20140826 Library Council Presentation 2Town Council Report
The Library in 100 Days
Children’s Librarian Sharon
Alderton and Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem Ken Dugger
reading at the Prosper
Centennial Celebration
Welcome reception hosted by the Friends of the Library
Prosper Community Library Website
Facebook
Promotion and Relationships
Prosper Press
Live and Prosper Magazine
Celso Martinez
Weekly Column “Off the Shelf” published in the Prosper Press
Chief McHone
Reynolds Middle School Principle Gary Bradley
Prize Vendors: Papa Murphy’s, FC Dallas, Cherry Berry, and Whataburger
Collin County Library Grant Board
•Long Range Plan created for Texas State Library Accreditation
•Library Board By-Laws Edited
•New Library Card Application
•Joined TexShare Database
•Subscribed to Ancestry.com
•Joined ABCMouse.com
•Programing: Summer Story Time, 500 Minute Reading Challenge and Summer Programs
Valuable Additions to our Library
Summer is here!
80 Children
signed up in the
first week for the
500 Minute
Summer Reading
Challenge
253 children
signed up for the
total throughout
the summer
Safety Day at the
Library
Water Safety and Bubbles at
Frontier Park
Molly’s first library card!
Summer Grand Finale
88 children and 55 adults participated in craft tables,
face painting and Prosper Police offered Kid Prints
•Attended ALA
Conference
•Integrated
Library System
vendor quotes
•Summer Volunteers
•New Vendors
•Monthly Library Staff Meetings
•Accommodate Tutors and Meetings
•Purchased books,
eBooks, children’s craft
tables, program supplies,
Story Time supplies,
display supplies,
program prizes,
furniture, and much
more
Monthly Calendar
•Additional evening Story Time
•Community Story Time locations
•Story Time moved to Lighthouse Fellowship Christian Church to accommodate growing attendance
•Monthly weekend family/children’s program
•Monthly Game Night
•Monthly Adult Program
•Monthly Young Adult Program
•Community Picnic
•Prosper Homecoming Parade
•Christmas Festival
•Partner with Parks and Recreations
The Future of the Library
•First annual Friends of the Library Book Sale
•Integrated Library System
•Participate in Interlibrary Loan
•Additional Grant applications
Programs
•Pumpkin Painting
•Crafts at the Holiday Festival
•Money Smart Program for Teens
•Book Bingo
•Family Trivia Competition
•Annual Dr. Seuss Event
•Legos Collide
•Blind Date with a Book
•Polar Express
Adult Workshops
•Facebook
•Ancestry.com
•Databases
•Microsoft Office programs
•eBooks
•Continue ordering physical and electronic items
•Continue building relationships with community
•Explore additional electronic opportunities
•Create partnership events with Parks and Recreation
•Continue successful summer program