To:
North East Borough February 26, 2019
North East Township
Erie County
State of Pennsylvania
From: McCord Memorial Library
32 West Main Street
North East, PA 16428
814-725-4057
website: www.mccordlibrary.org
email: mccordlibrary@gmail.com
McCord Memorial Library is dedicated to serving the North East and Erie County areas by assembling, organizing, preserving, and making accessible books, materials, and evolving technologies to provide stimulation, education, and recreation for all citizens.
McCord Memorial Library Board of Directors 2018
Dennis Priester, President
Lorraine Benedict, V. President
David Hatfield, Treasurer
Marianne Phillips, Secretary
Agnes Huntley
Richard Bardol
David Kuchta
Chris Eastbourn
Tim Ziek
McCord Memorial Library is open 54 hours a week, except during the winter months, from DST to EST, when we are open 50 hours a week. Our service area includes 10,609 residents in North East Borough and North East Township, and all of Erie County. Funds we receive from our local governments are necessary to the McCord Library’s ability to operate efficiently. Activity and use that McCord Memorial Library offers and benefits our residents receive below.
Statistics January – December 2018
Circulation – adult/juvenile & databases: 52,644
Patrons: 8,093 Items: 40,689 Holds/ILLs: 15,657
Computer use/WiFi/Lab& other electronic 15,546
68,190
October 2017 McCord Memorial Library Association 2018 projected budget approved $232,998
The budget includes areas for: Collection, Maintenance, Audit, Utilities, Computer, Cleaning, Staff, Insurance, & other miscellaneous expenses.
PROJECTED INCOME RECEIVED
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 12-31-18
$ 16,000 N.E. Borough $ 15,644
$ 31,000 N.E. Township $ 32,908
$ 49,280 Erie County $ 61,599 (3/4 rec’d 2017, last ¼ rec’d 2018)
$ 38,000 P.A. State Aid $ 38,802
$134,280 $148,953
As of 12-31-18: 111% government funding received.
CLASSES & PROGRAMS OFFERED BY McCORD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
We have nine Internet computers for use by the general public
Nearly 2,000 people signed onto these computers. WiFi usage in 2018 was about 1,750 people.
Our service area population is 10,609; we have 8,093 current library card holders.
JANUARY
Annual appeal 2017-2018 $12,600
Book clubs: on going throughout the year: Page and Screen; Beyond the Words; Daytime book club
Christmas basket winners: Nancy Szyklik; Shelly Hull; Lorraine Maloney; Donna Young
Programs: ongoing coffee & colors; Krafts with Kathy; Kards with Kathy
Computer help: weekly schedule or by appointments.
Board of directors decided to implement a strategic plan
FEBRUARY
Speaker Series: Teaching English in Russia; Historic Vignettes of N.E.; Tour Du Mont Blanc; Mania & Marjorie D. Armstrong. Each Saturday in February, Total Attendees: 193
MARCH
Friends of the Library used book sale – netted nearly $1,800; March is Shakespeare month – focused on his work each Monday with themed activities for all ages
The Library Director Mary Kieffer, attended the Public Library Association held in Philadelphia. Attending many motivating workshops and seminars.
APRIL
Poetry Month Tuesdays – poetry crafts; Camp NaNoRiMo; Autism Awareness Month observed, with displays, digital & print resources available for individuals & families.
National Library Week April 8-14 celebrated contributions of our nation’s libraries and promoted library use & support.
MAY
Special focus: Seniors and Computer– classes offered entire month.
JUNE
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS (SRP) – We devised & created all our own special themes, activities, and programs this year with a theme of “Take Time to Read”.
Juvenile:
Take Time to Read & Learn Something; Multiple – Three Special Programs +
Story Hours.
Teen & Tweens: Take Time to Read & Learn Something; five Programs & many activities;
Adults: – Take Time to Read; five Programs in June. Prizes were offered for books read.
At the regular meeting of the board of directors in June, a decision was made to waive fines for children for the summer reading program
JULY
Continued with the SRP themes from June.
To make easier emergency entry to the library, should a need arise, we purchased a lockbox and gave keys to the Fire Departments in North East. It was installed near the Park Street entrance.
AUGUST
Collected pull tabs throughout the summer as a contest … which age group would win? The adults by a landslide.
McCord participated in Erie gives in conjunction with many other non-profits in Erie County. Every year we earn more than the previous year. 2018 was $6,576.
FINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WAIVED FOR OUR JUVENILE PATRONS.
SEPTEMBER
District Programmer (an individual hired specifically to hold programs at each of our District Libraries) the following were scheduled and held at McCord:
Adult – Teens & Tweens 3 programs = 20 people attended;
children – 2 programs= 29 people attended.
Wine Fest in North East is a major fundraiser for our library. Our volunteers include
Friends of the Library, Library Association members, staff & board, as well as general supporters of our library. We raised $3,300 for our efforts.
Afterschool teen & tween program began, called: Teen Tween Time, (T-3).
Each meeting has a theme, may include a short lesson, craft, or activity, (ex. make cards for friends, all supplies included)
Glass class for adults – two drinking glasses painted as sunflowers.
The PUBLIC LIBRARIES of ERIE COUNTY (PLEC) (originally called PLECSC – shared catalog) was signed in 2005 to continue the arrangement made to share our COLLECTIONS and database among all the patrons of the libraries in Erie County, including all the independent libraries: Albion, Corry, Rice Avenue, Union City, Waterford and McCord.
The pact detailed strategies and procedures in which all libraries were to be treated equally and fairly. It also detailed how patrons from the entire Erie County population would be served by the unique collections of each library.
THIS MONTH WE JOINED WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONCERNED ENTITIES IN OUR AREA
McCord Library, worked in conjunction with 4.N.I.N.E.; Hi-ED; PA CareerLink; and IU # 11 Community Education & Workforce Services; to offer the use of laptops in the library, and make information available to support and encourage individuals in their endeavor to improve their lives. These computers are preloaded with resume and cover letter templates, job search assistance, workforce development resources, and can be used for GED training.
The McCord staff will soon be able to administer a GED pretest and assist in some aspects of distance learning.
We are working together to help those in need of job preparation, GEDs, improving their positions, or finding new jobs and careers, i.e. the workforce.
Also we waive requirements for library cards and give 10 free copies for people sending in resume letters.
OCTOBER
Annual McCord Memorial Library Association meeting was held. They discussed the State of the Library; and endorsed our budget and new board members.
Canvas class for adults, apples were painted.
Friends of the library used book sale netted over $1,900.
Our volunteer of the year was Ben Mosier, who has generously assisted the McCord Library in many endeavors.
NOVEMBER
McCord is one of the polling sites for the borough of North East.
TEEN READ WEEK “WRITTEN IN THE STARS READ!”
NANORIMO NOVEMBER WRITING MONTH Adults & Teens.
ANNUAL APPEAL “McCord Memorial Library: “KEYSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY” began.
DECEMBER
AS A GIFT OF GOOD WILL FOR OUR PATRONS, ALL FINES WERE WAIVED FOR ALL PATRONS.
Throughout the year Strategic Plan meetings were held. A survey was distributed to determine needs, issues and ideas to improve McCord Library. The last strategic plan at our Library was begun in 2006 and was completed in 2010.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Kieffer
Library Director
McCord Memorial Library
32 West Main Street
North East, PA 16428
mccordmemorial@gmail.com
814-725-4057
