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610 Quincy St. ź Rapid City, SD  57701

605-394-4171 ź www.rapidcitylibrary.org

 

 

DIRECTOR’S REPORT:  APRIL 2008

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

ADMINISTRATION  Stephanie Big Crow, Sandra McNeely, Travis Brink, and Marjorie Brekke attended the Thinking Ahead Conference held at the Salt Lake City Public Library.  Greta Chapman, Terri Davis, Ed Hughes, and Susan Braunstein attended the 2008 Public Library Association conference in Minneapolis. Many of the programs confirmed that RCPL is headed in the right direction, in some cases leading and others there were good reminders. The programming options were divided amongst the group to gain a maximum number of sessions to attend. Information from the program was blogged for the staff while the group was at the conference. RCPL hosted the 4th annual SDLA Spring Forum with approx. 35 attendees from the Black Hills and new State Librarian Dan Seibersma.

 

Community, Governmental and Interlibrary Relations:  The Grand Opening at Rapid City Library North was well-received, with 315 attendees for the chili feed, formal dedication, and entertainment by the Standing Horse drum group. RCPL participated in the Rapid City Job Fair at the Civic Center and made a number of contacts for people interested in library employment. 

 

Building & Grounds:  Further implementation of the space use plan with:

·         New magazine shelving installed

·         New end panels installed on shelving in adult area

·         Tables refinished and relocated within the library

·         Finished touch-up painting in the alley

·         Painted Hoyt meeting room

 

Public Information and Programming: In order to further develop the library’s programming, evaluations are regularly given to people who attend library programs.  The overall responses to library programs and events are positive; a summary of the evaluation responses is attached.

 

PUBLIC SERVICES

·         The Library Laptops after school programs offer students the opportunity to use our laptops, play Wii sports games or use Guitar Hero.  This program takes place from 3-5 p.m. each Wednesday, and has proven to be very popular with the young teens.

·         During Teen Tech Week the library partnered with a local Wii group for a Sunday afternoon of game playing, with approximately 20 attendees.

·         The monthly Family Story Time programs are being held one hour earlier, at 6:00 p.m., to meet schedules of the families who attend.  Pizza and refreshments are provided.  Attendance at these events in March was 35 parents and children Downtown, and another 42 attendees at RCPL North. 

·         The Lunch & Learn program was provided by Cardiac Services of Rapid City Regional Hospital, with an attendance of 28.

·         Baby Bookworms and Book Buddies story times brought in a total of 1,064 people.

·         Tours were provided to the Open Bible Christian School and to students of Oglala Lakota College.

·         Staff presented information on library resources at a Retired Teachers Association luncheon.

·         Promotions are continuing for the upcoming Big Read events.

 

 

CIRCULATION-TECHNICAL SERVICES

·         To provide for efficiency of workflow, all departmental computers had updated cataloging software installed; this will allow catalogers to perform tasks from any computer in the department.

·         Training events held for new processes for outsourced records uploading, receiving, and cataloging.

·         CTS staff are now using an iGoogle page in day-to-day operations; this page allows fast access to RSS feeds from the departmental discussion boards, library announcements, and updates from SDLN.

 

 

NETWORK SERVICES

·         Completed a scheduled migration from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to MS Exchange 2007.

·         Working with the school district and state to coordinate with our patron database to allow RCPL patrons to logon to databases from RCPL North.