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West Chester Public Library had a successful 2014 with circulation of print and audio-visual materials up 2% over 2013 and ematerials (ebooks and downloadable eaudio-books) circulation increasing by 50% over 2013. This was the first year in the last five that circulation of materials from the Library’s physical collection has increased. At-tendance at Library programs offered in 2014 increased by 6% over 2013
The Library mounted a suc-cessful campaign to raise funds for the replacement of the out-door lift. The lift, increasingly out of service due to mechani-cal failure, serves those cus-tomers who cannot manage the steps at either entrance to ac-cess the Library. The campaign
raised over $17,000 with the hopes of winning a Keystone Grant from the state to round out the funds needed for the project.
Municipalities in the library’s service area made allocations in support of library services and programs. For 2014 the following municipalities allo-cated funds to the library:
Borough of West Chester Birmingham Township East Bradford Township Pocopson Township Thornbury Township, Ches-ter County West Goshen Township
Thank you to these municipali-ties and their residents for their continued support.
Kids’ Chess Club out on the library terrace. The club meets Saturdays, 10am—1pm.
2014 Highlights
Annual Report—2014
Fund Raising Success—Thanks to generous donors
2014 was a transitional year for the library’s fund raising and development efforts. In Sep-tember, Joanne Peskoff Bear joined the staff as Development Manager, a position created by the Board to support board and staff fund raising efforts.
The library’s two major fund raising efforts, the Annual Ap-peal and the Holiday Home Tour, brought in the bulk of the library’s donation income.
The Holiday Home Tour, now in its fourth year, included
homes in the southern portion of the borough. Over 600 ticket holders enjoyed the tour de-spite a wet, rainy day.
In addition, WCPL received donations in memory of Betty Coffey, Joe Eckman, Marilyn Lambert, Phyllis Magill. The library also received a generous gift from the David and Nancy Knauer Unitrust.
The library’s Summer Reading Club again benefited from do-nations made through the Commonwealth’s Education
Incentive Tax Credit program (EITC). EITC donors were: 1st Resource Bank, DNB First, Fulton Bank, and Susquehanna Bank.
The Lift Replacement Cam-paign, spearheaded by board member Betsy Beaugard, along with a possible Keystone Grant of from the state, will pay for a new courtyard lift.
WEST CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY 415 North Church Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-1721 www.wcpubliclibrary.org
Special points of
interest:
651 children ages 4-12
signed up for the 2014
Summer Reading
Club, a 44% increase
over 2013.
eBook and eAudio-
book borrowing in-
creased by 50% over
2013
Volunteers contribut-
ed 2,453 hours of
work to the library.
Board of Trustees
Matt Holliday, President
Howard Sundwall, Immediate Past President
Cathy Wilson, Vice President
Lance Nelson, Treasurer
Tina Facciolli, Secretary
Mary Brooks
Phyllis Dunn
Damon Kletzien
Richard May
Jean Speiser
non planned and presented story time sessions. Bridget Cannon continued presenting a weekly story time at the YMCA’s Oscar Lasko Center day care.
Volunteer Chuck Shaw contin-ues to work with children every Saturday in the Kids’ Chess Club as well as hosting periodic chess tournaments for chil-dren. Several of his students have competed in regional chess tournaments and won trophies.
Throughout the spring and summer, children were able to stop by on regularly scheduled days to read to trained therapy dogs as part of the depart-ment’s “Read-to-Me Dog” pro-gram.
ShopRite Registered Dietitian Natalie Ritchey offered 3 six-week nutrition and health goal-setting programs at the library. The programs, a good example of partnering with a local busi-ness, were popular and well-attended. The Library’s 3rd Wednesday Book Discussion participated in Longwood Gar-dens first Community Read project. The selection for this project was Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac.
A new program, Quilting @ the Library/Quilts for Kids, started in March. Hosted by Carol Koroluck, the group offers a monthly meeting for area quilt-ers, many of whom bring along their sewing machines and quilting tools for an afternoon of creating quilts for the Quilts for Kids project. These quilts are distributed to children in area hospitals who are suffer-ing from serious illness or abuse. The group also wel-
comes new quilters and those wishing to learn quilting.
The library offered the follow-ing individual adult programs in 2014:
Robin Black, author of Life Drawing, gave a reading from her book and dis-cussed her writing process. Chester County Book Company organized this author visit.
Local art historian and lecturer Fred Dixon pre-sented a program on Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt.
WCPL hosted several Sat-urday afternoon meetups for area knitters, crochet-ers and hand-spinners.
Health coach Lynn Rossit-er offered an evening pro-gram on healthy eating, which was well attended,
with participants asking for a similar program by Ms Rossiter in Spring 2015.
Wings for Success offered their “Build Your Profes-sional Image” for women re-entering the workforce. The program is part of PACareerLink services.
WCPL participated in the Pocopson Founders Day, the Hickman and Chester County Art Association’s Art of Caring community day, and Rep. Truitt’s Community Day and Senior Expo.
The book discussion group, now in its 18th year, continued to meet on third Wednesdays..
The library hosts twice monthly World Lit Conversation eve-nings for English language learners moderated by volun-teers from the Volunteer Eng-lish Program.
Callahan, hosted the Sixth An-nual Princess Tea; this partner-ship continues to be popular with both attendees and Miss West Chester University. The CCIU’s local Head Start teacher brought several of her families to the library for a tour and to sign up for library cards.
Staff also organized a “Pirate Program” for the fall and win-ter months. After reading a clue (changed bi-weekly), children have to find “Polly the Parrot” hidden somewhere in the Chil-dren’s Department. Children earn Pirate Coins and stamps on their Pirate Map as they discover Polly that can be trad-ed in for DVD rental coupons. The popular program’s objec-tive is to encourage library visits and establish a life-long habit of coming to the library.
WCPL’s story time specialists Meg Diskin and Bridget Can-
The 2014 Summer Reading Club theme was “Fizz, Boom, READ,” focusing on science, discovery and exploration. This summer, children could earn a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal depending on how many days during the 10-week program they had read for at least 30 minutes.
Of the 117 children who earned medals, 30 received their med-als from Mayor Comitta at a special ceremony on August 27. Medalists also received a cer-tificate of recognition from Rep. Dan Truitt. Cake and re-freshments followed the cere-mony and a number of parents shared their appreciation of the SRC with staff.
The Children’s Department offered special programs in 2014 in addition to the Sum-mer Reading Club. Miss West Chester University 2014, Molly
2014 Summer Reading Club medal winners at the August 27, 2015 medals ceremony.
Electric violinist CarynLin at an EITC funded library program.
Children’s programs educate and entertain
Adults enjoyed a variety of programs
Annual Report—2014 West Chester Public Library
“We had a blast! We have
always loved [borrowing]
books at the library, but
this club gave us an extra
boost and excitement this
summer to work, and
maintain reading skills.”
SRC Parent
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EOY 2014 Special Funds - balances:
$11,087 PA EITC- May only be expensed to cover the costs of the Summer Reading Club pro-gram associated with materials and programs for children in grades K through 3rd.
$19,155 Holiday Home Tour—These funds were raised to support library services and programs.
$60,983 Board Directed – These funds may be expended to cover special projects and/or capital needs, as voted on by the Board.
$17,787 Capital Projects – these funds were raised for the Lift Replacement Project.
Reading to Charlie, one
of the Read-to-Me dogs
that visit the library.
Financials
Our 2014 financials show total income of $526,451 and expenditures of $503,281, with an excess in income over expenses in the amount of $23,170. While this is a testament to the hard work of the staff and volunteers in keeping expenses reasonable and to the diligence of the volunteers, staff, and Board members who raise funds for the Library, it should be noted that some of these funds in excess of income are classified for specific projects and programs.
Annual Report—2014 West Chester Public Library
“Thank you again for
providing quality programs
through the WCPL—they
are appreciated.”
Library customer
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$5000 +
1st Resource Bank
Nancy Knauer
$1,000.00 - $4,999.00
ACE Charitable Foundation
Anonymous
Fulton Bank
Mark and Betsy Beaugard
Communications Test Design, Inc.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
DNB First
Alexandra C. Dow
Fidelity Charitable
The Hankin Group
James Jordan
Carlos Yuste and Martha Kirby
Oscar Lasko
The Nelson Family
QVC, Inc.
Rotary Club of West Chester
A. Roy Smith
Howard and Theresa Sundwall
Susquehanna Bank
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc
William Lyster May Foundation
Woman's Exchange
$500.00 - $999.00
Anonymous
Joanne Peskoff Bear and Les Bear
Austin J. Bowles
Mary and Stuart Brooks
Carla and Andrew DiProspero
Caroline G. Dow
Phyllis and Daniel Dunn
Fedor Fabrication, Inc
Chad Goodwin
Gail A. Hoffman
S. Damon and Sharon B. Kletzien
Vivian Lasko
M Sarkari
Univest Bank and Trust, Co
Walmart
$250.00 - $499.00
Benjamin Franklin Trust, a fund of Chester County Community Foundation
Esther S. Cope
Stephen and Kristi Crum
Christine Facciolli
Gail Marie Fellows
Brian and Stephanie Krug
James and Dawn L'Heureux
Katelyn Marion
The Martelli Family
Richard K. and Julie C. May
The Protection Bureau
Thomas and Mame Purce
Mark and LuAnn Reisler
Frank and Jane Resides
Ester Riehl and James A. Jones
Jean Speiser
David & Glen Sweet
$100.00 - $249.00
Anonymous
The Rev. and Mrs. Roy Almquist
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Andes
Ted and Joan Baldwin
William C. Baldwin
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bernberg
Martha Biery
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Linda A Calderin
Channon Family
Jean and Charles Cheeseman
Linda Chin
Brooks and Jane Clark
John Guardiani and Sharon Clark
Joan Cloutman
Cobblestone Realty, Ltd
Mary A. Coffey
Patrick and Kiki Comerford
The Hon. Carolyn Comitta
Cornucopia Catering, Inc.
Martha B. Coyle
Jean Marie Dalton
Doris W. and Reese P. Davis
Raymond Ditz
James and Louise Elkins, Jr.
Judith Fitzpatrick
Gail A. Fleisher
Dale and Susan Frens
Frank and Susan Gabriel
The Hon. Thomas G. Gavin
Linda Glaum
Marie R. Gleason
Maria A Hahn
Robert G. Harnwell
Michael J. Hazley, Inc.
Linda Hickman
Dr. and Mrs. Maury Hoberman
Nancy M. Hoffman
Matt Holliday
Al and Carol Intintoli
Jane W. Jones
Junior New Century Club of West Chester
Janet Kane
Virginia O. Kettenring
Bruce and Mary Knapp
Brian and Eve Kramp
Gail M Kussay
Kathleen C. Landells
Donna and Roland Lindsay
Robert LoBue
Denise Lokhorst and Peter Rittenhouse
Susan A. Lowans
Thank you to our donors and funders.
Annual Report—2014 West Chester Public Library
Children answer a WCPL
survey question:
“Do you agree the library
is a useful place?”
“Yes, because you can
find things you can’t
at the bookstore.”
“Yes. They sent a
book I wanted from
another library.”
“Yes, because you get
the information you
need”
“Yes. I loved the
crafts! I learn a lot
from all the books.”
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Carol Baker visits the library
with Tucker Puppy.
Annual Report—2014 West Chester Public Library
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Dr. Calvin and Mrs. Florence Lu
Mary Kay and Bob McCann
Stacey Willits McConnell, Esq.
John and Karen McKenna
John and Susan Meighan
Carol and Eric Metzker
Mark P. and Susan Mixner
Susan and Patrick Moran
Larue N. Morgan
Phillip W. Mullen
Dawson R. Muth, Esq.
National Penn Bank
Earl and Nancy Needhammer
Gregory and Theresa Neiderer
Burton Neil
Donna Neil
Patricia M Newland
Susan and Steven Oglesby
Jean R.S. Olmsted
Martina and Bruce Ossman
Ray H. Ott and The Hon. Paula Francisco Ott
Thomas H. Pavelchek
Martha J. Peta
Patricia Phifer
Kay and Edward Philipps
Peggy Pillard
Barbara Plevelich
Constance and Joseph Plevelich
Mr. and Mrs. Potter
Amanda and Steve Raihall
Janet Reynolds
Lara Ross
Maria and Eric Rufe
Bonnie and Ted Saddic
Charles and Jane Saddoris
Tracey Sammarone
Cynthia H. Sarnoski
Bill and Linda Scott
Marianne Seitzer
David and Marilyn Shale
Jean M. Shervais
Maryellen Shields-Hill
Timothy and Susan Skiles
Nathaniel Smith and Lynette McGrath
Rebecca and Thomas Stalnaker
Benjamin and Patrice Steverman
Robert and Nina Stratton
Thomas and Vicki Sutton
Dr. George and Mrs. Adriana Trajtenberg
Jaan Troltenier
Vanguard Group Foundation
Alan and Caroline Wagner
Stephen J. Walsh
James and Marie Wambold
Carla E. Westerman
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard R. Williams
Cathy Wilson
Susan R. Woodward
Gail and Larry J. Wygant
Charles and Geraldine Young
Carol and Dane Zabriskie
Carlos Ziegler and Elizabeth Hasson
$50.00 - $99.00
Anonymous
Joseph M. Abele
Susan Allen
Dorthe Andersen
Lee Ann Anderson
Ann and Joseph Armstrong
Dr. Alan and Mrs. Nancy Askinas
Tom and Ann Bare
Alessandra Bellwoar
Patricia Daly Blacker
Janet and Richard Boyd
Christine Boyle
Laura C. Brannen
Marilyn I. Branton
Scott and Donna Braunschweig
Barbara A Brindis
Robert L. Brinton
Vivian S. Carlow
Dina Ciccarone
Ree and Thomas Coffey
Ann J. Colgan
John A. Colgan, III
Edward and Eileen Conroy
Michael Cotter
Louis and Carmela Couderc
Richard W. Coyle
Joseph W. Curtin
John S. Custer
Custom Printing & Promotions
Darlene F. Czarnecki
Jean and Len D'Adamo
Daniel Dacey
Jessica Siergiej Davis
Janet R. Deal
Anna Mary DelVescovo
Michael M. Dewey
Susan R. Dierkes
Sandra H. Duli
Grace Enderlein
Larkin Eriksson
Emily Farrell
Denyse and Daniel Faust
Cynthia Fischer
Mary Ellen Gannaway
Frank and Nina Giunta
Dan and Sue Gold
Robert Graham and Sandra Kwisz
Betty and Duane Green
Martha C. Hagan
Susan and Richard Hahn
Nancy Halladay
Mrs. James A. Hart, III
The Hazard Family
Deborah G. Hess
Wade Hess
Dolores A. Higgins
Louise W. Highberger
James D. Hipp and Victoria E. Dow
Anne Love and Nick Hislop
Bob and Deborah Hodies
George and Claudia Hutter
Wayne and Paulette Jenkins
Francis Johns
David and Sallie Jones
Maryellen Kaytrosh
Ruth and Barry Kershaw
Joanne Kincaid
David and Mary King
Cheryl A. Klein
Adell Kochubka
Casey LaLonde
Herman Lachenauer
Earl and Eleanor Lewis
Laurie K. Lewis and Charles McElwee
Kathy Linaugh
Bruce and Susan Longenecker
John and Judith Lynch
William Magill
Marcy Mancini
Donel R. Manke
Margaret Manning
William and Suzanne McCahan
Linda J McCormick
The McDevitt Family
Kristine McNicholas
William and Stephanie McSwain
Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Mello
Jean M. Michels
Susan B. Mitchell
Gary and Pab Moskovitz
Elizabeth S. Parry
Glenn and Rohna Paskow
David and Connie Patten
Leah D Pickard
Wallace and Alfreda Pippin
Paul V. and Nancy K. Plourde
Constance M. Plunkett
Cynthia, Pam, Tina and Missy Poole
Julie F. Pritchett
Catherine M. Prudhoe
Catherine Quillman
Martha Rappaport
Carolyn Rayburn
Michelle Reeve
Randall and Meredith Rieger
Marc and Jennifer Roberts
Daniel Robins
Fred and Meryle Rothman
Brad A Runge
Debby Schell
Eric Schmitt
Jane Scriptunas
Melissa Shay
Shirley M. Shoffner
Carrie and Steven Simunov
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sinclair
Harlan and Kris Slack
Elaine and Henry Smith
Elizabeth A. Smith
Melinda L Smith
Patricia A. Starin
Mary M Stoltzfus
Susan and Bart Sutton
William and Kathleen Talley
Sharon Taraschi
Michelle I Taylor
Eleanor S. Thompson
Kelly M. Tomlin
Mira Tryon
Erica Turner
Andrea R. Tweedie
Charles and Mary Ulmann
W. Rex and Kathryn Van Winkle
William and Dana Vink
Eileen Weaver
Elizabeth Whelan
Dr. Robert J. Wicks
Deborah B. Wiechec
Barbara N. Williams
Deborah Wood
$1.00 - $49.00
Anonymous
Joy Louise Alford
Betsy and Randy Altland
Patty and Tony Aspite
Karen and Ed Bailey
Pauline M. Bannan
Michael A. Baratta
Oksana Baydina
Beth Beecroft
William F. Bernhardt
Jennifer Lee Bicking
Donna and James Bigley
Julie Bodenstab
Nancy A. Bristol
Alison R. Butler
James Channon
James E. Cheasty
Susan F Conforti
Barbara Crowe
William Dannenberg
Linda J. Davis
Roger and Jane Deacon
Mahendra and Gloria Desai
Frank and Jill Desiderio
Wanda and Anthony DiRocco
Mavis Dobson
Melanie M. Dougherty
Thelma J. Eberle
Arthur R Ellis
Anne E Eunson
Bette L. Ferris
Joan Finberg
David A. Flaherty
Howard and Marion Freeman
Nicholas and Marian Fuller
Phyllis R. Garrett
Alicia Givey
John and Nancy Green
Susan J. Gretz
Frederick T. Gusz, Jr.
Navjot S. Hanspal
John B. Haughey
Janice Mercer Heppe
Marcia Heumann
Bradford and Sheri Houpt
Vashti E. Humanick
Jane M Hyland
Diana Kane
Eugenia M. Kasmer
Lynn M. Kauffmann
Patricia and William Krause
Rachel Langan
Linda Larkin
Fay R. Leary
Guy C. Lisowski
Margaret Lister
Philip and Beverly Longo
Kendra Macko
Michelle F. Mascena
Candice and Matthew McCoy
The McGuane Family
Ida and Thomas McIntyre
Kathleen Meade
Patricia A. Messner
Marietta Moody
Lizbeth J. Moore
Richard C. Nelson, DDS
Gwynne Ormsby
Cynthia Oursler
Dick and Cathy Palmquist
Tony and Mary Piccone
Denise Polk
Karen L. Reynolds
Mary Ann Robinson
Mary Jane Rubino
Rebecca Sargent
Virginia M. Scheffey
Kristine and Oscar Schilling
Patricia L. Schultz
Kordula Segler-Stahl
Stephen A. Shalet
Margaret M. Shaw
Richard F. Shea
Conrad Shelanski
Edward and Karen Skros
The Hon. Phyllis Streitel
Cynthia P. Travia
Virginia G. Turner
Laurel Veitch
Victor G. Vely
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. ~ Lady Bird Johnson
Annual Report—2014 West Chester Public Library
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Staff
Victoria E. Dow
Director
Barbara W. Ruf
Assistant Director
Eleanor Diener
Head, Children’s Depart-
ment
Joanne Peskoff
Development Manager
Sara Begian
Bridget Cannon
Kristen Chelmow
Meg Diskin
Lorraine Ferrara
Barbara Fleck
Clara Kelly
Lauren McCauley
Jacqueline McLain
Timothy Miller, Jr.
Mary Louise Woodcock
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Brent and Donna Whitig
S. Jerome and Norma J. Williams
Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Barbara Winicur
Elizabeth Yarnall
John and Kate Young
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Miss West Chester University, Molly Callahan, hosted the 2014 Princess Tea.
Active Volunteers Jean Marie Dalton Jane Deininger Judd Diener Teddy Diskin Alexandra Dow Ricky Harris James Hipp James Kennedy George Kent Geri Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Knepper Mary Alice Knox Karen Lewis LaRue Morgan Connie Plevelich Rick Ruf Scott Schaeffer Patricia Schultz Chuck Shaw Kathy Stamboolian Matthew Stout Mary Ann Ulman Eveline Walker Gail Warner Lidonici
WCPL staff member Clara Kelly took over teen pro-gramming and collection development for the Young Adult collection. She organized a Teen Summer Read-ing Club which featured a weekly teens’ afternoon of crafts, games, and snacks in the Community Room. That program was popular enough to warrant continu-ing it during the school year as a regular Tuesday after school program, expanded to include “tweens,” gener-ally defined as 10 to 12 year olds. Ms Kelly visited sev-eral of the WCASD middle schools and East High School to offer library card sign ups to students.
Due to the popularity of the 2013 Harry Potter Party, Clara Kelly, Bridget Cannon, and Kristen Chelmow organized a 2014 Harry Potter Party. The party again featured a trivia contest based on the Harry Potter novels, Hogwarts house competitions, and “potion” making. Snacks featured Chocolate Frogs and other Harry Potter themed goodies.
Teens and Tweens found activities and books to
keep them busy
WCPL volunteers, who range in age from 14 to over 80, gave 2,453 (1.4 FTE) hours of service to their community by helping with a variety of library tasks. Volunteers shelve books, pull materials requested by customers at other CCLS libraries, repair books, and help with a variety of projects especially in the Children’s Department. Several volunteers also help staff the Lower Level information desk, assisting customers in using PCs, finding books, and using the online catalog. The regular volunteers, those who come weekly, are joined by many who volunteer for a few hours to fulfill high school graduation projects and others who complete community service requirements.
Also among our volunteers were West Chester University students who helped with programs and special projects. Nicole Raymond completed an internship with the library, assisting with weekly PR projects and social media updates. Five students from Prof. Gerardina Martin’s fall Social Entrepreneurship class completed a grant proposal to purchase a 3-D printer for the library as part of their class requirement. The proposal formed the basis of a grant application WCPL completed for Library Services and Technolo-gy Act (LSTA) funds for a 3-D printer.
We are grateful to all of our volunteers for their unstinting and cheerful help.
Thank you to our industrious and generous
volunteers
WCU students help stuff envelopes for the library’s Annual
Appeal.
415 North Church Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-696-1721
610-696-7985, Children’s Department
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The Library weathered a five-day power outage in February 2014 – an electrical pole on Lafayette Street came down during an ice storm.
When the library re-opened staff had five days’ worth of materials to check in, all of which was re-shelved in under two days by several volunteers who came just to help with this huge job.
www.wcpubliclibrary.org
W e s t C h e s t e r P u b l i c L i b r a r y
West Chester Public Library is a destination for connection, collaboration and enrichment through knowledge and community engagement.
Selected statistics
Programs and Attendance
Total number of programs 444
Total attendance at programs 7,950
Change in attendance over 2013 6%
Door Count 102,028
Volunteer Hours
Regular Volunteer & Community Service Hours 2,453
Volunteer FTE 1.4
Borrowing
Adult & Teen books, DVDs, magazines 67,315
Children’s books, DVDs, magazine 83,040
Downloadable ebooks 14,221
Grand Total 164,576
Change over 2013 4.9%
Printed for WCPL by Chester County
Library System.
