LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
LIRARY NEWS
The Friends' Silent Auction will run from November 11 to December 7. SCLS has installed access points equipment.  The library was closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29. Hiring Committee met and reviewed 6 applications for Library Director on 11/21. They  interviewed 3 candidates early in December. Bibliovation update: Linkcat was unavailable Dec. 7-10. We will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Wi-Fi
	Wi-Fi Report: # of Logins
		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
	January	835	829	1,283	1,391	1,217
	February	989	821	1,393	1,294	1,736
	March	1,113	851	1,642	1,320	1,916
	April	937	1,128	1,239	1,106	1,765
	May	843	892	1,216	1,259	1,622
	June	932	1,264	1,278	1,502	1,240
	July	1,355	1,673	1,492	1,168	1,703
	August	1,198	1,586	1,442	1,450	1,469
	September	1,014	1,520	1,387	1,075	2,379
	October	1,040	1,831	1,445	1,351	1,647
	November	848	1,925	1,409	1,199	1071
	December	949	1,427	1,186	1,638
	TOTAL	12,053	15,747	16,412	15,753	17,765
Computer Use
	Usage Report: # of Logins
		2018	2019
	January	424	265
	February	325	340
	March	437	425
	April	424	373
	May	582	403
	June	544	466
	July	530	435
	August	488	376
	September	374	393
	October	435	428
	November	426	428
	December	372
	TOTAL	5,361	4,332
LIBRARY SERVICES (CONTINUED)
Circulation
	Checkouts: # Items
		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
	January	4,600	4,475	4,122	5,274	3,712
	February	4,457	4,727	4,609	5,204	4,832
	March	4,492	5,019	4,700	4,827	4,559
	April	5,000	4,475	4,014	4,729	4,354
	May	4,266	4,400	4,513	4,501	4,148
	June	5,592	5,278	6,069	5,302	4,571
	July	6,027	4,847	6,073	5,177	5,136
	August	4,906	4,014	5,923	4,545	4,039
	September	4,481	4,304	4,240	3,963	3,728
	October	4,826	4,221	4,637	4,763	3,976
	November	3,786	4,444	4,547	4,180	3,575
	December	4,045	3,767	4,010	3,682
	TOTAL	56,478	53,971	57,457	56,147	46,630
Percent Change in YTD CKO		-8.57%	-4.44%	6.46%	-2.28%	-11.12%
Overdrive Circulation
	Electronic Checkouts: ebooks, e-audio, e-video
		2017	2018	2019
	January	368	408	519
	February	259	452	465
	March	387	415	485
	April	364	384	456
	May	425	424	399
	June	374	450	508
	July	422	436	506
	August	423	509	470
	September	368	372	497
	October	388	328	511
	November	371	334
	December	301	392
	TOTAL	4450	4904	4816
PROGRAMS
	Literacy Offerings				2019 Participants
	Baby Board Book Program				11
	1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program				60
	Teen Book Review Program				16
	Winter Reading Program				42
	Pioneer Place Winter Reading Program				9
	Summer Library Reading Program				267
				TOTAL	405
PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)
Programs are running smoothly. Attendance has been steady. Programs for adults include Tuesday Euchre, Wednesday Knitters, Thursday Woodcarving and Cribbage. Programs for children include Monday middle school activities, Tuesday storytime and Thursday book club for elem. Outreach to St. Peter's and KidsFirst. Programs will end the week of Dec. 16.  Upcoming Events: Pioneer Place Book Delivery 12/10; Friends Bake Sale 12/12&13. Craft Night: Snowman 12/16; Santa& Mrs. Claus 12/20 from 3-5; Saturday Story Time 12/21 at 10:30 am;  Winter Reading Program 12/18/2019 to 1/31/2020.
2019 Adult Programs
	Author/ Book Discussion	Knit & Crochet	Euchre	Cribbage	Craft	Wood Carvers	Senior Citizen Outreach	Other
January		10	6	2		20	16
February	4	9	7	2	22	15	9
March		17	12	3	10	14	11
April	14	17	19	2	6	18	23	57
May		17	15	10	10	19	11	11
June		16	15	5	14	20	17
July		16	17	2	6	15	11
August		13	18	4	15	19	13
September		11	16	2	11	15	9
October	8	18	21	6	5	25	11
November	17	6	15	4	5	14	10
December
TOTAL	43	150	161	42	104	194	141	68
2019 Children, Teen, & Family Programs
	Story Time at Library & Outreach	Elementary School	Middle School	Teens at Library & Outreach	Family Programs	Family Drop-Ins	Movies at the Library	Family Book Discussion
January	14	14	43	10
February	129	37	17	3	157	14
March	196	25	17		17	22	25	7
April	236	45	52	2		52
May	54	12	4	7
June	225	37		7	180		14
July	194	49		3	135		2	3
August		29		3
September	116	34	13	24
October	212	54	17	4	65
November	186	39	13	6	81
December
TOTAL	1,562	375	176	69	635	88	41	10
CONTINUING EDUCATION/ MEETINGS
Dave attended cataloging and Eva attended serials training for the new Bibliovation Migration. Poynette Library hosted the Columbia County Library Board Meeting on Nov. 15 in the morning and the Columbia County Directors Meeting that afternoon.
BUDGET REPORT
Deposits
	Date	Deposits				Amount
Village Library Account	11/12/2019	fines & fees: cash & 3rd quarter e-commerce				$278.35
	11/22/2019	fines & fees: cash				$102.20
	11/22/2019	fines & fees: checks				$61.50
	11/22/2019	Town of Dekorra donation				$2,000.00
	11/22/2019	Town of Lowville donation				$2,500.00
	11/26/2019	Tom Kemp Foundation*				$3,000.00
		*For Lucky Day Book Collection for FY2020
	12/6/2019	fines & fees: cash				$                       200.00
Library Account	12/6/2019	Grant for Philly Free Training - director				$339.52
	11/12/2019	Donations deposit				$108.50
	11/22/2019	Donations deposit				$205.55
				Total		$8,795.62
Expenses
Vouchers		Amount		Description
VISA		$0.00		programs, office
Amazon		$441.21		books, DVDs, programs
Cintas		$136.10		maintenance supplies
Piggly Wiggly		$89.99		programs
Verizon		$38.01		mobile hotspot
Rhyme		$192.39		copier
South Central Library System		$1,779.01		2 WIFI access points & UPS power strip protector
US Postal Service		$76.00		PO Box rental fee
DEMCO		$85.72		office supplies
Water & Sewer		$0.00
Shining Brite		$0.00		November's bill was paid 10/31
CenturyLink		$149.70		phone & Fax
Alliant Energy		$486.34		electric & Gas
Salaries 10/10 and 10/24		$5,363.90		11/7 & 11/21
	Total	$8,838.37