Annual Report 2014

Our Vision: An essential, innovative community service for people of all ages and backgrounds, contributing to our quality of

life, affirming our sense of community and our spirit of optimism and discovery.

Our Mission: The Kenora Public Library endeavours to enrich lives and to build our community by ensuring universal access

to resources for inspiration, enjoyment, cultural expression, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.

"When I say to a parent, ‘read to a

child’, I don't want it to sound like

medicine. I want it to sound like

chocolate." ~ Mem Fox ~

(author & literacy specialist)

The Ivy Camire Seed Library

has been launched to allow

a free and open exchange of

seeds grown and harvested

by local gardeners. Users

can bring in flower and/or

vegetable seeds from their

own gardens and pick out

seeds that are being shared,

through the library, by their

Kenora neighbours. The

library was established in

honour of the late Ivy

Camire who had shared her

own knowledge and love of

gardening with our

community. Stop in at the

Kenora Branch Library and

see what is available for this

year’s garden. Better yet,

plan on donating some of

your own plant seeds too!

The Ivy Camire Seed Library

There’s no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are

reading the wrong books. ~ James Patterson ~

There were 88 children who joined the TD Sum-

mer Reading Club. Above are two happy young

prize winners from the Summer Reading Club.

Prizes were funded by the Rotary Club of

Kenora. Whether they are being read to by

parents, caregivers, or siblings, or reading to

themselves, they are able to collect minutes

that are rewarded with prize entries for the end

of summer draws.

297 children took part in the Library’s weekly story hours.

A dozen special/seasonal programs were held and were

enjoyed by 107 people.

381 children attended the library with 25 day care visits.

260 kids came to the library with 19 school visits.

The Children’s Library is able to host a number of Children’s

Programs each year in partnership with the Best Start Hub.

Library staff and board members read stories and hosted craft

activities for the children participating in Relay for Life in June

2014.

Weekly craft activities await for little ones wanting to make use

of the children’s library mini maker spaces.

Library staff reach out to students, parents and teachers

through attendance at school open houses and meetings.

In addition to regular desktop computers, the Kenora Branch of

the library has a ‘Discovery Center’ for children under ten. It

was used more than 2,400 times in 2014!

3,054 of the library’s collection of interactive ‘Tumblebooks’

were used and enjoyed by kids in our community.

The library’s online collection of

Flipster titles includes Cricket and

Odyssey. Both are magazines for

kids ages 9 and over.

Thanks go out to all the great sponsors of the 2014

Giller Gala:

Carol Vanasse

Mary McCreadie

Sandy Olafson

Carr McLean

Donny B

Kenora Public Library Staff & Board

OECTA

RTO

Saunders Book Company

Shaw Cable

Whitehots

Wilson’s Business Solutions

Special thanks to the following Book Clubs:

Monday November 10th 2014 marked the fourth annual Kenora Public Library Giller Gala. A sold-out crowd enjoyed an evening

of food, fun and friends at the Best Western Inn and Conference Centre. The evening was a wonderful celebration of Canadian

books and authors. Six local celebrities skillfully “defended” one of the titles nominated for the 2014 Giller Award. Several tasty

appetizer courses were served followed by a scrumptious pumpkin roll cake. Guests were able to watch the live TV event on a

giant screen television. The evening concluded with draws for prizes that had been donated by a great many library supporters.

Our Giller Committee is already hard at work planning Giller Gala 2015. Tickets will go on sale in the fall.

Giller Committee Members:

Erin Roussin

Marj Curtis Poirier

Chris Moorley

Pat Schwartz

Vicki Hawkins

Penny Beal

Doing terrific job as defenders of the Giller titles were:

Darlene MacGillivary for Tell by Francis Itani.

Bruce Graham for The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by

Padma Viswanathan.

Katie Heinrich for Us Conductors by Sean Michaels.

Lynn Riddell for The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by

Heather O’Neill.

Lindy Henderson for All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam

Toews.

Darry Michaluk for The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis.

Exceptional Chef for the evening was Kevin Hedman, Best

Western Inn and Conference Centre.

Staff Picks of the Best Databases available to Kenora Public Library users:

Cathy’s pick is Rocket Languages. “It’s

available through the library’s website and

helps users learn to speak a new language

quickly and easily.”

Cheryl recommends Overdrive: “It’s

perfect for travelling. I can load up

my KOBO with lots of great books.

Then, if I run out of books, I can

download some more. All I need is

WIFI and my library card”.

Ariel likes EbscoHost

databases. She finds

that they are better for

students as you can

start with broad search

terms then narrow it

down until you find just

what you’re looking for.

Follow Kenora Public Library

on Pinterest to see all the new

Overdrive Advantage titles

Watch for these great new databases from Scholastic in 2014!

Follow Kenora Public Library on

facebook to stay up to date on

all the latest news and events

at the library!

“I’m always looking for new authors

and NoveList is an excellent place to

start my search. I can find author read-

alikes for most of my favorite authors.

I really like the new section called

“Keeping Up”; just choose a favorite

genre and go from there. There are

lists of award winners, Best Of Lists and

so much more! ~ Library Staff

“An amazing resource

for English students of

all ages”

Staff Picks of the Best Databases available to Kenora Public Library users:

Kelly likes Flipster!

Magazines you know and love.

Cheryl recommends Overdrive: “It’s

perfect for travelling. I can load up

my KOBO with lots of great books.

Then, if I run out of books, I can

download some more. All I need is

WIFI and my library card”.

Marg likes the Hobbies &

Crafts Reference Centre in

EbscoHost. It has some

great gardening tips and

some very unique craft

ideas. There is everything

from applique to wreath-

making! Discover a new

hobby.

Check out these great new databases from Scholastic !

Cathy’s learning how to speak Spanish! She’s

using Rocket Language to get ready for her

next trip. Me encanta la biblioteca!

Gifts totaling $1,936

were received in 2014:

Martha Campbell

Maxine McDaid

Betty Anderson

K. Carlson

Woodlake Marine

Pippi Johnson

A. Wojtyniak

James Retson

Clayton Bye

Don Bruce

T. & N. White

E. Bottenfield

Jim Fregeau

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Grants Received in 2014

Canada Summer Jobs Student—$3,587

Industry Canada – CAP student funding of $4215

Seniors Community Grant Program—$1,336 for Home De-

livery Program

Rotary Club of Kenora—$500 for Summer Reading Club

Ministry of Northern Development & Mines – Summer Jobs

Service - $1,540 for 2 students.

TransCanada—$2,500 for furnishings and improvements to

the teen area.

Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community

Foundation :

Tom Ivey Memorial Fund for Literacy—$300 for books

and games for children’s area.

Hartley & Heather Richardson Community Fund -

$2,000 to assist with operating costs.

James Burns Family Fund, in support of literacy - $2,617

for the purchase of children’s materials and furniture.

$4,450 received from the Library Endowment Fund.

TOTAL - $23,045

70,258 items were borrowed from the Adult collections and 21,620

from the Children’s areas in 2014.

117,181 digital items were accessed (ebooks, eaudio, databases, etc.)

There were 35,941 uses of the library computers and WiFi

Technology users received more than 150 hours of staff assistance.

An second GPS, two Kill-o-Watt electricity meters, and a PocketPal

portable scanner were added to the circulating materials collection.

Four adult events were attended by approximately 48 people.

Adult readers were able to participate in Kenora’s first ever Evergreen

Forest of Reading Program. Four lucky winners received prizes of $50

gift certificates for local restaurants.

The Library was proud to be a partner with the Lake of the Woods Mu-

seum and Ancestor Seekers of Kenora in the Kenora Great War Project

to tell the stories of Kenora's WW1 soldiers, sailors and airmen and

commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1.

2014 in Review...

Local genealogists were happy to take part in a work-

shop on the use of the FamilySearch website that was

put on by visiting members of the Church of Christ of

Latter Day Saints.

This upgrade in service was made possible through

the Seniors Community Grant Program of the

Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.

Volunteers are

now providing

Home Delivery

Service to local

shut-ins who are

unable to visit the

library in-person!

LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS

(to November) 2014

Brad Edie (Chair)

Christine Moorley

Marj Curtis-Poirier (Vice Chair)

Maureen Wasacase

Wendy Voth

Rory McMillan (City Councillor)

Rita Boutette

Library Staff 2014

Cathy Peacock, CEO/ Head Librarian

Marg Eisler, Interlibrary Lending

Crystal Alcock, Children’s Department

Lori Jackson, Reference Department

Kelly Wald, Circulation

Cheryl Mosindy, Marketing and Promo

Candice Ring/Lyn MacKay, Keewatin

Library Pages: Sarah, Hansi, Amy,

Andrea, Gabrielle

“Librarians: Working for you since 2600 B.C.” ~Miguel Correla, librarian, ISCAL Portugal~

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Library Material Usage

Adult Print

Adult AV

Juvenile Print

Juvenile AV

Digital

4%6% 2%

1%

87%

Revenue Sources

Library Income

Fed & Prov Funding

Rental Income

Misc Grants

City of Kenora

71%

11%

1%

2%15%

Library Expenses

Salaries & Benefits

Books & Materials

Technology

Supplies & Programs

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Usage Comparisons

Materials & Reference Virtual Access Computer Use

LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS

(December) 2014

Maureen Wasacase (Chair)

Marj Curtis-Poirier (Vice Chair)

Christine Moorley

Rory McMillan (City Councillor)

Kristie Roussin

Tim Fullmer

Marion McKay

Workers from the NeChee Friendship Centre

regularly borrow a collection of books that they read

to a growing group of interested residents at Birch-

wood each week.

A library volunteer continues scanning and compress-

ing the local newspapers to be added to the Library’s

Digital Archive. Special thanks to Mr. Ray Baker for

his great and ongoing support of this great collection.