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FORT ERIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD. BUDGET 2013-15. 2012 HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL. $40 000 Library Generated Revenue $60 682 Provincial Operating G rant $10 000 Personal Donations. 2012 HIGHLIGHTS ADMINISTRATIVE. Children’s and Teen Librarian hired N ominated for Ministry Award
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FORT ERIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD BUDGET 2013-15
2012 HIGHLIGHTSFINANCIAL • $40 000 Library Generated Revenue • $60 682 Provincial Operating Grant • $10 000 Personal Donations
2012 HIGHLIGHTSADMINISTRATIVE • Children’s and Teen Librarian hired • Nominated for Ministry Award • Completed a new Strategic Plan
2012 HIGHLIGHTSFACILITIES • End panel replacement (Centennial branch) • Lounge furniture (Crystal Ridge branch) • Video game areas (Centennial branch) • IP phone system piloted (Stevensville branch)
2012 HIGHLIGHTSPROGRAMS & SERVICES • First annual Trivia Night event • New Children’s programming • Freading eBooks
2012 HIGHLIGHTSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • Pre-overdue email notices • New frontline circulation computers • Improved public Internet reservations
2012 HIGHLIGHTSCOMMUNITY LIBRARY USE • 9 300 registered members • 166 000 items borrowed annually • 120 000 Library visits • 44 000 public Internet uses
2012 HIGHLIGHTSCOMMUNITY LIBRARY USE • 35 000 online resource searches • 15 000 items used in house • 5 300 residents attended over 250 programs
LIBRARY’S VALUE TOTHE COMMUNITY • Promote literacy for all ages • Access to information / technology • Supplemental learning • Open access
FORT ERIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD BUDGET 2013-15
2013 BUDGET PRIORITIES Ensure sufficient funding to meet contractual obligations: • Staff wages and benefits • Janitorial contract • Preventative maintenance contracts • Other service contracts
2013 GOALS & OBJECTIVES • Expand digital and online collections • Increase Children’s programming offerings across the system • Strengthen relationships with local schools
2013 GOALS & OBJECTIVES • Partner with the TOFE to expand wireless Internet access • Digitize local history collection
2013 GOALS & OBJECTIVES • Improve internal processes to maximize efficiency • Implement new library strategic plan
MATERIALS SPENDING 2009-13 Material Spending as % of Overall Budget
2013 BUILDING RESERVE FUND PROJECTS • Replace aging furniture at Centennial • Replace signage at Crystal Ridge and Centennial
FORT ERIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD BUDGET 2013-15