Presentation given at Hood River County Library District's April 2 community visioning session for its April 2, 2016 strategic plan, detailing current library services, how well the library is doing, and what's planned for the future.

1. Presented by:
Five years later
HRC Library District: past, present, future
Buzzy Nielsen
Library Director
Visioning retreat
April 2, 2016
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2. Once upon a time ...
Health Department
Human Resources
Elections
Commission on
Children & Families
Community Justice
Emergency Management
District Attorney
Forestry
Sheriff
Justice Court
Budget & Finance
Administration
Parks & Buildings
Community Development
Public Works
Information Technology
Veteran's Services

3. And then we made the news
Libraries in Hood River
County Close
Oregon Public Broadcasting
July 1, 2010
“
”
Hood River County,OR
Library to Close,After
Residents Vote Down District
Library Journal
June 4, 2010
“
”
Locking Up an Oregon
Library,and Walking Away
The Oregonian
July 21, 2010
“
”

4. But we came back

5. With some new responsibilities
Human resources
Finance
Maintenance
Information technology
Administration
Intergovernmental
agreements
Legal services
Policymaking
Park maintenance

6. And a (mostly) new set of staff

7. Children's services

8. Young adult services

9. Adult services

10. Hood River County Reads
20142013
201220102009
20082006 2007
2015
2016

11. Outreach to Spanish speakers

12. Data source: Oregon State Library statistical reports, internal data
Program attendance (2005-06 to present)
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 (YTD)
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
5,332
8,522
10,134
6,441 6,635
0
7,940
12,739
18,125
28,689
23,463

13. Collections
Books
Audiobooks
Movies
Magazines

14. Collections

15. Data source: Oregon State Library statistical reports, internal data
Checkouts
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 (YTD)
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
175,316
160,171
140,472
116,471
96,261
0
101,246
129,357 129,472
135,424
96,349
Circulation Weekly hours
Circulation
Weeklyhours

16. Data source: Oregon State Library statistical reports, internal data
Checkouts
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
175,316
160,171
140,472
116,471
96,261
0
101,246
129,357 129,472
135,424
96,349
92 92
94 94
59
0
68
83 83 83 83
Circulation Weekly hours
Circulation
Weeklyhours

17. Other services
Meeting room
Reference Genealogy
Interlibrary loan
Tech training
Study space
Tax forms
Proctoring
Computers and wifi
Historic
preservation

18. Outreach and partnerships
TM

19. Outreach and partnerships

20. Comparisons
In 2013-14, compared to 29 similar libraries, we ranked:
● 1st
in adult program attendance
●
2nd
in young adult program attendance
●
3rd
in overall program attendance per capita attendance
●
4th
in collection expenditures as a portion of total budget
●
8th
in children's program attendance
●
8th
in new collection items added
●
9th
in overall collection expenditures
●
14th
in staffing levels
●
17th
in overall expenditures
●
21st
in public computer usage
●
25th
in circulation
●
26th
in main library branch service hours

21. Data source: Oregon State Library statistical reports, internal data
Finances
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 (YTD)
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
$1,000,000
Revenue Expenditures

22. Data source: HRCLD audits, internal data
Finances
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 (YTD)
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
$1,000,000
$426,462
$611,575
$648,824 $659,350
$932,313
$163,166
$254,801
$409,759
$389,632 $375,978
$30,135
$55,426 $57,573
$97,830
$57,538
Carryover Budgeted carryover Capital Fund

23. Data source: Oregon State Library statistical reports, internal data
Finances
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 (YTD)
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
$100,000
$60,811
$67,187
$78,145
$55,530
$24,691
$0
$63,717
$71,141
$93,755
$85,128
$54,059

24. Support groups

25. Strategic goals, 2012-16
Promotion
1. Promote library services
2. Celebrate the library's reopening
Outreach
1. Make sure that language isn't a
barrier to service
2. Target populations that the library
can serve better
Involvement
1. Build a diverse collection
2. Build collections targeted at
underserved populations
Currency
1. Build and maintain appropriate
up-to-date collections and
technology
Access
1. Balance open hours with other
needed library services
2. Establish regular library service in
Odell
Community
1. Actively partner with other
organizations and businesses
2. Go out into the community to
participate in events & groups

26. Strategic goals, 2012-16
Promotion
1. Promote library services
2. Celebrate the library's reopening
Outreach
1. Make sure that language isn't a
barrier to service
2. Target populations that the library
can serve better
Involvement
1. Build a diverse collection
2. Build collections targeted at
underserved populations
Currency
1. Build and maintain appropriate
up-to-date collections and
technology
Access
1. Balance open hours with other
needed library services
2. Establish regular library service in
Odell
Community
1. Actively partner with other
organizations and businesses
2. Go out into the community to
participate in events & groups

27. What's ahead
● Moving Cascade Locks branch
Move Cascade Locks Library into Cascade Locks School
● Renovating Parkdale branch
Update Parkdale Library's dated furnishings and infrastructure
● Upgrading Hood River branch
Restore historic parts of Hood River Library and install new systems
● Bringing community partners into HR Library
Partner with service agencies to offer services in the library
● Continuing innovating in serving Odell
Exerperiment with services such as the Library Express Bus.
● Transferring ownership of Hood River property
Work with County on transfer of Hood River Library and grounds

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