610 Quincy St. Ÿ Rapid City, SD 57701

605-394-4171 Ÿ www.rapidcitylibrary.org

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

JANUARY 2010

Community, Governmental and Interlibrary Relations: Greta Chapman and Carlos Ramirez attended the Going Green Conference in Dallas, TX, along with representatives from the County Commission and WDT. Ideas gathered will aid in development of a green library facility at WDT, as well as identify energy efficiencies for the downtown library.

G. Chapman attended the annual City of Rapid City Legislative update for area representatives regarding city issues. In addition to sustaining operations at the State Library, the SDLA 2010 Legislative Platform includes Library Districts. Future updates shall be provided during the session.

The RC School District selected Forefront Design for the East Branch@WDT. The contract includes the selection of a library consultant.

The Library Foundation received a $400,000 from the estate of previous library volunteer Virigina Holtry. This completes all but $20,000 of the Endowment Capital Campaign.

Staff Training and Development:

An all-staff training session was held on the teenage brain, presented by Sheryl Feinstein from Augustana College. This session was held in conjunction with the Customer Relations Strategic Plan workgroup.

Three staff members attended the half day database training sponsored by the South Dakota State Library.

Featured Services and Enhancements:

The circulation area was reconfigured to install self check-in machines for patron use; by the end of December, approximately 30% of check-ins were handled by the self-check system.

A mobile phone use page and a new frequently asked questions page were added to the library’s website; the mobile phone page will allow patrons to access us through their web-enabled phones, from wherever they are. The library’s online database page was also reconfigured for easier use and searching multiple databases simultaneously.

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