June 2017 NPL Board Packet

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NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Board of Trustees Meeting June 20, 2017


Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees Agenda June 20, 2017 Green Hills Branch Library 3701 Benham Ave Meeting Room – 12:00 noon

I.

Call to order / Roll Call

II.

Metro Ordinance Required to be announced at all Board Meetings – Chair, Keith Simmons a. “Pursuant to the provisions of § 2.68.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, please take notice that decisions of the Nashville Public Library Board may be appealed to the Chancery Court of Davidson County for review under a common law writ of certiorari. Any appeal must be filed within sixty days after entry of a final decision by the Board. Any person or other entity considering an appeal should consult with an attorney to ensure that time and procedural requirements are met.”

III.

Introduce Visitors

IV.

Public Comment

V.

Board Chair Comments – Keith Simmons, Chair

VI.

Approval of Minutes: May 16, 2017……………………………………………………………..…………………. pgs. 1 - 6

VII.

Library Director Report a. Library Director, Kent Oliver

VIII.

Staff Reports a. Budget Update, Kent Oliver b. Library of the Year, Kent Oliver

IX.

New Business a. Strategic Plan, Cissy Mynatt

X.

Adjournment

Next Board of Trustees Meeting 12:00 noon – July 18, 2017 Green Hills Branch Library – Meeting Room 3701 Benham Ave Nashville TN 37215


NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY A City with a Great Library is a Great City ® LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES May 16, 2017 12:00 p.m. Green Hills Branch Library, 3701 Benham Ave, Nashville, TN 37215 Members Present:

Keith Simmons, Robert Oermann, Joyce Searcy, Katy Varney and Francie Hunt

Members Absent:

Lucy Haynes and Sepi Khansari

Library Staff:

Kent Oliver, Jena Schmid, Elyse Adler, Felicia Wilson, Andrea Fanta, Luke Herbst, Raemona Taylor, Terri Thomas, John McFarland and Beth Deeb

Also Present:

Mark Murray, Metro Department of Law attorney

I.

Call to Order / Roll Call Keith Simmons called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.

II.

Metro Ordinance required to be announced at all Board Meetings “Pursuant to the provisions of § 2.68.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, please take notice that decisions of the Nashville Public Library Board may be appealed to the Chancery Court of Davidson County for review under a common law writ of certiorari. Any appeal must be filed within sixty days after entry of a final decision by the Board. Any person or other entity considering an appeal should consult with an attorney to ensure that time and procedural requirements are met.”

III. Approval of Minutes: April 18, 2017 Joyce Searcy moved for approval of the minutes from the April meeting; the motion was seconded by Keith Simmons and passed unanimously. IV. Library Director Report—Kent Oliver, Library Director  Mr. Oliver welcomed new Board member Katy Varney, who is a past President of the NPLF Board.  The Library has been using Twitter and Instagram to support the Predators through spine label poetry; Mr. Oliver distributed some examples of these popular posts.  The staff mentoring program just began with a speed mentoring event.  Mr. Oliver attended a meeting of the Nashville Area Library Alliance, which is made up predominantly of about twenty academic libraries and four public libraries.  The Madison community meetings regarding the renovation will take place in June. We have completed the contract with this consultant for multiple branch projects.  Mr. Oliver attended ALA Legislative Day in Washington, D.C., which focused on privacy issues and reduction of funding for libraries. Locally, Congressman Cooper’s office is the most supportive of library issues.  Mr. Oliver also attended the Chamber leadership retreat in Denver with about 120 people. He participated in discussions on transit and education, including grade level reading. 1|Page


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  V.

Mr. Oliver took part in the Mayor’s diversity and inclusion training for department heads. NPL is now up to 31% staff diversity. The Library is leading Metro departments in Opportunity Now hires, especially because of NAZA. The funding for this program is not coming from our budget. The amendment regarding state aid to libraries did not advance in the Senate Finance Committee, but is ready to be proposed as part of the Governor’s budget next year. Mr. Oliver will forward an email to the Board about a state amendment regarding public libraries. The parts applicable to us are that Board members cannot serve two consecutive terms, and that the Board is an advisory board because we are part of a larger entity (Metro Government). An updated Board roster was distributed. A draft of the Strategic Plan will be presented at the June Board meeting.

Staff Reports a. Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Presentation—Raemona Taylor/Luke Herbst Mr. Herbst has been the Teen Services Manager since October; Ms. Taylor wrote the grant which funded this project. Woodland Hills is an incarceration facility for up to 48 teens (males 14-19), with a school on premises. In 2015, they lost their librarian and asked the Library to provide some services such as book delivery, craft programs, and book discussions. Challenges to service included building trust with the teens, security protocol, logistics, and technology (there was no internet access in the facility). NPL responded by sending consistent staff, adding extra time to build trust, doing research on working with incarcerated teens, and getting tech and other support from Studio NPL. The grant was a 2015 LRNG Innovator Challenge grant titled Uncaged: How Do You Define Freedom? Connected Learning and the Juvenile Justice System. Out of 154 applications nationwide, only eleven were selected, and NPL was the only library. The $20,000 grant is funded by the National Writing Project’s Educator Innovator Initiative and the LRNG Innovation Challenge, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the John Legend Show Me Campaign. The grant period is April 2016 to June 2017, and library staff go to Woodland Hills twice a week. So far, 99 youth have participated in the project, 71 of whom got library cards.  73% of respondents stated they have gained necessary skills from NPL to help them succeed upon release.  90% of respondents stated they have increased their knowledge of technology after working with NPL.  90% of respondents stated they feel more connected to the library.  72% of respondents stated they feel more connected to the community after working with NPL. Next steps are to connect the teens to other library departments, continue to visit once per week, and present at conferences about the program. Ms. Hunt asked whether Woodland Hills might be able to received Limitless Libraries services; Elyse Adler will investigate. Alternative sources of funding were also discussed. b. Conference Center Update—Jena Schmid Ms. Schmid reported that the Conference Center renovation starts on June 1 and should be complete by the beginning of September. It will include updating paint and carpets, adding 2|Page


storage, creating a new Board room, and updating the kitchen and all public restrooms in the building. Dowdle Construction is overseeing the project, which will cost about $1 million. Mr. Simmons noted that NPLF also has a fund set aside for Conference Center maintenance. c. Budget Update—Kent Oliver The budget presentation to Council is May 23 at 4:30; Mr. Oliver encouraged all Board members to attend. Last year, we received $924,000 in additional funding, and $10 million in capital funding for the first phase of Donelson and the Madison and Conference Center renovations. This year, we expect to receive $325,000 in additional funding for staff and a NAZA expansion (of a $1.2 million request), and $500,000 in capital funding (which does not include the completion of Donelson nor renovations of Hadley Park and Richland Park). This will significantly impact our ability to fulfill our Master Facilities Plan. Ms. Varney noted that most departments only received a fraction of what they requested, due to the Mayor’s focus on transit. d. NPL Strategic Planning—Kent Oliver This presentation has been moved to the June Board meeting. VI. New Business a. Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov Policy—Kent Oliver Mr. Oliver explained that this is a process resolution to ensure consistency among Metro departments. Mr. Oermann moved to adopt resolution 2017-05.01; Ms. Searcy seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Nashville Public Library Board May 16, 2017 Resolution Title: Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov Policy History/Background/Discussion: To ensure that all Metro board and commission agendas and minutes are posted promptly to Nashville.gov, the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County recently adopted Ordinance No. BL2017-612. This ordinance amends Title 2 of the Metro Code pertaining to the submission and formatting of agendas and minutes by Metro boards and commissions on Nashville.gov. Section 4B states: “Each board or commission of the metropolitan government shall develop a policy, approved by the department of information technology services for providing minutes of proceedings in a consistent format as soon as practicable after meeting dates. Such policy shall include a procedure for submitting agendas and minutes in a searchable electronic format for posting onto the nashville.gov website of the submitting board or commission.” Recommendation: The Board approves the proposed Policy for the Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov. Draftor(s): Susan Drye Person(s) Responsible for Implementation: Bernadette Hugan, Beth Deeb, and/or an Administrative designee from the Director’s Office 3|Page


RESOLUTION 2017-05.01 Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov Policy

WHEREAS, to ensure that all Metro board and commission agendas and minutes are posted promptly to Nashville.gov, the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County recently adopted Ordinance No. BL2017-612. This ordinance amends Title 2 of the Metro Code pertaining to the submission and formatting of agendas and minutes by Metro boards and commissions on Nashville.gov, and WHEREAS, section 4B of Ordinance No. BL2017-612 states: “Each board or commission of the metropolitan government shall develop a policy, approved by the department of information technology services for providing minutes of proceedings in a consistent format as soon as practicable after meeting dates. Such policy shall include a procedure for submitting agendas and minutes in a searchable electronic format for posting onto the nashville.gov website of the submitting board or commission.”, and WHEREAS, to comply with this change, the following procedures for submitting Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees agendas and minutes will be followed by Nashville Public Library (NPL): 1.

2. 3.

4. 5.

NPL Board agendas and minutes, in PDF format, will be provided to the Nashville.gov web team (via email to webteam@nashville.gov) for posting to NPL’s existing Boards and Commissions page at http://www.nashville.gov/Government/Boards-andCommittees/Committee-Information/ID/91/Public-Library-Board.aspx; webteam@nashville.gov will be added to NPL’s agenda and minutes email distribution list; NPL Board agendas and minutes will be created either directly from a Word processing program or by having an optical character recognition (OCR) run on a printed and scanned document, and converted to searchable PDF prior to emailing to distribution list; Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees agendas will be emailed to webteam@nashville.gov one (1) week prior to scheduled Board meeting; Approved Board minutes will be converted to searchable PDF and emailed to webteam@nashville.gov the Friday following scheduled Board meeting; and

WHEREAS, a copy of our proposed Policy was submitted to the Information Technology Services Department of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County on April 20, 2017, indicating that it would be presented to the Library Board in May. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees approves the Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov Policy, effective May 16, 2017.

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Nashville Public Library Departmental Policies

Submission of Nashville Public Library Board Agendas and Minutes to Nashville.gov Policy

Policy Information Approved Date: Effective Date: Keywords:

May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017 Submission of Board agendas, minutes, Metro Boards, Nashville.gov

Policy

To ensure that all Metro board and commission agendas and minutes are posted promptly to Nashville.gov, the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County recently adopted Ordinance No. BL2017-612. This ordinance amends Title 2 of the Metro Code pertaining to the submission and formatting of agendas and minutes by Metro boards and commissions on Nashville.gov. Section 4B states: “Each board or commission of the metropolitan government shall develop a policy, approved by the department of information technology services for providing minutes of proceedings in a consistent format as soon as practicable after meeting dates. Such policy shall include a procedure for submitting agendas and minutes in a searchable electronic format for posting onto the nashville.gov website of the submitting board or commission.”

To comply with this change, the following procedures for submitting Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees agendas and minutes will be followed by Nashville Public Library (NPL): 1. NPL Board agendas and minutes, in PDF format, will be provided to the Nashville.gov web team (via email to webteam@nashville.gov) for posting to NPL’s existing Boards and Commissions page at http://www.nashville.gov/Government/Boards-andCommittees/Committee-Information/ID/91/Public-Library-Board.aspx; 2. webteam@nashville.gov will be added to NPL’s agenda and minutes email distribution list; 3. NPL Board agendas and minutes will be created either directly from a Word processing program or by having an optical character recognition (OCR) run on a printed and scanned document, and converted to searchable PDF prior to emailing to distribution list; 4. Nashville Public Library Board of Trustees agendas will be emailed to webteam@nashville.gov one (1) week prior to scheduled Board meeting; 5. Approved Board minutes will be converted to searchable PDF and emailed to webteam@nashville.gov the Friday following scheduled Board meeting.

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VII. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 1:18 p.m.

Next Board Meeting— 12:00 p.m., June 20, 2017 Green Hills Branch Library 3701 Benham Ave, Nashville, TN 37215

Respectfully submitted by Beth Deeb

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Statistical Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

CIRCULATION COMPARISON - MAY eMedia

Ad Bks

Juv Bks

Ad AV

Juv AV

Equip, 0.4%

Equip

eBooks

Equip, 0.3%

Ad AV, 4% May-16, 17%

Ad AV, 4% May-17, 16%

Juv Bks, 23%

Juv Bks, 23%

Ad Bks, 24%

Ad Bks, 23%

eMedia, 32% MAY-16

EMEDIA CIRC COMPARISON - MAY

450,000 400,000

385,845

419,028

eVideos, 2%

eMagazines, 3%

eAudiobooks

eMagazines

eVideos

eVideos, 2%

eAudiobooks, 21%

eAudiobooks, 27%

eMusic, 36%

eMusic, 27%

eMedia, 32%

eBooks, 38%

eBooks, 41%

MAY-17

MAY-16

MAY-17

5-Year Total Circulaton - MAY 500,000

eMusic

441,359

eMagazines, 3%

5-Year Total eMedia Circulation - MAY 450,396

160,000

139,834

140,000

357,090

145,680

119,903

120,000

350,000

98,164

300,000

100,000

250,000

80,000

200,000

60,000

150,000

54,109

40,000

100,000

20,000

50,000

0

0

May-13

May-14

May-15

May-16

May-17

May-13

May-14

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May-15

May-16

May-17


Statistical Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

5-Year Visits - MAY 320000 303243 300000

298091 280000 279949

272231 275458

260000

240000 May-13

May-14

May-15

May-16

May-17

5-Year Hours Open - MAY 4,800 4,544

4,600 4,400 4,200 3,971

3,848

4,000 3,771 3,800 3,475

3,600

3,400 3,200 May-13

May-14

May-15

May-16

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May-17


Statistical Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

PROGRAM COMPARISON - MAY Adult Programs

Teen Programs

ATTENDANCE COMPARISON - MAY

Juvenile Programs

Adult Programs

Juvenile Programs, 38%

Juvenile Programs, 41%

Juvenile Programs

Juvenile Programs, 66%

Juvenile Programs, 73%

Teen Programs, 27%

Teen Programs, 31% Adult Programs, 28%

Adult Programs, 35%

Teen Programs, 18%

Teen Programs, 14%

Adult Programs, 16%

Adult Programs, 13%

MAY-16

MAY-17

MAY-16

MAY-17

5-Year Total Program - MAY

5-Year Total Attendance - MAY

1600

37,224

40,000

1353

1400

35,000

1200 972

25,000

614

30,332

29,566

27,321

30,000

1021

1000 800

Teen Programs

697

23,420

20,000

600

15,000

400

10,000

200

5,000

0

0

May-13

May-14

May-15

May-16

May-17

May-13

May-14

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May-15

May-16

May-17


Statistical Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

May-17 Circulation 34,643 6,104 9,368 5,372 3,423 33,619 15,571 45,752 1,946 410 27,200 8,836 2,663 12,646 49,875 2,803 3,784 1,561 11,012 18,797 8,005 1,323 145,680 3 450,396

Circulation Bellevue Bordeaux Donelson East Edgehill Edmondson Pike Goodlettsville Green Hills Hadley Park Hearing Impaired Hermitage Inglewood Looby Madison Main North Old Hickory Pruitt Richland Park Southeast Thompson Lane Watkins Park Downloadable Talking Library NPL Total

Visits Bellevue Bordeaux Donelson East Edgehill Edmondson Pike Goodlettsville Green Hills Hadley Park Hermitage Inglewood Looby Madison Main North Old Hickory Pruitt Richland Park Southeast Thompson Lane Watkins Park NPL Total

Month May-17 May-16 % of Total Circulation 7.69% 35,813 1.36% 5,928 2.08% 9,205 1.19% 5,273 0.76% 2,873 7.46% 25,476 3.46% 14,048 10.16% 47,120 0.43% 2,182 0.09% 329 6.04% 28,139 1.96% 8,236 0.59% 3,232 1.96% 13,314 11.07% 50,316 0.62% 2,604 0.84% 3,850 0.35% 1,396 2.44% 9,955 4.17% 23,403 1.78% 8,750 0.29% 82 32.34% 139,834 0.0007% 1 441,359

May-17 Visits 20,128 9,505 12,171 16,097 4,094 19,884 9,001 21,644 2,852 15,901 14,062 7,257 17,453 59,074 6,957 2,912 6,449 23,563 16,568 12,325 5,346 303,243

Cardholders New Registrations

May-16 Visits 16,677 9,053 10,619 17,496 4,374 13,704 7,041 22,967 3,609 16,837 10,836 7,657 17,992 60,541 6,999 2,610 4,100 14,854 17,102 7,163 0 272,231

% Change 2017-2016 -3.27% 2.97% 1.77% 1.88% 19.14% 31.96% 10.84% -2.90% -10.82% 24.62% -3.34% 7.29% -17.61% -5.02% -0.88% 7.64% -1.71% 11.82% 10.62% -19.68% -8.51% 1513.41% 4.18% 200.00% 2.05%

% Change 2017-2016 20.69% 4.99% 14.62% -8.00% -6.40% 45.10% 27.84% -5.76% -20.98% -5.56% 29.77% -5.22% -3.00% -2.42% -0.60% 11.57% 57.29% 58.63% -3.12% 72.06% N/A 11.39%

May-17 2,540

May-17 Year-to-Date 390,870 71,268 108,703 64,147 38,987 366,453 161,859 493,024 25,674 3,775 294,800 99,148 35,568 141,900 582,730 32,824 45,447 19,710 118,039 229,108 85,871 12,615 1,540,342 38 4,962,900

May-17 Circ / Visit 1.72 0.64 N/A 0.33 0.84 1.69 N/A 2.11 0.68 1.71 0.63 0.37 0.72 0.85 0.40 1.30 0.24 0.47 1.13 0.65 0.25 1.00

May-17 Year-to-Date 63,751

Fiscal Year-to-Date May-16 Year-to-Date 416,680 49,953 117,538 69,614 42,286 165,356 169,883 540,433 31,873 5,022 318,526 106,693 44,810 167,608 537,713 38,745 51,144 21,229 121,425 299,639 113,791 10,558 1,441,435 43 4,881,997

May-16 Circ / Visit 2.15 0.65 0.87 0.30 0.66 1.86 2.00 2.05 0.60 1.67 0.76 0.42 0.74 0.84 0.37 1.48 0.34 0.67 1.37 1.22 N/A 1.11

% Change 2017-2016 -6.19% 42.67% -7.52% -7.85% -7.80% 121.61% -4.72% -8.77% -19.45% -24.83% -7.45% -7.07% -20.62% -15.34% 8.37% -15.28% -11.14% -7.16% -2.79% -23.54% -24.54% 19.48% 6.86% -11.63% 1.66%

% Change 2017-2016 -19.85% -1.93% N/A 10.73% 27.29% -9.05% N/A 3.03% 12.86% 2.35% -17.33% -13.06% -2.08% 1.75% 8.29% -11.91% -28.91% -30.27% -17.09% -46.83% N/A -9.28%

Active Patron Cards 329,380

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Statistical Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

May-17 Hours Open 252 252 240 172 172 252 240 252 172 242 240 172 252 242 172 172 172 240 252 240 144 4,544

Hours Open Bellevue Bordeaux Donelson East Edgehill Edmondson Pike Goodlettsville Green Hills Hadley Park Hermitage Inglewood Looby Madison Main North Old Hickory Pruitt Richland Park Southeast Thompson Lane Watkins Park NPL Total

Programming Adult Programs Teen Programs Children's Programs Total Programs Adult Attendance Teen Attendance Children's Attendance Total Attendance

Public Computer Use Total On SiteComputer Use Total Wireless Use

Website Visits Webserver

May-16 Hours Open 245 245 164 164 164 174 164 245 164 245 164 164 245 236 164 164 164 164 245 164 0 3,848

May-17 Circ / Hour 137.47 24.22 39.03 31.23 19.90 133.41 64.88 181.56 11.31 112.40 36.82 15.48 50.18 207.79 16.30 22.00 9.08 45.88 74.59 33.35 9.19 99.12

May-16 Circ / Hour 146.18 24.20 56.13 32.15 17.52 146.41 85.66 192.33 13.30 114.85 50.22 19.71 54.34 214.60 15.88 23.48 8.51 60.70 95.52 53.35 N/A 114.70

479 359 515 1,353

290 316 415 1,021

% Change 2017-2016 65.17% 13.61% 24.10% 32.52%

3,963 4,232 22,137 30,332

4,356 4,925 18,040 27,321

-9.02% -14.07% 22.71% 11.02%

May-17 53,103 55,716

May-16 53,985 52,922

% Change 2017-2016 -1.63% 5.28%

May-17 473,075

May-16 642,246

% Change 2017-2016 -26.34%

May-17

May-16

% Change 2017-2016 -6% 0% -30% -3% 14% -9% -24% -6% -15% -2% -27% -21% -8% -3% 3% -6% 7% -24% -22% -37% N/A -14%

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Financial Overview – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library Metro Government of Nashville Monthly Budget Accountability Report As of May 31, 2017 Public Library GSD-General - Operating PY Budget PY Actuals PY% Prior Year Thru Thru Thru Prior YTD Budget Current Mo. Current Mo. Current Mo. Variance

Current Annual Budget

CY Budget Actuals YTD % Thru Current Mo. Thru Thru YTD Current Mo. Actuals Current Mo. Current Mo. Variance

Variance Explanation

EXPENSES: Salaries:

Regular Pay

Overtime

All Other Salary Codes

Total Salaries

12,338,700 11,310,475

9,771,718

35,300

32,358

48,869

1,215,300

1,114,025

1,655,020

13,589,300

12,456,858 11,475,607

86.4% 1,538,757 13,974,200 12,809,683

151.0%

11,130,188

35,300

32,358

6,950

59,412

148.6% -540,995 1,257,300

1,152,525

98,183

1,837,140

92.1%

-16,511

1,014,914

981,251 15,266,800

13,994,566

1,120,047

13,026,740

86.9% 1,679,495

183.6%

159.4% -684,615

93.1%

Fringes

5,301,100

4,859,342

4,794,667

98.7%

64,675 5,510,400

5,051,200

457,757

5,026,724

99.5%

Other Expenses: Utilities Professional & Purchased Services

1,643,100 2,279,400

1,506,175 2,089,450

1,194,534 2,146,765

79.3% 102.7%

311,641 1,643,100 -57,315 2,526,400

1,506,175 2,315,867

117,007 134,959

1,341,538 2,160,387

89.1% 93.3%

Travel, Tuition & Dues Communications

Repairs & Maintenance Services Internal Service Fees All Other Expenses

TOTAL EXPENSES PROGRAM REVENUE: Charges, Commissions & Fees Other Governments & Agencies Federal Direct Fed Through State Pass-Through Fed Through Other Pass-Through State Direct Other Government & Agencies Subtotal Other Governments & Agencies Other Program Revenue TOTAL PROGRAM REVENUE NON-PROGRAM REVENUE: Property Taxes Local Option Sales Tax Other Tax, Licences & Permits Fines, Forfeits & Penalties Compensation from Property TOTAL NON-PROGRAM REVENUE Transfers From Other Funds & Units TOTAL REVENUE AND TRANSFERS SUMMARY OF POSITIONS: Total Authorized Positions - Oper Fd Total Filled Positions Total Vacant Positions

62,700 598,400

57,475 548,533

493,100 1,331,300 2,196,400

452,008 1,220,358 2,013,367

27,494,800

90,823 454,627

595,560 1,220,973 1,526,545

25,203,566 23,500,101

158.0% 82.9%

-33,348 93,906

62,700 598,400

57,475 548,533

131.8% -143,552 493,100 100.1% -615 1,785,900 75.8% 486,822 2,196,400

452,008 1,637,075 2,013,367

93.2% 1,703,465 30,083,200

8,803 135,147

-27,054

117,443 490,568

204.3% 89.4%

30,671 148,825 302,015

516,865 1,628,017 1,830,075

114.3% 99.4% 90.9%

27,576,266

2,455,231

26,138,357

94.8%

967,826

LIB is at 86.9% thru MAY. Vacancies are being filled as quickly as possible. However, NPL will keep an eye on expenditures. LIB is over budget at 183.6% thru MAY. With staffing levels, OT is necessary at times to fulfill NPL needs especially with Maintenance and Security issues. LIB is 159.4% thru MAY. This is not unusual for this time of year after summer vacations. NPL expects this line item to even out over the FY. LIB is at 93.1% of total budgeted salaries thru MAY. With vacancies being filled, OT and vacation leave, currently NPL is on budget. However, NPL will monitor expenditures closely throughout the FY.

Fringe is at 99.5% thru MAY due to higher overall fringe costs. LIB does not have 24,476 much control over fringe costs.

164,637 155,480 Travel is currently under budget. However, monthly parking passes for Main employees are the biggest expense and we anticipate being over at the end of the FY -59,968 in this line item. 57,965 LIB is at 114.3% of budget thru MAY. W/O 4% funds for major repairs during the warmer months we are experiencing above avg repair costs. LIB will monitor -64,857 closely. 9,058 Internal Service Fees have been posted. 183,292 Library is under budget (94.8%) for FY17 YTD. NPL will monitor ALL expenditures closely as the fiscal year progresses to 1,437,909 ensure we are on budget by year end.

427,500

391,875

357,502

91.2%

34,373

407,000

373,083

32,962

370,988

99.4%

2,095

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 427,500

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391,875

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 357,502

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 91.2%

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34,373

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407,000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 373,083

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32,962

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 370,988

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 99.4%

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,095

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 427,500

0 391,875

0 357,502

0.0% 91.2%

0 34,373

0 407,000

0 373,083

0 32,962

0 370,988

0.0% 99.4%

0 2,095

380 357 23

SUMMARY OF VARIANCE:

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Personnel Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

New Hires & Resignations

May 2017 New Hires Name

Classification

Appleton, Victor Sanders, James Movius, Elizabeth Stevens, Laurie Scott, Dexter Shelton, Larry Palmer, Jared

Security Guard Circulation Supervisor Library Associate 1 Library Associate 1 Circulation Assistant 1 Maint & Repair Worker Sr. Admin Svrs Mgr

Hire Date 5/7/2017 5/7/2017 5/7/2017 5/7/2017 5/7/2017 5/7/2017 5/7/2017

Location Security Edmondson Pike Child - Main Reference Bellevue Mailroom Maint/Custodial

2017 Resignations Name

Classification

Harrington, Exie Stevens, Timothy Biederman, Tanner O'deneal, Ramsdale Springer, Donnel

Circulation Assistant 2 Maint & Repair Worker Sr. Library Page Library Page Security Guard

Resignation Date 5/2/2017 5/2/2017 5/3/2017 5/11/2017 5/11/2017

Location Edgehill Mailroom Circulation - Main Inglewood Safety

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Personnel Summary – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library

NPL Vacancies as of 5/31/2017 = Approved to fill by OMB = Requesting permission to fill from OMB = Vacancies that have not yet been requested to fill

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Division / Branch CIRC ED PIKE GRN HILLS THOMP OP & MAIN-MN TECH SVCS TECH SVCS SE BORDX ED PIKE NORTH TECH SVCS GOOD INGLE REF ED PIKE MAILROOM OP & MAIN-BR ADMIN SVCS CIRC TECH SVCS SECURITY

Title CIRCULATION ASST 1 CIRCULATION ASST 1 CIRCULATION ASST 1 CIRCULATION ASST 1 CUSTODIAN - Main INFO SYSTEMS APP TECH 1 INFO SYSTEMS APP TECH 1 LIBRARIAN 1 LIBRARY ASSOC 1 LIBRARY ASSOC 1 LIBRARY ASSOC 1 LIBRARY MGR 2 LIBRARY PAGE LIBRARY PAGE LIBRARY PAGE LIBRARY PAGE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR WORKER SR MAINTENANCE & REPAIR WORKER SR OFFICE SUPPORT REP 2 OFFICE SUPPORT SPEC 1 OFFICE SUPPORT SPEC 2 SECURITY GUARD

Grade ST04 ST04 ST04 ST04 TG05 OR01 OR01 ST09 ST06 ST06 ST06 OR06 ST02 ST02 ST02 ST02 TG07 TG07 ST05 ST07 ST08 ST06

Name VACANT (G LUTHER) VACANT (W COOK) VACANT (E HARRINGTON) VACANT (A PALMER) VACANT (R COX) VACANT (R WILSON) VACANT (T CONE) VACANT (G HALL) VACANT (upgrd for Circ Asst 1 - TBD) VACANT (E PIPER) VACANT (M MITCHELL) VACANT (L ROBERTS) VACANT (S WHITE) VACANT (R O'DENEAL) VACANT (T BIEDERMAN) VACANT (M OVALLE) VACANT (T STEVENS) VACANT (J JACKSON) VACANT (S RAYE) VACANT (D FISHER) VACANT (E ROBINSON) VACANT (D SPRINGER)

FPS P F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P F F F F F F

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Brief Area Updates – June 20, 2017 Nashville Public Library ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REPORT Safety/Security: May 2016  Fire alarm and sprinkler systems where checked at all facilities, with the exception of the Goodlettsville branch fire alarm which is scheduled to be tested on 6/8. This completes all annual fire inspections for all fire extinguishers, alarms and sprinklers, and fire pump at Main.  Protection 1 sent a list of emergency lights and fire extinguishers that were noted on their inspection report from April’s inspection. Due to the inflated quote for them to have a subcontractor make the repairs, Mike Binkley from our maintenance staff replaced or repaired the emergency lights at a fraction of the cost. We have started replacing the fire extinguishers that were listed as needing 6year service or replacement.  Mark Crowder conducted 9 Safety and Security annual training classes: 8 at branches and 1 at Main for Foundation staff.  Mark Crowder continues to schedule annual Safety and Security classes for each division at Main. It’ll be a refresher for current employees and also a time for new employees to see what, if any, safety issues departments may be experiencing. Required OSHA topics that are mandatory to all employees every year will be covered. About half of the branch locations have had Safety and Security classes; several more scheduled for June.  Provided security for 3 after-hour events (down from 10 in April).  Security team will be working late several days for the grape seed extract application/spraying that starts 6/11. Spray is more effective after dark. There were 35 Patron Incident Reports (up from 27 in April), including:  Accident — 2  Suspicious Activity —  Alarms — 2  Theft —  Ambulance — 4  Vehicle break-in —  Damage — 1

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Number of suspensions by conduct violation numbers: #5 — 1 #17 — 10 #8 — 6 #18 — 1 #10 — 1 #19 — 5 #14 — 1 #20 — 3 #15 — 1 #21 — 1 #16 — 2 #22 — 1 Suspensions for May: # of patrons 1 2

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Delivery: May 2017 Main:  Received 808 incoming UPS packages; sent 35 packages UPS Ground  61 overnight packages received from FedEx, DHL, etc.  Received 129 mail inserts from U.S. Post Office; sent 84 mail inserts to Metro Mail for postage.  24 special deliveries from Ikon, Supply Room, Advance Supply, Firefly, etc. Branches:  Moved 5,505 hold bins (176,160 items), 5,807 non-hold bins (185,824 items), 551 A/V bins (17,632 items) and 1,404 Circulation bins (44,928 items). Grand total of 13,267 bins moved, a total item count of 424,544 with an average of 603 bins and 19,297 items moved per day.  Daily completion percentages: Holds 22 of 22 days for 100% Building Maintenance: May 2017 Work Orders:  280 completed (12 preventive maintenance; 268 corrective)  462 open (Note: As Jared Palmer reviews the current maintenance system and preventive maintenance (PM) Protocol he’s finding many of the PM orders still open. Of the 462 open work orders, 285 are PMs that may not have been closed out in the past months. He’s working with staff and external contractors to close the loop and tighten up the PM procedure. He’s also beginning to track work orders that are over 180 days old, to determine opportunities to eliminate work orders from being incomplete for such an extended period. Custodial Services: All custodial closets at branches and Main were checked for cleanliness, restocking of supplies, and inspected for OSHA compliance and all passed. TL and EP both provided feedback and praise for “above and beyond” work performed by branch custodian Riyad Albader, during monthly site inspections. Completed Projects:  Bordeaux: Tile and carpet deep clean, irrigation start up, boiler flue replaced, flow switch replaced. Replaced new sheath and belt assembly for AHU-3, replaced bad fan motor and belts for AHU-4 and AHU-10.  Bellevue: Installed a new wireless patron counter.  Donelson: Repaired HVAC unit leaks, installed a faulty TX valve.  East: Repaired main entry door, replaced pot-bellied door closure and old panic bar rods.  Edmondson Pike: Tile and carpet deep clean.  Elm Hill: Gate repaired.  Goodlettsville: Carpet deep clean, irrigation start up, repaired 4 drip lines, flashing leaks at roof by loading dock repaired. 16 | P a g e


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Green Hills: Irrigation start up, replaced pop up sprinkler. Johnson controls finished site upgrade of existing controls and programming. Hadley Park: Carpet deep clean. Hermitage: Tile deep clean, irrigation start up, 2 main water landscape lines fixed, exhaust fan motor replaced, damaged floor tile replaced, discovery table replaced, backflow device rebuilt due to leaking, gutter and soffit repaired at loading dock. Inglewood: Rebuilt urinal, shelving constructed, site test and balance reviewed and made adjustments to HVAC return air. Lakewood: Replaced outlets in security office Madison: Tile deep clean, irrigation start up, HVAC return air assessment and review. Replaced faulty chilled water valve, condensing fan motors, PM work performed on coils cleaned. Continuing to nurse the system along until September renovations. Main: Installed dedicated circuit to custodial office area, front entry brass door repairs to worn entry pivots, replaced failed electronic entry door crash bar on west side reference room. Electrical feed repaired to banner room lighting. Loading dock gate post repaired, bollards installed to prevent damage by/to vehicles. AHU-3 fan motor replaced, AHU-3 VFD replaced. AHU-4 faulty chilled water valve replaced, bearings, seals, and couplers replaced on main chilled water pump #3. New pump motor for condensate tank installed for humidification boiler in penthouse. AHU-7 humidity sensor replaced. Old Hickory: Repaired entry columns with flashing and eliminated the wood rot. Richland Park: New circuit wiring replaced from panel leading to exterior security pole lighting. Thompson Lane: Repaired a stripped spigot in outside landscaping control box.

Open Projects:  OVERALL Site Review: Within Jared’s first month he’s had a chance to visit all of the library sites, tour the locations and digest key deficiencies and areas for improvement. A primary focus will be the creation of a healthy PM schedule and routine. We have the tools to track and ensure that all of our equipment is being worked on both by internal staff and external contractors, but the system hasn’t ever been finalized and set in place with a process that both internal and external partners are aware of and collaborating with each other on. Jared will be implementing training for all key partners on a PM program that will be implemented within the next couple months.  Bordeaux: Boiler gas valve replacement (quotes and PO being generated). Checked to see if this replacement could be included under the general services energy funds, but it couldn’t due to the location already going over the initial energy funds estimate.  East: Collaborating with Lee Company on options for constant humidity problems at site installation options for a hot gas bypass valve, or other humidity control options to be added to downstairs HVAC equipment.  Edmondson Pike: Working on ongoing humidity control issues in the children’s room and meeting room. A temporary dehumidifier is in the children’s room to help reduce humidity level until a long term installation solution is set in place.  Goodlettsville: Re-establish SANYO HVAC communication.  Green Hills: Leaks around entry foyer, vendors contacted for quotes and a PO generated. 17 | P a g e


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Hermitage: Environmental firm studying property to determine the breadth of the sinkhole issue surrounding the building, and then remediation solutions. Quotes and PO in process for waterproofing the brick, window, glazing for lobby entry space that looks to have multiple leaks. Johnson controls has completed the modules and program upgrades, but we’re still working out glitches within the system controlling some of the primary equipment. Inglewood: Discussed energy funds continuing for Inglewood site - RFP being created by general services to provide a new HVAC unit for meeting room, and new drop ceiling for staff space so we can access and repair ducting above their space. New LED lights will be installed in staff space, also. Still in process of replacing the exterior backflow assembly box that had deteriorated and rotted. Lakewood: All custodial branch equipment is still being inspected and repaired for OSHA compliance. Grounding plugs are being installed on vacuum cleaners. Madison: Performed an extensive review and check of return air system which looks to be nonexistent, thus creating the conditioned air troubles for Madison over the year. Reviewing plans for site refresh to ensure this issue is addressed with new construction. Main Library: All custodial equipment is still being inspected and repaired for OSHA compliance. Grounding plugs are being installed on vacuum cleaners. Finalizing quotes for masonry work on courtyard flagstone floor issues, and underlying expansion and buckling of floor due to the lack of expansion joints installed in the flooring system. Generating quotes for limestone façade cleaning and algae growth removal. DES chilled water supply valve control has been granted to us. We can now work with Johnson Controls to tie this key system into our building controls system. When our building requests an additional chilled water supply to condition that space, we will have the demand we need and the control of the system. GREAT news for everyone at the main library as a steadier, consistent flow of cool air should be evident. Coordination for the installation of new VFD’s and repairs to air handlers and system-wide balancing and reprograming of the buildings automated controls program. This is in conjunction with general services energy grant funds that are being utilized to address the consistent HVAC issues at main. Johnson controls is continuing to work on changing out 30 control modules in existing VAV boxes in the conference center and admin services area. They are about 2/3 done as of June 1, 2017. Thompson Lane: HVAC unit replacement for children’s area RFP created, contractor to install new unit in early June.

BRANCH SERVICES REPORT Opportunity NOW Opportunity NOW, Mayor Barry’s initiative for youth employment, is in full swing and our 34 interns have completed their first week of training and are now working in their respective NPL locations. May 30 - June 2 our 2 Employment Coaches and Employment Coordinator trained our interns on work readiness material such as effective communication with a supervisor, basic expectations of employees, and more. Interns also took this time to contact their supervisors to introduce themselves and to get their work schedules. On Fridays at the end of the each work week our coaches, coordinator, and interns meet at the Looby Branch to take part in reflection time. This gives the interns a chance to discuss what they have learned and the experiences they have gained while working in their assigned locations. The interns reflect on the highs and lows of their week and write in their journal about their wok experiences. 18 | P a g e


Madison Renovation The 5-year contract for Planning, Programming, and Conceptual Design of major building programs has been finalized with 720 Design. Maureen Arndt, Principal of 720 Design, will be the architect working with us on the Madison renovation project. Community input meetings for this renovation are scheduled for June 20 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., and June 21 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Maureen is also scheduling meetings with key internal stakeholders during these two days. She will return in a month to deliver initial reports and ideas. Our goal is to have bridging documents in August for the actual Request for Proposal for the demolition and construction phase of the project to begin in October.

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Renovation work has begun in the Main Library Conference Center. The Conference Center will be closed until September while the spaces are updated to provide new finishes and better storage.

Staff from the Children’s Department are working with Vanderbilt TRIAD (Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders) to create social stories. Social stories are tools to help families of children with autism better prepare for a trip to the library, park, museum, etc.

NPR Music correspondent Ann Powers made 25 selections for inclusion in the next round of NPL BoomBox, our music library of local musicians.

COLLECTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES REPORT Please join me in welcoming the newest members of the Collections & Technology team. Bethany Baeuerlin started in Collections & Technology on Monday, June 5th as Cataloging Manager II in Materials Services. Bethany comes to NPL with years of experience from the DeKalb County Public Library in Decatur, GA. In addition, Vickie Starks, Library Associate in Materials Management/ILL, has accepted the Office Support Specialist 2 position. Vickie will begin her new position on Monday, July 19th. Collections & Technology staff continue to focus on the ILS migration from Millennium to CARL.X. Training for Branch Services staff begins at Looby Branch on June 5th and continues to the end of June. Staff in Shared Systems and Technology focused (and will continue to focus) on testing various hardware, software, functionality and data to proactively resolve issues prior to migration. Web Services worked on various projects including the updating and maintenance of webpages, working on the creation of the Limitless Library Webpage, preparing all databases for authentication with Carl.X, creating a new Internship Opportunities display and automating of the Unbound Back-of-Book listings. The Technology Department continues to address functionality issues prior to launching NPL’s new intranet, SharePoint. Technology staff worked closely with Shared Systems and TLC in testing Carl.X hardware, software and network functionality. Technology staff also configured computers at Looby Branch for CARL.X training. Because bibliographic data will be extracted from Millennium on June 10th, Materials Services has worked closely with Shared Systems to create a work-around to ensure that rush materials (items with 5 or more 19 | P a g e


holds) will get processed during this period and sent out to libraries for patrons. Material Services, using the work-around, will continue to receive, catalog and process materials during this time period (June 10th to July 7th), however, there will be a backlog created during the migration.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS REPORT Nashville Public Library received the exciting news that it is the 2017 Library of the Year award winner. MarComm also began promoting Summer Challenge, the Library’s hallmark summer learning program. Finally, MarComm produced two Facebook videos to advertise its books and collections and the NPL Seed Exchange.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION REPORT Puppet Truck  64 programs to 5,589 in attendance.  Performed at 5 new locations: Cathedral Day School, Donelson Middle School, Gernert Residents, Park Center South, and Second Harvest Food Bank  Participated in the Junior League of Nashville-sponsored event All Booked Up, the Sylvan Park Community Festival, Tennessee Craft show, and the Hunger Free Summer Kickoff sponsored by Second Harvest Food bank. Wishing Chair  42 programs to 4,606 attendees  Performed Shakespeare’s The Tempest Bringing Books to Life  32 programs with 1,005 in attendance.  We’ve added a Literacy Project Coordinator who will work toward Nashville’s efforts to increase grade level reading by the end of 3rd grade, as well as help ensure cohesion between NPL’s programming and the MNPS Strategic Plan and student outcomes.  Liz attended the Collective Impact Convening as part of NPL’s role in the Nashville Literacy Collaborative.  Emily conducted a focus group where we heard that teachers were very excited that we were considering moving up into Elementary ages. Several had worked with us as Pre-K teachers and indicated that they still used our materials because they were still relevant to 2nd and 3rd graders. They also expressed a desire for more parent literacy nights and workshops.  Although our role in GROW is formally over, we continue to work with the team at Vanderbilt and are re-submitting a Letter of Intent to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We also plan to collaborate on publishing manuscripts based upon our work together.  On track to complete over 150 parent workshops in FY17, a new record for BBTL! Adult Literacy  Offered 29 events serving 279 people.

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Taught 14 mobile lab sessions for 73 adult learners at our 4 core partner sites and finished our computer class series at Cole Elementary FRC on digital skills for family engagement. Parents felt empowered after learning how to email their child’s teacher and researching ways to support their child’s learning with online resources. Hosted professional development for 45 attendees on data collection, collective impact, and storytelling. MNPS office of family engagement joined us for a panel on how to encourage family engagement skills in the adult education classroom. o 94% of attendees learned something new about family engagement o 97% of attendees found practical information/tools relevant to their work o 91% of attendees learned something new about advocacy Offered 8 library resource sessions for 58 adult learners including a new partnership with Institute for Educational Volunteer Programs and hosted 3 library field trip to 26 learners. The Adult Literacy Dashboard went live this month and 10 partners are actively reporting data. Visit the dashboard here: https://sites.google.com/view/adulteducation Megan and Alison were trained as TN Reconnect Ambassadors through the Chamber’s work in Middle TN Reconnect. Megan and the Nashville leadership team hosted 8 German visitors in Welcoming America’s Transatlantic Exchange. The Fresh Reads collection (adult new readers) is currently being set up in 9 library branches and will launch on July 1st.

NAZA  NAZA kicked off a 7-week high school work and learning experience on May 30th in partnership with Academies of Nashville and the Mayor’s Opportunity Now program with 440 young people enrolled.  NAZA summarized the after-school work for the school year with the following stats: o 1,528 youth served across 26 schools and community locations o Overall satisfaction rate with experience and learning during NAZA funded programs is 89% among surveyed students (657) o 1,683 hours of trainings on delivering high quality programs delivered with 394 participants from NAZA funded and non-NAZA funded partners o This year NAZA piloted measuring motivation for Literacy at program sites. See results:  67% of respondents think that reading and writing for fun is what they like to do  86% said adults encourage students to read and write in after-school site  10 out of 44 NAZA sites received direct coaching on literacy related activities  9 Reading Mentor (NPL) pairs made a total of 34 site visits to NAZA sites  28 LL Educator cards issued in partnership with Limitless Libraries  8 NAZA sites have received STEM content support, coaching and co-teaching with formal teachers, reaching approximately 175 middle school students in grades 5-8 using an innovative STEM curriculum for after-school. Studio  Mentors have been working with the teens at Madison to make displays in the Children’s area.  Two Studio NPL students were hired to create a podcast introduction for the National Writing Project, which will be used in their weekly publication.  Staff attended the Tennessee STEM summit and worked alongside teachers in workshops including: 21 | P a g e


Drones in the Classroom, Virtual Reality, Social Pressures, and STEM Career Awareness and Development. They all reflected that Studio NPL is likely ready to present and not just participate in future TN STEM summits. Be Well at NPL  System-wide programs DOUBLED this quarter! (204 programs).  A SNAP/food stamp educator offered weekly 1 hour nutrition/cooking classes at Pruitt library. Attendees were given the ingredients to make what they learned in class in their own homes. Incentives kept participants coming back each week.  Plant the Seed installed 2 raised beds and a rain garden at Bordeaux through a grant from the Mayor’s office, which is being used for garden and nutrition programming  7 staff participated in Bike to Work Day May 26, 2 riding from 15 miles away! Production Services  Received grants for audio/visual conservation project  Terry Bulger recorded a piece about audio/visual conservation for Channel 4. Digital Inclusion  Preparing for Gernert Senior Tech Academy created in partnership with MDHA and Community Foundation.  For Digital Inclusion Week, we organized a system-wide registration contest. By the end of the week, we had 133 new users on the portal.  Hosted Digital Inclusion booths at The Tasty Tech Fair at Pruitt (48 booth visits), Envision Sudekum Napier Street Festival (40 booth visits), Jobs Plus Spring Fair (38 booth visits).  Danny conducted 12 senior digital literacy classes and 4 lab sessions at East Park Regional Community Center, National Council on Aging, McGruder Family Resource Center, FiftyForward – Knowles Center and FiftyForward – Donelson Station to a total of 75 seniors. Limitless Libraries  Delivered 150,000 items to students and teachers over the 2016-2017 school year  Battle of the Books 2017 was a success! o 28 middle schools participated o Guest author Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Towers Falling, (one of the BoB titles) spoke to students and librarians o All students in attendance received a signed copy of Towers Falling o Meigs Middle Magnet won the championship Battle, just ahead of 2nd place JT Moore  Limitless Libraries was awarded $350,000 through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.  Working on a new website to be launched by the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. Nashville Reads  90 people attended the Nashville Reads finale. Overall, about 1,700 people attended Nashville Reads programs, and over 3,500 students read the book in class. Salon @ 615  80 people attended the David Grann Salon at Parnassus Books.

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