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Home My WebLink About2021-12-08; Library Board of Trustees; ; Library Reports for October 2021 ITEM #1 Meeting Date: December 8, 2021 To: Library Board of Trustees From: Sheila Crosby, Deputy Library Director Katie Nye, Deputy Library Director Staff Contact: Sheila Crosby, sheila.crosby@carlsbadca.gov Katie Nye, katie.nye@carlsbadca.gov Subject: Library Reports for October 2021 District: All Recommended Action Receive reports. No action needed. Executive Summary/Discussion The board will review the library’s monthly narrative and statistical reports for October 2021. These reports provide a summary of work completed across all Carlsbad City Library divisions and locations as well as data and information about the services and programs presented for the community. Next Steps None. Fiscal Analysis None. Public Notification Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits • Narrative report for October 2021 • Statistical report for October 2021 December 8, 2021 Page 6 of 17 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Staff Report ITEM #1 Carlsbad City Library Monthly Report October 2021 Highlights: 1. Career Online High School: Carlsbad City Library, in partnership with the California State Library and Smart Horizons, offers adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certificate online through Career Online High School. The program is also supported with funds from the Benson Trust managed by the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation. An outdoor Career Online High School graduation ceremony was held on Sunday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Carlsbad City Library Courtyard. Mayor Pro Tem Keith Blackburn and Deputy Library Director Sheila Crosby were the featured speakers. Five of the nine students who had earned their diplomas participated in the ceremony joined by family and friends. A video of the event was shared on the City of Carlsbad’s official Facebook page and on a local news channel. https://www.facebook.com/cityofcarlsbad/videos/438719500928916 Programs: 2. Exploration HUB Eight classes were offered in October to patrons ages 13 and older focusing on specific objectives and skills. This was the first month of HUB classes resuming since the library closed in March 2020. o Intro to GameMaker Studio 2 (offered twice) o Tinkercad 3D Design: Shapes o Silhouette Cameo: Building Shapes with Drawing Tools o Adobe Illustrator: An Introduction to Design o Silhouette Cameo: Create a Personalized Design o Adobe Photoshop: An Introduction Photo Editing o iMovie: Simple Narrative 3. In-n-Out's annual program, Cover to Cover Kids ages 4-12 can earn up to three free hamburgers or cheeseburgers by reading books. The only requirement is to register online in Beanstack, log their book titles and visit the Children's Desk at any Carlsbad City Library location to pick up their reward. Thus far over 400 active readers have read 4,684 books and collected 500 certificates for burgers. The most popular books read are the Geronimo Stilton and Magic Tree House series. December 8, 2021 Page 7 of 17 ITEM #1 4. Virtual DIG (DNA Interest Group) Combining DNA & Traditional Research: Scottish Case Studies - Scottish genetic genealogist Michelle Leonard presented several different Scottish case studies that demonstrated what can be achieved when you combine long-established research methodologies with DNA test result analysis. This virtual program was presented on Oct. 16 with 54 participants. 5. Virtual Genealogy Program Meeting Not Just a Photo Book: Documenting the Life of Thomas DeMott Black - Jeanette Shiel, former president of North San Diego County Genealogical Society and professional genealogist, presented a case study to encourage others to discover new ways to learn about our ancestors' lives and share their stories. 53 people attended the Oct. 26 program. In-Person Children’s Programs: 6. Paws to Read Paws to Read at the Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane continues to support independent readers as they read aloud to therapy dogs trained and provided by Love on a Leash. This program was held in the outdoor children’s garden. The Georgina Cole Library will be adding this program back to in person offerings starting in November and it will be held in the Community Room 7. Terrific Tuesdays On Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, in the Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane children’s garden, families with children in grades K-3 participated in activities around crafts and hands-on exploration including painting with natural materials found around the library and Halloween adjacent crafts. The programs were open to all with no registration required and 7 and 13 patrons participated respectively. 8. Tuesday Afternoon Adventures These programs at the Georgina Cole Library were the first returning youth library programs which were held indoors, in the Cole Community Room. Oct. 19, children in grades K-3 joined Library Technician Jennifer Benson at the Georgina Cole Library and learned about Bubble Science. They discovered what makes a bubble, conducted their own experiments to play with the physics behind this ethereal bit of matter and filled the library with bubbles. On Oct. 26, nine children learned about Día de los Muertos and decorated their sugar skulls with colored frosting. December 8, 2021 Page 8 of 17 ITEM #1 Virtual Children’s Programs: 9. Virtual Tween Scene Tweens virtually celebrated World Space Day on Oct. 4 with Librarian Missy Shaw, Library Assistant Brandon Tiongison and Library Technician Brandon Warner. The focus was put on the latest discoveries from Mars and news about NASA’s Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. The craft kit contained supplies for the kids to make a Mars helicopter with a template from NASA, a map of the night sky, a star clock plus string and beads to complete their own Solar System Distance Activity. There was an attendance of six tweens. o 12 tweens joined staff on Oct. 18 to “catch that Pokémon” with a virtual Pokémon Party. Pikachu was played by Assistant Librarian Kylee Seal dressed in full costume as she presented several Pokémon books from the library’s collection. o 7 tweens joined staff on Oct. 25 to learn fun facts about the Latin American holiday Día de los Muertos and decorate a clay sugar skull that was available for pickup from the library ahead of time. Services: 10. Computer Labs Adult & Teen Services reopened the Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane, 2nd floor adult computer labs on October 18. 11. Personalized Reading Recommendations The library launched a new online service on Aug. 9 that provides personalized reading recommendations to readers of all ages. Readers complete an online form indicating their preferences and receive within three business days, via email, recommended titles selected by library staff. This service is available in both English and Spanish. The form is available on the library’s website at www.carlsbadlibrary.org or by visiting https://forms.office.com/g/7qSm139U9Q. This new service had a successful pilot period focused on reading requests for teens during 2020-2021. Based on this success, the service was expanded to serve all ages. Recommendation requests received in October: o Adults – 7 o Teens – 6 o Children – 7 o Total requests for October – 20 December 8, 2021 Page 9 of 17 ITEM #1 Projects: 12. Oversized Books Collections and Technical Services (C&TS) staff created and launched a master plan to interfile oversized books into the nonfiction shelving area to improve discovery. They began by weeding (removing) materials that were in poor condition and/or outdated in both collections. As items are deselected, the regular shelves are being re-spaced to allow for the interfiling of the oversized books. Items are also being shifted to space more evenly across the shelves. This effort will improve customer service by providing a one stop browsing location for the vast majority of adult English print non-fiction and a cleaner, more balanced display of the collection. 13. STEAM Kits The Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane Children’s Division, along with the help of C&TS and Circulation Services, launched a pilot project on Oct. 1 to lend STEAM Maker Kits to children and their families. Each of the six kits includes a book and activities to complete at home. The topics are: robotics and coding, engineering gears and mazes, building and design, green energy, everyday science, and sounds/ music/ band. Library Assistant and project lead Brandon Tiongison will gather data and assess the project’s success after six months to help decide whether to expand to other locations with more kits. 14. Databases Technology Librarian Joe Burch continues work on the setup of the Workforce eResource databases from the California State Library: GetSetup, LearningExpress, Coursera and Skillshare. This service will be available to the community beginning in November and ending September 30, 2022. 15. Local Haunts The Genealogy & Carlsbad History Division launched a new web page called “Carlsbad Halloween and Haunts” that was available during the month of October. Content collected by staff featured historical Halloween photos, haunted history of the Twin Inns and other local sites, information on how to conduct genealogy cemetery research and links to catalog searches about paranormal activity in the region and cemeteries. Community Connections: 16. City and Library Partnership On Oct. 10, Bilingual Library Technicians Linsey Brizuela and Jennifer Quiroz-Avila connected with Spanish speaking community members about library services at a city sponsored event at The Flower Fields in support of the Housing Department’s outreach efforts to inform and gather feedback regarding housing locations and City Council redistricting. December 8, 2021 Page 10 of 17 ITEM #1 17. Book Bike - State Street Farmer’s Market Lead Librarian Darin Williamson and Library Assistant Sheri Hanlon returned to the State Street Farmer’s Market with the book bike on Oct. 20 to showcase our library services and programs. The two staff members interacted with over 307 people while handing out 80+ free books. Library staff have been invited to join the Farmer’s Market one Wednesday per month. Heard by Staff: • “I'm glad the {Exploration} lab is getting back. Barbara and I just took a class yesterday with Dadyar and Avery. The lab experience was good as always -- both the class itself, and the after-class chat.” • A patron called the Genealogy & Carlsbad History Desk asking for help obtaining a death record for a relative who died in San Diego in 1933. Library Technician Andrew Hutchinson located a death certificate number that the patron could use at the County Clerk's office to order an informational copy of the death certificate. He offered to continue researching her ancestor and the patron said that would be great. Andrew found out that the relative, Laura B. Roberts (Cox/Payne/Emerson/Fawcett), had been a vocal suffragist and a champion of workers' rights. She was a published poet and even ran for Congress in Texas on the Socialist ticket in 1906. Her campaign drew coverage across the nation as she would be the first woman ever elected to Congress at that time, should she have won (she did not). 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ITEM #1 LIBRARY MONTHLY STATISTICS October 2021 October 2019 (Pre-COVID-19) October 2021 Total Library Hours Open 840 615 Total Visitors On-site (2021 includes curbside) 58,532 29,459 Library Services Circulation of Library Materials 92,259 73,428 eAudiobook/eBook/eMagazine Downloads 13,833 16,425 Video Streaming *available offerings has adjusted 988 51 Reference Questions 16,564 8,765 Programs, Facility Usage Number of Programs (On-site, Off-site, 2021 includes virtual) Program Attendance 234 7,085 46 962 Number of Events Event Attendance 96 5,716 41 1,238 Technology Computer Use Database Usage 7,466 7,082 1,474 9,002 December 8, 2021 Page 12 of 17 Ccarlsbad City Library 1m 0000 9JwW ~ m On II j(J ~ 0 0 0 Dr'ICI C) D