SCCCLD Employee Handbook - ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

POSITION/DIVISION/BRANCH	COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS:
Board of Trustees	Board	The St. Charles City-County Library District is governed by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is composed of nine (9) members, four of who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of St. Charles, and five of whom are appointed by the St. Charles County Executive, both with Council approval. Trustees are appointed for a period of three years. The primary responsibility of the Board is to establish policy. It also selects the Library’s Director. The Board meets the 2nd Monday of every month. The meetings are held at the various branch libraries throughout the County. All meetings are open to the public.
Director Located: Administrative Offices	Director	The Director is selected by the Board of Trustees. The current Director, Carl Sandstedt, csandstedt@stchlibrary.org, has held the position of Director since 1976. The Director is the District’s chief executive officer and is responsible for the execution of orders given by the Board and policies adopted by the Board. The Director also assists the Board in developing short-term and long-range plans for the District, as well as formulating the District’s budget.
Deputy Director Located: Administrative Offices	Deputy Director	The Deputy Director works closely with the Director. The current Deputy Director is Betty Murr, bmurr@stchlibrary.org. The Deputy Director is responsible for all areas of public service and branch operations as well as day to day District operations. The position is responsible for service delivery, including collection development, circulation, reference, readers’ advisory, and programming functions. Responsibility for children’s services is split out under the office of CRM. Managers report to the Deputy Director, as well as the Manager of the Technical Operations Division, the Interlibrary Loan Department (ILL), the mini branches, and the Purchasing Specialist.
Finance & Support Services Located: Administrative Offices	Business Office	Finance & Support Services is responsible for all of the District’s financial records, the budget, accounts payable, and payroll. The current Finance & Support Services Coordinator is Rick Schultz, rschultz@ stchlibrary.org. Finance & Support is responsible for some of the support services, including deliveries, supplies, buildings and grounds.
Children’s Resources & Marketing Located: Administrative Offices	CRM	CRM is responsible for all of the District’s public relations. CRM produces all publications, news releases, and news stories for the District, as well as, the staff newsletter, “The Grapevine”. Communication Specialist, Jan Bardon, jbardon@stchlibrary.org, assists with the public relations functions. The current Coordinator of CRM, Maggie Preiss, mpreiss@stchlibrary.org, is also in charge of Children’s Services for the entire Library District.
Information Technology Located: Administrative Offices	IT	IT is responsible for all computers and telecommunication operations in the District. IT develops and supports all software used by: the patrons when using the PAC (Public Access Catalog), the branch staff when using the CIRCULATION SYSTEM, and the staff in Technical Operations when using the CATALOGING SYSTEM. IT also purchases all computer equipment necessary to run the PACS, CIRCULATION, and CATALOGING SYSTEMS as well as develops procedures used in support of the three systems. Frank Noto, fnoto@stchlibrary.org, is the Coordinator of the IT Department.
Human Resources Located: Administrative Offices	HR or Personnel	Human Resources is responsible for maintaining all of the District’s personnel records, manages the District’s various benefit programs, assists in recruitment, orientation, performance appraisals, and disciplinary procedures. HR also researches and composes all of the library’s personnel policies. The HR Coordinator, Julie Cinco, jcinco@stchlibrary.org, works closely with the Volunteer Resources & Staff Training Specialist, Lynn Reichmuth lreichmuth@stchlibrary.org , who also serves as the liaison between the “Friends of the Library” organization and the Library District.
Planning and Development Located: Administrative Offices	P & D	Planning and Development is responsible for District-wide planning and provides support for the District to fulfill the goals and objectives set by the Library Director and the Board. The Coordinator of Planning and Development, Kristin Williams, kwilliams@stchlibrary.org, is also responsible for managing the Library Foundation for fund raising, directing all fund raising for the Library District and managing the gift shop. The Coordinator works closely with the Development Specialist, Lisa Dunham, ldunham@stchlibrary.org, who is responsible for coordinating District-wide fundraising programs to secure grants and philanthropic giving.
Technical Operations Division Located: Administrative Offices	Tech Op	The Technical Operations Division is responsible for the ordering and processing of all materials (books & audio-visual material). Tech. Op. maintains the computerized catalog database, which represents all individual titles and copies owned by the District. The catalog database is used by the general public when using the PAC terminals, as well as, the staff when using the staff terminals. Karla Perez, jkperez@stchlibrary.org, is the Technical Operations Specialist.
Purchasing Located: Administrative Offices	Purchasing	The Purchasing Specialist, Karen Golab, kgolab@stchlibrary.org, is responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, equipment and services necessary for the daily operation of the Library District, monitoring special contracts and overseeing the bidding processes.
Interlibrary Loan Located: Administrative Offices	ILL	The Interlibrary Loan service offers patrons access to material owned by other library systems throughout the United States that our Library District does not own. ILL borrows the item from the owning library and the patron then picks up the item from one of the branches. ILL also lends materials to other library systems. Louise Mitchell, lmitchell@stchlibrary.org, is in charge of the ILL service.
Spencer Road Branch Located: 427 Spencer Road St. Peters	Spencer Code: SP	The Spencer Road Branch is a regional branch and primarily serves the St. Peters area. Branch Manager: Jim Brown, jbrown@stchlibrary.org. Specialties: Business Services; the Business Services Information Resource Manager is Trevor Rees, trees@stchlibrary.org. Non-Profit Services, the Non-Profit Services Information Resource Manager is Mr. Brad Smith, bsmith@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 22,400 square feet Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000 Spencer’s total circulation for FY08 was 763,000.
K. Linnemann Branch Located: 2323 Elm St. Charles	Linnemann Code: KL	The Kathryn Linnemann Branch is a regional branch and primarily serves the St. Charles area. Branch Manager: Ann King, aking@stchlibrary.org. Specialty: Local History/Genealogy; the Local History and Genealogy Information Resource Manager is Jim Rhodes, jrhodes@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 19,900 square feet Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000 Linnemann’s total circulation for FY08 was 449,000.
Middendorf-Kredell Branch Located: 2750 Hwy K O’Fallon	Middendorf-Kredell Code: MK	Middendorf-Kredell is a regional branch and primarily serves the O’Fallon area. Branch Manager: Pat Kern, pkern@stchlibrary.org. The branch is a Federal Documents Depository; the Government Documents and Consumer Health Information Resource Manager is Denise Ulett, dulett@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 30,000 square feet Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000 Middendorf-Kredell’s total circulation for FY08 was 1,024,000.
Kisker Road Branch Located: 1000 Kisker Road St. Charles (Harvester)	Kisker Code: KR	The Kisker Road Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the Harvester/South 94 area. Branch Manager: Keri Cascio, kcascio@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 16,000 square feet Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000 Kisker’s total circulation for FY08 was 489,000.
McClay Branch Located: 2760 McClay Road St. Charles	McClay Code: MY	The McClay Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the St. Charles area near McClay and Hackman Roads. Branch Manager: Martha Radginski, mradginski@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 14,400 square feet. Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000 McClay’s total circulation for FY08 was 624,000.
Corporate Parkway Branch Located: 1200 Corporate Pkwy. Wentzville	Corporate Code: CP	The Corporate Parkway Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the Wentzville/Lake St. Louis area. Branch Manager: Diana Tucker, dtucker@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 12,000 square feet Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000 Corporate Parkway’s total circulation for FY08 was 478,000.
Deer Run Branch Located: 1300 North Main Street O’Fallon	Deer Run Code: DR	The Deer Run Branch is a general-purpose branch and serves the northern O’Fallon/St. Paul area. Branch Manager: Tim DeGhelder, tdeghelder@stchlibrary.org. Size of facility: 12,000 square feet Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000 Deer Run’s total circulation for FY08 was 426,000.
Extension Services Division Located: 1300 North Main Street O’Fallon	Extension or Outreach Code: OR	The Extension Services Division includes the Outreach service, which serves nursing homes, inbound home residents, and daycare centers. Presently located at the Deer Run Branch. The Manager of the Extension Services Division is Tim DeGhelder. Extension Services’ total circulation for FY08 was 19,000.
Manager, Community Branches/Adult Programming Located: Administrative Offices		The Manager of Community Branches/Adult Programming, Sara Nielsen, snielsen@stchlibrary.org, is responsible for managing the operations of the library expresses and mini branches and also coordinates Adult Programming for the District.
Library Express at Winghaven® Located: 7435 Village Center Drive Boardwalk Market Place O’Fallon	WingHaven® Code: WH	Library Express at WingHaven® is an express library and serves the southwestern O’Fallon area. Size of facility: 3,515 square feet Volumes: 15,000 – 20,000 WingHaven®’s total circulation for FY08 was 208,000.
Library Express at Discovery Village Located: 378 Shadow Pines Drive Wentzville	Discovery Village Code: DE	Library Express at Discovery Village is an express library and serves the western edge of St. Charles County. Size of facility: 3,000 square feet. Volumes: 10,000 – 15,000 Discovery Village’s total circulation for FY08 was 173,000.
North County Branch Located: Commonfield Road Portage des Sioux	North County Code: NC	The North County Branch is a mini branch and serves the community of Portage des Sioux and surrounding area. Size of facility: 900 square feet Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000 North County’s total circulation for FY08 was 19,000.
South County Branch Located: Walnut Street Augusta	South County Code: SC	The South County Branch is a mini branch and serves the community of Augusta and surrounding area. Size of facility: 1,200 square feet Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000 South County’s total circulation for FY08 was 35,000.
Boone’s Trail Branch Located: 4600 Hwy. Z New Melle	Boone’s Trail Code: BT	The Boone’s Trail Branch is a mini branch and serves the communities of New Melle and surrounding area. Size of facility: 2,300 square feet Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000 Boone’s Trail total circulation for FY08 was 62,000.
Friends of the Library	Friends	The Friends of the Library is a volunteer organization that supports the Library District. The Friends hold an annual Book Fair as well as sponsoring various events throughout the year. The Friends also operate the Books ‘N More Gift Shop in the Spencer Road Branch.

POSITION/DIVISION/BRANCH

COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS:

Board of Trustees

Board

The St. Charles City-County Library District is governed by the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is composed of nine (9) members, four of who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of St. Charles, and five of whom are appointed by the St. Charles County Executive, both with Council approval. Trustees are appointed for a period of three years.

The primary responsibility of the Board is to establish policy. It also selects the Library’s Director.

The Board meets the 2nd Monday of every month. The meetings are held at the various branch libraries throughout the County. All meetings are open to the public.

Director

Located:

Administrative Offices

Director

The Director is selected by the Board of Trustees. The current Director, Carl Sandstedt, csandstedt@stchlibrary.org, has held the position of Director since 1976.

The Director is the District’s chief executive officer and is responsible for the execution of orders given by the Board and policies adopted by the Board. The Director also assists the Board in developing short-term and long-range plans for the District, as well as formulating the District’s budget.

Deputy Director

Located:

Administrative Offices

Deputy Director

The Deputy Director works closely with the Director. The current Deputy Director is Betty Murr, bmurr@stchlibrary.org.

The Deputy Director is responsible for all areas of public service and branch operations as well as day to day District operations. The position is responsible for service delivery, including collection development, circulation, reference, readers’ advisory, and programming functions. Responsibility for children’s services is split out under the office of CRM. Managers report to the Deputy Director, as well as the Manager of the Technical Operations Division, the Interlibrary Loan Department (ILL), the mini branches, and the Purchasing Specialist.

Finance & Support Services

Located:

Administrative Offices

Business Office

Finance & Support Services is responsible for all of the District’s financial records, the budget, accounts payable, and payroll. The current Finance & Support Services Coordinator is Rick Schultz, rschultz@ stchlibrary.org.

Finance & Support is responsible for some of the support services, including deliveries, supplies, buildings and grounds.

Children’s Resources & Marketing

Located:

Administrative Offices

CRM

CRM is responsible for all of the District’s public relations. CRM produces all publications, news releases, and news stories for the District, as well as, the staff newsletter, “The Grapevine”. Communication Specialist, Jan Bardon, jbardon@stchlibrary.org, assists with the public relations functions.

The current Coordinator of CRM, Maggie Preiss, mpreiss@stchlibrary.org, is also in charge of Children’s Services for the entire Library District.

Information Technology

Located:

Administrative Offices

IT is responsible for all computers and telecommunication operations in the District. IT develops and supports all software used by: the patrons when using the PAC (Public Access Catalog), the branch staff when using the CIRCULATION SYSTEM, and the staff in Technical Operations when using the CATALOGING SYSTEM.

IT also purchases all computer equipment necessary to run the PACS, CIRCULATION, and CATALOGING SYSTEMS as well as develops procedures used in support of the three systems.

Frank Noto, fnoto@stchlibrary.org, is the Coordinator of the IT Department.

Human Resources

Located:

Administrative Offices

HR or Personnel

Human Resources is responsible for maintaining all of the District’s personnel records, manages the District’s various benefit programs, assists in recruitment, orientation, performance appraisals, and disciplinary procedures. HR also researches and composes all of the library’s personnel policies.

The HR Coordinator, Julie Cinco, jcinco@stchlibrary.org, works closely with the Volunteer Resources & Staff Training Specialist, Lynn Reichmuth lreichmuth@stchlibrary.org , who also serves as the liaison between the “Friends of the Library” organization and the Library District.

Planning and Development

Located:

Administrative Offices

P & D

Planning and Development is responsible for District-wide planning and provides support for the District to fulfill the goals and objectives set by the Library Director and the Board. The Coordinator of Planning and Development, Kristin Williams, kwilliams@stchlibrary.org, is also responsible for managing the Library Foundation for fund raising, directing all fund raising for the Library District and managing the gift shop.

The Coordinator works closely with the Development Specialist, Lisa Dunham, ldunham@stchlibrary.org, who is responsible for coordinating District-wide fundraising programs to secure grants and philanthropic giving.

Technical Operations Division

Located:

Administrative Offices

Tech Op

The Technical Operations Division is responsible for the ordering and processing of all materials (books & audio-visual material).

Tech. Op. maintains the computerized catalog database, which represents all individual titles and copies owned by the District. The catalog database is used by the general public when using the PAC terminals, as well as, the staff when using the staff terminals. Karla Perez, jkperez@stchlibrary.org, is the Technical Operations Specialist.

Purchasing

Located:

Administrative Offices

Purchasing

The Purchasing Specialist, Karen Golab, kgolab@stchlibrary.org, is responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, equipment and services necessary for the daily operation of the Library District, monitoring special contracts and overseeing the bidding processes.

Interlibrary Loan

Located:

Administrative Offices

ILL

The Interlibrary Loan service offers patrons access to material owned by other library systems throughout the United States that our Library District does not own. ILL borrows the item from the owning library and the patron then picks up the item from one of the branches. ILL also lends materials to other library systems. Louise Mitchell, lmitchell@stchlibrary.org, is in charge of the ILL service.

Spencer Road Branch

Located:

427 Spencer Road
St. Peters

Spencer

Code: SP

The Spencer Road Branch is a regional branch and primarily serves the St. Peters area.

Branch Manager: Jim Brown, jbrown@stchlibrary.org.

Specialties: Business Services; the Business Services Information Resource Manager is Trevor Rees, trees@stchlibrary.org.

Non-Profit Services, the Non-Profit Services Information Resource Manager is Mr. Brad Smith, bsmith@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 22,400 square feet

Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000

Spencer’s total circulation for FY08 was 763,000.

K. Linnemann Branch

Located:

2323 Elm
St. Charles

Linnemann

Code: KL

The Kathryn Linnemann Branch is a regional branch and primarily serves the St. Charles area.

Branch Manager: Ann King, aking@stchlibrary.org.

Specialty: Local History/Genealogy; the Local History and Genealogy Information Resource Manager is Jim Rhodes, jrhodes@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 19,900 square feet

Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000

Linnemann’s total circulation for FY08 was 449,000.

Middendorf-Kredell Branch

Located:

2750 Hwy K
O’Fallon

Middendorf-Kredell

Code: MK

Middendorf-Kredell is a regional branch and primarily serves the O’Fallon area.

Branch Manager: Pat Kern, pkern@stchlibrary.org.

The branch is a Federal Documents Depository; the Government Documents and Consumer Health Information Resource Manager is Denise Ulett, dulett@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 30,000 square feet

Volumes: 175,000 – 225,000

Middendorf-Kredell’s total circulation for FY08 was 1,024,000.

Kisker Road Branch

Located:

1000 Kisker Road

St. Charles (Harvester)

Kisker

Code: KR

The Kisker Road Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the Harvester/South 94 area.

Branch Manager: Keri Cascio, kcascio@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 16,000 square feet

Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000

Kisker’s total circulation for FY08 was 489,000.

McClay Branch

Located:

2760 McClay Road
St. Charles

McClay

Code: MY

The McClay Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the St. Charles area near McClay and Hackman Roads.

Branch Manager: Martha Radginski, mradginski@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 14,400 square feet.

Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000

McClay’s total circulation for FY08 was 624,000.

Corporate Parkway Branch

Located:

1200 Corporate Pkwy.
Wentzville

Corporate

Code: CP

The Corporate Parkway Branch is a general-purpose branch and primarily serves the Wentzville/Lake St. Louis area.

Branch Manager: Diana Tucker, dtucker@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 12,000 square feet

Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000

Corporate Parkway’s total circulation for FY08 was 478,000.

Deer Run Branch

Located:

1300 North Main Street
O’Fallon

Deer Run

Code: DR

The Deer Run Branch is a general-purpose branch and serves the northern O’Fallon/St. Paul area.

Branch Manager: Tim DeGhelder, tdeghelder@stchlibrary.org.

Size of facility: 12,000 square feet

Volumes: 75,000 – 100,000

Deer Run’s total circulation for FY08 was 426,000.

Extension Services Division

Located:

1300 North Main Street
O’Fallon

Extension or

Outreach

Code: OR

The Extension Services Division includes the Outreach service, which serves nursing homes, inbound home residents, and daycare centers.

Presently located at the Deer Run Branch.

The Manager of the Extension Services Division is Tim DeGhelder.

Extension Services’ total circulation for FY08 was 19,000.

Manager, Community Branches/Adult Programming

Located:

Administrative Offices

The Manager of Community Branches/Adult Programming, Sara Nielsen, snielsen@stchlibrary.org, is responsible for managing the operations of the library expresses and mini branches and also coordinates Adult Programming for the District.

Library Express at Winghaven®

Located:

7435 Village Center Drive

Boardwalk Market Place

O’Fallon

WingHaven®

Code: WH

Library Express at WingHaven® is an express library and serves the southwestern O’Fallon area.

Size of facility: 3,515 square feet

Volumes: 15,000 – 20,000

WingHaven®’s total circulation for FY08 was 208,000.

Library Express at Discovery Village

Located:

378 Shadow Pines Drive

Wentzville

Discovery Village

Code: DE

Library Express at Discovery Village is an express library and serves the western edge of St. Charles County.

Size of facility: 3,000 square feet.

Volumes: 10,000 – 15,000

Discovery Village’s total circulation for FY08 was 173,000.

North County Branch

Located:

Commonfield Road

Portage des Sioux

North County

Code: NC

The North County Branch is a mini branch and serves the community of Portage des Sioux and surrounding area.

Size of facility: 900 square feet

Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000

North County’s total circulation for FY08 was 19,000.

South County Branch

Located:

Walnut Street

Augusta

South County

Code: SC

The South County Branch is a mini branch and serves the community of Augusta and surrounding area.

Size of facility: 1,200 square feet

Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000

South County’s total circulation for FY08 was 35,000.

Boone’s Trail Branch

Located:

4600 Hwy. Z

New Melle

Boone’s Trail

Code: BT

The Boone’s Trail Branch is a mini branch and serves the communities of New Melle and surrounding area.

Size of facility: 2,300 square feet

Volumes: 8,000 – 12,000

Boone’s Trail total circulation for FY08 was 62,000.

Friends of the Library

Friends

The Friends of the Library is a volunteer organization that supports the Library District.

The Friends hold an annual Book Fair as well as sponsoring various events throughout the year.

The Friends also operate the Books ‘N More Gift Shop in the Spencer Road Branch.

Revised 7/08