Annual Report 2015/2016 Dubbo City Council | Wellington Council | Narromine Shire Council | Warrumbungle Shire Council Statement Of Objective To provide a relevant and effective library service to the residents of and visitors to the council areas of Dubbo, Narromine, Warrumbungle and Wellington. Statement Of Purpose To be an innovative, integrated library service, operationally efficient and customer focussed, supported by skilled, motivated and well trained staff. 2 Macquarie Regional Library read | watch | listen Member Councils Western Plains Regional Council (Dubbo City Council/Wellington Council) Narromine Shire Council Warrumbungle Shire Council Macquarie Regional Library Committee Dubbo City Council Cr. Lyn Griffiths Cr. Kevin Parker Wellington Council Cr. Anne Jones (Chairperson) Cr. Mark Griggs Narromine Shire Council Cr. Les Lambert (Deputy Chairperson) Cr. Ruth Carney Warrumbungle Shire Council Cr. Anne-Louise Capel Cr. Chris Sullivan Executive Officer Mr. Mark Riley (General Manager, Western Plains Regional Council) Director Mr. John Bayliss read | watch | listen Macquarie Regional Library 3 Statistical Profile Population served 67,267 Area (square kilometres) 25,185 Number of staff 31 Number of registered borrowers 33,522 Number of visitations to the Branch Libraries 265,069 Number of loans 316,387 Number of information requests 23,457 Number of items catalogued 15,076 Number of items discarded 16,420 Total number of items held 165,931 Bookstock By Branch Baradine 4,118 Binnaway 2,228 Coolah 11,329 Coonabarabran 14,180 Dubbo 77,427 Dunedoo 6,437 Mendooran 2,578 Narromine 15,113 Trangie 9,357 Wellington 21,638 Web (e-Resources) 1,526 4 Macquarie Regional Library read | watch | listen Staff Regional Office Casual Staff Volunteers John Bayliss Director Lindy Allan Manager Library Services and Collections Regional Office Regional Office Lisa Orth Marketing and Promotions Officer Mary Androutsos Kirsty Henderson Catherine Stein Library Assistant - Library Services and Collections Anne Barwick Manager Technical Services Coolah Branch Dubbo Branch Helen Thompson Cataloguer Cathy Atkinson Lesley Abrahams David MacBeth Manager Information Technology Carol Brett Coonabarabran Sam McGregor Business Support Officer (from May 2016) Rosemary Green Branch Wendy White Business Support Officer (to May 2016) Lynda McGlashan Dubbo Home Library Service Dubbo Branch Dubbo Branch Eleanor Ayers Jocelyn Morris Branch Manager (to January 2016) Erin Barwick Fred Bell Susan Byers Information Services Librarian (to April 2016) Heather Crosby Lynn Bolton Erin Parker Young People’s Services Coordinator (to May 2016) Ann McLachlan Alice Clatworthy Simone Taylor Local Studies Officer Therese Quigley Carol Cody Erin Barwick Library Assistant James Sutherland Sandra MacDouall Michelle Betts Library Assistant Samantha Walsh June Rayner Sarah Warner Fiona Dunn Library Assistant Narromine Local Margaret Rivett Library Assistant Narromine Branch History Room Janelle Shipp Library Assistant Lynne McDougall Shirley Aderton Sarah Tilbrook Library Assistant Mary Morris Nita Cale Hermina Williams Library Assistant Jade Siemsen Norma Meadley Wellington Branch Trangie Branch Bert Morris Amy Swan Branch Manager Jade Siemsen Kaye Reid Anne Pope Library Assistant Wellington Branch Wellington Home Narromine Branch Sue Grady Library Service Sally Rider Branch Manager Andrew Smith Belinda Barlow Library Assistant Barbara Smith Trangie Branch Cherie Spratt Katie Rourke Branch Library Officer (to May 2016) Noel Spratt Allison Nash Library Assistant Coonabarabran Branch Gary Furnell Branch Manager Leonie Heslop Library Assistant Coolah Branch Julie Sherlock Branch Library Officer Ruth Monckton Library Assistant Dunedoo Branch Melissa Farrow Branch Library Officer Baradine Service Point Elizabeth Cutts Library Assistant Binnaway Service Point Dawn Keirle Library Assistant (February to June 2016) Mendooran Service Point Leonie Heslop Library Assistant read | watch | listen Macquarie Regional Library 5 Director’s Report 2015/2016 was another a year of continued achievement RFID and success for the Library service, with constant The implementation of a self-service unit, incorporating improvements to the collections and the provision of high quality services and programs at all the branches RFID, (Radio Frequency Identification), in conjunction and service points. This is a reflection on the staff in the with the Dubbo Branch Library refurbishment project, Regional Office and the Branches and also the team of has also been undertaken. RFID is a combination of radio- casuals and volunteers who continued to contribute in a frequency-based technology and microchip technology and positive manner and worked tirelessly to ensure the Library is the latest technology to be used in library theft detection Service’s success. As a result, Macquarie Regional Library systems. continues to be a leading regional library service. I offer Library members are able to use self-service kiosk to loan or my thanks for their support and commitment to the library return items and the security of the items is automatically service and their communities. managed during this process whereas this is not possible when using an electro-magnetic based security system. Amalgamation Using wireless technology, it is possible not only to update the inventory, but also to identify items which are out of On 12 May 2016 the NSW Premier proclaimed an proper order or locate missing items. amalgamation between Dubbo City Council and Wellington Council to create Western Plains Regional. As a result of the merger it was necessary to amend a number of governance issues within the Macquarie Regional Library Agreement. Dunedoo Branch Library refurbishment The term of the Agreement until 30 June 2018 remained Warrumbungle Shire Council received $199,397 towards unamended. the ‘Revitalisation of the Dunedoo Library’ project. The application for funds supported the Cobbora Transition Dubbo Branch Library refurbishment Dubbo City Council received $200,000 towards the Dubbo Branch Library’s ‘A community library for the future: refurbishment of the Dubbo Library’ project. As a result there is a more open space design with additional “Big Blue” by Nick Adams on casual reading areas and study tables, more space in the display in Dubbo Branch. children’s section, a new Local Studies Collections Research Room and Reading Room, a redesigned youth area and two dedicated meeting rooms. The refurbishment also included a new front entrance, replacement ceiling, new carpet and painting, new lighting and additional security, and a new circulation desk. The refurbishment/renovation program commenced on Tuesday 29 March 2016 and the refurbished library reopened on 4 July 2016. The former garden centre in the Mitre 10 Dubbo building was leased to provide a temporary short term library space. This provided space to hold the collections and enabled the library to offer many of the services provided during the closure for the refurbishment. The Dubbo Branch staff and the Regional Office staff are to be commended on their hard work to establish the temporary library and to then complete the new layout and redesign of the refurbished library. It was well planned and a fantastic team effort from all concerned. 6 Macquarie Regional Library read | watch | listen Fund Project – Dunedoo Multi- Purpose Service Centre, Staff Training where the library is located. During 2015/2016, staff completed a variety of training The refurbished Branch was reopened on Tuesday 16 workshops. Training highlights included - February 2016. The response to the refurbished library has • Copyright workshop SLNSW been extremely positive from the community. Also, the staff have welcomed the additional space and new layout • Recruitment and selection training for managers and for the provision of the library service to the community. supervisors • Executive skills training Books on Prescription • TRIM record management training Books on Prescription is a new collection in the library to • Warden and First Attack Firefighting training help manage common conditions like depression, anxiety, • Social media training stress and eating disorders. Books on Prescription, an Australian first, helps people to understand and manage • E-Smart Library workshop common mental health conditions using self-help reading, • Spydus 10 Supervisor training and is the newest collection to hit the library shelves this week. • NSW.net - Wireless Management Services training The Books on Prescription Project is a NSW Public Libraries Central West Zone project. It is funded by a Library Staff attended the Annual NSW Public Libraries Conference Development Grant, providing resources, marketing and in Sydney in November 2015. distribution of materials and staff training. The Project is a partnership with the University of Newcastle Centre for Staff also attended the 2015 Spydus User Network annual Regional and Remote Mental Health and has been endorsed conference. by health professionals. The Books on Prescription collection is currently available at the Dubbo Branch and will be available in Wellington, Three staff members are continuing studies in Certificate IV Narromine and Coonabarabran by October 2016. The in Library, Information and Cultural Services. launch of the Books on Prescription collection will be held during Mental Health Week on 18 October 2016. In conclusion, I wish to acknowledge the Regional Library Committee and the member Councils for their support of the ComicsCraft