Your Library 2009

Kiwanis EyeopenerDecember 1, 2009

Holly Carroll

Your new Director

• New to Colorado• Born and Raised in Ohio• Over 30 years experience in public

libraries• Last position: Deputy Director,

Cleveland Public Library

Your New Director

• Alas, a Cleveland Sports Fan • Avid Hiker and Biker

The Beginning

Community Reading Room on Walnut Street 1889

Carnegie Library1904

Fort Collins

The Library District

• Formed in 2007

Governance

• 7 member Board of Trustees• Appointed for 7 year terms by

Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins

Main Library

• Main Library built 1976 in Library Park

Harmony Library

• Joint-use with Front Range Community College, opened in 1998

Harmony Library Partnership• 50 Year Contract• Building owned and maintained by

FRCC• Operations and staff supervised by

Library District• Managed collaboratively• Serves as both public and academic

library

Council Tree

• Opened in March 2009• A family library with book store

ambience• 17,000 square feet• Located in Front Range Village• Exterior Gold Leed Certified, interior-

platinum?• Paid entirely with city impact fees

collected over 12 year period

Council Tree

Council Tree

2009 Budget

EXPENDITURES

Personnel $4,830,400

Contractual 1,668,500

Collection 950,000

Other Commodities 447,400

Contingency 100,000

Projected Expenditures $7,996,300

Reserve for 2009 $3,235,063

Programs & Services

• Poudre River Public Library District is one of the busiest libraries in Colorado.

• In 2008 over 54,000 people attended 1,400 programs at the libraries.

• Approximately 70,000 items were borrowed from and another 40,000 items loaned to other libraries.

• Adult and children’s Library reference staff answered 123,500 questions.

Kids love the Library

Interesting Stats

2,343,595 items were borrowed in 2008Estimated 3,000,000 will be borrowed in

2009 +28%Active card holders 115,000Population of District 170,000District comprises 1,700 square milesVolunteers 789Volunteer hours 17,060Homebound Deliveries 7,937

Borrowing is up

Monthly Circulation Comparison

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Partnerships

• CSU – social entrepreneur series• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program• Fort Collins Reads• International Center for 24

International Nights• City of Fort Collins- Local history

website

Support Groups

• Friends of the Poudre River Library• Poudre River Library Trust

Grants

• History Comes Alive – FortFund, 2009

• Book Express for Kids, Library Services and Technology Act, 2009

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2008, 2009

• Lighting retrofit and HVAC re-commission, FortZed, 2009,2010.

Awards

• Community Partnership Award, Colorado Assoc. of Libraries 2009

• Top Teen List Committee, Am. Library Association, 2009

• Service to Diverse Populations Award, Colorado Assoc. of Libraries,2008

• Project of the Year Award, Colorado Assoc. of Libraries 2007 ( formation of District)

Planning for the Future• Strategic Plan 2008-2011• Facilities Plan adopted July 2009• Capital Expansion Fees• Policy review