JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE Jamaica Library Service ANNUAL REPORT April 2011 - March 2012 JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT April 2011 – March 2012 Jamaica Library Service 2 Tom Redcam Drive Cross Roads Kingston 5 Email address: [email protected] Website address: www.jls.gov.jm JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Jamaica Library Service Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: Jamaica Library Service Jamaica Library Service annual report, April 2011-March 2012 / Jamaica Library Service. 356p. 1. Public Libraries – Jamaica 2. Corporation reports – Jamaica 3. Public Libraries – Administration I. Title 025.1974’7292 – dc 23 JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Table of Contents Board of Management..................................................................................................................... iv Committees of the Board .................................................................................................................. v Executive, Senior & Middle Management Teams ..........................................................................vii Parish Library Committees ............................................................................................................. ix List of Tables and Graphs ..............................................................................................................xii List of Appendices ......................................................................................................................... xiv Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ xv THE NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK Public Library Network Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 Collection Management ...........................................................................................3 Membership .............................................................................................................8 Circulation and Reading Trends ..............................................................................9 Programmes and Services ......................................................................................11 The Technical Departments ...................................................................................17 Other Activities ......................................................................................................19 Field Operations .....................................................................................................20 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................122 School Library Network Introduction ..........................................................................................................123 Collection Management .......................................................................................123 Information Communication Technology Services – School Libraries ..............127 Field Operations ...................................................................................................128 Programmes and Services ....................................................................................138 Plans/Projects to be completed 2012/2013 ..........................................................139 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................139 FINANCE DIVISION ................................................................................................................140 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION DIVISION .............................................................................................................................146 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ......................................................................152 Internal Audit Department .......................................................................................................162 Planning & Research Department ...........................................................................................166 Public Relations & Marketing Department ............................................................................174 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................181 iii JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Mr. Paul Lalor, Chairman Professor Fay Durrant Dr. Clement Lambert Mr. Ryan Parkes Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott Mrs. Amber Vicens-Stewart Dr. Rebecca Tortello Mr. Conrad Georgea Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General a Mr. George was appointed in August 2011. iv JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AUDIT Mr. Vivian Crawford – Chairman Mr. Charles Jones Mr. Clive Nicholas Mr. Howard Dawkins Mrs. Carole McDowell Mrs. Grace Spence – organization’s representative DEVELOPMENT Dr. Rebecca Tortello – Chairman Dr. Clement Lambert Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott Mrs. Amber Stewart Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General FINANCE Mr. Paul Lalor – Chairman Mr. Ryan Parkes Mrs. Jennifer Scale, Director - Finance Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General HUMAN RESOURCE Professor Fay Durrant – Chairman Mrs. Jacqueline Hinkson, Chief Personnel Officer, Services Commission Mrs. Dorna Gray, Director – Human Resource Management & Administration Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General v JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD CONT’D MEMORY OF THE PARISH PROJECT Professor Edward Baugh - Chairman Professor Fay Durrant, Director - Jamaica Library Board Miss Claudia Williams, Co-opted member - Portland Parish Library Committee Mr. Conrad Romans, Chairman - St. Elizabeth Parish Library Committee Mr. Linnel McLean, Chairman - Trelawny Parish Library Committee Mrs. Grace Spence, Regional Director - Region 2 Mrs. Novlet Chambers, Regional Director Region 5 Mr. Cecil Graham, Regional Director (Actg.) - Region 6 Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General vi JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Mrs. Patricia Roberts, Director General Mrs. Karen Barton, Senior Director - National Library Network Mrs. Dorna Gray, Director - Human Resource Management & Administration Mr. Rohan Smith, Director - Information Technology Mrs. Jennifer Scale, Director - Finance SENIOR MANAGERS Miss Janet Cousins, Director - Public Library Network Mrs. Patsy Gordon, Director - School Library Network Miss Andrea Anderson, Deputy Director - Administration Miss Karen Marshall, Deputy Director - Human Resource Management Mr. Dwight Grant, Deputy Director - Library Technology Mr. Everton Young, Deputy Director - Database & Network Mrs. Karren Leslie, Senior Accounting Officerb Miss Pauline Chambers, Budget Officer Mrs. Mary Bewaji, Regional Director-Region 1 Mrs. Grace Spence, Regional Director-Region 2 Mrs. Lorraine McLean, Regional Director-Region 3 Mrs. Annette Redway, Regional Director-Region 4 Mrs. Novlet Chambers, Regional Director-Region 5c Mr. Cecil Graham, Regional Director (Actg.)-Region 6d Vacant, Internal Auditor b Mrs. Leslie resigned September 9, 2011 c Mrs. Chambers’ retirement was effective July 31, 2011 d Mr. Graham’s acting appointment effective for the review period vii JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 MIDDLE MANAGERS Miss Kishma Simpson, Senior Librarian - Accessions Dept., Headquarters Miss Geeon Morrison, Senior Librarian - Cataloguing Dept., Headquarters Miss Susan Williams, Senior Librarian - Circulations Dept., Headquarters Mrs. Caleta Miller-Williams, Senior Librarian - School Library Network, Headquarters Miss Maureen Thompson, Senior Librarian - School Library Network, Headquarters Miss Marjorie Rutherford, Senior Librarian - School Library Network, Headquarters Miss Carrol Plummer, Senior Librarian - Kingston & St. Andrew Parish Library Network Miss Paulette Benjie, Senior Librarian - St. Catherine Parish Library Network Mrs. Marilee Moodie-Holt, Senior Librarian - St. James Parish Library Network Miss Marvetta Stewart, Senior Librarian - Hanover Parish Library Network Miss Ambrozene Johnson, Senior Librarian - Trelawny Parish Library Network Miss Audrey Minott, Senior Librarian Manchester Parish Library Network Mrs. Cheryl Cousins-Reid, Senior Librarian - Clarendon Parish Library Network Mrs. Debbie Bonnick, Senior Librarian - St. Ann Parish Library Network Mrs. Nicola Grant-Dyer, Senior Librarian - St. Mary Parish Library Network Miss Nadia Parkes, Senior Librarian (Actg.) - Portland Parish Library Networke Miss Haidee Wilson, Senior Librarian (Actg.) - St. Thomas Parish Library Networkf Miss Merlene Walker, Senior Librarian - St. Elizabeth Parish Library Network Miss Opal Scott, Senior Librarian (Actg.) - Westmoreland Parish Library Networkg Mr. Hopeton Campbell, Assistant Internal Auditor Mrs. Rosemarie Martin, Planning & Research Officer Miss Kimberlyn Williams, Public Relations & Marketing Officer Mr. Lincoln Powell, Building & Maintenance Officer e Miss Parkes’s acting appointment covered the period March 7, 2011 – February 29, 2012 f Miss Wilson’s acting appointment became effective June 27, 2011 g Miss Scott’s acting appointment became effective April 1, 2011 viii JAMAICA LIBRARY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 PARISH LIBRARY COMMITTEES KINGSTON & ST. ANDREW Mr. John Tracey (Chairman),