LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
LIBRARY NEWS
The Library was closed due to inclement weather on Feb. 4th.  Jodi Bailey completed DPI's 2020 Annual Report, the Library Board approved it at their February 9th meeting and it was submitted to SCLS for final review. Jodi also submitted the final ALA Grant proposal.  Library staff assisted 5th grade teachers and students with materials for their History Night projects.  We also noticed a significant increase in circulation in February.  There were 17 Curbside pick-up appointments scheduled by patrons from Feb. 1-26.
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
	April	1,106	1,765	253
	May	1,259	1,622	301
	June	1,502	1,240	383
	July	1,168	1,703	481
	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	1,156
Computer Usage Report: # of "Unique Client" Logins
		2019	2020	2021
	January	265	409	398
	February	340	412	407
	March	425	396
	April	373	171
	May	403	202
	June	466	244
	July	435	298
	August	376	307
	September	393	331
	October	428	377
	November	428	372
	December	438	440
	TOTAL	4,770	3,959	805
LIBRARY SERVICES (CONTINUED)
Circulation	Checkouts: # Items
	2018	2019	2020	2021
January	5,274	3,712	4,067	2,770
February	5,204	4,832	3,491	3,510
March	4,827	4,559	2,384
April	4,729	4,354	363
May	4,501	4,148	618
June	5,302	4,571	1,612
July	5,177	5,136	3,024
August	4,545	4,039	2,875
September	3,963	3,728	2,898
October	4,763	3,976	2,881
November	4,180	3,575	2,636
December	3,682	3,367	2,368
TOTAL	56,147	49,997	29,217	6,280
Change in YTD Checkouts:			-41.56%	-17.94%
Overdrive Circulation
	Electronic Checkouts: ebooks, e-audio, e-video
		2019	2020	2021
	January	519	551	715
	February	465	490
	March	485	559
	April	456	694
	May	399	749
	June	508	667
	July	506	641
	August	470	677
	September	497	631
	October	511	671
	November	506	678
	December	443	608
	TOTAL	5,765	7,616
2021 PROGRAMS
Storytime on the Go and the Story Windows programs continued in February.  Katy Hanousek provided support to patrons by frequently updating and monitoring the library's website and FaceBook page.  Katy created Valentine Take & Make Bags and 72 children enjoyed the fun crafts and treats.  On Feb. 18, we participated in a Columbia Co. collaborative virtual program on Mary Todd Lincoln in honor of President's Day.  BINGO began on Feb. 22 and 11 patrons participated.  The first lucky participant to get a BINGO wins $25 in books/games of their choice.
2021 Programs (Continued)
Date	Event	Target Audience	Format	On-Going	Number of Participants
Feb., 2021	1,000 Books Before Kindergarten	Children (Ages 0-11)	Self-Directed	41
Feb., 2021	Baby Board Book Program	Children (Ages 0-11)	Self-Directed	0
Feb., 2021	Teen Book Reviewer Program	Young Adult (12-18)	Self-Directed	13
Feb., 2021	Story Windows	All Ages	Self-Directed	(No data)
Feb., 2021	StoryTime On-the-Go	All Ages	Self-Directed		4
Feb 8-12, 2021	Valentine Take & Make Bags	All Ages	Self-Directed		72
Feb. 18, 2021	Mary Todd Lincoln Virtual (not pre-recorded)	All Ages	Self-Directed		26
Began Feb. 22	BINGO	All Ages	Self-Directed		11
TOTAL	8				113
CONTINUING EDUCATION/ FEBRUARY MEETINGS
Jodi attended a virtual SCLS All Director meeting and met with the Friends of the Library (Feb. 2).  Jodi attended a virtual Annual Report meeting (Feb. 5), the Poynette Chamber of Commerce meeting (Feb. 10), met with Martin Shanks, Village Administrator, and attended the SCLS Delivery Committee virtual meeting (Feb. 11).  All staff continue to complete phishing / computer safety training modules required by SCLS.  Jodi attended the Strategic Plan Committee meeting (Feb. 15) and a Columbia County Director virtual meeting (Feb. 19).  Jodi attended the Poynette Village Board meeting (Feb. 22) and an ALA grant review meeting (Feb. 24).  We continued training with our new part-time employee in February.  Katy attended webinars on "Beanstack Administrative Essentials" and "Beanstack Summer Points Model" (Feb. 25).
BUDGET REPORT
Deposits
	Date	Deposits				Amount
Village Library Account	2/10/2021	Fines & Fees				$25.45
	2/10/2021	Dane Co. (Adj. County Payment)				$763.00
	2/10/2021	Lake Wisc. Lions Donation				$100.00
	2/17/2021	Fines & Fees				$35.15
	2/17/2021	Dodge Co. (Adj. County Payment)				$3.00
	2/17/2021	Columbia Co. Library Service Fund				$61,971.00
	2/24/2021	Fines & Fees				$72.95
	2/24/2021	Sauk Co. (Adj. County Pymt)				$50.15
	2/24/2021	Town of Arlington Donation				$500.00
	2/24/2021	Donation for Book Purchase (M. & D. Johnson)				$200.00
Deposits (Continued)
Library Checking Account at Hometown Bank	2/10/2021	Misc. Cash Donations (Undesignated)				$11.80
	2/17/2021					$4.25
	2/24/2021					$11.20
				Total		$63,747.95
Expenses
Vouchers		Amount		Description
Amazon		$1,188.32	Books / Donations / Music / DVD / Programs
Complete Office		$67.20	Office Supplies
Kilbourn Public Library (Wisc Dells)		$335.00	2021 Large Print Book Rotation
Midwest Tape		$100.44	DVDs
Piggly Wiggly		$29.03	Programs
Portage Daily Register		$385.99	52 Week Subscription Renewal; 6 days/week
Rhyme		$132.61	Copier
SCLS		$45.95	Bulk Barcode Label Order
Verizon		$17.05	Mobile Hotspot (02/01 - 03/23/21)
VISA		$111.10	Programs; Large Print Books
Shining Bright		$225.00	February
CenturyLink		$146.82	Phone & fax - February
Alliant Energy		$656.31	Electric & gas - February
Salaries		$7,622.89	Paid on 02/11 & 02/25/2021
	Total	$11,063.71