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2015 ANNUAL REPORT Pueblo City-County Library District 100 E 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Pueblo City-County Library District 100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo CO 81004 719.562.5600 | www.pueblolibrary.org Our purpose 2015: Biggest year ever! VISION Books and Beyond VISITS TO THE LIBRARY: 1,616,639 39 percent increase from 2014 MISSION We serve as a foundation for our community by offering welcoming, well TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 245,600 equipped and maintained facilities, 34.6 percent increase from 2014 outstanding collections, and well- trained employees who provide expert service encouraging the joy of reading, MATERIALS CHECKED OUT: 2,918,125 supporting lifelong learning and 24.4 percent increase from 2014 presenting access to information from around the world. COMPUTER USE: 888,346 MOTTO 17.5 percent increase from 2014 Ideas, Imagination & Information OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM LIBRARY EXECUTIVE TEAM Jon Walker | Executive Director Three new libraries open Chris Brogan | Chief Financial Officer The Lucero Library on Pueblo’s East Side, the Midori Clark | Director of Community Giodone Library on the St. Charles Mesa and Relations and Development the Greenhorn Valley Library in Colorado City Charles Hutchins | Director of Information all celebrated their first-year anniversaries. Technology Each of the three libraries met or exceeded Michael Cox | Director of Public Services Sara Rose | Director of Human Resources usage expectations during their first full year of Jill Deulen | Director of Technical Services and operation in 2015. Collection Development BOARD OF TRUSTEES Information technology upgrades Fredrick Quintana | President Audio-visual and other components of the InfoZone Theater at the Rawlings Library Donna Pickman | Vice President Marlene Bregar were upgraded, significantly increasing the capacity to digitize local documents of Lyndell Gairaud historical significance. Philip Mancha Roy Miltner Jim Stuart Behind the Scenes FOUNDATION BOARD PCCLD staff underwent an organization-wide accountability training in 2013-15 Julie Rodriguez| President based on the bestselling book, The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual Jim Stuart | Vice President and Organizational Accountability. The in-depth training intended to transform the Carol King | Secretary organization’s culture into one focused on executing to achieve key results—and P. Michael Voute | Treasurer Joyce Vigil it worked. All-time records were set for the four goals, or key results, that were an Anthony Nunez outcome of the training. See above for the record-setting numbers! Dr. R.J. Black Schultz Lyndell Gairaud In Technical Services, where all of the library’s materials are selected, procured and prepared for adding to PCCLD’s collection, a Lean Process consultant was hired to FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD help improve processing time and work flows. Multiple ways to make the department Doreen Martinez | President and processes more efficient. The work in Technical Services also included focus Doris Kester | Vice President on the use of more sophisticated data tools to improve the selection of new library Dustin Hodge | Secretary materials and culling older items in order to better ensure ideal collections best- Stephanie Telles | Treasurer Eileen Arnot suited to meet the needs and wants of the community. Monica Ayala Felicia Carleo Initial analysis work was done in 2012 with the Singer Group, a human resources and Caroline Parsley organization development consulting firm, to restructure positions and salaries to Jock Peters bing them in line with market wages. Job descriptions were reviewed and updated, Rebecca “Becky” Sudduth SMART goals were set and a systematic supervisor training was held. Brad Whitney Staffing and service levels were analyzed and resulted in the redeployment of several Sherry Wingo district employees, especially in support of the newly opened libraries and the refreshed facilitated customer service model. 1 Signature programs SUMMER READING CLUB PCCLD’s award-winning Summer Reading Program continued to break records! More than 41,000 young people participated in Every Hero Has a Story, a 7 percent increase over 2014. Children enjoy Heroes, Magic and Books, a magic show presentation by the "incredible" Mr. E and Kyle Groves during Summer Reading at Rawlings Library. READ OUT LOUD! The sixth annual Read OUT LOUD! celebration took place in April. This year focused on Punk Farm by Jarett Krosoczka, and featured a Pueblo visit by the author. 1,325 kids came to see the author at several events hosted at the library, and an additional 1,486 students read the book in their classrooms. This program is endowed by the Friends of the Library. In April, students from Pueblo City Schools and District 70 participated in the Read OUT LOUD! program held at Rawlings Library. The students learned about story writing and illustrating from author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka (pictured top right). Tory Belleci laughs as he talks to the crowd on Sunday, Nov. 8. ALL PUEBLO READS 2015 All Pueblo Reads concluded its tenth year. The 2015 project featured four Sci-Fi books: Divergent, The Giver, Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games and an appearance by Tory Belleci of Mythbusters. Participation totaled 39,513, with 16 partnering Four hundred people gathered on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Rawlings Library for Science Explodes at the Library featuring Tory Belleci of MythBusters. Tory's stories of his time on the television program, along with video clips of explosions he participated in entertained the crowd. The event also organizations and 197 recognized 61 winners of the Create Your Own Sci-Fi or Spooky Character contest, which had 1,245 entries. events taking place. 2 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures HOW THE LIBRARY IS FUNDED 1.89% 3.64% 7.52% LOCAL PROPERTY TAX $8,582,963 Taxpayers of Pueblo City & County support a mill levy of 5.25 SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAX $719445 Specific ownership tax, which is the licensing tax on vehicles, boats, etc. 89.66% CHARGES FOR SERVICES, SALES, FINES, INTEREST $348,694 Fines charged for overdue materials, photocopy charges, meeting room rental fees, sales of flash drives, ear buds, book bags, etc., and interest earnings on Local Property Tax investments. OPERATING CONTRACTS, GIFTS $180,581 Specific Ownership Tax E-rate reimbursement is nearly half of this revenue, also considered federal funding. Contracts for coffee shop revenue, rent received from Friends for the book store, as well as miscellaneous grants and gifts, including significant contributions Charges for Services, Sales, Fines, Interest from the Friends of the Library, are also included in this line. Operating Contracts, Gifts TOTAL REVENUES $9,831,683 HOW THE LIBRARY SPENDS THE MONEY PERSONNEL - SALARIES AND BENEFITS $5,062,972 Wages, insurance, PERA, training, and employment-related expenses (unemployment insurance, workers compensation, recruitment expense, employee recognition). MATERIALS - BOOKS, AV, SUBSCRIPTIONS, ETC. $1,586,462 4.88% Books, CDs, DVDs, electronic databases, periodicals, subscriptions, processing costs, and programs for the public. 8.92% 8.33% FACILITIES - UTILITIES, LEASES, MAINTENANCE $994,984 10.21% 51.97% Everything to maintain the facilities - utilities, custodial service, building repair and maintenance, lease of space, insurance, and vehicle maintenance. 16.28% DEBT SERVICE - PAYMENT ON BUILDINGS $811,550 Semi-annual payment of principal and interest for the COP financing for the three new libraries and refinance of Pueblo West. Personnel-salaries and benefits OPERATIONS - CONTRACTS, ADMINISTRATION, ETC. $869,127 Materials-books, AV, subscriptions, etc. General operating expenses such as library and office supplies, professional memberships, contracts, county treasurer's fees, postage, couriers and photocopier Facilities-utilities, leases, maintenance expense. Debt service-payment on buildings INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTERS, ETC. $475,541 Operations-contracts, administration, etc. All of the technology expenses of the Library are reflected here - costs to maintain the Integrated Library System, which is the catalog system; telecommunications costs Information Technology-computers, etc. including Internet access; supplies; and, maintenance contracts to keep everything updated and functional. TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,800,636 NET INCOME - EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE $31,047 3 Capital Projects Fund Library District REVENUES Summary of Net Position ASSETS 2015 2014 INTEREST INCOME $4,517 Earnings on investments - ColoTrust investments for the Cash and investments $3,944,002 $4,675,241 Library Replacement Plan, InfoZone, and remaining COP Property Tax and Other Receivables $8,806,984 $8,741,330 funds. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets $387,831 $374,462 Capital Assets, less depreciation $36,224,304 $37,296,579 GIFTS AND DONATIONS $176,546 Donations received from miscellaneous donors, including TOTAL ASSETS $49,363,121 $51,087,612 Friends of the Library and the Rawlings Foundation. LIABILITIES TOTAL REVENUES $181,063 Accounts Payable $160,537 $514,642 Accrued Liabilities $91,921 $89,057 Deferred Revenue - Property tax $8,750,818 $8,589,026 EXPENDITURES Compensated Absences $268,092 $302,687 Certificates of Participation $10,431,274 $10,895,467 INFOZONE EXPENDITURES $107,702 Net Pension Liability $5,592,492 — This line item reflects expenditure of grant funds from the Rawlings Foundation to update the News Museum located on TOTAL LIABILITIES $25,295,134 $20,825,121 the 4th floor of the Rawlings Library. NET ASSETS PCCLD has a Library Replacement Plan to upgrade and replace capital assets on a defined schedule.
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