08-16-2021 Library Board Regular Meeting PacketLibrary Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Edith Abbott Memorial Library
AGENDA
1.Call to Order
This is a public meeting subject to the open meetings laws of the State of Nebraska. The
requirements for an open meeting are posted on the wall in this room and anyone that wants
to find out what those are is welcome to read through them. The Library Board may vote to
go into Closed Session on any Agenda Item as allowed by State Law.
2.Roll Call
Tanya Hansen, President
Maria Lopez, Vice President
Benjamin Boeselager, Secretary
Edward Meedel
Kelli Arens
Jaime Parr
Sara White
3.Public Participation
4.Approval of Minutes of July 19, 2021
5.Approval of Financial Reports
6.Approval of Bills Submitted - July 27, 2021 and August 10, 2021
7.Approval of Director's Report
8.Board Communications and Committee Reports
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9.Planning for Strategic Plan
10.Interlocal Agreement
11.Approval of Fall Hours
12.Next Meeting
13.Adjournment
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item A1
Public Participation
This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to
reserve time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on
which you will be speaking.
Individuals may also request items for future library board meetings. If the issue can be handled
administratively, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a future meeting, notification
of the date will be given.
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item B1
Approval of Minutes of July 19, 2021
Staff Contact:
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CITY OF GRAND ISLAND
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
MINUTES OF REGULAR LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
July 19, 2021
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the Library Board of the Grand Island Public
Library was conducted on Monday, July 19, 2021. Notice appeared in the Grand Island Independent on July 16,
2021. A quorum present, President Tanya Hansen called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. The following
members were present: Ed Meedel, Ben Boeselager, Sara White, and Kelli Arens. Celine Swan and Vaughn
Minton were also present.
Open Meetings Law Notice: Provided by President Tanya Hansen.
Public Participation: None
Approval of Minutes: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Kelli Arens, carried unanimously to accept for filing
the Minutes of the June 21, 2021 library board meeting.
REPORTS:
Approval of Financial Report: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Kelli Arens, carried unanimously to accept for
filing the May 2021 Financial Reports.
Approval of Bills Submitted: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Kelli Arens, carried unanimously to accept for
filing the June 22, 2021 and July 13, 2021 Bills Submitted.
.
Approval of Director’s Report: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Ben Boeselager, carried unanimously to
accept for filing the Director’s Report.
Board Communications and Committee Report: Nothing to report at this time.
Consideration of Unfinished Business: Strategic Plan Survey went live today, July 19. Tanya asked the board to
reach out and encourage people to fill one out.
Consideration of New Business: Election of Officers.
Proposed for next 1 year term:
President: Tanya Hansen
Vice President: Sara White
Secretary: Ben Boeselager
Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Kelli Arens, carried unanimously to accept for filing the above officers for
the next 1 year term.
Next Meeting: Monday August 16, 2021 at 4:30.
There being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Ben Boeselager, Secretary
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item B2
Approval of Financial Reports
The reports of revenues and expenditures since the last board meeting are submitted as generated,
subject to City Finance Department journal entry changes.
Staff Contact:
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07/22/2021 08:18 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 1
mollym |LIBRARY REVENUES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 2021
FOR 2021 09 JOURNAL DETAIL 2021 9 TO 2021 9
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
100 GENERAL FUND APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10044301 LIBRARY _________________________________________
74350 COUNTY SHARE OF LIBRARY -40,000 -40,000 -27,500.00 .00 .00 -12,500.00 68.8%
74360 FEDERAL GRANTS -13,070 -13,070 -13,070.00 -13,070.00 .00 .00 100.0%
74365 STATE GRANTS -7,107 -7,107 -7,395.00 -7,395.00 .00 288.00 104.1%
74576 COPY MACHINE USE FEES -11,000 -11,000 -7,421.89 -913.36 .00 -3,578.11 67.5%
74703 FINES AND PENALTIES -25,000 -25,000 -5,820.30 -669.58 .00 -19,179.70 23.3%
74725 NONRESIDENT CARD FEE -5,500 -5,500 -3,220.00 -530.00 .00 -2,280.00 58.5%
74795 OTHER REVENUE -6,500 -6,500 -2,338.35 13,070.00 .00 -4,161.65 36.0%
TOTAL LIBRARY -108,177 -108,177 -66,765.54 -9,507.94 .00 -41,411.46 61.7%
TOTAL GENERAL FUND -108,177 -108,177 -66,765.54 -9,507.94 .00 -41,411.46 61.7%
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07/22/2021 08:19 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 1
mollym |LIBRARY EXPENSES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 2021
FOR 2021 09 JOURNAL DETAIL 2021 9 TO 2021 9
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
100 GENERAL FUND APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10044301 LIBRARY _________________________________________
85105 SALARIES - REGULAR 996,791 996,791 673,363.44 73,589.99 .00 323,427.56 67.6%
85110 SALARIES - OVERTIME 1,000 1,000 230.11 14.16 .00 769.89 23.0%
85115 F.I.C.A. PAYROLL TAXES 76,255 76,255 47,794.81 5,301.86 .00 28,460.19 62.7%
85120 HEALTH INSURANCE 185,613 185,613 117,079.92 14,580.68 .00 68,533.08 63.1%
85125 LIFE INSURANCE 1,600 1,600 1,066.05 118.45 .00 533.95 66.6%
85130 DISABLITY INSURANCE 2,775 2,775 1,641.81 185.88 .00 1,133.19 59.2%
85145 PENSION CONTRIBUTION 59,787 59,787 39,572.81 4,273.37 .00 20,214.19 66.2%
85150 WORKERS COMPENSATION 1,962 1,962 380.90 .00 .00 1,581.10 19.4%
85160 OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0 0 402.18 29.28 .00 -402.18 100.0%
85161 HRA-VEBA 12,220 12,220 8,741.31 880.00 .00 3,478.69 71.5%
85213 CONTRACT SERVICES 10,000 10,000 11,505.00 .00 .00 -1,505.00 115.1%
85241 COMPUTER SERVICES 30,000 30,000 9,527.33 2,154.58 .00 20,472.67 31.8%
85245 PRINTING & BINDING SERVICES 0 0 1,098.25 .00 .00 -1,098.25 100.0%
85305 UTILITY SERVICES 55,000 55,000 30,609.48 3,181.28 .00 24,390.52 55.7%
85317 NATURAL GAS 5,000 5,000 4,361.02 251.52 .00 638.98 87.2%
85319 REPAIR & MAIN-LAND IMP/IRRIGA 1,000 1,000 .00 .00 .00 1,000.00 .0%
85324 REPAIR & MAINT - BUILDING 20,000 20,000 11,871.04 451.94 1,031.23 7,097.73 64.5%
85330 REPAIR & MAINT-OFF FURN & EQ 15,000 15,000 11,623.24 203.37 4,965.00 -1,588.24 110.6%
85335 REPAIR & MAINT - VEHICLES 480 480 .00 .00 .00 480.00 .0%
85350 SANITATION SERVICE 750 750 473.50 .00 .00 276.50 63.1%
85413 POSTAGE 6,000 6,000 3,349.72 295.15 .00 2,650.28 55.8%
85416 ADVERTISING 250 250 240.93 13.29 .00 9.07 96.4%
85422 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 26,000 26,000 20,454.98 2,172.00 .00 5,545.02 78.7%
85425 BOOKS 95,000 95,000 65,495.43 7,497.00 .00 29,504.57 68.9%
85426 AV/ELECTRONIC MEDIA 108,700 108,700 84,023.36 7,980.40 .00 24,676.64 77.3%
85427 PERIODICALS 14,000 14,000 9,680.62 57.20 .00 4,319.38 69.1%
85428 TRAVEL & TRAINING 2,500 2,500 1,904.34 .00 .00 595.66 76.2%
85453 CASH OVER & SHORT 100 100 30.97 8.03 .00 69.03 31.0%
85490 OTHER EXPENDITURES 1,000 1,000 976.39 112.84 .00 23.61 97.6%
85505 OFFICE SUPPLIES 51,000 51,000 16,847.98 312.35 .00 34,152.02 33.0%
85510 CLEANING SUPPLIES 4,000 4,000 629.78 .00 .00 3,370.22 15.7%
85515 GASOLINE 500 500 264.22 .00 .00 235.78 52.8%
85540 SMALL TOOLS & PARTS 12,279 12,279 .00 .00 .00 12,279.00 .0%
TOTAL LIBRARY 1,796,562 1,796,562 1,175,240.92 123,664.62 5,996.23 615,324.85 65.7%
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 1,796,562 1,796,562 1,175,240.92 123,664.62 5,996.23 615,324.85 65.7%
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07/22/2021 08:23 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 140
mollym |ALL REVENUES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 2021
FOR 2021 09 JOURNAL DETAIL 2021 9 TO 2021 9
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
295 LOCAL ASSISTANCE APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
29555001 OTHER DEPARTMENT PROJECTS _________________________________________
74602 PLANNING COMMISSION PLAQUE _________________________________________
29555001 74602 PLANNING COMMISSION -120 -120 -100.00 -100.00 .00 -20.00 83.3%
2021/09/000014 06/01/2021 CRP -20.00 REF 264890 EQUITABLE BANK COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION
2021/09/000014 06/01/2021 CRP -20.00 REF 264893 BANK OF DONIPHAN COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION
2021/09/000014 06/01/2021 CRP -20.00 REF 264894 CORNERSTONE BANK COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION
2021/09/000030 06/04/2021 CRP -20.00 REF 265061 HOME FEDERAL COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION
2021/09/000030 06/04/2021 CRP -20.00 REF 265062 EXCHANGE BANK COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION
TOTAL PLANNING COMMISSION PLAQUE -120 -120 -100.00 -100.00 .00 -20.00 83.3%
74701 EDITH ABBOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY _________________________________________
29555001 74701 EDITH ABBOTT MEMORI -74,000 -74,000 -77,799.53 159.75 .00 3,799.53 105.1%
2021/09/000138 06/22/2021 API 159.75 VND 999999 VCH516817 REFUND CUSTOMERS REFUND UNSPENT PRIMETIME PROGR 222393
29555001 74701 105 EDITH ABBOTT MEM 0 0 -15,000.00 .00 .00 15,000.00 100.0%
TOTAL EDITH ABBOTT MEMORIAL LIBRA -74,000 -74,000 -92,799.53 159.75 .00 18,799.53 125.4%
74735 CONTINGENCY PROJECTS _________________________________________
29555001 74735 CONTINGENCY PROJECT -250,000 -250,000 .00 .00 .00 -250,000.00 .0%
TOTAL CONTINGENCY PROJECTS -250,000 -250,000 .00 .00 .00 -250,000.00 .0%
74799 CREDIT CARD REBATE _________________________________________
29555001 74799 CREDIT CARD REBATE -164 -164 .00 .00 .00 -164.00 .0%
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07/22/2021 08:21 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 163
mollym |ALL EXPENSES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 2021
FOR 2021 09 JOURNAL DETAIL 2021 9 TO 2021 9
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
295 LOCAL ASSISTANCE APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
29555001 OTHER DEPARTMENT PROJECTS _________________________________________
91 OPERATING EXPENSES _________________________________________
29555001 85041 PLANNING COMMISSION 120 120 106.61 .00 .00 13.39 88.8%
29555001 85042 EDITH ABBOTT MEMORI 134,771 134,771 37,367.03 1,930.06 -7,000.00 104,403.97 22.5%
2021/09/000006 06/02/2021 API 55.25 VND 010168 VCH516056 BANK OF AMERICA EILEEN'S COOKIES - Primetime 7270
2021/09/000006 06/02/2021 API 195.00 VND 010168 VCH516068 BANK OF AMERICA MCDONALDS - Primetime 7270
2021/09/000136 06/22/2021 API 1,229.81 VND 005354 VCH516693 LOVE SIGNS OF GRAND SIGNAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM 222358
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 150.00 VND 010168 VCH516956 BANK OF AMERICA PANDA EXPRESS-Gift Cards for P 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 75.00 VND 010168 VCH517070 BANK OF AMERICA WENDYS-Gift Cards for Primetim 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 75.00 VND 010168 VCH517123 BANK OF AMERICA WENDYS-Gift Cards for Primetim 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 150.00 VND 010168 VCH517275 BANK OF AMERICA SUBWAY-Primetime Spring 2021 7298
29555001 85042 105 EDITH ABBOTT MEM 0 0 5,377.10 713.19 .00 -5,377.10 100.0%
2021/09/000006 06/02/2021 API 12.25 VND 010168 VCH516029 BANK OF AMERICA WALMART-SRP/Activity Supplies 7270
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 50.00 VND 010168 VCH516912 BANK OF AMERICA HUMANITIES-OFFSETS TXN00082819 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API -50.00 VND 010168 VCH516920 BANK OF AMERICA HUMANITIES-OFFSETS TXN00082516 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 41.97 VND 010168 VCH516936 BANK OF AMERICA AMAZON-SRP&Activity Supplies 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 410.82 VND 010168 VCH516979 BANK OF AMERICA Scholastic Ed-Supplies for SRP 7298
2021/09/000142 06/16/2021 API 248.15 VND 010168 VCH517014 BANK OF AMERICA COPYCAT-Window Decals for SRP 7298
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 134,891 134,891 42,850.74 2,643.25 -7,000.00 99,040.26 26.6%
96 CAPITAL OUTLAY _________________________________________
29555001 85010 CONTINGENCY PROJECT 250,000 250,000 .00 .00 .00 250,000.00 .0%
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 250,000 250,000 .00 .00 .00 250,000.00 .0%
TOTAL OTHER DEPARTMENT PROJECTS 384,891 384,891 42,850.74 2,643.25 -7,000.00 349,040.26 9.3%
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item B3
Approval of Bills Submitted - July 27, 2021 and August 10, 2021
The following bills were submitted by the Library Director in accordance with the Library Funds Policy
since the last library board meeting.
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item C1
Approval of Director's Report
The Director's Report typically consists of:
1) a monthly report of programs and activities, public use of meeting spaces, library media, and
Librarians' Reports
2) a quarterly Report of Household Library Cards Issued to Hall County Residents Outside of Grand
Island provided in January, April, July and October of each year
3) a quarterly statistical usage report provided in February, May, August and November of each year
4) upon execution of agreement, regularly scheduled report of use of Grand Island Public Library
Foundation library support funds
5) upon publication, a Library newsletter
6) and additional administrative items of note, either in the agenda packet or discussed at the meeting.
Staff Contact:
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July
• IT planning-ARPA $17,848 received and we will replace adult computers and scanners, selfcheckouts looking at lease and replacement costs, and we are looking at switching printers around/cost
• Presentation with VA Admirals, Meetings with Children’s Museum Board, H3C
• Meetings on Partnership with Hall County Historical Society and other Genealogy groups
• Racial Justice 101-YWCA training for Library Board and Foundation. CE was given to
NLC and Library Board is now accredited
• Strategic Plan Survey
• Foundation-Crane Sculpture, and Peter Kiewit-future projects-TV’s are all in place
• Grange Family tour
• Interlocal agreement with Hall County
• Planning for library’s hours/programs
Upcoming-Library work
• TLC upgrade update and Pioneer Consortium
• Peter Kiewit-future projects-electronic connections, , Love’s Signs will be out 8/27
• IT planning-working with City IT on plan, Celine and Laura will apply for grants for youth cpus
• Ryan Dowd Homeless Workshop-8/16/21 for 6 staff
• Presentation to Rotary with Leigh on 8/17/21, Meeting with Children’s Museum Board, H3C groups
• Partner with Hall County Historical Society on Heritage Hour on Sundays monthly Open House with other groups such PPGS, DAR Chapter, Historical Society and Bygone Hall County Book Club partnership promotion starting in September
• Fall PrimeTime School Preschool Saturdays, Sept 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 and PrimeTime for School Age Monday nights, Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25
• Racial Justice 101-YWCA training for other Library Staff paid for by H3C since the library is a member it is free for other staff
• Fall Programs, Edith Abbott Victorian Tea Party-virtual
• Outdoor Early Literacy Center Open House install early Sept. We would like to do in fall Sunday program with music, storybook walk, patrons bring chairs
• Interlocal agreement with Hall County-update
• HVAC update-Jerry’s Sheet Metal and Prochaska
• Virtual Report
• Media Report
• Interlocal agreement with Hall County-update
• Strategic Plan-Survey update, utilities insert through city mailing
• Discussion of the library’s hours-reports
• Crane Art Update and Dedication
Library Director
Name: Date:
Since Last Report
Celine Swan August 2021
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Grand Island Public Library
Youth & Family Services Librarian Monthly Report
Laura Fentress August 2021
Since Last Report
Tails & Tales Summer Reading Program FINISHED!
As of August 13, on Beanstack we have
Program Registrants Active Readers
(have logged any
reading minutes)
Total
Minutes
Minutes per
Active Reader
Total Badges
Earned
Total Prizes
Redeemed
Kids 0-11 488 484 474,921 981.2 3,190 1,437
Teens 12-18 96 87 144,346 1,659.1 416 279
• Kids’ prizes included State Fair passes, free meal coupons, and free books
• Teens’ prizes included free meal coupons, free books, and bowling passes
• Summer Reading minutes logging ended July 31 at midnight
• Grand prizes were awarded the first week of August
Other Summer Reader Achievements
Achievement Kids Teens
Wrote 3 or more book reviews
(Kids earned a badge for this; teens did not) 22 0
Reviews written 101 0
Earned all badges possible 21 52
Most minutes read by a single reader 7,020 7,684
SRP Registrant Breakdown
3 13 17
29 37 46
66
89
56
81 78
48
34 31
15 11 9 5 1
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Number of registrantsAge of registrant
Number of registrants by age
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Compared with previous years…
Compared with 2020 Kids Teens Compared with 2020 Kids Teens
Registrants +59.48% +128.57% Minutes per Active Reader +25.81% +4.29%
Active Readers +20.1% +81.25% Total Badges Earned +28.47% +104.93%
Total Minutes Read +51.94% +89.03% Reviews Written +100% 0
25 15 26
4 1 15 11
72
27
5 16 16 4 5 1 8 14 3
25
5 20
141
28 14
50
13 8 15 11 3 13 13 5
27
7 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1KB4K (pre-K)Barr MSCedar HollowCentura ESCentura SecondaryDodge ESDoniphan-Trumbull ESEngleman ESGates ESGIPS ELC PreschoolGI Central CatholicGI Senior HSHeartland Lutheran HSHoward ESJefferson ESKnickrehm ESLincoln ESNew Hope Christian - CairoNewell ESNorthwest HSOne-ROtherPreschoolSeedling MileShoemaker ESSt. LiboryStarr ESStolley Park ESTrinity Lutheran ESTrinity Lutheran MSWalnut MSWasmer ESWest Lawn ESWestridge MSWood River ESWood River MSNumber of registrantsSchool
Number of registrants by school
0
500
1000
1500
2019 2020 2021
Active Readers
Active Readers (Kids)Active Readers (Teens)
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
2019 2020 2021
Total Minutes Read
Kids Teens
0
5000
10000
15000
2019 2020 2021
Total Badges Earned
Kids Teens
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2019 2020 2021
Minutes per Active Reader
Kids Teens
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Minutes Read Breakdown
Kids Minutes
Teens Minutes
Total Minutes
Read
Number of
Readers
0-99 53
100-199 48
200-299 35
300-399 32
400-499 38
500-599 39
600-699 38
700-799 35
800-899 6
900-999 18
1000+ 142
Over 1,000 Minutes:
1000-1999 84
2000-2999 19
3000-3999 19
4000-4999 5
5000-5999 8
6000-6999 6
7000-7999 1
Total Minutes
Read
Number of
Readers
0-99 3
100-199 2
200-299 10
300-399 2
400-499 3
500-599 7
600-699 3
700-799 1
800-899 3
900-999 1
1000+ 52
Over 1,000 Minutes:
1000-1999 27
2000-2999 10
3000-3999 5
4000-4999 4
5000-5999 5
6000-6999 0
7000-7999 1
0-99
100-199
200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599600-699
700-799
800-899
900-999
1000+
0-99 100-199
200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-799
800-899
900-999
1000+
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Regular Children’s & Teens’ Summer Programming continues
Virtual programming (July)
Program Target
Ages
Total
Sessions
Total
Views
Average Views
Per Session
Change from
previous month
(average views)
Checkers Library TV Kids 0-5
Kids 6-11
4 62 16 -14
Preschool Storytime with
Brenda on Tuesdays
Kids 0-5 4 120 30 +15
Baby & Toddler Lapsit with Elle
and Laura on Wednesdays
Kids 0-5 4 84 21 +11
TOTALS 12 266 22 +4
Comments: We heard from multiple families that they really enjoyed the take-home craft bags for
preschool storytime.
Storytime & crafts with Parks & Rec Kinder Kamp on Mondays
Date Theme Location Total Adults 19+ Total Kids 0-5 Total
June 14 Cinderella with Crane River
Theater “Page to Stage”
Grace Abbott Park 100 for program (est.)
10 for craft (est.)
130 for program (est.)
24 for craft (est.)
230
34
June 21 Aquarium Life Grace Abbott Park 6 7 13
June 28 Fairy Tales Stolley Park 5 10 15
July 6 Pets George Park 4 6 10
July 12 Chameleons Stolley Park 4 8 12
July 19 Dinosaurs Stolley Park 7 16 23
July 26 Snakes & Reptiles Stolley Park 7 16 23
AVERAGES (craft ONLY for June 14) 6 18 19
Comments: Kids really enjoyed the stories and crafts and seemed enthused to visit the library!
Turnout for the Crane River Theater program was phenomenal.
Weekly teen craft & STEM programs on Wednesdays (2 sessions each)
Date Theme Total Adults
19+
Total Teens
12-18
Total Kids
6-11
Total
June 9 Painting with Jill Canfield 3+3 13+19 0 38
June 16 Cricut iron-on t-shirt 4+3 10+12 0 29
June 23 Pottery with Nancy Fairbanks 3+4 15+14 0 36
June 30 Pneumatic machine & trigger
launcher STEM project
3+3 12+14 0 32
July 7 Dreamcatcher craft 12+3 5+3 3+6 32
July 14 Cricut tumbler 3+4 10+10 (est.) 5+5 (est.) 37 (est.)
July 21 Teen/Tween Game Day 3+2 5+9 0 19
July 28 Chibi Shrinky Dinks keychains 4+3 5+0 2+6 20
AVERAGES 4 20 3 27
Comments: Average adult attendance is calculated per session (it’s usually the same adults at each
session). We did not start counting ages 6-11 and ages 12-18 as separate groups until July.
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Big Kids Club with Lori on Thursdays
Date Theme Total
Adults 19+
Total
Kids 6-11
Total
June 10 Healthy Eating with Hall County Extension 3+2 3+2 10
June 17 Healthy Drinks with Hall County Extension 2+2 2+0 6
June 24 “Poop & Paws” Virtual Field Trip with UNL Morrill Hall 3+3 3+2 11
July 1 STEM copters & circuits 3+6 1+5 15
July 8 Recycled dog toy craft with Clean Community Systems 4+3 8+3 18
July 15 Mammal Wildlife Education Trunk with Nebraska
Game and Parks
11+6 16+13 46
July 22 Tech-free coding 4+2 7+3 16
July 29 Coding & circuits 3+3 4+6 16
AVERAGES 4 10 14
Comments: Average adult attendance is calculated per session (it’s usually the same adults at each
session). Morning sessions tended to be fuller.
Outdoor Family Storytime on Saturdays in the new Early Literacy area
Date Theme Total
Adults 19+
Total
Teens 12-18
Total
Kids 6-11
Total
Kids 0-5
Total
June 12 Turtles 2 0 0 2 4
June 19 Pets 7 0 0 9 16
June 26 Pigeons 8 0 0 10 18
July 3 Fairy Tales 7 0 3 7 15
July 10 Sharks 3 1 3 3 10
July 17 Fractured Fairy Tales 15 0 3 20 38
July 24 Snakes & Reptiles 10 0 1 11 22
July 31 Whose Tale? 4 0 0 4 8
AVERAGES 7 0 1 8 16
Comments: Weather had an effect on attendance numbers. July 10 was the morning after a big
storm; July 31 was smoky and humid.
Special events
• Children’s SRP pool party July 18 (60 attendees [est.]; 20 kids 0-5, 20 kids 6-11, 20 adults)
• Teen Art Contest ran June 28 through July 31
Other events, etc.
Children’s Area Changes
• Christmas shelves changed to Holiday shelves and includes Valentine’s Day, Easter,
Halloween, Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas
• AWE tablet installed near craft table
Early Literacy Area
• Plans finalized for free-standing interactive panels, including musical activities to be installed
early September or thereabouts
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Upcoming
Fall schedule changes
• Starting in the fall we hope to be open a few more hours per week, pending staffing availability
Programming
Regular fall programs
• Pajama Time Monday nights
• New Checkers Library TV episodes uploaded Tuesdays
• Preschool Storytime Wednesdays
• Baby & Toddler Lapsit Fridays
Primetime fall dates
• Preschool September 11, 18 25, October 2, 9, 16
• Elementary September 20, 27, October4, 11, 18, 25
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Virtual Programs
July #of sessions Craft bags YouTube Total Views
Baby & Toddler
4 0 84*2 168
Tuesday Storytime
4 200 120*2 240
Reading Road Trip
Checkers Library TV 4 120 - craft pages 62*2 124
Adult
Author Talk ( Alex Kava)1 Online Live Event 54
# of virtual programs = 13
Total views = 586
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Library Media Report August 16, 2021
KRGI Interview 7/6/2021 KRGI
GI Library Asking for Art Contest Submissions 7/7/2021 Local 4 News
Library Alive: Coming Soon to Your Library 7/11/2021 GI Independent
GI Independent Club Calendar: Grand Island Admirals GI Port 7/15/2021 GI Independent
Teen Art Contest 7/15/2021 Local 4 News
Best Selling Author Visits Grand Island Library 7/17/2021 Local 4 News
Alex Kava Author Talk 7/17/2021 News Channel NE
Nebraska Author Alex Kava Makes a Virtual Visit to GI Public Library 7/18/2021 GI Independent
Grand Island Public Library issues strategic plan survey 7/20/2021 GI Independent
Grand Island Public Library Replacing Old Computers 7/22/2021 Local 4 News
Grand Island Public Library, Humanities Nebraska team up to tell quilter’s story 7/22/2021 GI Independent
Library Alive: Libraries an Important Part of Your School Fall Planning Lineup 7/25/2021 GI Independent
Lifestyles: Parliamentarians workshop set for July 31 7/25/2021 GI Independent
Sharing the Love: Librarian Fentress Foster's Lifelong Love of Reading to All 8/2/2021 GI Independent
Grand Island Public Library Catalog to Receive Major Upgrade 8/2/2021 GI Independent
KRGI Interview 8/3/2021 KRGI
Club Calendar: Grand Island Public Library Adult Book Club 8/7/2021 GI Independent
GIPL Between the Stacks: Your Local Library vs. Google 8/8/2021 GI Independent
Club Calendar: Altrusa International 8/23/2021 GI Independent
Club Calendar: Grand Island Unit, National Association of Parliamentarians Workshop 8/26/2021 GI Independent
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Begin Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Weekly
Total
3-May-21 188 156 153 186 111 47 841
10-May-21 124 155 136 141 147 78 781
17-May-21 199 167 189 191 187 62 995
24-May-21 238 209 198 247 175 70 1137
31-May-21 231 176 218 196 84 905
7-Jun-21 233 206 219 168 200 84 1110
14-Jun-21 234 204 232 190 168 70 1098
21-Jun-21 206 204 198 204 161 107 1080
28-Jun-21 257 207 239 224 177 73 1177
5-Jul-21 417 435 359 331 158 1700
12-Jul-21 460 371 405 365 308 161 2070
19-Jul-21 391 372 311 299 302 208 1883
26-Jul-21 361 327 352 295 387 86 1808
Average 263 248 249 237 219 99
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9:30-10:00 10:00-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-1:00 1:00-2:00 2:00-3:00 3:00-4:00
Monday
3-May 23 31 11 12 24 16 35
10-May 12 19 8 13 18 7 20
17-May 18 16 8 27 21 23 31
24-May 18 36 18 12 45 27 29
31-May Closed
7-Jun 34 23 17 27 38 27 28
14-Jun 22 47 30 17 41 20 25
21-Jun 17 31 16 29 36 31 15
28-Jun 31 38 27 30 48 18 23
5-Jul Closed
12-Jul 41 57 55 55 89 56 43
19-Jul 40 44 38 35 58 49 50
26-Jul 29 53 40 48 78 40 29
Monday Average 26 36 24 28 45 29 30
Tuesday
4-May 10 23 14 24 26 15 16
11-May 14 14 12 20 35 15 14
18-May 4 11 21 16 20 19 20
25-May 32 31 14 26 28 19 18
1-Jun 29 34 28 25 42 19 25
8-Jun 20 36 20 23 20 20 28
15-Jun 25 39 19 15 24 22 30
22-Jun 19 27 16 27 21 34 26
29-Jun 20 29 20 31 22 24 23
6-Jul 28 63 53 55 58 56 59
13-Jul 43 46 29 66 56 51 40
20-Jul 29 54 32 58 65 30 37
27-Jul 25 59 32 38 53 34 29
Tuesday Average 23 36 24 33 36 28 28
Wednesday
5-May 27 13 17 16 11 23 15
12-May 11 16 17 13 11 25 17
19-May 16 23 16 19 21 25 22
26-May 29 21 14 24 33 14 24
2-Jun 13 23 30 20 14 30 21
9-Jun 38 36 26 26 38 20 14
16-Jun 36 32 32 25 31 21 27
23-Jun 34 23 16 23 37 21 24
30-Jun 56 37 13 34 34 15 16
7-Jul 55 50 31 57 80 62 40
14-Jul 45 51 23 60 77 39 50
21-Jul 35 45 29 40 57 41 26
28-Jul 51 45 37 42 66 35 24
Wednesday Average 34 32 23 31 39 29 25
Thursday
6-May 31 38 27 16 13 7 17
13-May 8 21 18 19 11 18 13
20-May 14 29 21 21 24 28 25
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27-May 21 47 19 25 34 29 21
3-Jun 37 21 17 26 38 15 22
10-Jun 24 34 20 18 14 28 8
17-Jun 16 31 17 22 37 23 17
24-Jun 18 17 40 34 18 20 34
1-Jul 35 25 20 29 32 32 23
8-Jul 53 43 25 42 28 52 51
15-Jul 27 68 26 53 34 54 53
22-Jul 34 26 27 27 51 35 54
29-Jul 23 39 29 29 67 30 31
Thursday Average 26 34 24 28 31 29 28
Friday
7-May 8 13 7 4 15 15 27
14-May 14 14 17 21 13 18 9
21-May 18 18 27 32 20 15 20
28-May 19 27 27 17 19 16 21
4-Jun 22 26 22 26 17 21 30
11-Jun 18 21 28 28 29 25 21
18-Jun 22 15 18 27 26 22 24
25-Jun 12 27 23 17 15 20 12
2-Jul 16 15 24 23 18 29 21
9-Jul 30 49 51 42 47 33 39
16-Jul 36 48 29 24 52 21 41
23-Jul 30 67 37 20 55 33 27
30-Jul 47 47 30 41 51 64 60
Friday Average 22 30 26 25 29 26 27
Saturday
8-May 12 20 8 7
15-May 24 19 17 17
22-May 21 13 16 12
29-May 14 22 19 15
5-Jun 26 18 26 14
12-Jun 27 29 19 9
19-Jun 19 22 25 4
26-Jun 24 29 35 18
3-Jul 18 20 19 14
10-Jul 24 67 45 22
17-Jul 37 74 25 24
24-Jul 30 84 38 49
31-Jul 11 33 26 16
Saturday Average 22 35 24 17
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4:00-5:00 5:00-6:00
23 12
17 10
30 22
40 12
22 17
14 18
20 11
26 15
39 19
52 23
28 14
28 16
10 16
13 16
37 18
28 13
21 7
21 18
21 9
25 9
25 13
33 12
18 20
47 18
39 18
26 14
13 17
16 9
28 16
29 9
18 6
14 6
15 13
15 1
22 9
34 25
42 17
17 19
39 13
23 12
28 9
22 11
13 14
Closed
Closed
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26 25
26 15
13 7
19 8
17 6
18 9
41 22
29 20
28 17
23 23
23 14
14 6
24 17
24 11
20 9
15 16
19 11
5 2
23 10
23 8
30 6
28 27
22 9
35 11
22 11
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Strategic Plan Survey Snapshot
As of August 11, 2021
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See appendix for open-answer portion of the survey.
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item D1
Board Communications and Committee Reports
This item allows for the introduction and discussion of board communications and committee reports.
Included are items of discussion and communication with the City Council liaison to the Library Board.
Items requiring approval must also be indicated in Consideration of Unfinished Business or
Consideration of New Business.
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item E1
Planning for Strategic Plan
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item E2
Interlocal Agreement
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, August 16, 2021
Regular Meeting
Item F1
Approval of Fall Hours
Approval is needed for new Fall hours:
Sunday-1-5
Monday 9-8
Tuesday-Friday 9-6
Saturday Closed
Staff Contact:
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