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PUEBLO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT Report of the Executive Director Submitted to The Library Board of Trustees May 29, 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service PCCLD has been selected as a 2018 recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. This represents the nation’s highest honor for libraries and is based upon criteria established around determining those institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The Institute for Museum and Library Service has presented the award since 1994, and PCCLD is one of fewer than 200 from across the country that has been so recognized to date. Read OUT LOUD! Author/illustrator, James Burks, was this year’s celebrity author for PCCLD’s Read OUT LOUD. He presented six sessions on writing and illustrating at the Rawlings Library over a period of two days with a total attendance of 1,650, consisting primarily of children ages 6-10 years. Mr. Burks spent fifteen years working in the animation industry on various movies and television shows, including The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Space Jam, The Iron Giant, Wow Wow Wubbzy, and most recently on Fan Boy & Chum Chum. James is the author of the Bird & Squirrel graphic novel series as well as the illustrator for the series Haggis and Tank Unleashed among others. Security and Courier Services PCCLD transitioned to an in-house team of employees for security and courier services. Prior to this change, these services were contracted to private companies. This project is overseen by Sara Rose (Chief Operating Officer). Sign Up and Spaces PCCLD converted its meeting room and events scheduling software from Evanced to new products know as Sign Up and Spaces. The change has been smooth overall under the direction of Michelle Vigil (Web Specialist). RAWLINGS LIBRARY Special Collections & Museum Services April total attendance was 7,185. Year-to-date attendance is 20,613 compared with 17,450 in 2017. 199 Document Delivery requests were answered in April. 565 items from the collection were counted used by customers in April. 155 items, including renewals from the Special Collections Circulating collection were checked out in April. Digital Collections use in April was 4,532. The Colorado Weekly Chieftain had 469 views, and The Colorado Daily Chieftain had 2,724 views. There are now 6,497 items in the digital collection; 416 items were added in April. The InfoZone showed 20 movies in April with 354 attending. Special Collections & Museum Services sponsored events included Yoga for the Aging with 8 attending; AVAS (Arkansas Valley Audubon Society) California Condor with 19; District 60 Art Show Reception with 370; and four Bridging Borders with 70. Two school tours were provided for 100 attendees. Young artist enjoying the Pueblo D60 Elementary Art Show Executive Director Report May 29, 2018 – 2 Community use of the InfoZone Theater included Do Terra Essential Oils Class; Neighborhood Watch/Pueblo Police Department; Beginning Yoga with Amy Martin; Department of Transportation; Story Keepers; Catholic Charities Family Health Fair; Special screening of Bowling for Columbine provided by Jerri Jenson; Vineland Elementary; Pueblo Pioneer Museum; and Colorado History Course presentations by Dr. Rees’ students. Genealogy and Special Collections programs included the following: o The Southeastern Colorado Genealogical Society had a presentation on immigration on April 7 with 20 people in attendance. o There were two people for the April 10 research session; four people for the April 5 Ancestry.com training, and four people for Noreen Riffe’s (Volunteer) session on Finding Lineage. o There were 28 who attended the showing of Jamas Olvidados, the Neva Romero story, with a very good discussion afterward. o Charlene Garcia Simms (Special Collections Librarian) made a presentation on the Arcadia book to the Daughters of the American Revolution on April 21. There were 15 people in attendance, and a tour of the vault was provided for 12 in the afternoon. o Three DNA webinars were held in the Training Room for DNA Day on April 25 with eight people attending. o PCCLD partnered with the Colorado Historic Records Advisory Board to present a program on Archives 101 on April 27. This class was attended by 30. The Heroes Art Project will be on exhibit in May, and staff is working on an exhibit of Rock Art. Reference and Readers Advisory Adult Programs, Events and Displays April displays included: Gardening, Baseball, Money Month, Wildlife, “Read the Rainbow,” Read A-Likes, and Fiction with one word titles State Government Documents monthly usage was 32. Programs included: Yoga For Beginners with 16 participants; Bullet Journal Club with 9; Vinyl Destination with 3; and Field of Dreams film screening with 5. Hispanic Resource Center (HRC) HRC Exhibits included: “A Woman’s Love of Animals” and “Simpler Things” by Mo Keenan- Mason; “Simpler Things” by painter Steve Mason; and “Unmasking Brain Injury” by the Pueblo Chapter of the Brain Injury Support Group. HRC Programs included the film, Un Padre No Tan Padre on April 5 with six attending and Bilingual Stories with 39 in attendance in April. HRC Classes included Spanish Classes with 26 attending and English Classes with 101. Maria Smyer (Hispanic Resource Coordinator) welcomed Angel Vigil for Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros on April 28. Angel Vigil told Vaquero stories for this special program. This program was a partnership with Youth Services, and crafts were also provided for the kids with 32 attending. Executive Director Report May 29, 2018 – 3 Maria Smyer partnered with Catholic Charities for a Health Fair on April 13. Several organizations participated, and Vision and Hearing exams were offered for children. Attendance was 125. Maria Smyer met with the Parent Connects Committee on April 17 where she updated the committee on upcoming HRC events and discussed the Health Fair. Adult Literacy Program The Blue Sky adult attendance for the month was 39. Adult Literacy currently has 53 active tutors and 78 learners. Many are working on a GED or HISET, high school equivalency tests, the English language, and improving reading and writing. Age ranges of students are 15-70. Career Online High School currently has 37 adult students working toward high school diplomas. The first graduations will be at the end of June. Older Adult and Homebound Programs There are currently 19 active customers and 15 active volunteers who delivered 52 items during the month. StoryKeepers was held on April 7 with 34 participants. Computer Classes and Digital Training Total computer training and program attendance in April was 124. Darius Goshay from Pueblo Wireless Doctor demonstrated Android Smartphone features to seven patrons on April 21. Open Learning Lab volunteers met every Monday and Thursday for 2-hour sessions to provide one-on-one tech support to 63 customers. Lori Kozel (E-Resource & Digital Collection Librarian) provided weekly technology training to 41 adult learners who participated in hands-on instruction for Microsoft Office 2013 applications, explored PCCLD’s website, and learned to navigate the Windows operating system. Military veterans from the Community Living Center participated in three sessions to explore online brain boosting resources such as Mango Languages and memory games. Lori Kozel provided Chromebook training to three new SRDA Foster Grandparent volunteers who assist elementary students with Google applications. Jackie Swanson (Adult Literacy Coordinator) and Lori Kozel provided adult and computer literacy resources at the Pueblo Parole Office Resource Fair on April 23. Idea Factory Total Program Attendance was141. One-on-One Computer Help was provided to 31; American Sign Language for Beginners was attended by 13; Southern Colorado Threadbenders had 4; Digital Conversion Cassette to MP3/CD had 1; 3D Scanning had 1; VHS to DVD Conversion had 3; Questbotics: Robotics For Kids Demo had 21; Origami Odyssey had 16; 4-H Robotics had 17; SoCo Makers Meetup had 13; Growing STEAM Makers had 15; Meet Your Maker-Entrepreneur & Innovator Speaker Series had 6. There were ten 3D Printing Requests completed, 908 Thingiverse Views; 106 Thingiverse Downloads; and 1,175 used the Tech Bar. Pueblo Makes, an informal group of educational institutions, entrepreneurs, creatives, and makers, held a monthly meetup for networking, collaborating, and resource sharing. Executive Director Report May 29, 2018 – 4 Derrick Mason (Idea Factory Librarian) is coordinating 2nd floor activities for the 2018 IdeaCon. The Pueblo Makes group has committed to supporting the event. He is also sending invitations to past participants and new ones. Representatives from Questbotics conducted an EDTech product demo in the Idea Factory which had a great turnout with 31 visitors. Youth Services Youth Services-sponsored district program attendance was 712 in April 2018, compared with 769 in April 2017. Centralized Youth and Family programming included Singing Fun at Giodone and Lamb and Playing Fun at Greenhorn, Lucero, Pueblo West, and Rawlings with 33 total youth and family attendance. Centralized Teen and Tween programming included a Minecraft Gaming Session at Giodone with 5 attending, and Minecraft, Games and Floats Lock-in at Barkman with 30. Tween kits included a Tattoo Kit at Pueblo West for 6 participants; Makey Makey at Greenhorn Valley for 1; Old-School Games at Lamb for 15; and Laser Tag at Pueblo West for 30. Teen Kits included Fragrances at Lucero for 13 participants; T-Shirt kit at Greenhorn Valley for 3; Laser Tag at Greenhorn Valley for 12; and Art at Barkman for 10. Total Tween and Teen centralized programming reached 125. Centralized Storytimes reached 519 in April with 410 at SPELL and 109 at Preschool Storyreader visits. The Afterschool Food program continued in April with great results. The program will continue through May, and then transition to summer lunches in June. Total attendance was 443.