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Board of Directors
Board Chair, Kay Hohn
Vice-Chair, Tom Lewis
Treasurer, Pat Goulden
Trustee, Keith Vonk
Trustee, Dion Schielke
Trustee, Ernestine Wood
Village Rep, Janine Haughton
RDCK rep, Hans Cunningham
Volunteers
Ingo Beckett, Vangie Bergum,
Kathryn Bourdon, Dolores Burke, Sharry Heighton,
Aimee Helgren, Gayle Jarek, Daisy King,
Cynthia Robertson, Dion Schielke,
Victoria Sowinski, Sydney Traer,
Carol Vonk, Janet Wagar, Debbi Walshaw,
Jennifer Weldon, Sally Whitman
Staff
Acting Library Director & Children’s Librarian,
Marianne Hansen
Librarian in Training,
Taylor Caron
Library Clerk,
Gayle Jarek
Computer Tutors,
Veronica Herbach & Aiden Olsen
Summer Reading Club Coordinator
Jacy Soriat
Summer Reading Club Assistant/Computer Tutor
Victoria Sowinski
Accountant,
Gloria Currie
Janitor,
Irene Sikora
Statistics 2012
2012 2011
Circulation:
Adult 12,148 10,807
Junior 7,143 6,424
Audio-Visual 4,051 3,783
Total: 23,342 20,714
Memberships:
Adult 929 768
Junior 273 237
Total: 1,202 1005
Collection:
Acquisitions 1,018 1,026
Discards 648 775
Total: 18,843 18,473
Services:
ILL borrowed 591 573
ILL lent 944 961
Website Usage 4,514 5,958
Computer Usage 2,157 2,079
Programs:
Children 46 50
Librarian @ Large 18 16
Adult 13 12
Class Visits 7 4
Community Events 5 7
SALMO PUBLIC LIBRARY
106th-4th Street, Salmo BC
Phone: 250-357-2312
Email: [email protected]
Website: www. salmo.bclibrary.ca
106-4th Street, Box 458, Salmo, BC, V0G 1Z0
250-357-2312 [email protected]
2012 Annual Report
Report from the Board Chair
It was once again a very busy year at the Salmo Public Library. In February, the Board hired Taylor Caron for the position of Librarian in Training, completing our staff team led by Acting Library Director Marianne Hansen. In addition to her duties as a librarian, Taylor is enrolled in Langara College’s Library Information Technology diploma program. As she completes more courses, Taylor will be able to take on a greater role in managing the library. Meanwhile, Marianne continues to provide outstanding leadership within the library and great service to patrons. Gayle Jarek is an invaluable staff member, overseeing the library on Mondays and still training all our new volunteers. As the library world becomes more and more engaged in the digital information universe, the demand for new services and programs increases. The role of the library even in our small community is evolving as libraries are seen increasingly as platforms for community innovation. The library is no longer just a repository for books and other print materials; through online databases, webinars, blogs, Facebook, and public access computers and WiFi, we are a place with almost unlimited access to information. Through increased collaboration, our members can borrow books from any library in BC and beyond at no cost. Using the BC OneCard, patrons can also borrow books directly from other BC libraries and return them right here in Salmo. Never before has so much been so easily available to so many for so little. No wonder we are passionate the services we provide. At the same time, we are scrambling to keep up. That’s why the Board is focusing on increasing resources for staff, both monetary and in terms of work space. It is librarians that make all this wonderful stuff happen for our community, and we need to acknowledge and support them.
Our Library Expansion and Renovation Project continues. We spent a lot of time in 2012 jumping through hoops, but we have an approved plan, a firm idea of what we have to do to bring our facility up to code, and a building permit. Now it’s a matter of continuing to raise the necessary funds and contracting the work. This is all quite a challenge for our small volunteer Board, but we remain inspired by the vision of what our facility will one day be. With the leadership of staff, our library continues to develop meaningful partnerships with other groups in the community. The Arts Council, the Local History Group, Space on the Floor, the Community Centre, Salmo Community Services, the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, the schools, the Farmers’ Market—by working together, we are adding value to each other’s programs. Another priority is to provide more programming in Ymir, and we now have a drop box for returning library materials at ‘The Goods.’ Collaboration, innovation, partnership, open access to information, excellent service: these are the hallmarks of libraries in the 21
st century and the
Salmo Public Library is there. Thanks to all our volunteers, who continue to make our library possible, to the Friends of the Library, and to our committed Board members. We want to especially acknowledge the contribution of Tom Lewis to the library; Tom served eight years on the Board and also took on the role of President of the Square Society. He worked diligently to improve the facility and staff working conditions. As always, we appreciate the continued financial support of the Village of Salmo and the RDCK and of the provincial government. We are also grateful for support from Fortis BC, the Columbia Basin Trust, and the many contributors to our ’50 for 50’ campaign. Thank you for appreciating us enough to entrust us with your hard earned dollars.
Kay Hohn, Board Chair
Condensed income Statement (unaudited)
January-December 2012
Expansion Reserve Fund balance
at 12/31/2012:
$20,760
Revenue 2012 2011
RDCK/Village Grant $ 62,220 $ 61,000
Province of BC Grants $ 62,220 $ 19,804
Community Access
Program $ 8,248 $ 9,466
Other Grants $ 5,194 $ 8,468
TOTAL GRANTS $ 95,502 $ 98,738
Fundraising $ 5,164 $ 2,663
General Revenue $ 6,235 $ 4,475
TOTAL REVENUE
$106,901 $ 105,876
Expenses 2012 2011
Payroll $ 55,675 $ 51,036
Collection $ 17,055 $ 13,322
Occupancy $ 16,544 $ 16,670
Administration $ 8,853 $ 17,964
Programming $ 1,244 $ 1,251
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 99,371 $ 100,243
SURPLUS $ 7,530 $ 5,633