Annual Report 2014 1302-—1oothStreet North Battleford, SK S9A 0V8 Phone: 306-445-6108 Email:
[email protected] Lakeland Library Region Legend —-— Library Region ? Regional Office m Public Library " "VP;rgaiseHill in Highway First Nation Land RM mRz;b7bitk|/.ak"e‘ [ , , \,\j?LNorihBattleforgx V Chairperson’s Report 2014 was a year of many changes at Lakeland Library Region. We had staff turnover in many of the rural branches, resource libraries and at Headquarters. Interim Director, Donna Challis, retired after more than 5 years of leading the Region. Her impact will continue to be felt for years to come as the Region builds on the foundation that she established. Eleanor Crumblehulme, previously the Regional Librarian, took over as the Director in November. Throughout these changes, the Region remained stable, efficient, and continued to offer high-quality library services. Circulation was up in some branches and down in others, but the regional total (412,705) was steady, down only 0.2% from 2013. Overall, our circulation figures have increased over the last 4 years. Additionally, library2go (eBooks and eAudiobooks) was used more than ever before, with a total of 49,168 circulations in 2014 — an increase of 29% over 2013. Public Access Computer uses were also up quite a bit, increasing 12% to 17,001. Participation in the TD Summer Reading Club (SRC) was down this year, but the Lakeland Summer Players had a very successful run. Noah Cooke and Andrea Hernando gave 22 performances (18 at branches and 4 at Summer Literacy Camps) for a total of 472 people.