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B O W E N I S L A N D P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9

HIGHLIGHTSOF2009

Municipallibrarystatuscompleted

StrategicPlan2009‐2014adopted

Sundayhoursimplemented

Weekendstaffhoursincreased

MESSAGEFROMTHEBOARDCHAIR

ThishasbeenayearofchangeandcelebrationfortheBowenIslandPublicLibrary,butalsoayearofeconomicstresses.ThroughallthechangesandchallengestheBoardhasremainedcommittedtoprovidingawelcomingpublicspaceonBowenIslandandtocontinuingtoensureaccesstoinformationandresourcesthatmeettheneedsofallresidents.

Themostsignificantaccomplishmentin2009hasbeenourchangefromalibraryassociationtoamunicipallibrary.ThismovereflectsthematurationoftheMunicipalityasitcontinuestosupportanddevelopthecoreservicesthatarecriticaltothewellbeingofacommunity.

Emergingfromourstrategicplanningsessionin2009,theBoardestablishedfourkeygoalsforthenext5years:enhancingthelibraryasacommunitygatheringplace,developingthelibraryasacentreforliteracy,buildingaprofessionalorganization,andincreasingaccess,advocacyandthelibrary’sprofile.Ourkeyaccomplishmentsthisyearinclude:becomingamunicipallibrary,establishingthreestandingcommitteesandexpandingthehoursofservicetoincludeSundays.

TheBoardisfocusingitsworknowonpolicydevelopment,financialplanning,communicationsstrategies,improvingourphysicalspaceanddevelopingourrelationshipwiththemunicipality.

IthasbeenanhonourtoserveontheBoardthispastyear,andIthankalltheBoardmemberswhohavecontributedtheirtimeandcreative

energy.WethankKatherineLawrence,wholefttheBoardthisyearafteralongtenureandwewelcomenewtrusteeSarahGrahamandDavidWrinch,ournewlyappointedCouncilrepresentative.

TheBoardisindebtedtothecompetentleadershipandsupportoftheChiefLibrarian,TinaNielsenandtoallthelibrarystaffwhomakeourlibraryaspecialplaceforeveryone.TheBoardthankstheFriendsoftheLibraryforthehoursofworkthattheydotosupportthelibrary.Andfinally,ourLibrarycouldnotfunctionwithoutourmanydedicatedvolunteers‐thankyou,thankyou,thankyou!

ANDREA L ITTLE , BOARD CHA IR

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MESSAGEFROMTHECHIEF L IBRARIAN

Amomentouschangeoccurredlatein2009aswebecameamunicipallibrary.Althoughlittleoutwardchangewillbeseenbyourcustomers,thismoveprovidesthecommunitywithadeepercommitmentfromourlocalgovernmenttolibraryserviceonBowenIsland.IamhappytobeworkingwiththeexcellentmunicipalstaffandcounciltointegratetheLibrary’sobjectives,plansandproceduresintothefunctionsandplanningofthemunicipality.

WithastrongbutmanageablesetofstrategicprioritiesfromourBoard,librarystaffareworkingtowardsimprovingthelibraryaccess,aestheticandservicewithinourlimitedspace.Inthistimeofeconomicrecession,wehavestillmanagedtoincreaseourhoursandareplanningtoimplementnewcomputersystemstoadvanceourtechnologicalcapacityandalsoreduceourcosts.Ihavebeenlookingatnewideasandchangesinthelargerpubliclibraryworldandthinkingofwaystorefresh,rethinkandreconfigurelibraryspaceandservice.LibrarystaffandBoardhopetomakethelibrarymore“user‐friendly”(physicallyandtechnologically),toincorporateavailabletechnologicaltoolsforcommunicationandfeedback,andtoopenupthelibraryfornewprogrammingand

servicemodels.Librariescannolongerviewthemselvesasthe“gatekeepers”ofinformation–theinternethaslongagobrokendownthatgate–andhereattheBowenLibrarywehopetopartnerwithourcommunitytoopenthedoortonewservicesandnewservicedeliverymethodstobestmeettheneedsofourcustomers.MyheartfeltthankstostaffmembersSueGeist,ChristineMiller,JanetHowey,andSandyMulholland,whoseremarkablecommitmenttothelibrarymakemyjobapleasure.IalsohavethegoodfortunetoworkwithamostsupportiveandinspiredBoard,andIoffermanythanksfortheprivilegeofworkingwiththem.OurFriendsoftheLibraryandourlibraryvolunteersdeservemorethanksthanIcanevergive–theyhavebeentheheartoftheBowenLibrarysinceitsinceptionintheearly60’sandwillcontinueatitscoreinournewlymintedmunicipallibrary.TINA N IEL SE N , CH IE F LIB RAR IAN

BOARDANDSTAFF MEMBERS

BoardofTrustees2009

AndreaLittle Chair ValGeddes TrusteeMaureenNicholson ViceChair RichardLabonte TrusteeTedBenson Treasurer KatherineLawrence TrusteeAlisonBeale Trustee SheilaghSparks TrusteeHilaryButler Trustee

StaffTinaNielsen(ChiefLibrarian),SusanGeist,ChristineMiller,JanetHowey(Supervisors)andSandyMulholland(LAII)

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STATISTICS

2009 2008 %change

CIRCULATION TOTALANNUALCIRC 46,814 47,019 ‐0.4%

InterLINKReturns 4,162 4,727 ‐12%

HoldRequestsFilled 992 856 +16%

COLLECTIONS TOTALCOLLECTION(ITEMS) 18,691 18,596 +0.5%

ItemsAdded 1,562 2,122 ‐26%

ItemsWithdrawn 1,565 1,253 +25%

QUESTIONSANSWERED TOTALQUESTIONS 3,176 2,982 +6%

INTERLIBRARYLOANS Lenttootherlibraries 383 339 +13%

Borrowedfromotherlibraries 261 240 +9%

PROGRAMMES Numberofprogrammes 60 58 +3%

Totalattendanceatprogrammes 1,029 1,231 ‐16%

PATRONREGISTRATION TOTALPATRONS 3,864 3,806 +1%

Newpatronsadded 376 319 +18%

LIBRARYVISITS Inpersonvisits 37,284 30,160 +24%

Virtualvisitsthroughwebsite Unavailable 1,977

Publicinternetuse 5,772 3,687 +56%

Inlibrarymaterialsused(newspapers,magazines,books,etc.)

6,396 3,588 +78%

COLLECTIONSTOCIRCULATIONCOMPARISON

FINANCES

REVENUE $

BowenIslandMunicipality 157,080

Provincialgrants(2009&2010grants)

31,923

Federalgrants 2,409

Libraryrevenues(fees,fines,etc.) 8,909

Donations&miscellaneous 13,681

TOTAL 214,002

EXPENDITURES $

Collections 33,800

Transfertoreserves 17,254

Purchasesfromgrants 9,824

Operating 21,430

Building 25,582

Salariesandbenefits 106,112

TOTAL 214,002

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THANKS

ThankyoutoBowenIslandMunicipalityforcontinuedsupportoftheBowenIslandPublicLibrary;tothePublicLibraryServicesBranchoftheMinistryofEducationforfinancial,program,andservicesupport;andtoourgenerousdonorsandsupporters,whocontributetothesuccessoftheBowenIslandPublicLibrary.

FundersBowenIslandMunicipalityPublicLibraryServicesBranch,MinistryofEducationIndustryCanada,CommunityAccessProgram

GiftsandDonationsAlexVartyAubinvanBerckelBowenIslandGardenClubCourthouseLibrariesDigitallyHipCorporationFriendsoftheBowenIslandPublicLibraryRoyalBankFinancialGroup

Volunteers

Picturedabove:Afewofthelibraryvolunteers

AnneAyreMarilynBellJeannieBrownIrisCarrPamClearyBarbaraCornellBettyDhontAllieDrakeJanetEsseivaSallyFitz‐GibbonJoanneForbes

DorothyGeislerSharonHaggertyDorothyHowesDianaKaileJaneKellettLaurieKienlenDianaKlinckNanMassenderMarleneMatherSuzieMcArthurLinneaMcCaskill

AngelaMcCullochDavidMcCullumMelanieMcLeodSandyMulhollandIsabelOtterLauraRahnPamStimpsonAubinvanBerckelLesleeWakeIreneWanlessSandyWinton

FriendsoftheLibrary

AnnemarieAthertonSusanBellEricLawsonLoisMeyers‐Carter

AlvieMorrisonJohnMorrisonSheilaWebster(PlusdozensofBooksalevolunteers)


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