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BROKEN BOW PUBLIC LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT
2009-0910
SERVICES:
1,475 items were added to the Broken Bow Public Library's collection
during the 2009-10 fiscal year. Items added include adult, teen and children's fiction and non-fiction books, audiobooks on
CD, and DVDs. 11,118 individuals used the free public access computers at our library during
the 2009-10 fiscal year for a total of 6,894 hours. And, because we offer free Internet wireless, we
have many from our community, as well as people traveling through our area, who stop by daily to use that service. Through
our participation in Nebraska OverDrive, library patrons can now download eBooks to their
e-reading devices. And in September, Project Gutenberg titles were made available through Nebraska OverDrive
adding 15,000 public domain eBooks to the collection. It was announced in August that the Nebraska
Library Commission had been awarded $3.6 million to upgrade public computer centers in 140 libraries across the state, including
the Broken Bow Public Library. The Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities Project is designed to upgrade
public computing resources in libraries, expand broadband capacity, and advance access to employment, learning, health information,
and E-Government services. Libraries will receive their upgrades over the next two years. We were part of a group purchase
of online EBSCO databases in early 2009. With these databases, the library offers our patrons free
online access from our website to an auto repair reference center, a home improvement reference center, and a hobbies/crafts
reference center. In September of 2009, the Broken Bow Library Foundation provided the funds to provide
our patrons access to World Book Online. This reference database can be accessed at the library or at home
and offers World Book Online for Kids, World Book Online Info Finder, and World Book Online Reference Center. Over
6,400 children and youth were served throughout the year with a variety of programming. The programs include summer
reading; after-school activities--"Tuesday Tales," "Wii Wednesdays," and "Story Time Thursdays";
Friday lapsit programs; mobile story time visits to preschools and daycares; and school visits. Over
7,175 children and youth were served during the year with programs, including the highly successful “Make
a Splash—Read” summer reading program. Other children’s programs held throughout the year were mobile
story time visits to preschools and daycares, Friday lapsits, “Wii Wednesdays,” “Thursday After School,”
and new to “Tuesday Tales” in September was “Paws 4 Books” where the children practice reading to
Buddy, a service dog. Nearly 1,350 young adults and adults attended events held at the library.
Those events included the teen’s summer reading program “ Make Waves” and “Water Your
Mind,” the adult summer reading program. Art exhibits, a travelogue, “Library After Hours” for teens,
and books discussion for those in 6-8th grade, 9-12th grade, and adults, were other programs we offered in 2009-10. NEWS: In December of 2009, our library received a Youth Grant
for Excellence from the Nebraska Library Commission in the amount of $1,000. These grants are specifically
for innovative projects for children and young adults in accredited public libraries. The grant was used to help with book
purchases and activities for the third year of Family Fun Reading Night that began in September of 2009.
Sixteen families with a total of 40 children are participating in the program that concludes in April. The
library’s 1st Annual Dr. Seuss Cake-Decorating Contest was held March 1-5th to help celebrate the birthday
of Dr. Seuss. The event was a huge success as over 800 individuals were in the library that week to help
celebrate, six cakes were entered in the contest and the public had an opportunity to vote for their favorite
cake . Special guest readers came to library two days to read to preschool students, daycare children, and families. The decorated
cakes were served to everyone who came into the library. In April 2010, we were notified that our library was
selected to receive a National Endowment for the Humanities We the People “More Perfect Union ” Bookshelf
grant. As a result, the library received several classic books for all ages on the theme of a “More Perfect
Union.” On May 27th, we were notified that the library received a $250 grant from the Custer County
Foundation. The grant was designated to help purchase supplies and materials for children’s programming at
the library during the 2010 -11 school year. The funds would be used for Tuesday Tales, Wii Wednesdays, Thursday After School,
Library After Hours, and the Lapsit programs. “Make a Splash—Read,” the
2010 summer reading program once again exceeded our expectations. Even though the program
was only six weeks rather than eight, the numbers reflected little change from the previous year. 240 children, ranging
from pre-school through 5th grade registered for the program, 123 recorded their reading time for
a total of 1439 hours (that equals about 60 days) and 60 children were grand prize winners.
In addition, 104 Broken Bow individuals and businesses generously donated prizes and money to the program. In August,
the library hosted a visit from the real D.W., also known as Kim Brown, the sister of Arthur
creator, Marc Brown. This helped kick-off the library programs planned for the school year. September 21st
was the 8th Annual “Great Book for Great Kids” fundraiser at the local Runza.
15% of that day’s sales were given to the Library Foundation to help fund children’s programming. Broken Bow Public Library Facts and Figures 2009-10 - Library card holders
3,408
- Items in collection 26,039
- Books 24,558
- Audiobooks 1,366
- Videos/DVDs 593
- Magazines/newspaper
subscriptions 103
- Other 338
- Electronic databases 25 (21are funded by Nebraska Library Commission)
- Items
checked out 44,613
- Library visits 31,166
- Reference questions answered 6,063
- Program attendance 8,525
- Individuals
using public access computers 11,118
- Hours public access computers used 6,894
Revenues - City
of Broken Bow library fund budget $163,827
- Nebraska Library Commission state aid 1,139
Other: - non-resident fees/fines 1,683
- NLC Youth Grand for Excellence 1,000
- Interlibrary loan lender
compensation 393
Total $168,042 Expenditures - Personnel and benefits $121,572
- Library
materials 24,775
- Operating expenditures 22,545
- Equipment -0-
- Infrastructure -0-
Total $168,892
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