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Friends and Foundation report fundraising, director outlines circulation gains and upcoming programs
Summary
Director Alison Ames Galstad reported higher usage in March and April (physical items ~60% of circulation), a $5,545 Friends book-sale haul, new retail fundraising items, and highlighted staff inservice and completion of digital signage; she also said Coralville staff are assessing impacts of recent property tax reform.
Library Director Alison Ames Galstad gave the director's report, summarizing statistics, gifts, partnerships and operational items discussed at the May 6 meeting.
Galstad told trustees that March and April use statistics were largely up, with physical items accounting for roughly 60% of circulation. She reported a Friends of the Library book sale that raised $5,545, including $376 in memberships, and said the Pat Dee Award was presented to Diana Lundell. The Foundation Board's late-April meeting heard a fundraising presentation from Shelley and Julie of the Community Foundation of Johnson County.
Galstad described retail fundraising tie-ins: a new Raygun T-shirt and a special "love your library" bouquet sold by Every Bloomin' Thing in a CPL mug to raise money for the Foundation. She also said gifts in April included a Friends check to cover wish-list items and that March gifts included checks from ICPL and North Liberty Library for a joint Candid service. Galstad said she needs to remind University Heights to pay its contract for this fiscal year.
Operational updates included a successful staff inservice on May 6, completion and ongoing tweaking of new digital signage, and a reminder that the Summer Reading Kickoff is June 1 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. When asked about Asian Fest involvement by Trustee Amanda Elkins, Galstad said the book bike will attend and staff will provide a storytime.
On legislative issues, Galstad said property tax reform at the state level has passed and that Coralville staff are "crunching the numbers" to assess the local budget implications for the library.
