SCARBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY ii' report of 1981 '/; . ; , , • r --:c Y·- ~--~1~--------, BUDGET STATISTICS EXPENDITURES 1981 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND BOARD SERVICES S 2,327,231 PUBLIC SERVICES - SPECIAL SERVICES 560,980 __,._._,_ PUBLIC SERVICES - CEDARBRAE DISTRICT 1,788,oso PUBLIC SERVICES - ALBERT CAMPBELL DISTR ICT 1,607,599 ITEMS BORROWED 3,519,858 PUBLIC SERVICES - AGINCOURT DISTRICT ~ S 7, 141,630 QUESTIONS 809,013 REV ENUE PROGRAMMES HELD 3,536 BOROUGH GRANT $5,975,245 ITEMS IN COLLECTION 868,227 ,. PROVINCIAL GRANTS 832,130 LEVIED CHARGES 137,500 RECOVERABLE$ 182,500 SURPLUS 14,255 S 7,141,630 • Includes conditional grants 5. DONATION 6 Y JOH N McCAAE SEN IOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TO BOA RO ME MBERS 6. ARTS SCARBOROUGH PRESIDE NT - JOY MacFAYDEN (CTR J ALDERM AN F. CRUICKSHANK ICTRJ & S. CHURCHMUCH, CHAIRMAN FRED SAVARD, ARTIST AND FRAN ABEL, AGINCQURT P.L. HEAD REPORT FROM THE CHAIRMAN REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR l 981 was a year for focusing on the future. Many large scale projects were pushed toward realization. Throughout 1981, the Library Board and staff of Scarborough Public Library have provided the resid ents of the Borough of Scarborough with a public library service to meet the needs of the community. The cost of this se rvice is derived from Fundfog for a library in the Maryvale area was approved in January after many repeated requests from the community. The Municipal and Provincial governments and from general revenue. The total budget for 1981 amounted lo S7,14 1,630, Maryvale Neighbourhood Branch Library is to he situtated in the Parkway Plaza, and will open in January 1982. which represents a cost per resident of S16.44. The facilities of the Scarborough Public Library Board had 2,298,429 visits by the citizens of the Borough. The Scarborough Public Library Board received the long awaited approval from the Borough of Scarborough Council for an automated circulation control system in February. Preparation work was carried out all during the year for a start to the The users of the fourteen branches, bookmobile, film and outreach services, borrowed 3,519,858 it ems and were given new system by late 1982. It will provide better lending services for the public and more efficient control of inventory. answers to 809,013 questions. The in-se rvice use of materials at the two district libraries totalled 13 1,091. The materials collections reached 868,227 or two items per capita based on the year-end population of the Borough of Scarborough of In May a donation of $500.00 was given to the Library Board by students of John McCrae Senior Public School to mark 434,500. Of this collection 685,426 were hardcover books, 123,825 were paperback books, 2,366 were films and video­ the In ternational Year of Disabled Persons. A lighted magnification device for use by the visually impaired was placed in tapes, 5 1,401 were records and cassettes, 495 were framed pictures, 4, 142 were microforms, and toys accounted for 572 the BendaJe Public Library, which is the library closest to the community served by the school. The Board approved funds items. Periodical titles of 955 and reports and pamphlets from government, corporate and pri\'ate sources numbering in th e for a Telephone Device for the Deaf as an added service for disabled users. lt will be at the Cedarbrae District Library. thousands are in addition to the catalogued materials. Staff filled requests from patrons for 3,801 hooks through the Metropolitan Toronto interlibrary loan network and advised 42,633 library users by telephone that the material re<1uested Much work was accomplished in 1>lanning for the Malvern Recreation Centre and Library, including the interior design and was available for pick up. The percentage of material delinquent is less than one percent of the total circulation and is formation of the collection. The opening is hopefully anticipated by the Malvern community by the summer of 1982. mostly recoverable through overdue notices and/or invoices. Much effort was spent by the Board in preparation of a brief which was presented on September 23rd to the Ontario Public Libraries Programme Review, along with briefs from all other Borough and City libraries in Metropolitan Toronto. Service in the specialized areas of senior citizens, children, teens, multilingual materials and films was continued. The Our strongly stated priority was that the present form of governance of municipal public libraries should remain; and that Outreach Service delivered books and talking hooks to 183 senior citizens and disabled adults, provided library se rvice to the majority of Board members should be appointed by the Municipal Council. The second point in the brief was the fourteen senior citizen nursing homes and apartments, and maintained book deposit collections al seven other senior rationalization for autonomous Library Boards. Particular emphasis was placed upon the need for continued conditional citizen nursing home locations in the Borough. Circulation of children's materials continued to indica te their interest and grant funding. This Board, toge ther with the library community in Ontario, is looking forward to some positive direction enthusiasm. A teen resource binder was placed in each branch library and is readily available to the leenaged population. from the Ontario Public Libraries Programme Review in 1982. Material is avai lable in twenty-eight languages other than English and Frend1. Circulation in Chinese, Korea n, German, Gujarati and Italian accounted for nearly 81% of the total material circulating in other languages. J\'laterial ci rculated from Construction began on the extension of the Cedarbrae District Library in November after more than a year of planning. the film services area increased by 9.4% during 1981 , indicating a continued and growing interest in this aspect of public The new space wilJ house additions to the collection and much needed larger meeting facilities for public programming. library service. The preparation of a programme for the long-discussed Civic Centre Site Development demanded considerable time by staff and the Board. In December, Raymond Moriyama of the architectural firm of Moriyama and Teshima Planners Libraries in Scarborough continued to provide programmes of special and current inl erest tailored lo the needs of th e Limited, unveiled their long awaited study. Approximately 80,000 sq uare feet have been allocated for a library. This is the neighbourhoods they se rve. More than twenty-three thousa nd adults attended th e 922 programmes held during 1981. The ideal size for a central library, and the location is perfect. We are optimistic that the necessary funding will be approved Travelling Troupe entertained 4,200 children during the summer of 1981 and altogelher 54,144 children attended the and that the plan will become a reality during the 1980's. 2,614 book clubs, pre-school story hours and craft programmes held for their inlercsl and enjopnenl in J98J. The support by the community and the co-operation of the library staff makes the Board feel there is every indication of The growth of the public library syis lem in Scarborough will, no doubt , continue as th e population in the Borough increases continued success in the future for public libraries in Scarborough. and the need for library service in both new and established neighbourhoods is explored . Sheila Churchmuch, Peter J. Bassne tt, Chairman, Director, Scarborough Public Library Board. Scarborough Public Library Bo.1rd. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 1981 SCARBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARIES SHEILA CHURCHMUCH, CHAIRMAN LARRY HOGAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN ALBERT CAMPBELL DISTRICT BRANCH 698-1194 496 Birchmount Rd. (at Danforth Rd.) FLORENCE J. CRUICKSHANK Film Services 698-1191 CEDARBRAE D ISTRICT BRANCH 431-2222 VALERIE DAVIS 545 Markham Rd. (S. of Lawrence Ave. E.) AG INCOURT BRANCH 293-7811 FLORA McKINLAY Agincourt Mall , Sheppard Ave. E.(at Kennedy Rd.) CHARLES E. PURVIS BENDALE BRANCH 431-9141 1515 Danforth Rd. (at McCowan Rd.) REGINALD RAWKINS BRIDLEWOOD BRANCH 499-4284 Bridlewood Mall, Warden Ave. (at Finch Ave.) BARBARA SCULLION CLI FFCREST BRANCH 266-5697 Cliffcrest Plaza, Kingston Rd. (at Mccowan Rd.) DIANE SMITH EGLINTON SQUARE BRANCH 755-3986 Eglinton Square Mall, Eglinton Ave. E. (at Victoria Pk. Ave.) GUILDWOOD BRANCH 266-4787 ADMINISTRATION Guildwood Plaza, Guildwood Pkwy. (at Livingston Rd.) HIGHLAND CREEK BRANCH 282-7211 PETER J. BASSNETT 277 Old Kingston Rd. (at Morrish Rd.) DIRECTOR and SECRETARY-TREASURER * MARYVALE BRANCH 447-5922 Parkway Plaza, Ellesmere Rd. ANN EDDIE (at Victoria Pk. Ave.) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR McGREGOR PARK BRANCH 759-6757 2219 Lawrence Ave. E. (at Birchmount Rd.) JOSEPH H. BALLETT MORNINGSIDE BRANCH 282-3485 BUSINESS ADMINIST RATOR Morningside Mall (at Kingston Rd.) PORT UNION BRANCH 282-7428 TREVOR W. HOUGHTING 5530 Lawrence Ave. E. (at Port Union Rd.) ASSISTANT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR TAYLOR MEMORIAL BRANCH 698-3481 1440 Kingston Rd. (at Warden Ave.) LYNNE BLACKMORE WOODS IDE SQUARE BRANCH 291-9437 PERSONNEL OFFICER Woodside Square Mall, Finch Ave. (at McCowan Rd.) • **** * ******* ***** ** ** ADMINISTRATION CENTRE 291-1991 1076 Ellesmere Rd. (at Midland Ave.) Photographs by: LADDIE DENNIS - cover, 2, 3, 4 & 6 Bookmobile Department Ext. 42 THE MIRROR - 1 WILMOT J. BLACKHALL - 5 ( * MARYVALE BRANCH WILL OPEN JANUARY, 19B2) .