Yarra Libraries Your Library

2010

Yarra Libraries Public Meetings 2010

"The public library is a profoundly important cultural, economic and social institution. Libraries collect and disseminate

information; they provide comfortable and convenient places for people to read and learn; their physical spaces form

meeting places for community groups; being free and open for all they help to create a fairer society”

Libraries Building Communities Study Feb 2005

Yarra Libraries Public Meetings 2010

Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2008 – 2012 plan update

Yarra Libraries – a snapshot: -

• Five branch libraries: Richmond/Collingwood/Fitzroy/North Fitzroy/Carlton

• Our sixth branch - virtual library @ www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/library providing 24 hr access

• welcome over 563,485 people to branches in 2009/10• 49,773 Yarra Libraries members• 1,180,581 loans 2009/10• 83,765 reference enquiries 2009/10• 72,515 PC bookings 2009/10

Home Library Servi

Moon Lantern Activity

Reconciliation Event Fitzroy Library June 2010

10/11 projects

• Librarylink Victoria –introduced in January 2010,approx. 95 items per month despatched

• NFZ• Collection Development Policy• Activities – 24,952 attended 738 activities. • OHR

Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2008 – 2012plan update

Our Mission -

To be a dynamic public library service which provides a welcoming, inclusive and stimulating environment where lifelong habits of learning, self-empowerment and self-expression are encouraged, a love of reading is nurtured, and where patrons can meet their educational, information and recreational needs.

We achieve this by: • Providing current and accessible collections in relevant

formats, both print and electronic, and languages• Encouraging the love of reading, the joy of learning, and

offering the assistance people need to find, evaluate, and use electronic and print information resources to enhance the individual's quality of life

• Building on the strengths of our five libraries as distinct, welcoming and stimulating community spaces where people can connect locally

• Ensuring we have friendly, professional and well-trained staff• Providing information services using the latest technologies• Tailoring resources, programs & services that support our

community and their right to lifelong learning

Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2008 – 2012Plan update

Our Action Plan:

• Information & Communication Technology• Collections and Services• Community Engagement• People & Culture• Finance & Assets

Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2008 – 2012 plan update

Our Action Plan: -

• North Fitzroy Community Hub : major priority for the next three

years• Library resources tender process: work with Procurement Australia to

identify panel of suppliers, ensure Collection Development outcomes, development of Local History Plan

• Web page interactivity: capacity including blogging and resource reviews

• Progressive alignment of staffing and services, open hours review recommendations

• Radio Frequency IDentification: RFID investigation • Development of Branch Plans: operations, capital - for future strategic

and capital planning • Youth Worker at Fitzroy Library – introduce positive engagement and

initiatives with neighbourhood

• Integration• Terms of Reference for Consultation• Strategic Plan• WiFi Access• SWIFT Consortium Membership• PC Booking System

Reporting back

• North Fitzroy Community Hub Development: report back

• Opening Hours Review draft report in process• Community consultation:NFZ, OHR Community

meetings held• An addition of 26,230 items to the collection this

year including 4,481 Items for CALD communities

Collingwood

Collingwood Library

• 84,721 visits to Collingwood Library• 147,105 items borrowed• 19,951 reference queries answered

Activities

• 119 activities attended by 2982 people

• Activities include weekly storytimes, toddler times, Little Sing and school holidays events

• Book and tea tasting

Partnerships

• Living Libraries• Willowview Book Groups

Recent highlights

• August – author Colin McLaren discussed his new book Sunflower

• September – Autumn Moon Festival celebrated with a lantern-making workshop

• September/October school holidays – a very successful storytime at the Collingwood Farm, and a theatre show here at the library

Libraries of the world:Library 10 Helsinki

DOK Library (Delft, Amsterdam)

Malmo City Library (Sweden)

Thank you for coming