Growing through
Children’s
Programming
Presented by: David Stoner
For the Seminole Community Library
Overview
 To give an overview of the Seminole Community Library’s Situation
 To show opportunity for library growth and how it can be harnessed
 To assess the viability of our growth option
Introduction
Our Opportunity
Table 30 – Percent of Population With Library Cards
Data supplied to Division of Library and Information Services by public libraries
Location
Serviceable Area
Population
Resident Borrowers
% Residents With
Library Cards
Jacksonville Public
Library
876,075 611,119 70%
Palm Beach County
Public Library System
890,688 503,464 57%
Hillsborough County
Public Library
Cooperative
1,276,410 690,913 54%
Broward County
Libraries Division
1,784,715 902,422 51%
Miami-Dade Public
Library System
2,224,611 993,162 45%
Pinellas Public Library
Cooperative, Inc.
903,343 368,195 41%
Orange County Library
System
1,158,689 410,049 35%
Children’s Programming
2133
2353
2100
1832
462
574
520
430
44
55
50
36
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
September
July
March
February
Total YS Programs
New Registrations
Updated Existing
Registration
How would an Increase Be
Implemented?
1. YS gets full rein on programming
2. Adult programs are treated as subordinate
3. Monitor results of the increase
Can Programming Increase?
 Yes
 Do we have the staff?
 What about the cost?
Benefits
 Increase in attendance and new registrations
 More publicity for libraries in general
 More attendance from other library patrons
Risks?
 Costs?
 Other staffing issues?
 Insufficient ideas?
Final Thoughts
References
Percent of Population with Library Cards. (2014, January 1). Retrieved
February 15, 2015, from
http://dos.myflorida.com/media/32576/fy2012-2013-30-
percentofpopulationwithlibrarycards.pdf

Project presentation

  • 1.
    Growing through Children’s Programming Presented by:David Stoner For the Seminole Community Library
  • 2.
    Overview  To givean overview of the Seminole Community Library’s Situation  To show opportunity for library growth and how it can be harnessed  To assess the viability of our growth option
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Our Opportunity Table 30– Percent of Population With Library Cards Data supplied to Division of Library and Information Services by public libraries Location Serviceable Area Population Resident Borrowers % Residents With Library Cards Jacksonville Public Library 876,075 611,119 70% Palm Beach County Public Library System 890,688 503,464 57% Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative 1,276,410 690,913 54% Broward County Libraries Division 1,784,715 902,422 51% Miami-Dade Public Library System 2,224,611 993,162 45% Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. 903,343 368,195 41% Orange County Library System 1,158,689 410,049 35%
  • 5.
    Children’s Programming 2133 2353 2100 1832 462 574 520 430 44 55 50 36 0 5001000 1500 2000 2500 September July March February Total YS Programs New Registrations Updated Existing Registration
  • 6.
    How would anIncrease Be Implemented? 1. YS gets full rein on programming 2. Adult programs are treated as subordinate 3. Monitor results of the increase
  • 7.
    Can Programming Increase? Yes  Do we have the staff?  What about the cost?
  • 8.
    Benefits  Increase inattendance and new registrations  More publicity for libraries in general  More attendance from other library patrons
  • 9.
    Risks?  Costs?  Otherstaffing issues?  Insufficient ideas?
  • 10.
  • 11.
    References Percent of Populationwith Library Cards. (2014, January 1). Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://dos.myflorida.com/media/32576/fy2012-2013-30- percentofpopulationwithlibrarycards.pdf