Library Board — Agenda Packet

Lake Geneva Public Library March 2026 Board Reports LAKE GENEVA PUBLIC LIBRARY Library Board – Monthly Reports March 2026 March at a Glance 10,878 Total Circulation 19,811 Door Count 114 New Library Cards 573 Items Added 17 Youth Programs 418 Youth Attendance 16 Adult Programs 232 Adult Attendance 22 (458 students) Class Visits 307 Outreach Checkouts 56 Notary Sessions Director’s Report Emily Kornak Major Projects VITA Grant & Program Administration • Grant administration: Ongoing reporting, deposit account setup, and program compliance activities, including scheduling a civil rights audit. Requires coordination with the City of Lake Geneva for financial administration and fund access and reporting. • Program administration: Intake and quality review of tax returns; preparation of tax returns for unscheduled clients. SMR Renovation • Coordinating between OPN Architects, City of Lake Geneva, Glen Fern, and CJ&A for approval of final orders and changes. • City Council approved the Library Board’s recommended change orders on March 23, 2026. Prepared for Board Meeting – April 16, 2026 Page 1 Lake Geneva Public Library March 2026 Board Reports Regular Responsibilities Administrative & Financial • Timesheet approval, invoice review and approvals, credit card and Amazon reconciliation, and cash deposits • Correspondence and social media posting Programming & Collaboration • Program selection and scheduling for Badger Talks with Williams Bay and Fontana libraries and collaborative programs with Lakeside Books • Attended State Bureau of Libraries Public Library Standards Steering Committee meeting and governance/administration workgroup meeting – virtual Meetings & Events • Special Board Meeting on March 12 (strategic planning workshop) and candidate forum at Horticultural Hall • Walworth County Library Director meeting – March 25 • Lake Geneva Humanities Festival Board planning meeting – March 24 • Coordination with LGPD for retrieval of long-overdue items • Chaired Prairie Lakes Library System Advisory Council’s March meeting Items for Board Review and Possible Action 1. Library Policy Review: Meeting Room Policy 2. DPI Trustee Essentials: Chapters 14–15 for review and discussion 3. Smith Meeting Room Hallway: Budget and review options for hallway decoration (mural, print, or other) 4. Reference Assistance: LGRN access (discussion only) 5. Volunteer Lunch: Board, Friends, VITA, and library volunteers – date and budget needed 6. Van Parking: Possible relocation from DPW to library 7. West End Renovation: FEH draft proposal of option(s) and budget and CJ&A furniture proposal (immediate) Department Summaries Assistant Director – Kay Stang Circulation Metric Count Adult Items Circulated 6,045 Juvenile Items Circulated 4,566 Young Adult Items Circulated 267 Total Circulation 10,878 Book Locker Uses 42 Prepared for Board Meeting – April 16, 2026 Page 2 Lake Geneva Public Library March 2026 Board Reports Door Counter 19,811 Adult Cards Juvenile Online Total New Cards 91 6 17 114 Key Activities: • Scheduling of circulation desk and volunteers; recruited new library volunteers • Ongoing services: notary, book lockers, fax/print/scan, meeting room reservations, interlibrary loans, tax assistance, and library card issuance • Spring gardening/chicken display in lobby; Garden Tower maintenance • Staff completed Ryan Dowd Homelessness Training Webinar Q&A • Administrative: weekly cash reconciliation, collection agency reporting, credit card statements for City Public Services – Alejandra Santos Highlights: • Provided bilingual (English/Spanish) notary and patron services • Filled in for outreach at Piggly Wiggly on four dates (March 2–4, March 30), resulting in 44 checkouts, 32 returns, 5 holds, 23 renewals, and 1 new library card • Collaborated on the Paint & Sip drop-in program (8 attendees) and bilingual storytime • Planning El Día del Niño (Children’s Day) for June 13 and a Book Bedazzling program • Collaborated on naming and placement of the new English Literacy Readers (ELR) collection • Participated in Key Communicators at Lake Geneva School District Technical Services – Pam Kingwill Collection Activity Count Items Added (Adult) 411 Items Added (Youth) 162 Total Items Added 573 Serials Added 40 ELR Books Added 35 NY Times Collection Books Added 5 Outreach Books Added 3 Circulation Desk Backup Hours 27.5 Highlights: • Established new English Literacy Readers (ELR) collection with custom bookplates, located near the adult Spanish collection. Funded by the Chapin Foundation for the Walworth County Literacy Council. Prepared for Board Meeting – April 16, 2026 Page 3 Lake Geneva Public Library March 2026 Board Reports • Added a new home location in the catalog for ELR; submitted a separate request for unlimited renewals (pending LAC Director’s Council discussion). • New Library of Things addition: donated Canon PowerShot Digital Camera • Collection maintenance: repaired broken book hinges, replaced Mylar jackets and faded spine labels, removed lost items without bills. • Updated Technical Services Procedures Manual to include ELR procedures Youth Services – Wendy Finley & Jodi Cullen Youth Services Metric Count Programs Offered 17 Program Attendees 418 Passive Program Participants 150 Class Visits 22 Class Visit Attendees 458 Highlights: • Concluded Winter Reading Program and distributed prizes • Community collaboration: coordinated Youth Art Displays with Central Denison, Eastview, and Star Center art teachers; worked with Lakeside Books on Poetry Month StoryWalk; partnered with Geneva Lakes YMCA, Christian Performing Arts Center, and Destination Imagination for summer programming • Scheduled African Story Hour with UW BadgerTalks; planning Forest Whale Program with Prairie Lakes • Jodi Cullen led Dav Pilkey, Mario, and Stick Together Collaborative Art and Rock Painting programs; installed StoryWalk in Library Park • Supervised a National Honor Society high school student completing 20 volunteer hours • Note: visitors are very positive about the giveaway books for children Adult Services – Ellen Ward-Packard & Keith Gerlach Adult Services Metric Count Adult Program Attendees 232 (16 programs) General Audience Attendees 431 (22 programs) Book-a-Librarian Sessions 25 Email Newsletter Audience 7,915 Notary Sessions (library-wide) 56 Spice Club Kits Prepped (April) 62 Seed Packets Added 168 Ellen Ward-Packard – Highlights: Prepared for Board Meeting – April 16, 2026 Page 4 Lake Geneva Public Library March 2026 Board Reports • Established the English Literacy Readers (ELR) collection, working with multiple staff to determine housing, naming, cataloging, and promotion • Wrote grant application for East Asia in Wisconsin Program • Coordinated ILS implementation with Prairie Lakes for Estante Infinito (Spanish streaming service) • Planning summer Ballet Storytimes with Milwaukee Ballet, consumer protection workshops with DATCP, and collaborative screening of The Librarians with area libraries • Coordinated donation of Dragonlance books from author Margaret Weis • Drafted social media plan and guidelines for Local Author Showcase Keith Gerlach – Highlights: • Tested new VHS/DVD converter – nearly ready for the Library of Things collection • Weeded adult nonfiction collection, reviewed monitor options for renovated programming room • Replaced patio door levers for ease of escape/safety; investigated alternate door counter options • Assisted with two-step verification on staff email accounts • Began collaborating on a Data Dashboard – tracking rolling “Active Users” metric Outreach & Interlibrary Loan – Maria Cordova Outreach Metric Count Pop-Up Locations Served 16 visits Outreach Checkouts 307 Outreach Foot Traffic 307 Outreach Returns 163 Outreach Renewals 62 New Cards Issued (Outreach) 6 Hours Worked Off-Site 57 ILL Items Loaned Out 13 ILL Items Received 41 Highlights: • Pop-up locations: Piggly Wiggly, Arbor Village, The Highland, The Terraces, and Sage Meadows (resumed March 20) • Received key for Piggly Wiggly Branch Library on March 3; furniture delivery scheduled for April 2 • Served as VITA translator on March 21 • Upcoming: Healthy Kids Day pop-up at YMCA on April 25 • Popular titles in demand: Frieda McFadden books and Theo of Golden Prepared for Board Meeting – April 16, 2026 Page 5