St. Charles City-County Library District

Annual Summary

Facilities
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Monitor Demographics Investigate Added Areafor GA Added area for GA / Storage Winghaven Renovations Expand MK Evaluate Land Purchases in Weldon Spring; Highway N and Z West, north of I-70 Expand KL Time table for SP Expansion Expand SP
    Expand BT Increase space at MY by converting storage to public   Renovations Time table for KL Expansion      
    Systematic Evaluation Regional Br. facilities, comfort, maintenance Systematic Evaluation of General Purpose Branch facilities, comfort, maintenance   Timetables for Expansion of Regional Branches        
    Feasibility and schedule for renovations Feasibility and schedule for renovations             
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Staffing and Training
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Market surveys to verifyfair market wages Adjust as needed to maintain quality. Develop staff job survey Recommend personnel actions Examine policy regarding annual and sick leave. Implement changes to salary structure Review and modify recognition for outstanding performance Procedure manuals - all major functions      
Research, develop and produce procedure manuals. Revise District dollars and co-worker appreciation Develop turn-over survey. Study and recommend changes to pay and salary structure.   Permanent Training Facility        
Develop and present training programs. Plan and begin developing web based internal directory. Focus group to study effectiveness of internal communication.              
Review paraprofessional training sequence options Review performance appraisal Implement web board / staff directory              
  Basic customer service training. Add essential documents and info. to internal web.              
  Training in word processing, e-mail, listserves.                
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Partnerships
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
  Descriptors for Information Resource Managers Evaluate teleconferencing & web-based staff training Connect LISTEN2000 with GIS Increased sponsored activities. e.g. receptions etc. Friends speaker series        
    Assess using teleconferencing to to distribute parapro training Canned speaker presentations Partnerships: specific guidance e.g.. auto repair, special needs.          
    Establish speakers bureau Partnerships for attractive marketing displays Increase digitization volunteers          
    Establish marketing team Coop. with higher education to determine how much people know about SCCCLD            
    Re-define Information Resource Managers class specification CRM Initiatives: Parents as Teachers, DFS, etc.            
    Children's Service to increase partners Friends to purchase advertising            
    in-service day, librarian visits Partnerships: Health Providers            
    Implement Non-Profit Services Local History Partnerships with Historical Society            
    Partnerships: Econ.Development, Chambers, service clubs              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Finance
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Maximize return of Friends Cash Assets Establish Foundation Develop Fundraising Policy Increase solicitations for support            
Staff Education   Market Foundation Fundraiser for Info.Resources            
Protection of tax-based Revenues, e.g. TIF, Ch.100   Expand Board and Activities Multiple organization activities            
    Training for Friends Board              
    NASFRE, MAP, County Consortium              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Community Referral and Consumer Information
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
    Referral Training For Staff Partnerships for special services            
    Investigate increasing privacy Reference staff involvement in community organizations            
    Needs Analysis Increase marketing - bookmarks, news releases, giveaways for external distribution            
    Create pointers to consumer info links              
    Pointers to state database for community resources              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Lifelong Learning and Information Literacy
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Continue training for staff   InfoRIT will work with CRM to increase marketing Web committee to assist CRM in developing children's web page            
Continue patron programs   Integrate LISTEN2000 demographics to develop targeted mailings. Web committee to coordinate web based internet training            
Investigate and evaluate existing and develop new programs as needed.   IRIT and Collection Development to review collection and develop schedule for updating. Coordinate results into programs            
Review, evaluate, and provide information in a variety of formats for learning.   Web committee to assist with standardization of web pages.  Community database of info. literacy organizations            
Maintain strong non-fiction collection within the District.   InfoRIT devises survey to assess patron needs for information literacy. Expand partnering with literacy organizations. Provide web linkages and referral.            
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Business and Government Services
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
    Present in-house training on online business products              
    Develop list of sources appropriate for all branches.              
    Continue "How to Start and Manage Your Own Business" and explore potential for specialized programs              
    Co-sponsor E-Commerce program with U.M. Outreach Center              
    Write question and answer articles for St. Charles Chamber newsletter              
    Revise and update web page              
    Bring online "Good Libraries...Good Business"              
    Develop joint programs with GIS              
    Forge alliances -- counselor at BIC; Chamber Small Business & Retail Committee; Winghaven, etc.              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Government Documents and GIS
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Seek partnerships with local government and institutions.   Develop cooperative programs with Business & Government Services.              
Participate in GIS meetings through the area.   Broaden GIS and Government Info with monthly classes, increased publicity.              
General Information
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Monitor technology trends hardware / software   Determine training methods for current electronic products, and for newly acquired products. Telecomm. & Technology plan to review & updated trends. Determine guideposts for selection & use of all forms of access, web-interactive, distance learning, etc.          
Develop schedules and cultivate instructors who want to do public teaching.     Evaluate libraries and service providers to judge potential services to be provided. Implement needs analysis results.          
Provide staff training to increase effectiveness of LISTEN 2000.      Implement product training using expert instructors from staff or outside providers. Implement electronic / web results.          
Apply technological advances to LISTEN 2000.     Develop instruments to determine broad community need, for reference service. Implement verification of cardholder status independent of WIN          
      Develop instruments to evaluate all library products, especially electronic or web based.            
      Evaluate service providers to broaden information access regardless of point of access.            
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Local History
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Contact historical and genealogical societies. Obtain online resources. Obtain online resources Obtain online resources Obtain online resources Obtain online resources Obtain online resources      
Continuing education for staff Begin evaluating material with potential to be digitized, develop imaging projects, and acquire equipment. Begin, with IT assistance, conversion of newspaper index to web-based format and availability.   Complete acquisition of Compiled Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers...From Missouri          
  Work with historical society to develop web-based and print listing of county contacts. Increase access to online local history and genealogy data bases   Acquire 1930 U.S. Census Records.          
    Conduct in-house training for staff and specific areas of research and resources for the public              
    Develop historical and genealogical websites to link to District home page              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Current Topics and Titles
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Provide high demand items quickly.   Explore mechanisms to pursue patron recommendations. Assess need for foreign language material for collection. Provide and promote outreach service to the homebound. Consider making outreach supervision an independent function, e.g. part-time paraprofessional who deals only with outreach.          
Increase and improve internet access, dependable equipment, software, and staff awareness.   Expand linkages for programs Speed up ILL / Direct requests St. Louis County. Expand linkage with other providers.            
Keep in step with new technology -- e-books, Java Script, DVD etc.   Initiate expanded schedule of book-talks, discussions, including parent-child groups, and adult discussions. Investigate need, feasibility and justification of properly staffed, well equipped word processing at selected sites.            
Evaluate and purchase current and upcoming formats as they become available (DVD, CD)   Consider Book Shows and topical programming, e.g. Special Needs Collection; Gardening Collection. Would need Friends funding. Assess need and feasibility of providing listening and viewing facilities for multi-media in branch libraries.            
    Friends sponsorship of Author's Book signings. Design and conduct R.A. survey on customer reading interests; offer monthly reading lists suggested from new books.            
    Develop on going Reader's Advisory training for staff. Cross train R.A. techniques among adult and children's services to create uniformservice levels in all branches.            
    Establish linkages with community book clubs and groups.              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
Collection Developement
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
    Review current collection development policy and modify to define purpose, outline and describe collection areas. Complete collection development policy revisions, and implement provisions            
    Evaluate and adjust collections. Establish centralization process which will simplify acquisition, yet allow input and flexibility.            
    Revise Class Specifications and engage Collection Development Librarian Develop and maintain authority files for authors, series, subjects, cross-references.            
    Comprehensive evaluation of existing collection to address specific needs.              
    Create Class Specifications and engage Catalog Management Librarian and provide adequate personnel to oversee database compliance              
    Study and determine approach needed to implement database compliance.              
    Implement plan for ongoing maintenance as well as retrospective cataloging review and update              
    Acquire resources that would enable the library to obtain materials from many sources.              
    Provide means to share data between Technical Operations and public service staff.              
Ongoing FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 2006 2007 2008
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