592
171,248
MEMBERSHIP (%) 2014/2015
Lane Cove
14%
Willoughby
34%
Manly
17%
Mosman
11%
North Sydney
24%
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
2010-2011
Lane Cove
2011-2012
Manly
2012-2013
Mosman
2013-2014
North Sydney
2014-2015
Willoughby
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COLLECTIONS ( stock )
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Lane Cove
189,249
185,473
190,455
190,489
185,614
Manly
105,257
105,893
107,034
108,632
104,629
Mosman
89,759
86,459
83,654
86,072
85,415
North Sydney
179,185
169,879
167,140
165,649
165,099
Willoughby
273,913
290,884
291,295
286,916
276,177
TOTAL
837,363
838,588
839,578
837,758
816,934
COLLECTIONS (%) 2014/2015
Lane Cove
23%
Willoughby
34%
Manly
13%
Mosman
10%
North Sydney
20%
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2010-2011
Lane Cove
2011-2012
Manly
2012-2013
Mosman
2013-2014
North Sydney
2014-2015
Willoughby
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434,887
INTER-LIBRARY LOANS: ITEMS BORROWED
From Shorelink Libraries
From all Libraries
Lane Cove
1,339
Lane Cove
1,547
Manly
1,159
Manly
1,281
Mosman
1,097
Mosman
1,232
North Sydney
1,846
North Sydney
2,092
Willoughby
1,602
Willoughby
2,166
Total
7,043
Total
8,318
ILL BORROWED FROM SHORELINK LIBRARIES (%)
Willoughby
23%
Lane Cove
19%
Manly
16%
North Sydney
26%
Mosman
16%
ILL BORROWED FROM ALL LIBRARIES (%)
Willoughby
26%
Lane Cove
19%
Manly
15%
North Sydney
25%
Mosman
15%
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INTER-LIBRARY LOANS: ITEMS LENT
From Shorelink Libraries
From all Libraries
Lane Cove
1,937
Lane Cove
2,386
Manly
1,139
Manly
1,206
Mosman
543
Mosman
624
North Sydney
1,493
North Sydney
1,644
Willoughby
1,929
Willoughby
2,427
Total
7,043
Total
8,287
ILL LENT TO SHORELINK LIBRARIES (%)
Willoughby
27%
Lane Cove
28%
Manly
16%
North Sydney
21%
Mosman
8%
ILL LENT TO ALL LIBRARIES (%)
Lane Cove
29%
Willoughby
29%
Manly
15%
North Sydney
20%
Mosman
7%
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WIRELESS USAGE NETWORK WIDE
Data Downloaded ( GB)
Months
FY 2012/13
FY 2013/14
FY 2014/15
Jul
403.47
796.8
1499
Aug
431.78
840.48
1202.4
Sep
511.24
910.24
1367.16
Oct
708.13
1084.02
1604.64
Nov
633.83
977.34
1233.91
Dec
397.97
662.86
772.93
Jan
565.66
827.36
1002.49
Feb
623.9
859.45
1010.41
Mar
672.8
1073.57
1277.91
Apr
728.48
963.94
1005.72
May
814.91
1181
1325.52
June
794.9
1215.78
1402.98
WIRELESS USAGE NETWORKWIDE
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
FY 2012/13
Dec
Jan
FY 2013/14
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
FY 2014/15
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WIRELESS USAGE NETWORK WIDE ( 2012-2015 )
WIRELESS USAGE BY LIBRARY ( 2014-2015 )
% INTERNET USE ACROSS THE NETWORK ( 2014-2015 )
Willougby
(Chatswood and
branches), 37.02%
Lane Cove (inc.
Greenwich),
23.46%
Manly, 7.10%
North Sydney,
13.75%
Mosman, 14.73%
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Annual Report 2014-2015

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