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Library director says attendance rose about 25% year‑over‑year; staffing reorganization under way
Summary
Library and Cultural Services director reported a roughly 25% increase in attendance at August programming using a new cellphone-analytics vendor, outlined staff promotions and hires, and said some positions will remain open because of a budget cut tied to property-tax revenue changes.
Genesis, the Library and Cultural Services director, gave the department's monthly report and said the city's Prelude in the Park event and other programs drew increased attendance. She noted the city used a new vendor whose cell‑phone‑based algorithms showed "about a 25% increase over the previous year's attendance," and cautioned that year‑over‑year comparisons depend on methodology.
Genesis described internal restructuring and personnel changes: an internal promotion (Grace Sheehy to a senior librarian role), a community engagement hire (Britney Ritchie, returning from an Orange County branch), and other staffing moves. She said the library is operating under a budget cut and "leaving a couple of positions open for the fiscal year" while hoping to restore them next fiscal year if revenues permit.
