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Board Meeting Agenda January 2024

Agenda
Countywide Services
Partnerships
Deaf Literacy Center
Talking Book Library

Board of Directors

  • Karen Roth, Chairperson
  • Mike Jefferis, Vice Chairperson
  • J.P. Gellermann, Secretary & Treasurer
  • Michael Delk
  • Karen LaCorte-Nies
  • Brian Lowack
  • Nancy McKibben
  • Maggie Paluch
  • Cheryl Morales, Executive Director
  • Martha Frenchek, Recording Secretary
  • Lisa Kothe, LDAC Liaison

Agenda

  1. Call to Order – Chairperson, Karen Roth
  2. Roll Call – Martha Frenchek
  3. Minutes of Previous Meeting
    1. Minutes of Meeting, November 29, 2023 (vote needed)
  4. Financial Committee Report
    1. Level Four Management Report: November/December 2023
    2. PDR Accounting Financial Statement: November/December 2023
  5. Correspondence
  6. Executive Director’s Report – Cheryl Morales
    1. Building/Admin
    2. Countywide Services/Member Libraries
  7. Old Business
    1. Annual review of Executive Director (tabled 11.29.23)
  8. New Business
    1. Member Spotlight – Palm Harbor Library
    2. Internal Controls Policy – revision
  9. LDAC Report – Lisa Kothe
    1. Minutes of LDAC Meeting, November 13, 2023
  10. Announcements/Miscellaneous
  11. Public Comments
  12. Adjournment

The next regular board meeting: Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

Countywide Services Report – December 2023

Deaf Literacy Center

Program Attendance
Total Programs
Volunteer Hrs.
December 2023
1,386
67
102
December 2022
1,458
37
73

Talking Book Library

Total Circulation
New Patrons
Total Patrons
December 2023
13,161
25
4,565
December 2022
15,837
20
4,825

3 for Me Cards

New Cardholders YTD
Items Checked Out YTD
December 2023
127
1,438
December 2022
107
1,505

Partnerships

Museum Passes

FY 2023
FY 2024 YTD
Total Checkouts
12,467
2,703

Ukulele Program

Checkouts
Workshops
December 2023
7
December 2022
28

Lealman Exchange

Cardholders
Items Sent from Other Libraries
December 2023
0
15

Reading with the Rays

FY 2023: 3,265 program participants
FY 2024: 7,251

Deaf Literacy Center Statistics October 2023 – September 2024

ClassesOctNovDecJanFebMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugSeptTotal
ASL Tutoring495834141
Sign Language I355432162949
Sign Language II20120283486
Deaf/HH Tutoring14114297380
Basic Literacy23271666
Outreaches13515857350
Baby ASL307363253923
Individualized Assistance216223179618
Special Programs4074234811311
Family Mentoring19212464
Event Posts98812035172708
Weekly Videos14,9011502214,88244805
Signed Stories131129138398
Spotlight Videos120128131379
Volunteer Hours9298102292
# of Programs576167185
Total Program Attendance1,853204913865288

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Talking Book Library

FY 22OctNovDecJanFebMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugSeptTotal
Library Usage- Total Patrons4,7634,7844,8254,8254,8594,9004,900
Library Usage- New Patrons3081720203740134
Library Usage- Walk-ins2963523232811120
Library Usage- Phone Calls5,0793724552474463651,885
Total Circulation15220,86315,93715,83718,49019,31590,442
Digital Book Circulation116,00218,00213,20013,13015,31616,69876,346
Books Downloaded by Staff2,720140109764539409
BARD (Downloaded Books)34,0972,7202,6282,6233,1212,57413,666
Circulation of other formats531088421
Digital Book Copies94,84195,29395,50795,79696,07896,48796,487
Items in other formats989989989989989989988
Volunteer Hours632341515101084
Donations$39,917.843,070680.004,13518030$8,095.00
Outreach - Events9100023
Outreach - Audience83251107267202
Outreach - New Registration68815626661

DLC Program Type

Program TypeOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepTotal
Weekly Program8639974980000000002,358
Outreach13515857000000000350
Tutoring4294503260000000001,205
Mentoring19212400000000064
Special Programs4074234810000000001,311
Total1,8532,0491,3860000000005,288

Talking Book Library Statistics October 2023 – September 2024 (FY ’24)

Library UsageFY 2023OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepTotal
Total Patrons*5,1485,0114,5584,5654,565
New Patrons*37018262569
Walk-ins26715221451
Phone Calls5,1955917053501,646
Total Reference19,2202,3802,3041,25805,942
Traditional Reference17,0942,1412,0001,0775,218
Technology Reference54537351991
Virtual Reference1,581202269162633
Total Circulation*292,02417,30014,28113,161044,742
Duplication256,51014,34111,44310,59336,377
Books Downloaded By Staff822195734110
Digital Other34,6522,9302,7722,5298,231
Circulation of other formats40109524
Digital Book Copies98,70098,95798,99899,03999,039
Items in other formats988988988988988
Volunteer Hours17910161642
Donations$73,924.28$5,030.00$1,862.50$530.00$7,422.50
OutreachTotalOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepTotal
Events82114
Audience24615074161
New Registrations615005

*Data extracted from: Florida Division of Blind Services’ Bureau of Braille and Talking Books Library ILS; KLAS (11.01.18)

The Walk-ins statistic reflects persons visiting TBL using curbside assistance and entering the building.