LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
LIBRARY NEWS
The Library was closed on July 5th in accordance with the Village 4th of July holiday observa-tion.  The Strategic Plan Committee met on July 6th for a recap of the public meeting/survey data & to determine how we can better serve our community.  The Library hosted the School District's Individual Reading Program beginning July 12th with 29 students and 2 wonderful teachers participating.  On July 26, 2021, the Poynette Village Board voted to repeal the Library’s impact fee by amending Ordinance 2021-592.  There were only 2 curbside pick-up appointments scheduled between July 1-31.  On the five Saturdays in July, library staff served approximately 100 total patrons.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Wi-Fi Report 2020: Meraki Wireless Device Usage (Hub 1+2+3)
	2018	2019	2020	2021
January	1,391	1,217	765	562
February	1,294	1,736	757	594
March	1,320	1,916	703	704
April	1,106	1,765	253	662
May	1,259	1,622	301	732
June	1,502	1,240	383	775
July	1,168	1,703	481	826
August	1,450	1,469	474
September	1,075	2,379	531
October	1,351	1,647	549
November	1,199	1071	582
December	1,638	739	663
TOTAL	15,753	18,504	6,442	4,855
Computer Usage Report: # of "Unique Client" Logins
	2019	2020	2021
January	265	409	398
February	340	412	407
March	425	396	463
April	373	171	441
May	403	202	476
June	466	244	493
July	435	298	511
August	376	307
September	393	331
October	428	377
November	428	372
December	438	440
TOTAL	4,770	3,959	3,189
LIBRARY SERVICES (CONTINUED)
Circulation	Checkouts: # Items
	2019	2020	2021
January	3,712	4,067	2,770
February	4,832	3,491	3,510
March	4,559	2,384	3,559
April	4,354	363	3,267
May	4,148	618	2,549
June	4,571	1,612	3,426
July	5,136	3,024	3,368
August	4,039	2,875
September	3,728	2,898
October	3,976	2,881
November	3,575	2,636
December	3,367	2,368
TOTAL	49,997	29,217	22,449
Change in YTD Checkouts:		-41.56%	44.38%
Overdrive Circulation
Electronic Checkouts: ebooks, e-audio, e-video
	2019	2020	2021
January	519	551	715
February	465	490	707
March	485	559	786
April	456	694	627
May	399	749	664
June	508	667	752
July	506	641
August	470	677
September	497	631
October	511	671
November	506	678
December	443	608
TOTAL	5,765	7,616	4,251
2021 PROGRAMS
Summer Storytime concluded on July 19th, with a total of 45 attendees during the month of July. Local quilter, Kim Lapacek, gave a virtual presentation on quilting to 6 people. Katy Hanousek provided support to patrons by frequently updating and monitoring the library's website and Facebook page. The Summer Reading Program wrapped up with 306 registered participants, almost double last year's participation.
2021 Programs (Continued)
Date	Event	Target Audience	Format	On-Going	Number of Participants
July, 2021	1,000 Books Before Kindergarten	Children (Ages 0-11)	Self-Directed	46
July, 2021	Baby Board Book Program	Children (Ages 0-11)	Self-Directed	0
July, 2021	Teen Book Reviewer Program	Young Adult (12-18)	Self-Directed	8
July, 2021	Puzzle	All Ages	Self-Directed	2
July, 2021	Bridge	Adults	Self-Directed	4
July, 2021	Euchre	Adults	Self-Directed	12
July, 2021	Cribbage	Adults	Self-Directed	13
June 1 - July 31, 2021	Summer Reading Program	All Ages	Self-Directed		306
July 1, 2021	StoryTime	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		5
July 12 - August 13, 2021	School District Individual Reading Program	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		31
July 12, 2021	Wildlife Tails & Tales (Stokes)	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		49
July 13, 2021	StoryTime	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		11
July 13, 2021	Quilting with Kim Lapacek	Adults	Virtual Live		6
July 15, 2021	StoryTime	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		5
July 20, 2021	StoryTime	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		19
July 20, 2021	Pioneer Place Outreach	Adults	In-Person Live		14
July 22, 2021	StoryTime	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		5
July 29, 2021	An Animal Chorus (Nat. Miss. River Museum)	Children (Ages 0-11)	In-Person Live		27
TOTAL	18			85	478
CONTINUING EDUCATION/ JULY MEETINGS
Jodi attended an SCLS Budget webinar (7/2), met with the Strategic Plan Committee (7/6), and Dane Co. Library Services (7/7) re: Bookmobile outreach services. Jodi attended a virtual webinar on the Wisc. Humanities Recovery Grant (7/8), Village Board meeting (7/12) & a Village meeting re: impact fees (7/13). Jodi met with Mrs. Heintz re: mural in outdoor area (7/13) & hosted the Chamber of Commerce meeting in the outdoor area (7/14). Jodi attended a virtual SCLS All-Director meeting (7/15) and a virtual CCLSB meeting (7/16). Jodi met with the Director at Pioneer Place (7/20) as we kicked off our Pioneer Place Outreach program that provides books to residents.  All staff continue to complete phishing/computer safety training modules required by SCLS.  Katy Hanousek attended a graphic novel collection webinar entitled “Reading Graphic: Part One” from Booklist Publications (7/8) and a Youth Services virtual meeting (7/13).
BUDGET REPORT
On July 26, 2021, the Poynette Village Board voted to repeal the Library’s impact fee by amending Ordinance 2021-592.
Deposits
	Date	Deposits				Amount
Village Library Account	7/8/2021	Fines & Fees (cash)				$45.95
	7/8/2021	Fines & Fees  (check) - damaged book				$20.00
	7/8/2021	Donation (check)				$50.00
	7/22/2021	Fines & Fees (cash)				$44.50
	7/22/2021	Zoller Memorial Donation (check)				$100.00
Deposits (Continued)
Library Checking Account at Hometown Bank	7/8/2021	Misc. Cash Donations (Undesignated)				$2.60
	7/22/2021					$3.45
				Total		$266.50
Expenses
Vouchers		Amount		Description
Amazon		$1,023.06	Books; DVDs; Donations; Programs; Office & Maintenance Supplies
Cengage Learning/Gale		$101.05	Large print books
Complete Office		$142.06	Office supplies; maintenance supplies
Penworthy		$250.58	Children's books
Piggly Wiggly		$33.11	Programs: Summer Reading guessing jars/treats
Rhyme		$180.49	Copier
Verizon		$10.02	Mobile Hotspot (07/24 - 08/23/21)
VISA		$492.97	Book processing supplies; Jodi 4th Dir. Course
Shining Bright		$225.00	July
CenturyLink		$149.58	Phone & fax - July
Alliant Energy		$401.82	Electric & gas - July
Salaries		$11,459.01	Paid on 07/ 01, 07/15 & 07/29
	Total	$14,468.75