2019 Annual report

Library Board of Trustees Linda Hamilton PRESIDENT

Joe Salvatore VICE-PRESIDENT

W. David McNeill TREASURER

Amy Randall-Ray SECRETARY

Janet Bernardino TRUSTEE

Jim Quigley TRUSTEE

Nina Byrnes TRUSTEE

VISION:

Imagine the Possibilities

MISSION:

Educate. Enrich. Empower Our Community.

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From the Library Director

Greetings!

It is wonderful to see so many familiar names again in this year’s Annual

Report. With your help, we are becoming more of what you want us to be. We offer more

opportunities, edification, entertainment, services and the books you love to read!

We are the place where you want to be to meet, study, work, collaborate, enjoy the gardens

and watch the birds. We are a cooling place in the summer and a warming place in the winter.

We are where you go to charge your devices and latch onto our wireless when your power

goes out.

This year, we added 2,800 additional square feet to our building, including a remodeled

children’s area, a new tween area, a second meeting room, two additional restrooms, and a

separate entrance to the meeting room.

We switched out the florescent lighting to LED fixtures over most of the public and staff areas,

repaired and resurfaced the parking lot, landscaped the septic field area, added a second shed

for our talented gardeners, the original to be used by the Friends book store. We renovated

the kids’ restroom. We increased capacity of the Friends bookstore by switching out shelving.

We rotate monthly displays of artwork by local artists in the Adult area, added special furniture

in the toddler area, added new matching ergonomic chairs for staff, a puppet theater, the cu-

pola, a large screen television in fireplace area to showcase special events, literacy kits for kids,

a bird feeder in our patio garden, more memorial bricks and stepping stones and a third

reference desk in the Teen area to better serve you. Norbert will soon have a new home, a

natural habitat, ready to meet and greet the kids entering the newly renovated children’s area.

Much of what I described was paid from library funds … but not all. It is through your

generosity that we now have the extras … the icing on the cake, the things outside our budget.

We, and our community, appreciate the gifts you give! You make a difference … every day.

My regret is that we don’t thank you enough. Let this be a letter of thanks showing our

gratitude, every hour of every day.

Thank you,

Donna

Library Director

#librariestransform

NUMBERS AT WORK 324,899

TOTAL ITEMS CIRCULATED

177,197 TOTAL LIBRARY VISITORS 1 1 ,489

TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE

18,680 REFERENCE QUESTIONS

ANSWERED

Facebook 3,234

Twitter 1,950

Instagram 2,156

Pinterest 1,202

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

Children 3,248

Outreach 2,405

Family 2,902

Adult 2,690

Teen 304

PROGRAM ATTENDANCE

Summer reading program 28,879

ITEMS BORROWED

FROM OTHER LIBRARIES

Books

Audio

DVD 11,928

TOTAL COLLECTION: 86,946

LIBRARY HOLDINGS

62,953

7,521

ELECTRONIC DOWNLOADS

Books 44,696

Demographic 37,068

Genealogy 5,731

Consumers 7,143

Magazines 5,404

1,430 5,518 773 TOTAL PEOPLE HOURS READ BOOKS READ

REGISTERED BY KIDS BY ADULTS

66 HOURS OPEN PER WEEK

8,996 LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS

3,682 VOLUNTEER HOURS PUBLIC COMPUTER USERS

3,235 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS

317 NUMBER OF OPEN DAYS

1,076 E-NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS

640 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS OFFERED

1 1 , 925 NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE

LIBRARY COLLECTION

6,015 ITEMS RETURNED VIA

A DROP BOX LOCATION

9 ,850

PEOPLE USED THE SELF-CHECKOUT

50 STAFF MEMBERS

A

Darin & Tricia Adgate

Russell & Theresa Andersonning Mary Anthouard Georgia Arcangeli David & Kimberly Ascher

Mrs. Leslie Augustyn Anonymous

B

Patrick & Margaret Barron Richard & Helen Bellaw

Todd Belvo and Anita Hart Joseph & Jeanette Benson Linda Bentley Linda Bielski

Agnes Bongero Carolyn Booth Chris Brent

C

Michael Case & Ronda Barnes John & Jen Chapuseaux Elaine Chottiner Anne E. Cook & Daniel Siivola

Gary & Patricia Cooper James and Linda Crimmins Josephine Crook

D

Kathryn & Eric Dahlberg Gary Dahlgren Tracy Darrow & Family Donna DeBrincat

Dimilia Family Morris & Elisa Divian Linda Dowsett Frank & Lorraine Dumas

Duane Dunaj

EF

Mary Eder

Andy & Kathy Eisenberg Charles & Kathryn Finney James Fisher

G

Joseph & Mary Gallagher Jim & Lois Gibbons Nancy Geiger Timothy Geiman

Karl and Helen Gierman William & Stella Green

H

Maxine Harden

John & Marsha Haworth Julia Henshaw Chuck & Sheila Herr Janna Heskett

Roy & Christine Hibbs William & Janet Hollandsworth

Patricia Huss

IJ

Mary Jarvis Win Jurrjens

K

Janet Kaiser

Denise Karth Sandra Keast Bill & Diane Kennedy Stephen & Julie Kennedy

Marie King Ken & Lynn Kneisel Joseph & Harriet Kofta Anton J. Kryka, Sr.

L

Barbara & Robert Lamberjack Michelle Langston Jo Lau

Mark & Shelley Lecrone Susan Leu Bonnie & Darryle Lewandowski William Lintner

Michele LiVolski Eleanor Locke Linda & Calvin Locklin

M

George Marelich Donna Martin John & Diana McCarter Marcus & Emily McCauley

Kristeen & Terry McKinley Lori McLren W. David McNeill Family Minerva McParland

Dwayne Minter Richard & Denise Minton Gary & Bonnie Moore Ralph Moore, Jr.

Debra Mortz David & Deborah Mroz

NO

John & Jane O’Brien

Donna & Chuck Olson Rodger & Kelly Olson

P Dennis Palmiter

Ronni Parrington & John Christian Bridget Patrick Sean & Lori Penndorf Mary Podsiad

Ann Pylman Wallace & Barbara Prince Thomas Prowse

QR Amy Randall-Ray

Natasha Risotto-Scholtes Thomas & Diane Rose Jim & Laura Rozycki Diane Russell

S

Amber Sakai Carolyn & Edward Salna Jeffery & Joelle Schade

Richard & Charlotte Schotte Iris Sears Danielle Seereiter Elizabeth Shaieb

Christine Sharon Kathleen Shary Jen Skenfield Robert and Deborah Sopo

Wayne and Susan Speck Werner & Wiebke Speidel Sandra A. Stewart Linda Stowell

T

Norma Tata Terry & Dorothy Tennant Diane Thompson

Richard & Elvera Trapp

V Marcia Van Fossen Keith & Karen VanHentenryck

Robert Verhey

WXYZ Dawn Wagner

Sharon Waters David Weiss Jerome & Carol Weurding Susan White / Rockford Chimney Richard & Lynn (Lyke) Whiting

Tim & Andrea Wilseck Janet Wild Bernadette Windisch Donald Wozniak

Maureen & Kim Zormeier

enable SSLDL to truly

Imagine the Possibilities

donors

Gifts from more than

150 Donors

123 Net

Ace Hardware

Advanced Disposal

Area Agency on Aging

Aubrees of South Lyon

Baker & Taylor

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Bakman Floral Design

Bifano Eyecare

Canton Center Animal Hospital

Cherry Republic

City of South Lyon & DDA

City of South Lyon Fire Department

City of South Lyon Police Department

City of South Lyon Water Department

Costco Brighton

D Dunaj Enterprises

Diane’s Dollhouse

Do It All Do It Right Landscape Solutions

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Don’s Body Shop & Towing Company

DTE Energy

Emagine Theater in Novi

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles &

Brighton Chrysler

Four Seasons Garden Club

Friends of the SSLDL

George Chew, Tai-Chi

Ghostbusters Detroit

Girl Scout Troop #70869

Good Day Café

Headmasters Barber Shop

Heavner Canoe and Rental

Hell Creek Forge

Hire Road Staffing

Info Group/Reference USA

Institute of Museum and

Library Services

Interior Environments, LLC.

JCD Group, Jewelery

Kordal Kombat

League of Michigan Bicyclists

Business & Organization donors

Business partnerships Of the year

Les Cheneaux Distillers

Library Design Associates

Library of Michigan

Lucas Coney Island

South Lyon Hotel

South Lyon Theater

Lyon’s Book Den

Maybury Farm

Meijer

Merritt Cieslak Design, PLC.

Midwest Tapes LLC

NASA

Olender Insurance Agency, Inc.

Papa John’s Pizza

Pinz Bowling

Plante Moran

Riverbank Golf Club

RIW Hobbies & Games

Rockford Chimney Supply, Inc.

Rolling Meadows Golf Course

Salem Township Fire Department

SSLDL Friends Club

Shaw Construction & Manangement

Sleeping Bear Press

South Lyon Cultural

Arts Commission

South Lyon Flowers & Gifts

The Coral Sash

The Library Network

The Spirit of Alexandria Foundation

Tipping Point Theatre in Northville

Tommy Burt, Tom’s Garden

Stepping Stones

Three Cedars

Tuesday Club

University Lowbrow Astronomers Club

Vibe Credit Union

War Game Hell Survivors, Inc.

Washtenaw County Road Commission

Washtenaw County Sheriff Department

White Paw Books & Curiosities

Wild Birds Unlimited

Witch’s Hat Brewing Company

Zap Zone

Volunteers

Jeanette Benson Eudora Blendea Agnes Bongero

Dawn Brazil Bonnie Campbell

Bernadette D’Allessandro Don D’Allessandro

Sharon Deron

Janet Kaiser Julie Kennedy Lynn Kneisel

Carmen Martin Sue Noble

Jean Schneider Carol Sutliff Norma Tata

Ruth Ann Adler Patty Baker

Jean & Paul Benedict Jeanette Benson Agnes Bongero

Jeanette Benson Agnes Bongero

Natalie Burd Adrianne Casey Monica Cialek

Jacqueline Clark Elaine Crook

Don & Bernadette D’Alessandro

Nancy Donnelly Linda Dres

Wendy Fanson Carol Fernandez

John Keast Sylvia King Casey Hans

Nalinne Jones Mary McGraw Kelli McGraw

Chris & Adam Melcher Adele Muench Sharon O’Neill

Lisa Palmer Sue Pilon

Ann Pylman Gerry Redel

Cathy Sarinopoulos Barb Schommer Pamela Shorter Marilyn Shuster

Violet & Kate Van Fleet

Gardeners

Book Room

Amber King PRESIDENT Ella McCauley VICE PRESIDENT Karen Weber TREASURER Mary Podsiad SECRETARY Abby Consiglio TRUSTEE Rachael Perry Showerman TRUSTEE Janet Kaiser TRUSTEE, MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

Friends Board

volunteers in Shelving,

Processing, and More Diane Bergendahl

Tami Booth

Greg Jacks

Julie Kennedy

Candace Mahoney

Alyssa Morales

Jeannie Morfino

Judith Murray

Ann Pylman

Joan Ricotta

Heidi Sanford

Charlotte Schotte

Mary Beth Smith

Laurie Stone

Christine Welland

Kate Wolyniak

Vivian Young

Persons of the Year

Izzy Barlow Michael Merucci Hayden Cradey Quinn Murphy Sarah Empie Cailyn Robinson Steven Garrett Matthew Robinson Maddy Johnson Abby Sebert Sydney Lis Sam Shaw Claire Lyczkowski Ray Snively Isabella Merucci

Lynn & Ken Kneisel

The Brick Crew– Gary Moore, Dan Noble, Bill Terrell,

Ken Kneisel

Sewing for you– Cheryl Anderson, Marilyn Shuster,

Patti Velliere

Karen Backus / Coral Sash

Teen

volunteers

Meli Birkmeier

Seri Birkmeier

Xavier Birkmeier

Carlee Case

Cooper Case

Keira Case

Abby Consiglio

Emma Consiglio

Averie Faulk

Alayna Garrison

Alyssa Garrison

Parker Kennedy

Alex King

Ariana King

Shaylin LeBlanc

Morgan Lecrone

Clara McCauley

Ella McCauley

Nora McCauley

Eleanor Raygorodsky

Gregory Raygorodsky

Ella Showerman

Grace Showerman

Hope Showerman

Tess Showerman

Sophia Zonooz

Little Free Library @ McHattie Park Turned tHREE!!

Financials

2019 Sustaining partner

Grants Library of Michigan Foundation

Library of Michigan-Literacy Grant Michigan Humanities Council Michigan Library Association American Library Association League of Michigan Bicyclists

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Michigan Center for the Book

State of Michigan for LSTA thru IMLS

$ 11, 678.00

Unique Ways to Give: Purchase something on Amazon

Recycle in the Abitibi Bins

Throw change in the Wishing Well

Buy a Brick or Stepping Stone

Join the Friends of the Library or Friends Club

Volunteer your time

Donate to the Annual Appeal

Leave a Legacy

Purchase bulb on our Literacy Holiday Tree

Employer Match programs

Register your Kroger card using the code QH910.

http://ssldl.info/content/give-now

support

The Friends Club donated more than $300 to purchase

early literacy supplies and books for the

children's department

In Memoriam In memory of Leonora Paris

Patricia Paris

In memory of Maureen Wall John & Teri Elwell Chris & Duke Peterson

Glenna Fritz & J. Craig Hutton SSLDL Staff & Volunteers

Robert & Gayle Gehle University of Michigan Office

Amber LaCroix of the Registrar

Charlene Leonardi Katie Wilson

IN MEMORY OF Carol Duvall Patricia J. Bard Janet Kaiser

Betty Biggert Sandra Keast

Julia Caroff Denise Kora

Andy Duvall Adele LaPorte

Joel & Angela Duvall Alan McPhail

Tom & Barbara Duvall Larry & Holly Pilon

Aubrey & Andrew Hines Roberta Shafer

Larry & Alice Hines Rodger & Patricia Southward

Mary & Elmer Hines Denise & Robert Sprague

Linda & Larry James Andrew & Carolyn Supers

Win Jurrjens

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