2001 to 2005
2001
Location: 4804 – 50 Avenue (Main Street)
Population served: Not listed on report
Hours of Service:
Mondays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer hours do not change
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Mike Garon
Shelley McCullough
Angela Radzikowski
Elaine Peterson
Pat Hopkin
Elaine Nepstad
Sharon Smith
Jane Bourlon (TVV)
Warren Stewart
8 meetings held in 2001.
Staffing:
1 part-time coordinator (Marlaina Mitchell) 1,344 hrs/year
5 part-time temporary workers, 2,816 hours/year.
Evening hours staffed by volunteers/board members.
Finances: Not Available
Collection: 24,847 items (28 magazine subscriptions; 3 newspapers; 816 sound recordings)
Circulation: 20,426 loans; 1483 loans brought in from other libraries, 1,236 loans sent out to other libraries; 56 reference transactions per week; 22,208 in house use of materials
Membership fees:
Adults $10.00
Students $5.00
Children $2.00
Senior $5.00
Family $20.00
Registered memberships: 532 adults; 190 family (589 individuals)
Programs/Attendance: 83 programs with 881 attendees. Author visits; book club; story time; rhyme time; Science Alberta exhibits; Summer Reading Club. Partnerships with literacy group.
Comments from Annual Report:
We have received a community lottery grant of $8,500 to purchase shelving to reorganize our children and adult sections. As part of a community enhancement project, the Town of Valleyview and MD of Greenview #16 are looking at helping us with funding to re-locate to a larger space that is all contained on one floor.
2002
Annual Report not found as of Dec. 17, 2021
Location: 4804 – 50 Ave. (Main Street)
Finances:
Income $122,374
Expenses $96,332
Surplus $26,042
Plus Reserves $45,338
Total cash on hand $72,380
2003
Location: 4804 – 50 Ave. (Main Street)
Hours of Service:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday – 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Satuday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday – Closed
Summer Hours same.
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Elaine Peterson
Angela Radzikowski
Pat Hopkin
Sharon Smith
Warren Stewart (TVV)
Roxanne Perron (MDG#16)
Sandra Pruss
10 meetings held in 2003
Staffing:
1 Full-time manager, (Marlaina Mitchell - Yvonne Mury hired in January 2004) for 1092 hours/year
3 part-time temporary staff for 3,640 hours/year
Volunteer hours 19 volunteers with 830 hours volunteered
Collection: 22,138 items (34 magazines, 4 newspapers, 875 sound recordings)
Circulation: 23,722 local loans; 2599 items borrowed from other libraries, 2112 items loaned to other libraries; 100 reference transactions per week; 12,300 in house use of materials
Programs/Attendance: 65 programs with 799 attendees. Children’s literacy; adult programs; library awareness; book club; crafts)
Membership fees:
Adult - $10.00
Juvenile - $5.00
Senior - $5.00
Family - $20.00
Non-Resident - $10.00
750 Adult; 641 family; 2 non-residents, 9 TAL cards
Public Computers:
2 public work stations
41 sessions per week available
55 internet search per week during sample week
125 website visits per week during sample week
Finances:
Income $101,440
Expenses $120,896
Deficit ($19,546)
Reserves $72,380
Cash on Hand $52,834
Comments from Annual Report:
This year has been a growing year for the library. There were staffing hours and operational hours changes and a major change in library layout is underway. This will result in the library being more relevant to the needs of the population. We are looking forward to our new computer equipment with the addition of a computer that will be a dedicated OPAC and another public computer.
We have been grateful for the interlibrary loan system which has meant that many of our members can access a much wider selection of books and quickly too.
2004
Location: 4804 – 50 Ave. (Main Street)
Date of last plan of service: 2001
Next Plan of Service due: 2006
Hours of Service:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday – 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Satuday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday – Closed
Summer Hours same.
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Elaine Peterson (Term expiry 03/05)
Warren Stewart (TVV) (Term expiry 10/08)
Dale Gervais (MDG#16) (Term expiry 10/08)
Roxanne Perron (Term expiry 03/08
Diane Haskell (Term expiry 03/07)
Angela Radzikowski (Term expiry 03/07)
Sasha Perron-Visser (Term expiry 03/08)
Marielle Guynup (Term expiry 03/08)
9 meetings held
Staffing:
College diploma – 1 full-time (Yvonne Mury) to 1950 hours
Other paid positions – 3 part-time (Pat Mabley, ?, ?) for 3,640 hours
Volunteers – 22 volunteers for 640 hours
Collection: 24,287 items (40 magazine subscriptions, 3 newspapers, 666 sound recordings)
Circulation: 23,119 local loans; 3,254 items borrowed from other libraries, 2,946 items loaned to other libraries; 20 reference transactions per week; 13,650 visitors; 25,500 in house use of materials
Programs/Attendance: 98 programs with 1001 attendees. Childen’s literacy; adult literacy; book club; author visits, also 5 sessions per week of informal computer training sessions.
Membership fees:
Adult - $10.00
Juvenile - $5.00
Senior - $5.00
Family - $20.00
Non-Resident – Same as resident fees
862 Adult; 252 family (756 individuals); 2 non-residents
Public Computers:
3 public work stations
74 sessions per week available
47% usage of available sessions
Finances:
Income $97,427
Expenses $104,935
Deficit ($7,508)
Reserves $52,834
Closing Cash on Hand $45,326
Comments from Annual Report:
One major change this year is that the bookkeeping has been taken over by the Town of Valleyview. The library manager still approves, orders and codes payments, but the Town writes and sends the cheques. The same auditors who audit the Town’s financials do the library audit.
Our interlibrary loans have made much more work for the library staff, but the patrons love being able to order their books online from over 150 libraries, the ability to access their library accounts and use the databases.
2005
Location: 4804 – 50 Ave. (Main Street)
Last Plan of Service : 2001
Next Plan of Service due: 2006
Hours of Service:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday – 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Satuday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday – Closed
Summer Hours same.
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Roxanne Perron (Term expires 1/3/2008
Warren Stewart (TVV) (Term expires 1/10/2008)
Don Gourlay (MDG#16) (Term expires 1/10/2007)
Diane Haskell (Term expires 1/3/2007)
Angela Radzikowski (Term expires 1/3/2007)
Marielle Guynup (Term expires 1/3/2007)
8 meetings held
Staffing:
Other college diploma – 1 F/T (Yvonne Mury) with 1950 hours/year
3 part-time staff (Pat Mabley, , ) – 1,560 hours/year
Volunteers – 10 volunteers for 870 hours/year
Collection: 24,599 items (24 magazines; 5 newspapers, 795 audio books, 14 music CDs, 308 videos; 10 CD Rom)
Circulation: 18,466 local loans; 4,640 interlibrary loans borrowed from other libraries, 4,489 interlibrary loans lent to other libraries; 3,650 reference transactions for the year; 3,750 in house use of materials
In-Person Visits: 14,025 visitors
Programs/Attendance: 91 programs with 1773 attendees. Children’s literacy; adult literacy; book club; author visits; Chess Club)
Membership fees:
Adult - $10.00
Juvenile - $5.00
Senior - $5.00
Family - $20.00
Non-Resident – same as resident fees
925 cardholders: 270 adult; 477 family users; 9 non residents
Public Computers:
4 public work stations
98 sessions per week available
37% usage of available sessions
Finances:
Income $101,846
Expenses $103,186
Deficit ($1,340)
Reserves $45,326
Closing Cash $43,986
Comments from Annual Report:
This year we developed our logo, ‘Home of the Red Willow Reader’ and a line drawing of our Red Willow Chair. Our Summer Reading Program was a real success with a different format that other years. We brought in a mobile planetarium which went over very well.
We appreciate the Provincial Government Courier Service which makes our very popular interlibrary loan services possible. We would appreciate a higher per capita funding rate from Community Development. This would make it possible to hire and keep good staff. It would be great to have more volunteers to assist at the library. We constantly ask for volunteer help, but have only one regular volunteer.
Library User Comments from Survey:
Great staff; Need better access to videos; good service, friendly and knowledgeable; more Christian books needed; I love the Library; more CDs needed; I love the interlibrary loans; Closing at 6 is far too early; Could use a graphic novel section; Thanks to the library, I have everything I need. I wouldn’t survive without the library; Install a book drop; Gallery is awesome; Wish a person could talk to others online; Great selection; Staff always friendly; Excellent resources and customer service.