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Grand Rapids Public Library 2018 Annual Report of 2018 Take the quiz!quiz! What library service do you need? page 9 page 6 Design Your Own Mug page 11 616.988.5400 WWW.GRPL.ORG Grand Rapids Public Library Dear Reader, 2018 Annual Report by John McNaughton, Director Director: Libraries transform communities. They transform lives. They change John McNaughton viewpoints and worldviews. They empower people and encourage growth. AND they are a place of laughter and enjoyment. Of fun. Of creative Y P Assistant Director: ? H Marla J. Ehlers expression. Of bonding. R ? ? O E Board President: 2018 was a big year for the Grand Rapids Public Library. There is a new James Botts this year! T T director (that’s me!) and a renewed commitment from staff to provide S O Board Vice President: excellence in customer service, quality collections, engaging programming, M. Jade VanderVelde and spaces that gather us together. Together we spent time reflecting on Y where we have been, and began to point our star to what is possible. Board Members: M Rachel S. Anderson Fun William Baldridge If you have not visited our flagship Main Library ? Sophia Ward Brewer m or our stellar seven branches, I encourage you to Fact! C ra Kent Sparks a g do so. Take in the intricate architecture. Watch n o r. r e Caralee Witteveen-Lane yo p v a child discover a book. Be a part of our Did you know that GRPL reduced DVD fines u ry co id ra k en ib ac large community celebrations. I promise from $1.00 per day to 15¢ per day in 2018? tif r l b Foundation Board Chair: y this popula on er Daniel J. Poortenga you will leave inspired. Answ Foundation Board Vice Chair: Charles E. Burpee Our work at the library is made possible by community support and our remarkable Foundation Board Treasurer: Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation, BARBAR CODECODE Carla A. Grant who work tirelessly to raise funds to support Foundation Board Secretary: nearly all library programs. I would be remiss to Use this code to find the name Marisa Fahnenstiel not mention the Friends of the Library, a group of of the exclusive GRPL service volunteers who raise thousands of dollars a year that allows patrons to visit Foundation Board of Trustees: for the library by selling one 25¢ used book at a time. Kate Avery museums, cultural performances William R. Baldridge and sporting events for free. Debra A. Bates 2018 was a time of transition, reflection, and connection. James Botts I can’t wait to see what 2019 brings. A B C E G H I K L M N O P R S T U Robert DeVilbiss Amy L. Freeburg Dan Fuller Best, Derether Greer Petrit Rudi Monique Salinas, Ph.D. Michael Scantlebury, Ph.D. Marilyn A. Titche M. Jade VanderVelde librar Foundation Manager: the y? for : Shirley Gagnon Allen a us. e th wi The mission of the Grand Rapids Public Library d t i i is to connect people to the transforming power e n r of knowledge. a a h www.grpl.org/contact-us e S v Answer on back cover. a 2 H 3 Grand Rapids Public Library Dear John, I love the library. I always have, but the downtown Main Library has always been my favorite one! I always felt when I was a little kid that it was a magical place to be. From the building itself and the beautifully intricate artistic detail inside and out. The nooks and crannies one can find over the years with weird books and new places. I always felt and still do feel welcomed Dear John, and cozy, simply put a feeling of home. I am always he A library card and some books. This is foreign to me, to t Dir eager to go in to find my next adventure. The staff and rs ec patrons are always nice and courteous to one another. I don’t read. I’m not a reader. this is the lie I have te to told myself since I was a kid. But today I walked into et r. Just go get a book and fall in love like I have and don’t L .. forget to look for the little things :) love love love love . the Grand Rapids Public Library and asked for a library card. I got nerves like a kid who is asking for something – Alicia via Google Reviews he wants very badly but not sure he is allowed to have it. 3 weeks ago I made a mental change. See I was spending too much time on here (Facebook, Instagram), watching everyone else lives and engaging in the lives of the children playing around me. So I put away my phone and picked up a book (A Walk in the Woods) and have since finished 3 books. Doing this while my children snuggle and read next to me and my wife wonders who this foreign person is. See the lies we tell ourselves to hold us back. At 40 I don’t want to be held back by the lies I told myself when I was 10. I ask you in the New Year what lies are you still believing that you told yourself when you were 10? They’re not true so lets together leave them. le of Conten – Steve via Facebook Tab ts 6 Can You Spot the Difference? 9 Take the Quiz! 11 Design Your Own Mug 14 Grand Rapids Public Library What library service do you need? Financial Highlights 7 Connect the Internet to 11 Kids Learn App Building Skills the Library 9 Fill in the Blanks 15 Grand Rapids Public Library 12 Word Search 8 Word Scramble 10 Poems from the Dyer-Ives Foundation Financial Highlights Poetry Competiton 13 Sweet Potato Pie Recipe 4 5 Start Connect the Internet Can You to the Library Spot the Difference? The Grand Rapids Public Library is one of 28 libraries in the country to be accepted into the Community Webs project. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant funded program empowers public libraries to build collections of historically-valuable, web published material documenting their local communities. Local history collections serve as a vital resource for preserving community history but often do not include online sources like local blogs, online news, social media and other platforms. The average span of web content is ninety days. This grant will allow the Grand Rapids Public Library to play an active role in preserving the contemporary digital records of Grand Rapids and ensure that these unique materials are accessible for use in the future. Working with partners from the Internet Archive, Queens Public Library, Cleveland Public Library, and San Francisco Public Library, the Community Web project provides training, support and services to develop expertise in creating collections of historically valuable web materials documenting local communities. The Grand Rapids Public Library receives $25,000 in web archives services for five years to build local history web archive collections. Staff also receive $3,500 per year to attend cohort meetings, and participate in Answer on the back cover. training, conferences, and professional development. The Community Webs project will preserve over In April, John McNaughton was named the new Director of the Grand Rapids Public Library. 35 terabytes of community heritage material for His seventeen years of love for public library service began when he was hired as a circulation clerk in Plano, Texas. He long-term access, create open educational resources spent four years as a reference librarian before accepting his first directorship at the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library relating to web archiving and digital preservation, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He came to GRPL from the Romeo District Library where he was director since 2014. Finish and explore now forms of local engagement and partnerships through public programming support. 6 7 The Grand Rapids Public Library was selected as one of 100 libraries nationwide to take part e the Qu When my kids are acting crazy, and they need in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved youth. This Tak iz! 3 some quiet time, I competitive grant is from the American Library Association (ALA) with support from the A. stream a movie on the iPad. That will National Endowment for the Humanities. give me a couple hours of silence. What library service do you need? B. separate them and have them read silently. Staff from the Grand Rapids Public Library work with youth at HQ to read and discuss After a long day at work, I like to curl up on stories that explore what it means to be a hero. The titles were selected to inspire A big project is due next week and there is the couch and youth—especially those facing difficult circumstances or challenges—to 1 4 a ton of research that needs to be done. I consider “big questions” about the world around them and their place in it, A. binge watch a TV show that has gotten would most likely ultimately affecting how they view themselves as thinkers and creators. great reviews. A. jump online and do some database searches. B. read a good book. HQ opened in December of 2014 as Grand Rapids’ first drop-in B. go to the library and work with a librarian to find the best books on the subject. center for runaway and homeless youth. HQ works with youth ages To break up the monotony on a long road 14-24 during multiple drop-in sessions each week that provide a safe trip, I would rather and welcoming space with a strong emphasis on inclusion and equity 2 When reading for pleasure, I prefer to A.