Glendora Library reports new kits, parks passes and expanded community archive
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Summary
Library staff reported midyear usage data: new activity kits checked out 21 times in the first six months of the fiscal year; staff outlined parks-pass inventory, digitization of local historical materials and a new volunteer clearinghouse.
Library Director Janet Stone and library services staff gave trustees a midyear review of services, highlighting new circulating kits, parks passes, volunteer recruitment and digital-archive work.
Stone told trustees the library's recently launched kits have checked out 21 times in the first six months of the fiscal year. Donna Dukes, a library services manager, said the Explorer backpacks include 10 park passes inside the kits and that the library also maintains 38 individually circulating parks passes. Dukes said holds sometimes occur but staff keep reserve passes and can add more to circulation if demand spikes.
On outreach and access, staff described a new city web page for rental-space reservations and a geo-focused volunteer clearinghouse launched through VolunteerMatch; staff are working with more than 30 community partners to list opportunities in a single platform. Cindy Romero, Library Services Manager, described community-archive work: recent digitization includes the Glendora Community News, past issues of the Glendora Report, a 1946 phone book and newspapers through 1962, after copyright checks.
Staff also outlined program innovations funded by grants and donors: a collection of about 130 Vox Books (integrated audio readers for children) purchased with grant funds and additional acquisitions pending; expanded Explorer backpacks and incoming telescopes; and exploration of laptop-vending kiosks and office pod demos to test feasibility.
On statistics, Senior Management Analyst Elke Cathal said some monthly fluctuations are driven by seasonal programming and by separating Constant Contact email metrics from general PR numbers. She noted that December website analytics were missing because of a vendor-capture issue with the new website and that the AWE device reporting issue has been resolved. Stone and staff said an overdue-fee impact presentation will be shared with the board next month.
