AGENDA
LIBRARY BOARD MEETING – September 16, 2014
I.
Call to Order
II.
Salute to the Flag
III. First Public Participation
IV. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting August 25, 2014
V.
Approval of the Treasurer’s report
VI. Approval of the Bills
VII. Report of the Director & Departmental Reports
VIII. Report of Committees
Finance – Tom Arangio
Public Relations – Laurie Rozakis
Personnel – Laura Ulric
Buildings and Grounds – Rosemary Trudden
School Board Liaison – Brendan Mahoney
Long Range Planning – Laura Ulric
IX. Unfinished Business
Approve the attached tender agreement between Travelers Casualty and Surety,
Farmingdale Public Library and Laser Industries for construction of the parking lot.
X.
Communications
XI. New Business
Accept the resignation of Kiernan Coughlan, PT Page, at $8.00 per hour.
Approve the appointment of Sara McMonagle, PT Page at $8.00 per hour.
XII. Other New Business
Approve the purchase and implementation of a separate children’s library card.
Approve new insurance company Utica Mutual Insurance property and liability premium
$28,178. Switched from Philadelphia Insurance Inc. at $34,422 the savings amount is
$6,244.
XIII. Second Public Participation
XIV. Executive Session as Needed
XV. Adjournment
XVI. Date of Next Board Meeting – October 21 at 7 PM.
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FARMINGDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SPECIAL MEETING
August 25, 2014
Present:
Laura Ulric, President
Thomas Arangio, Vice President
Brendan Mahoney, Trustee
Debbie Podolski, Director
Excused: Rosemary Trudden, Secretary, Laurie Rozakis, Trustee, Christa Lucarelli, Assistant Director
President Laura Ulric called the meeting to order at 2:30 P.M.
Salute to the flag.
First Public Participation
Oath of office was administered to Brendan Mahoney.
ON A MOTION BY Tom Arangio SECOND BY Brendan Mahoney, the Board approved the hiring
of Joseph Tafuro, CPA as treasurer. The board discussed the sudden passing of previous treasurer
Kathleen Carosella and commented on her hard work and dedication to the library.
APPROVAL OF THE BILLS
ON A MOTION BY Tom Arangio SECOND BY Brendan Mahoney, the Board approved the
schedule of bills. The vote was unanimous.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Ms. Podolski gave a brief update regarding the parking lot. Mr. Cullen is working closely with the
surety company to obtain a contractor.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES
Finance – Tom Arangio – No report
Buildings and Grounds – Rosemary Trudden – No report.
Long Range Planning – Laura Ulric – No report.
Personnel – Laura Ulric – No report.
Public Relations – Laurie Rozakis – No report.
School Board Liaison – Brendan Mahoney – No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS - None
SECOND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
President Laura Ulric adjourned the meeting at 2:35 PM.
FARMINGDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
TREASURER'S REPORT
August 31, 2014
CASH IN CITIBANK MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT
$1,215,563.78
CASH IN TD BANK M/M ACCOUNT
289,357.08
CASH IN HSBC MONEY MARKET
316,027.38
CASH IN HSBC CHECKING ACCOUNT
0.00
CASH IN CITIBANK CHECKING ACCOUNT
38,841.53
CASH IN PAYROLL CHECKING ACCOUNT
(18.30)
TOTAL FUNDS
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
______________________________
Joseph P. Tafuro CPA
Treasurer
AUGUST BOARD MEETING
$1,859,771.47
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Money Market at: Citibank
At the end of the preceding month:
1,184,573.30
Receipts during month:
Source
Tax Levy
Interest
Fund Transfer
Total Receipts
Account Balance
Rate - 0.050%
Amount
310,088.92
56.98
310,145.90
1,494,719.20
Disbursement made during month:
Transfer to M/M Account
Transfer to Checking Account
Transfer to Payroll Account
100,000.00
179,155.42
Cash Balance per records:
1,215,563.78
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of month
1,215,563.78
Reconciled Bank Balance
1,215,563.78
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Money Market at: TD BANK
At the end of the preceding month:
$289,334.11
Receipts during month:
Source
Deposit
Interest
Amount
22.97
Total Receipts
Account Balance
22.97
289,357.08
Disbursement made during month:
Transfer to Checking Account
Cash Balance per records:
289,357.08
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of month
289,357.08
Reconciled Bank Balance
289,357.08
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Money Market at: HSBC
At the end of the preceding month:
$319,505.66
Receipts during month:
Source
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT
INTEREST
Amount
13.47
Total Receipts
Account Balance
13.47
319,519.13
Disbursement made during month:
Transfer to HSBC
Disbursements
Cash Balance per records:
3,491.75
316,027.38
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of
month
316,027.38
Reconciled Bank Balance
316,027.38
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Checking HSBC
At the end of the preceding month:
$0.00
Receipts during month:
Source
Amount
3,491.75
DEPOSIT
Total Receipts
Account Balance
Disbursement made during month:
Transfer to HSBC
Disbursements
Cash Balance per records:
3,491.75
3,491.75
1185 - 1186
3,491.75
3,491.75
0.00
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of month
Less Outstanding Checks
Reconciled Bank Balance
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
3,491.75
3,491.75
0.00
HSBC Checking Account
Summary of
Outstanding
Checks as of:
Check #
1185
1186
Amount
2,613.00
878.75
3,491.75
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Treasurer's Report for Citibank Checking Account, month
of
Balance reported at the end of the preceding month:
Aug-14
($528.18)
Receipts during month:
Source
Deposits
Amount
149,574.48
Total Receipts
Account Balance
149,574.48
149,046.30
Disbursement made during month:
From check no.
55658 - 55752
Bank Charges
110,015.00
189.77
Cash Balance per records:
38,841.53
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of month
98,891.50
Less Outstanding checks (list attached)
Reconciled Bank Balance
60,049.97
38,841.53
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
Citibank
Checking
Account
Summary of
Outstanding
Checks as of:
Check #
55470
55477
55622
55650
55653
55658
55659
55660
55661
55662
55664
55665
55666
55667
55669
55673
55674
55675
55676
55679
55680
55682
55683
55684
55685
55688
55689
55691
55693
55694
55695
55697
55700
55702
55706
55707
55709
55710
Amount
500.00
50.00
209.80
100.00
325.00
9.04
1,911.60
31.15
212.80
500.00
56.00
1,928.56
1,757.22
900.00
24.80
1,150.00
750.00
62.21
180.34
226.00
985.00
24.90
950.00
305.83
171.69
100.00
150.00
200.00
100.00
150.00
55.00
250.00
100.00
50.00
400.00
375.00
190.00
250.00
55569
72.45
55712
55713
55715
55721
55722
55723
55724
55726
55727
55728
55729
55731
55732
55733
55735
55736
55749
55750
55751
55752
560.00
175.00
3,650.00
23.45
275.00
1,571.43
1,571.43
8.00
358.18
108.01
30.00
744.48
249.99
24,517.80
107.33
75.23
8,496.94
70.82
926.57
838.37
60,049.97
Farmingdale Public Library
Union Free School District #22
Farmingdale, NY
Treasurer's Report
August 31, 2014
Treasurer's Report for Citibank Payroll Checking Account, month of
Balance reported at the end of the preceding month:
August-14
$554.39
Receipts during month:
Source
Deposits
Deposits
Deposits
Deposits
Total Receipts
Account Balance
Amount
69,230.75
69,924.67
139,155.42
139,709.81
Disbursement made during month:
From check no.
75066
51517 - 51523
ADP and other debits
Service charge
Cash Balance per records:
239.23
12,836.72
126,538.50
113.66
(18.30)
Reconciliation with Bank Statement:
Balance as given on Bank Statement end of month
Less Outstanding checks (list attached)
Less # 37235
Less
LESS Elec tsf to be deducted
Reconciled Bank Balance
This is to certify that the above is in agreement with the bank
statement.
Treasurer
Received by the Board of Trustees and entered as part of the Minutes of the Board
Meeting held on:
10,964.00
10,982.30
(18.30)
Citibank Payroll Checking Account
Check #
51517
51519
51520
51521
51522
51523
ACH
Amount
510.45
3,702.52
510.45
3,011.72
1,838.32
236.72
1,172.12
10,982.30
August-14
REPORTOFTHEDIRECTOR
DebbiePodoski—September16,2014
BusinessOffice
ArepresentativefromtheNewYorkInsuranceFundcamefortheyearlyaudit.Weshouldbereceivingthe
resultswithinafewweeks.
ThereseRuddenandConnieKunkelwillbeattendingtheyearlyNYSHIPconferenceinOctober.Thiswillgive
themagoodestimateoffuturemedicalpremiumcosts.
TheyearlyCivilServiceCertificationandSalaryPlanwassubmittedtoDeborahBoydatNassauCountyCivil
ServiceCommission.
ThereseRuddencontactedourthreebankstoaddJosephTafuro’snametotheresolutions.
BuildingsandGrounds
Pyramidhasreplacedairconditioningunit3andrepairshavebeenmadetounit4.Bothproposalswere
reviewedbyEVMMechanicalCompany.TheyhavecommentedonhowknowledgeableSilviaisonthe
workingsofthebuildinganditssystems.
Librarycounsel,BillCullen,hasbeenworkingwithSuretyCompanyontheparkinglotandatthistimewe
anticipateLaserIndustries’beingthecontractor.
NassauLibrarySystem
TheCapiramobileappismovingforward.SyntaxCommunications,contractedbyNLS,provideddesignsfor
thelaunchlogosandPRinformation.EllenFirerwillbetheleadpersononthisprojectinmyabsence.
Misc.
Iwouldliketothanktheboardfortheirsupportduringthisdifficulttime.Ilookforwardtoreturningtowork
assoonaspossible.Iwouldalsoliketothankthestafffortheirsupportandcooperation.Specialthanksto
AssistantDirector,ChristaLucarelli,forfillinginduringmyabsenceandkeepinglibraryoperationsrunning
smoothly.Thelibraryisingoodhandswhichgivesmepeaceofmind.
Report of Assistant Director
September 16, 2014
Submitted by Christa Lucarelli, Assistant Director
As the summer nears to an end, I have begun to think about the fall programs. I recently saw that
United Skates of America has character breakfasts in conjunction with their skating sessions. I asked
Natalie Korsavidis to contact them and ask if they would send Doc McStuffins, a popular Disney
character for preschoolers, to visit the library. United Skates was eager to coordinate with us and Doc
McStuffins Morning will be Saturday, November 22, 2014. A librarian will share Doc McStuffins
books and activities before allowing the children to have their picture taken with Doc McStuffins.
I have been working with Children’s Librarian, Victoria Shimmons, to create a new program for
preschoolers with special needs. Our Monday night group currently consists of many children from
our original start up program. These “children” have now become teenagers, however, they still enjoy
the variety of the Monday night program. There are also elementary school children in this group. The
Thursday night video game club run by librarian, Joe McDonald, is strictly for teenagers and has
attracted some teens that have not attended any of our other programs. What we now lack is a program
for the children just being diagnosed and in preschool. Victoria will lead a monthly play group for
these children. We will be following the Parent Child Workshop model and will incorporate a circle
time at the end of the program. We will also have a Special Education Therapist on hand for some of
the sessions to answer any questions the parents may have. Victoria will introduce the parents to the
many resources we have available for them such as games for children with special needs, the Special
Needs Collection, and various magazines we subscribe to as well as free publications we receive.
I am constantly looking for new programs and services to offer the community. Several years ago, we
offered family programs on Sundays. We ceased doing these programs as the turnout didn’t warrant
the expense. We have decided to try doing Sunday programs again on a monthly basis. These
programs will be led by a librarian and be hands on activities for the entire family. The first few
programs will be “Exploration Stations” featuring hands on activities and experiments, “Pumpkin
Decorating”, and “Little Builders” where blocks and assorted manipulatives will be available for the
children to create with. We have additional programs planned for the winter months and will see if the
attendance warrants continuing the programs in the spring.
This summer has been chock full of fun displays in the Children’s Department. I have partnered once
again with Allied Promotions, and the community had received goodies for the movies “When the
Game Stands Tall”, “If I Stay”, and “Dolphin Tale 2”. We have also done displays to coordinate with
the release of sequels for popular children’s movies: “Planes: Fire & Rescue”, “Transformers: Age of
Extinction”, and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. We have a vast collection of books, videos, and
book and cd kits for each of these movies and the displays helped to boost our circulation.
In an effort to make collection development more time efficient, I have spoken to a representative from
Baker & Taylor and have set up a standing order account for the children’s department. This will
insure that we receive all new releases of popular titles and authors. Baker & Taylor will create
custom carts for my approval each month which will allow me to increase or decrease titles and
quantities as necessary. The first cart arrived a few weeks ago and I found the process to be effortless.
I recently saw that NYPL was having a Sesame Street Exhibit and asked Natalie Korsavidis to contact
Sesame Workshop to find out more details. We are awaiting a response from them.
I have been in contact with Jo Kaeding, the Australian librarian, that will be visiting our library, and at
this time, she is planning on arriving in Farmingdale on October 30, 2014. As the date approaches, we
will work out the details of her arrival and departure, but I anticipate her remaining here throughout the
day.
In 1996, Farmingdale Library became a Family Place library. Family Place Libraries redesign the
library environment to be welcoming and appropriate for children beginning at birth. They connect
parents with the resources, programs and services offered at the library and other family service
agencies and reach out to non-traditional library users. The core components of a Family Place
Library include Parent/Child Workshop, collections of books, toys, music, and multimedia materials
for babies, toddlers, parents, and service providers. The Family Place Library provides a specially
designed, welcoming space, coalition-building with community agencies, and developmentally
appropriate programming for the very young child and their parent. I was recently informed by the
local Family Place coordinators that a staff member needs to attend a three-day training workshop as
much has changed since our initial training. With board approval, I will attend the three-day training
to be held on Long Island in April. A Family Place grant will cover half of the cost of the workshop.
If we do not participate in the training workshop, we will no longer be in compliance with Family
Place requirements.
In the next several weeks, I will be representing the library at various meetings. On September 17,
2014, I will attend the Member Library Directors’ meeting at NLS. The Legislative Breakfast will be
held on September 19, 2014 at Freeport Library, and I will be attending with Laura Ulric. Lastly, at
the end of October, I will be attending Long Island Library Resource Council’s annual conference on
libraries and the future at the request of Debbie Podolski, Library Director.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christa Lucarelli
Reference Department Report
September 16th, 2014
Submitted by Stuart Schaeffer, Head of Reference
This Adult Reference Department Board Report includes project and job highlights of Reference
Librarians during the months of July and August 2014.
It has been a busy summer for the Reference Department! We’ve held meetings, helped patrons, had
staff development/training and much more. Specifics follow!
During the summer months, Stuart Schaeffer was busy creating wholly new content for the Adult
Reference Blog, Reference and You. During this period, Stuart Schaeffer generated 23 posts on a wide
variety of topics. Below is a list of the blog titles and the subject that each blog post covered.
July 2014 blog posts
Online Trends – What’s Hot and What’s Hotter (Internet/Computers/Technology)
Reading…(Reading/Education)
Optical Illusions – How Fun is That!!! (Fun)
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Food)
How Well Did You Sleep Last Night? (Health)
Monuments Men (History/Entertainment)
Don’t Forget – Memory Program! (Psychology/Success)
Parenting Books – Titles of Books in No Particular Order…(Parenting)
A Better Bird Feeder (Birding)
The Number Ten (Fun)
August 2014 blog posts
City Travel Planner - Plnnr.com (Travel)
Microsoft Help (Technology/Computers)
Brief History of the Internet (Technology)
AppSmart and other App Sites (Technology/Computers)
Urban Legends – Did It Really Happen? (Entertainment)
On That Date – dMarie Time Capsule (Entertainment)
Fun Entry – Generac Commercial Series Liquid Generator (Fun)
Quilting – Farmingdale Style (Home Economics)
Magnificent Old Theatres (History)
Success!!! (Career and Employment)
Reference Department Report
September 16th, 2014
Submitted by Stuart Schaeffer, Head of Reference
Laura Lorusso has been diligently working with the periodical collection during the summer months as
well. Laura Lorusso has continued to update the LILRC and OCLC entries for the journal, magazine,
and newspaper collection online. She also received the EBSCO update Renewal List from Amy
McGucken (EBSCO magazine representative).
The EBSCO update Renewal List was approved by Debbie Podolski in the amount of $4,255.97.
Increasing the subscription period for a certain magazines from one to two years or from two to three
years will save the library $98.17.
Laura Lorusso is also looking into ordering The Poetry Magazine - a magazine patrons have asked for
and which is extremely popular in the poetry genre.
Pat Farrell, former employee and now Homebound Service volunteer, requested several books for one
of our new homebound patrons. The patron was extremely happy with the selection of books that was
made by Laura Lorusso.
Reference Department Report
September 16th, 2014
Submitted by Stuart Schaeffer, Head of Reference
A new set of the World Language Collection (WLC) materials has arrived from Hempstead Public
Library which will be in our library from June to December 2014. Included in the collection are
materials in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Laura Lorusso is
generating the circulation statistics for the collection.
We have added donations to our World Language Collection: six Italian books from one Farmingdale
patron who was glad we had a WLC area. We also changed over several books that were in our ESL
collection to the WLC area
On a wholly different note, several staff training sessions were held during the summer.
Specifically, on Wednesday morning, July 16th, Stuart Schaeffer conducted a training session for
Reference Librarians covering ‘Consumer Reports’ - our online database dedicated to product reviews
by Consumer Union – an independent third party organization. On Wednesday morning, August 13th,
Stuart Schaeffer conducted a training session for Reference Librarians covering ‘Lexis-Nexis’ – our
online database that covers business, legal, consumer and company information. Both presentations
were favorable and Reference Librarians learned a lot about the various features of the databases.
Finally, the Reference department continues to answer all of our patron’s questions in a timely,
accurate manner. Questions come to us in a variety of ways (via email, telephone, regular mail, and inperson) and on a wide variety of topics (business, health, career, travel, exercise, home repair, taxes
and more) from students, seniors, parents and more. Reference Librarians utilize our print and online
resources to assist our patrons in their research.
Respectfully submitted,
Stuart A. Schaeffer
Head of Reference
September 7th, 2014
Reference Department Report
July 15th, 2014
Submitted by Stuart Schaeffer, Head of Reference
Reference Blog Hits
Month 2014
2015
1386
1550
July
1623
1930
Aug
1483
Sep
1382
Oct
1743
Nov
2037
Dec
1398
Jan
1359
Feb
2140
Mar
1707
Apr
1974
May
1130
June
19362
3480
Total
CERC Usage – Maureen
Dillon
Month
2014
2015
16
12
July
12
12
Aug
11
Sep
22
Oct
6
Nov
6
Dec
12
Jan
21
Feb
17
Mar
20
Apr
12
May
10
June
165
24
Total
Senior Connections
Statistics
Month 2014
2015
7
11
July
14
6
Aug
13
Sep
14
Oct
12
Nov
8
Dec
4
Jan
6
Feb
Mar
7
Apr
4
May
7
June
4
100
17
Total
Adult Programming Board Report
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Submitted by Caryn Emde, Adult Programming Coordinator
Our July and August educational lectures included an Elder Law/Asset Protection seminar, How to Buy
& Sell on EBay and Craig’s List, an All About Forgetfulness lecture, a Sleep Disturbances lecture, a
Gastrointestinal Wellness lecture, and a lecture titled Mosquitoes Be Gone. All of our educational
lectures were well attended this summer, but especially the How to Buy & Sell on EBay and Craig’s
List and the Sleep Disturbances lectures. The Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation gave the
informative lecture, All About Forgetfulness, which was not only well attended but appreciated by our
patrons.
The Artistry of Gene Kelly lecture at the end of August brought in an enthusiastic group of patrons who
enjoyed speaker Richard Knox’s comprehensive and fascinating talk about the talented actor. I will
have to bring Richard back in the future because I had more than one patron comment on how much
they enjoyed the program. Carrie Malandrino was here in August for the program Around the World
Skincare, during which she showed patrons how to make homemade soaps, lotions and other skincare
products. My personal favorite was the coffee soap, which not only smells great but gets rid of that
pesky garlic smell on your hands that you get after you handle and chop garlic. Since she gave out
copies of the recipes I’m sure I’ll have to make some in the future.
Our exercise classes this summer were Senior Balance, Strength & Tone, the ever popular Pilates and,
something that we haven’t had here before, Falun Dafa. I had wonderful feedback from the patrons
who took the Senior Balance, Strength & Tone class, they loved instructor Mindy Vasta and want me
to run the class again. It’s always great to hear such positive feedback from our patrons.
I’m looking forward to the fall and winter; I have scheduled some great concerts and lectures for the
upcoming months!
Adult Services Program Statistics
Date
7/8
7/22
7/15
7/29
7/31
7/7
7/24
7/14
7/3
7/10
7/17
7/24
7/31
7/2
7/9
7/16
7/23
7/30
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/29
7/31
7/23
Jul-14
Program Name
Cost
Farmingdale Cinema
Farmingdale Cinema
Tuesday Matinee
Tuesday Matinee
Library Book Club
AARP Defensive Driving
AARP Defensive Driving
All Ages Defensive Driving
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Elder Law/Asset Protection Seminar
How to Buy & Sell on Ebay & Craig's List
All About Forgetfulness
Sleep Disturbances
Gastrointestinal Wellness
Bus Trip
Date Program
Yoga - 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 - (patrons paid $25
7/2
in June)
Body Sculpt - 7/3, 7/10 - (patrons paid $25 in
7/3
June)
Senior Balance, Strength & Tone - 7/14, 7/21 7/14 patrons pay $25
7/24 Falun Dafa - 7/24, 7/31
7/30 Pilates - 7/30 - patrons pay $25
Total
Total Attendance
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$150
$150
$150
$150
$150
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$0
$150
$75
$0
$0
Total:
$1,125
Cost
Attendance
120
101
19
40
6
18
17
24
55
62
54
45
53
14
13
12
13
21
8
42
12
22
7
Total:
778
Attendance
Category
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Bus Trip
Category
$200
23
Exercise
$100
28
Exercise
$200
$0
$55
11
15
26
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
$555
103
881
Adult Services Program Statistics
Date
8/12
8/26
8/5
8/19
8/28
8/8
8/25
8/12
8/7
8/14
8/21
8/28
8/6
8/13
8/20
8/27
8/13
8/19
8/28
8/20
Program Name
Farmingdale Cinema
Farmingdale Cinema
Tuesday Matinee
Tuesday Matinee
Library Book Club
AARP Defensive Driving
AARP Defensive Driving
All Ages Defensive Driving
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Paul Gatto - Library Jazz Lounge
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Writer's Group
Around the World Skincare
Mosquitoes Be Gone
The Artistry of Gene Kelly
Lucky Lobster/Mohegan Sun Bus Trip
Date Program
Senior Balance, Strength & Tone - 8/4, 8/11
8/4
(patrons paid $25 in July)
8/6
Pilates - 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 (patrons paid $25 in July)
8/7
Falun Dafa - 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28
Total
Total Attendance
Aug14
Cost
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$150
$150
$150
$150
$30
$30
$30
$30
$235
$0
$150
Total:
$1,105
Cost
Attendance
97
76
22
26
6
22
34
20
39
51
53
59
15
13
15
18
11
11
17
Total:
605
Attendance
$100
$150
$0
11
26
16
$250
53
658
Category
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Musical Concert
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Artistic/Creative
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Ed/Lecture
Bus Trip
Category
Exercise
Exercise
Exercise
Readers’ Advisory Board Report
September 16, 2014
Submitted by Readers’ Advisory Librarians: Rachel Taub, Dana Castillo, Ying Xing, Caryn Emde
Our “game night to go” service has had a positive response. The first patron who took out the bin
(games for 2-4 players), mentioned that while it is a great idea for the winter months, her grandson was
very excited about taking it out now. Remarks have been coming in from out of district individuals,
expressing the wish that their libraries provide the same service.
Rachel Taub created a display focusing on travel across the US. In preparation for this display, Rachel
contacted Chamber of Commerce Offices & Tourism divisions of well known cities requesting tourist
guides. Approximately 15 cities responded and their publications were integrated into the display.
Patrons were able to take these home to assist with their vacation plans. Rachel Taub also did a
display in Memory of the Life of Actress, Lauren Bacall. Ms Bacall passed away on Tuesday, August
12th.
The Farmingdale Public Library has supplied Farmingdale Village with the movies for their program
“On the Green” Movie Nights. Rachel Taub continues to order the movies for this successful outdoor
movie program.
Dana Castillo has started a series of displays on The History behind Stories. The displays put up so far
are non-fiction books on British History, True Crime, World War 1 & II and Religion. Patrons have
enjoyed learning more about historical events and figures. Dana also did a display in July on Beach
Reads. This display is always very popular with patrons and needs constant refilling. Patrons also took
home a handy bookmark of recent beach read releases.
Ying Xing has created several displays. Romance Is in the Air on romance books, Leading a Better
Life displayed books on nutrition, fitness, fashion ideas, travel, starting a hobby, etc., In Memory of
Robin Williams, and Look Who Is Talking on authors or entertainers who were or will be interviewed
in the major media.
Caryn Emde also created a couple of displays including a Labor Day display and a “Chilly Reads”
display; “Too Hot Out? Try One of These Chilly Reads!” The “Chilly Reads” display was such a hit
on our weekly display that it was moved it to a pyramid after its weekly time was up.
July/August Young Adult Board Report
September 16, 2014
Natalie Korsavidis, Head of Young Adult
Summer reading was a big success for the Young Adult Department. One hundred and ten teens signed
up for the program and those that logged using the book category read 2,539 books and those that
logged in using the minutes category read 23,138 minutes. I had challenged the teens to read 26,000
minutes to dye my hair purple. They were close enough that I added some purple to my hair and used
temporary purple hairspray for the two weeks to applaud their wonderful accomplishment.
I hired a few new people to run programs and they were a success. In fact, Marion Dodson who ran a
stuffed bread program sent me an e-mail remarking that each teen that signed up actually showed up;
something that doesn’t even happen in her home library.
Local author Katie McNight ran a two week Writer’s Workshop for my teens. The teens really enjoyed
it and I hope to bring her back to run another workshop again.
I also brought back some popular people for the teens. 2Xtreme brought kits for the teens to make their
very own solar powered robotic car. This was a complex program and when I run it again, I may split it
into two parts. Ceil Hearn, of Sharper Training, taught the teens how to do computer animations. I
spoke to the teens who attended it, they told me they really enjoyed it and learned a lot from it.
I was very pleased at the total turnout for the entire summer reading program and I am excited for the
upcoming programs for the fall. Lastly, on a personal note, I am officially on the ballot to become the
Vice-President/President-Elect of the Young Adult Services Department of the Nassau County Library
Association.
July 2014 Children’s Board Report
Submitted by Elena Jannello, Children’s Librarian
The summer had a spectacular start as we headed into this year’s New York State summer reading
program called Fizz, Boom, Read. The Children’s Department began months ago planning 8 weeks of
fun and educational programming centered on the science based theme. We divided the 8 weeks up
into mini themes; for July the themes were Space, Animals/Plants, Weather, and Light/Sound/Color.
Space week was filled with 2 fun storytimes, Outrageous Aliens and Awesome Astronauts, Man in the
Moon, in which the children recreated phases of the moon with Oreos, Roaring Rockets, in which the
children built rocket ships from soda bottles, and a visit from StarLab, an exciting teaching aid that
introduces children to the beauty and wonders of the night sky. Some of the topics taught using the
StarLab system include astronomy, earth science, physical science, geology, geography, oceanography,
weather patterns, navigation, mathematics, art, literature and mythology. It is a valuable tool that
Nassau Boces provides to schools and libraries as it enables an entire group to view demonstrations of
the night sky, stars, and planets together and we were happy to provide that experience to our patrons.
Animal/Plant week introduced the children to different types of birds, jellyfish, the Pet Lovers Club,
gardens, and sunflowers. We also offered a 2 week session of Stories Under the Stars that was held in
our beautiful reading garden in which Dana Castillo, Adult Reference Librarian and Victoria Curran,
Children’s Librarian, read summer-themed stories, and led the children in songs and finger plays.
Weather week was a blast as we had the children actually make rain, snow, clouds, and rainbows
throughout the week. The “snow” was particularly fun to make. Children’s Librarian Elena Jannello
had the children mix baking soda and shaving cream to a consistency of which they could form
“snowballs”. They loved manipulating it with their hands; the mixture felt cool to the touch and
smelled so good! Children and Young Adult Librarian Natalie Korsavidis had the 3rd-5th graders
making snow globes with corn syrup and glitter. They came out really cool, no pun intended.
During Light/Sound/Color week we played with colors in Paint Party, Colors of Your World, and
Crazy Colors, made oxygen, hydrogen, and other gas molecules in Colorful Molecules, played with
our shadows in Shadow Play and made our own musical instruments in DIY Musical Instruments.
We’re half-way through the summer reading club and have lots more fun and educational activities in
store for all ages. We’ll be exploring electricity and magnetism, the human body, our five senses and
movement, and time, measurement, shapes, and numbers. The children have been reading a ton of
books/minutes and are so excited to collect their prizes, participate in contests, and play Plinko. They
are proud of their reading accomplishments and we are confident they are maintaining and/or
improving their reading skills over the summer.
August 2014 Children’s Board Report
September 16, 2014
Submitted by Elena Jannello, Children’s Librarian
Summer fun continued as we finished up weeks six (Body Senses and Movement), seven (Time,
Measurement, Shape, and Numbers) and eight (Super Science) of the Fizz, Boom, Read summer
reading program. Children’s librarian Natalie Korsavidis led the 3rd- 5th graders in Illusionology, a
program where the children explored optical illusions and learned things are not always as they appear.
The 2-4 year olds boogied in Mini Movers, using egg shakers, scarves, and bells to move and shake to
their favorite songs. Weeks six and seven included wonderful programs such as Funny Feet, Minute to
Win It, Shape Your Art, DIY Sundial, and Measurement Art. All of these programs offered an
opportunity for learning about measurement in some form.
We collaborated with Charlotte’s of Farmingdale on Main Street and held various storytimes there
throughout week six led by Children’s Librarian, Victoria Curran. The children enjoyed delicious
frozen yogurt with their families while listening to cool stories and enjoying rhymes and songs.
We offered a new program for kindergarteners this month called Kindergarten Readiness which was
very successful. Two certified teachers conducted this program just for those children attending
kindergarten in fall. Our program room was converted into a mock classroom; one similar to what they
will encounter when they go to elementary school for the first time. They worked on social and motor
skills and readings skills. Our patrons were very happy and excited that we offered this program and
the children loved it.
In our Super Science week we had a mixed bag of awesome programs, some done in house and others
hired. The older children made volcanoes in Awesome Eruptions, a program led by artist, Joyce
Raimondo. The K-2 group made a beautiful little garden with clothespins, a tuna can, and some soil in
Mini Gardens, and painted robot ceramic banks in another program, both led by Children’s Librarian
Elena Jannello. We explored Under the Sea, Got Buggy making a bug catcher, were Crazy for
Constellations, creating our very own and made Pretty Planets orbiting around the sun. The wonderful
Jim McLenehan returned, providing family entertainment with high levels of energy and excitement.
To celebrate the end of this year’s summer reading club, were happy to have Darlene Graham and her
Shades of Green Band back for some singing, dancing, and lots of fun.
We are now offering our patrons free access to ABCmouse.com, thanks to Children’s Librarian,
Lauren Florez who set it up on 3 of our desktops. Through online books, games, songs, and puzzles,
children are able to learn about a variety of subjects. The over 2,000 individual learning activities span
a host of topics, including science, social studies, art and music. Our Storytime to Go bags continue to
fly off the shelf. A total of 84 have been checked out to date. Current themes are back-to-school and
autumn. September is here, school is in session, and our great programs are ready to go.
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
SESAME STREET eBooks
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
ZINIO
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
FREEGAL
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
OVERDRIVE - Kindle
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
OVERDRIVE - Disney
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
OVERDRIVE - Audio books
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
OVERDRIVE - eBooks
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
OVERDRIVE - New Patrons
JULY
75
81
JULY
153
125
JULY
358
531
JULY
521
696
JULY
4
0
JULY
276
264
JULY
824
751
JULY
64
47
AUG
88
75
AUG
151
213
AUG
313
365
AUG
673
810
AUG
0
0
AUG
211
292
AUG
854
762
AUG
57
51
SEPT
78
0
SEPT
144
0
SEPT
338
0
SEPT
514
0
SEPT
4
0
SEPT
228
0
SEPT
779
0
SEPT
35
0
OCT
76
0
OCT
133
0
OCT
259
0
OCT
525
0
OCT
0
0
OCT
226
0
OCT
764
0
OCT
33
0
NOV
77
0
NOV
103
0
NOV
288
0
NOV
265
0
NOV
0
0
NOV
227
0
NOV
1264
0
NOV
29
0
DEC
79
0
DEC
86
0
DEC
247
0
DEC
480
0
DEC
2
0
DEC
212
0
DEC
640
0
DEC
53
0
JAN
80
0
JAN
242
0
JAN
240
0
JAN
687
0
JAN
3
0
JAN
236
0
JAN
786
0
JAN
60
0
FEB
114
0
FEB
83
0
FEB
329
0
FEB
558
0
FEB
0
0
FEB
258
0
FEB
699
0
FEB
42
0
CIRCULATION STATISTICS - DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
MAR
91
0
MAR
125
0
MAR
539
0
MAR
574
0
MAR
2
0
MAR
277
0
MAR
829
0
MAR
40
0
APR
75
0
APR
80
0
APR
474
0
APR
561
0
APR
0
0
APR
244
0
APR
666
0
APR
30
0
MAY
80
0
MAY
107
0
MAY
299
0
MAY
680
0
MAY
4
0
MAY
231
0
MAY
722
0
MAY
38
0
JUNE
84
0
JUNE
100
0
JUNE
402
0
JUNE
632
0
JUNE
0
0
JUNE
310
0
JUNE
673
0
JUNE
29
0
TOTAL
997
156
TOTAL
1507
338
TOTAL
4086
896
TOTAL
6670
1506
TOTAL
19
0
TOTAL
2936
556
TOTAL
9500
1513
TOTAL
510
98
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
SELF CHECK - CHILDREN'S
CIRCULATION
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
SELF-CHECK - ADULT CIRCULATION
2013-14
2014-15
YEAR
TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
TUMBLE BOOKS
JULY
1670
895
JULY
1191
710
3
8
JULY
JULY
0
1
JULY
0
105
AUG
1603
979
AUG
27
680
21
3
AUG
AUG
1
2
AUG
0
147
SEPT
776
0
SEPT
0
0
7
0
SEPT
SEPT
0
0
SEPT
18
0
OCT
1247
0
OCT
226
0
9
0
OCT
OCT
1
0
OCT
89
0
NOV
972
0
NOV
250
0
2
0
NOV
NOV
9
0
NOV
52
0
DEC
761
0
DEC
20
0
8
0
DEC
DEC
5
0
DEC
37
0
JAN
1020
0
JAN
450
0
15
0
JAN
JAN
10
0
JAN
180
0
FEB
1177
0
FEB
420
0
5
0
FEB
FEB
6
0
FEB
70
0
CIRCULATION STATISTICS - DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
MAR
332
0
MAR
331
0
6
0
MAR
MAR
34
0
MAR
93
0
APR
1210
0
APR
604
0
4
0
APR
APR
8
0
APR
84
0
MAY
30
0
MAY
206
0
1
0
MAY
MAY
0
0
MAY
28
0
JUNE
812
0
JUNE
416
0
4
0
JUNE
JUNE
7
0
JUNE
92
0
TOTAL
11610
1874
TOTAL
4141
1390
85
11
TOTAL
TOTAL
81
3
TOTAL
743
252
JULY
5101
4767
4504
JULY
137
142
194
AUG
145
130
104
AUG
5075
4762
4397
JULY
6457
7637
8907
AUG
6578
7759
9016
SEPT
6693
7887
SEPT
147
154
SEPT
4754
4671
OCT
6780
8026
OCT
114
167
OCT
4088
4327
NOV
6882
8098
NOV
107
98
NOV
3343
4233
JULY
962
922
914
JULY
1172
1021
1029
RENEWALS
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
HOLDS
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
AUG
1116
1150
963
AUG
980
789
940
SEPT
1365
1040
SEPT
834
792
OCT
1147
1100
OCT
998
1011
NOV
883
952
NOV
739
879
PATRON SELF-SERVICE FROM HOME
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
PATRONS WITH EMAIL
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
PATRONS ADDED
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
ACTIVE PATRONS
PATRON STATISTICS
DEC
985
844
DEC
752
792
DEC
6952
8159
DEC
67
67
DEC
2487
3362
JAN
1253
1158
JAN
739
757
JAN
7063
8279
JAN
194
139
JAN
2813
4036
FEB
1011
987
FEB
841
842
FEB
7142
8390
FEB
121
104
FEB
4365
4121
MAR
966
1059
MAR
764
990
MAR
7227
N/A
MAR
144
132
MAR
3874
N/A
APR
1189
836
APR
781
673
APR
7320
N/A
APR
102
N/A
APR
4571
N/A
MAY
1035
830
MAY
687
732
MAY
7395
N/A
MAY
62
N/A
MAY
4355
N/A
JUNE
1106
854
JUNE
671
587
JUNE
7509
N/A
JUNE
116
N/A
JUNE
4395
N/A
TOTAL
13228
11831
1992
TOTAL
9748
9766
1854
TOTAL
83998
64235
17923
TOTAL
1456
1133
298
TOTAL
49221
34279
8901
JULY
1309
1267
1177
JULY
677
715
421
RECEIVED
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
PROVIDED
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
AUG
858
608
485
AUG
1323
1208
1233
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
SEPT
720
517
SEPT
1293
1094
OCT
604
550
OCT
1163
1043
PATRON STATISTICS
NOV
382
474
NOV
831
961
DEC
614
417
DEC
908
911
JAN
836
440
JAN
1363
1233
FEB
582
302
FEB
1024
1089
MAR
526
570
MAR
994
1176
APR
483
623
APR
1197
1094
MAY
552
531
MAY
1117
1023
JUNE
617
509
JUNE
1125
954
TOTAL
7451
6256
906
TOTAL
13647
13053
2410
JULY
n/a
131
JULY
103
74
JULY
N/A
182
AUG
N/A
170
AUG
124
0
AUG
205
209
SEPT
N/A
0
SEPT
126
0
SEPT
124
0
OCT
N/A
0
OCT
88
0
OCT
143
0
OCT
4925
0
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
JULY
143
71
AUG
241
88
SEPT
190
0
OCT
195
0
Childrens Computer Games
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
Childrens iPad
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
Childrens
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
Young Adult
SEPT
4582
0
NOV
98
0
NOV
201
0
NOV
48
0
NOV
132
0
NOV
4809
0
DEC
84
0
DEC
265
0
DEC
69
0
DEC
119
0
DEC
4111
0
JAN
131
0
JAN
323
0
JAN
122
0
JAN
106
0
JAN
2758
0
AUG
4349
4427
YEAR
2013-14
2014-15
JULY
4395
4149
Computer Room Usage Fiscal Year
Adult
FEB
139
0
FEB
304
0
FEB
103
0
FEB
87
0
FEB
3613
0
MAR
141
0
MAR
341
0
MAR
103
0
MAR
119
0
MAR
5071
0
APR
138
0
APR
372
0
APR
118
0
APR
122
0
APR
5068
0
MAY
69
0
MAY
251
0
MAY
53
0
MAY
109
0
MAY
4400
0
JUNE
96
0
JUNE
221
0
JUNE
92
0
JUNE
120
0
JUNE
4018
0
TOTAL
1665
159
TOTAL
2278
352
TOTAL
1149
74
TOTAL
1386
340
TOTAL
52099
8576
SEPT
868
919
AUG
1176
849
AUG
692
522
INFORMATION
YEAR
JULY
2012-13
882
2013-14
1110
DIRECTIONAL
YEAR
JULY
2012-13
451
2013-14
641
JULY
613
219
AUG
546
189
SEPT
450
187
OCT
311
185
OCT
524
715
OCT
1033
1476
OCT
1384
1729
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
JULY
894
248
AUG
515
180
SEPT
477
203
OCT
353
106
Youth Services Reference Books
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
Youth Services Questions
SEPT
496
473
SEPT
1349
1362
REFERENCE BOOKS
YEAR
JULY
AUG
2012-13
1305
1713
2013-14
1589
1272
Questions
Adult Service Questions
NOV
469
70
NOV
450
161
NOV
541
622
NOV
1093
1056
NOV
1574
1420
DEC
403
65
DEC
318
131
DEC
481
503
DEC
878
897
DEC
1151
1286
JAN
478
162
JAN
399
284
JAN
710
479
JAN
1297
1023
JAN
1723
1334
FEB
356
220
FEB
257
329
FEB
428
383
FEB
1023
841
FEB
1435
1229
MAR
285
268
MAR
267
311
MAR
547
593
MAR
965
937
MAR
1465
1294
APR
232
185
APR
238
319
APR
533
492
APR
1292
942
APR
1975
1594
MAY
257
139
MAY
238
174
MAY
440
459
MAY
1023
797
MAY
1248
1088
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
437
JUNE
773
JUNE
1239
TOTAL
4719
1846
TOTAL
4087
2489
TOTAL
6280
5882
TOTAL
12303
10847
TOTAL
17561
15197
JULY
1182
1265
1055
AUG
1060
1150
1045
SEPT
2745
2025
OCT
2935
3830
NOV
2640
2745
DEC
2100
2355
JAN
2980
3015
JULY
48
49
44
AUG
48
45
46
JULY
66450
41868
36481
AUG
54576
65929
38345
SEPT
49530
50118
SEPT
75
76
OCT
39394
45414
OCT
82
100
NOV
43054
34900
NOV
70
80
DEC
N/A
32597
DEC
68
80
JAN
N/A
58066
JAN
90
96
JULY
13625
13028
15956
28849
25209
20991
19587
AUG
13625
14909
11625
16910
28785
20035
17481
SEPT
13625
13733
10120
21582
22293
18021
OCT
13712
10932
10666
13490
39399
20118
NOV
9513
9800
10523
17756
22718
17104
DEC
2775
10201
10584
17162
21003
17971
YEAR
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
JULY
0
5234
6139
5919
AUG
0
5243
6115
5904
SEPT
0
5227
6091
OCT
0
5224
6077
NOV
0
5223
6042
DEC
0
5214
6023
FEB
91
94
FEB
2926
2860
JAN
13922
10493
9934
17832
16621
36409
FEB
30173
41630
JAN
0
5207
6013
Email Newsletter Subscribers Statistics
YEAR
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Website Statistics for the Fiscal Year
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
PEOPLE COUNTER
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
MEETING ROOM USE BY COMMUNITY GROUPS
YEAR
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY GROUPS
FEB
62
6366
5996
FEB
12922
10515
15925
18570
21381
16161
MAR
50039
36380
MAR
96
119
MAR
2572
3503
MAR
5185
6321
5992
MAR
15623
12313
11407
19385
20365
18376
APR
N/A
29665
APR
95
101
APR
3212
3285
APR
5205
6249
5964
APR
14744
10307
13541
15761
19044
38641
MAY
N/A
26719
MAY
64
88
MAY
3415
3195
LIBRARY PROGRAM ATTENDANCE AND PEOPLE COUNTER
MAY
5209
6207
5950
MAY
12055
10368
13023
14101
19706
16118
JUNE
22200
27378
JUNE
96
77
JUNE
2470
1810
JUNE
5229
6164
5926
JUNE
13982
10553
17529
23835
18559
17032
TOTAL
355416
490664
74826
TOTAL
923
1005
90
TOTAL
30237
31038
2100
TOTAL
5229
6164
5926
5904
TOTAL
150123
137152
150833
225233
275083
256977
37068
27%
30%
4%
6%
33%
CIRCULATION STATISTICS BY COLLECTION AUGUST 2014
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CHILDREN'S AV
ADULT
CHILDREN'S
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