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March 2012
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<br />MONTHLY CIRCULATION STATISTICS, February 2012
<br /> Feb 2012 Feb 2011 %chg 2011-2012 2010-2011 %chg to date
<br />1st time checkouts 31,706 31,329 1% 266,859 286,823 -7%
<br />Renewals in library 906 1,007 -10% 8,671 8,244 5%
<br />Phone renewals 2,810 2,620 7% 22,530 19,894 13%
<br />iPAC renewals 5,505 6,077 -9% 44,794 53,497 -16%
<br />Computers -3,447 -3,028 14% -30,073 -30,680 -2%
<br />Subtotal 37,480 38,005 -1% 312,781 337,778 -7%
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<br />EBooks 394 137 188% 2,427 744 226%
<br />Downloadable Audio 207 235 -12% 2,040 1,943 5%
<br />Total Downloadable 601 372 62% 4,467 2,687 66%
<br />Total 38,081 38,377 -1% 317,248 340,465 -7%
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<br />Circulation Report
<br />Circulations were down 1% in February 2012 compared to February, 2011.
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<br />Budget
<br />draft budget. The corrected version should be
<br />available by the time the Board meets.
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<br />The City has contracted with Facility Control Systems to install security cameras in the Loop. Nick Vnuk,
<br />Facility Control Systems, met with Tim Black and me about the possibility of mounting a
<br />camera to the NE corner of the library building, so that the Police Department will be able to monitor
<br />both the intersection of Kingsland and Delmar, and the municipal parking to the east of us. Alternatively,
<br />they are considering the SE corner of our building for a better view of the intersection. Since our building
<br />does Facility Control Systems would also need to
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<br />Staff News
<br />Tim Black, our building supervisor, has told us that he will be retiring in May. We are seeking bids from
<br />commercial cleaning services, in order to compare their prices to the cost of keeping the custodial and
<br />maintenance work in-house.
<br />Marsha Tversky, our part-time circulation assistant, is also considering retirement, or an extended leave.
<br />As many of you know, Shirley Goldberg passed away last month. Shirley had worked as a full-time
<br />Reference Librarian from 1963-1988, and then returned to help us on a part-time basis until she re-
<br />retired in 2006. We will miss her. There have been many generous donations made to the library in her
<br />memory.
<br />Ralph Bowser, long-time Historical Society of University City board member, and father to our staff
<br />member, David Bowser, passed away last week. He was a very kind, knowledgeable, and helpful man
<br />and will be greatly missed.
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<br />City Audit Report Changing Library Financial Reporting
<br />Tina Charumilind will meet with Christa and me early next week to discuss the changes to be made in
<br />how the City will their annual financial report. The changes
<br />will be made based on the suggestions made in the recent independent audit.
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<br />Chiller and Air handler
<br />Christa van Herreweghe, Tim Black, and I met with Gary Kunnemann and Joe Becker, from Albert Arno,
<br />our HVAC contractor, on February 23, to talk about the chillers and the air handlers. Both men believed
<br />that we should be able to expect that our air conditioning chiller would last another 5-10 years. R22, the
<br />coolant our chiller uses, should continue to be available over that time period, though the price could
<br />increase. The compressors, with which we have had problems in the past, would cost approximately
<br />$18,000 to replace.
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