Report_Library Board of Trustees 11 17 11Carnegie - Stout Public Library
Library Board of Trustees Update
From the Meeting of
November 17, 2011
Present: Paula Connors, President; Mike Willis, Vice President; Trustees, John
Anderson - Bricker and David Hammer, and Jenny Harris
Excused: Diann Guns and Frederick Miller
• 33 percent of the fiscal year has lapsed and expenditures are on target at
33 percent; revenue is at 30 percent of estimates.
• Check outs are up 10 percent over last year, and 11 percent compared to
October of last year. This is an interesting number to watch because the
renovation was complete and October, 2010 would have been the first full
month of operations in the new facility. It would not have been unusual to
see this number level off by now.
• 19 percent is the total of check outs, year -to -date, that have been through
the self -check machine; issues remain and a more detailed report will be
provided to the Board next month
• Each year the IUPLA (Iowa Urban Public Library Association) library
members share data submitted to the State Library of Iowa in an annual
survey and compile some of the statistics for comparing and contrasting.
have attached some of these for your information.
• The lending library vending machine at Hy -Vee continues to experience
problems. The Board voted to request a return of the machine and have a
new one installed that is proven to work.
• Outstanding issues regarding work to be corrected, or completed, in the
renovation will continue to be addressed during meetings with the
Engineering Department.
• Save the dates! Friday, December 2 — 5:30 — 8:00 pm Art @your library
opening reception for the Holiday Art Sale featuring 20+ artists and their
works. Also at this time will be the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Thursday, December 15 from 3:00 — 4:00 pm will be a holiday reception
sponsored by the Library Board of Trustees in the Aigler Auditorium for
library staff and volunteers.
• The Board approved a new food and beverage policy that reflects current
practice.
• The Board voted to bring the Heade painting back. The painting has been
offered for sale at the Debra Fine art gallery in New York for several
years. The market hasn't rebounded and the painting is no longer
considered "fresh." It will be stored in the vault of the Art Museum until it
can command a better price. Money from the sale of the painting will go
to the City to cover expenses of the renovation.
Library Board of Trustees
Paula Connors, Board President
Mike Willis, Vice President
Frederick Miller, Board Secretary
John Anderson - Bricker
Diann Guns
David Hammer
Jenny Harris
Susan Henricks, Director
IUPLA Statistics at a Glance - FY1 1
Employees - FTE
1. Des Moines
2. Iowa City
3. Davenport
4. Ames
5. Cedar Rapids
6. Sioux City
7. Dubuque
8. Waterloo
9. Council Bluffs
10. W. D. Moines
91.93
66.45
61.70
44.20
43.90
34.57
33.90
29.78
27.19
25.00
Hours Open Annually by FTE
1. W. D. Moines
2. Council Bluffs
3. Waterloo
4. Dubuque
5. Sioux City
6. Ames
7. Cedar Rapids
8. Iowa City
9. Davenport
10. Des Moines
Hours Per Volunteer
1. Dubuque
2. Waterloo
3. Davenport
4. Ames
5. Council Bluffs
6. Sioux City
7. Iowa City
8. W. D. Moines
9. Des Moines
10. Cedar Rapids
136.00
130.05
114.20
98.17
92.42
82.35
81.73
51.05
41.86
33.94
49.7
39.7
36.8
29.2
28.0
20.2
18.3
17.5
16.2
12.4
Total Items Added per Capita
1. Dubuque .54
2. Iowa City .49
3. Ames .44
4. Cedar Rapids .40
5. W. D. Moines .38
6. Des Moines .30
7. Waterloo .28
8. Council Bluffs .26
9. Davenport and Sioux City .25
Total Items Owned per Capita
1. Ames 3.7
2. Iowa City 3.4
3. W. D. Moines 3.2
4. Dubuque, Council Bluffs and
Davenport 3.1
5. Des Moines 2.8
6. Sioux City 2.7
7. Waterloo 2.4
8. Cedar Rapids 1.0
Per Capita - City Appropriation
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1. Iowa City
2. Ames
3. Dubuque
4. W. D. Moines
5. Davenport
6. Des Moines
7. Council Bluffs
8. Sioux City
9. Cedar Rapids
10. Waterloo
$55.90
$49.38
$48.15
$40.97
$40.83
$34.00
$32.71
$31.44
$30.80
$23.53
Materials as % of Expenditures
1. W. D. Moines
2. Council Bluffs
3. Dubuque
4. Sioux City
5. Ames
6. Iowa City
7. Waterloo
8. Davenport
9. Des Moines
Circulation per Capita
1. Ames
2. Iowa City
3. W. D. Moines
4. Dubuque
5. Council Bluffs
6. Davenport
7. Des Moines
8. Sioux City
9. Cedar Rapids
10. Waterloo
15.03%
14.19%
13.38%
12.34%
11.97%
11.75%
11.50%
10.91%
10.09%
23.54
23.15
12.21
12.17
9.95
9.49
6.86
6.76
6.53
6.13
Circulation per Item (Turnover Rate)
1. Iowa City 6.8
2. Cedar Rapids and Ames 6.4
3. Dubuque 4.0
4. Council Bluffs 3.2
5. Davenport 3.1
6. Sioux City and Waterloo 2.5
7. Des Moines 2.4
Children's Materials as a % of all
Circulation
1. W. D. Moines 42%
2. Ames 39%
3. Dubuque 34%
4. Waterloo 30%
5. IA City & Davenport 29%
6. Sioux City 28%
7. Des Moines 27%
8. C.Bluffs & C. Rapids 22%
Number of Visits per Capita
1. Iowa City 11.32
2. Ames 7.43
3. Council Bluffs 6.65
4. Des Moines 6.57
5. W. D. Moines 5.92
6. Davenport 5.68
7. Dubuque 4.98
8. Sioux City 4.81
9. Waterloo 4.24
10. Cedar Rapids 3.98
Reference Transactions per Capita
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1. Sioux City 1.26
2. Iowa City and Davenport
1.24
3. Des Moines 1.05
4. Waterloo 1.04
5. Dubuque .90
6. Ames .74
7. Council Bluffs .70
8. W. D. Moines .30
9. Cedar Rapids .12