Englewood Library Board reviews new dashboard, staffing changes and program schedule; approves minutes
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Summary
The Englewood Library Board heard a presentation on a redesigned monthly statistical dashboard and KPIs, discussed hiring in collection services and vendor disruptions affecting acquisitions, and approved last month’s minutes by voice vote.
The Englewood Library Board met for its regular session where Library Director Rachel Fuehl outlined a redesigned monthly statistical dashboard tied to the library’s strategic plan, explained staff changes in collection services and said the library is recovering from a primary vendor going out of business.
Feuill (Rachel Fuehl) told the board the new dashboard is intended to provide clearer baselines and monthly tracking for the library’s key performance indicators. “We’re looking at about a 5% increase as goals for most of these things, and we’re looking at 10% increase for the digital circulation,” Feuill said, describing targets for 2026. She said work with the city IT team is underway to build a data dashboard that will make month-to-month comparisons and automate year-end calculations.
The presentation also addressed how patron counts are currently reported. A board member asked for a benchmark of the percentage of Englewood residents with library cards; Feuill said the system currently shows about 10,000 card records but that number includes expired cards. “Right now, the way that data numbers full includes expired and expired cards,” Feuill said, adding that the new dashboard will count only unexpired cards to produce a more accurate baseline.
Feuill reported recent staffing and collection changes: the department formerly called “tech services” has been rebranded as collection services, the library hired Monica Waschenberger in mid-December as the collection services supervisor, and the library plans to post a vacant librarian position to support acquisitions and collection development. Feuill also told the board that the library’s primary vendor went out of business late last year, requiring the team to transfer orders and onboard new vendors.
The board was given a preview of programs and operational dates for 2026. Feuill highlighted in-service/maintenance closures on Feb. 6 and May 8, plans for family- and history-focused programs in February and April, and a focus this year on monthly themes and calls to action for staff and the public. She credited the city communications team with increased social media engagement and noted the library will begin tracking digital database usage in the dashboard because it represents a significant budget line.
Votes at a glance - Approval of last month’s minutes: approved by voice vote after chair called for favor; outcome recorded as approved (motion and voice votes occurred during the meeting). The meeting transcript records two audible “aye” responses; a full roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript.
The board also discussed onboarding and orientation for new members and an updated board binder. The presentation closed with an invitation for board members to join staff in orientation sessions and to review the slide deck materials uploaded by staff. The board moved on to other agenda items after the presentation.
