City of Casa Grande

 Casa Grande Public Library

              Monthly Statistical Report               

November 2008

1. Increase outreach by utilizing the bookmobile in targeted areas and making five stops monthly.
   1. Update: The bookmobile made three stops in November. We are reviewing our locations to improve the service. Chuck is adding more stops each month. The highest demand lately has been from the local school district.
2. Increase the number of brochures and information at high traffic locations in the city by 50%.
   1. Update: We have identified 15 locations right now for bookmobile stops (both promotional and functional).
3. Provide at least one stop a month at one Casa Grande Elementary School to provide Adult Literacy resources as part of Full Service Community Schools Program.
   1. Update: We currently stop at Villago Middle School, Desert Winds High School, and we will begin stops at the Casa Grande Elementary School District Office and other schools to promote the literacy program.
4. Increase students enrolled in the program by 50% by June 2009
   1. Update: Our first literacy training yielded five additional tutors. We now have a total of nine tutors involved in the program with nine students to match. So far this year, we have raised our total tutors and students from 2 to 9.  

1. Identify all agencies that are required to refer people to literacy agencies and pre-survey them on their awareness of the library's adult literacy program by September 2008.
   1. Update: We have 15 agencies that we have identified that were not aware of the service and had patrons with low literacy levels.
2. Identify specific contacts in each agency to help spread word of mouth about the program by October 2008.
   1. Update: We have contact people from each of our stops. 
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3. Working with four major organizations to promote the program: Hospitals, businesses, social service agencies, and local schools.
   1. Update: We had a successful tour with local organizations. We have agreed to stops at four local schools, two social service agencies, and one hospital.

1. Contact at least four local businesses and have them come to the library to present about the importance of work ethic and soft job skills.
   1. Update: We had three workforce development programs in September. Both had low attendance. We have advertised in the local newspaper, Grande Living Magazine, through an email blast to 4,000 patrons, and through weekly meetings with those on assistance with the Department of Economic Security.  We will have additional programs in January.

1. Contact four local businesses and have each provide a program on what they would like to see in potential employees
   1. Update: We had three workforce development programs in September. Both had low attendance. We have advertised in the local newspaper, Grande Living Magazine, through an email blast to 4,000 patrons, and through weekly meetings with those on assistance with the Department of Economic Security.  We will have additional programs in January.

1. Write one grant to fund presenters and kits for attendees

2. Contact all education and financial organizations in the city and county to provide programs for the library.
   1. Update: Celeste Langellier in partnership with local banks, credit unions, and the United Way of Pinal County ran a total of nine programs with 64 people in attendance. We will likely have a similar series in the spring and include a bi-lingual program as well. We will have additional programs in January 2009.

1. Write one Library Services and Technology Act grant to provide funding for a city-wide gaming program.
   1. Update: The library has successfully written and was awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant in the amount of $9,500 from the Arizona State Library Archives and Public Records. This grant will help us purchase equipment for the library only. However, we can use this equipment at other locations.
2. Market program to increase the number of teens utilizing city and library services by 10%.
   1. Update: We had 12 teens in attendance for our gaming program in October. We have seen a 30% increase in library usage (circulation increase and computer usage increase) by this teen market.

1. Provide 50% increase in usage of library digital downloads via the library's overdrive services.
   1. Update: In the past three months we have had more participation than all of last year. Usage has increased. We should accomplish the increase by December of this year.