Annual Report 2016-2017

Abbey of the Genesee Antique Wireless Association Bryant & Stratton (Greece Campus) Bryant & Stratton (Henrietta Campus) Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School College at Brockport (SUNY) Eastman Kodak Company F.F. Thompson Hospital Finger Lakes Community College Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley Genesee Valley Educational Partnership SLS Geneva Public Library Geneva General Hospital Geneva Historical Society George Eastman Museum Greece Historical Society Harris Corporation Highland Hospital Hobart & William Smith Colleges Landmark Society of Western NY Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Livingston County Historian’s Office Medaille College Monroe #1 BOCES SLS Monroe #2-Orleans BOCES SLS Monroe Community College Monroe County Library System Nazareth College of Rochester

RRLC Members

NYS Appellate Division Law Library Newark Wayne Community Hospital Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Ontario County Historical Society Pioneer Library System Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester City School District SLS Rochester Civic Garden Center Rochester Genealogical Society Rochester General Hospital Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Medical Museum & Archives Rochester Museum & Science Center Rochester Public Library St. John Fisher College Sonnenberg Garden & Mansion State Historic Park State University College at Geneseo Strong National Museum of Play Susan B. Anthony Museum & House Town of Henrietta Historian Town of Rush, History Office Unity Hospital University of Rochester Edward G. Miner Library Memorial Art Gallery Library River Campus Libraries Sibley Music Library Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES SLS Walworth Historical Society

Executive Director Kathleen M. Miller Member Services Librarian Laura Osterhout Business Manager Susan Vanderwall Collette Coffey

Outreach Librarian Barbara Ciambor Technology and Training Librarian Christina Broomfield

Senior Administrative Assistant Sally Collins Administrative Assistant Janet Altimonda

RRLC STAFF

2016 - 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

President: Melissa M. Brown

Public Colleges

2017

Vice President: Judith I. Hall

Public 2017

Secretary: Lucretia McClure

Community At Large

2017

Treasurer: James Atwater

Community At Large

2017

Richard DelVecchio Academic 2017

Terrance Keys Academic 2019

Peter Knapp Public 2021

Rachel C. Lee Academic 2019

Therese Mulligan Academic 2021

Kathryn Murano Santos Special 2020

Annette Schiano School 2019

George T. Wolf Public 2018

John Zornow Public 2020

Rochester Regional Library Council 390 Packett’s Landing Fairport, New York 14450

Phone: (585) 223-7570 Fax: (585) 223-7712 Email: rrlc@rrlc.org www.rrlc.org

Trustee Representing

INCOME State Aid (Including Hospital, Medical $ 669,557 Information Subsidy, Automation and Documentary Heritage Programs) Membership Fees $ 34,648 Delivery $ 81,498 Interest Income $ 22,583 Other $ 1,292 Unrealized Gain on Investments $ 18,076 Total Income $ 827,654

EXPENSES Personnel, Including Benefits $ 411,725 Administrative Expenses $ 33,105 Programs and Services $ 244,690 Grants to Libraries $ 124,422 Total Expenses $ 813,942 Net Expenses over Income $ 13,712

FINANCIAL REPORT

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Copies of the audited RRLC Financial Report

are available on request.

Sharing

Users can do one search to find library materials anywhere. RRLC provides a regional subscription to OCLC WorldCat Discovery.

Potential savings to RRLC libraries: $250,000. RRLC Delivery Courier service, UPS CampusShip and connection into ESLN Empire Library Delivery service ensures that libraries can share resources and library users can get needed materials quickly. Regional Borrower’s Card – the RRLC Access Card allows

direct borrowing from academic and research libraries.

Preserving

Library of the Year

Digital Public Library of America DPLA release the much-anticipated RightsState-ments.org site - an international cooperative project to streamline and standardize rights statements for online content. The goal of the project is to make it easier for end users to understand how they can share and reuse digital content.

Advocating

Thank you, Library Advocates! Proposed cuts to Library Aid from NYS were avoided and Library Construc-tion Aid increased by 5 million, thanks to your efforts. Increased library aid affects all programs - Library System funding, Coordinated Collection Devel-opment Aid; Conservation/Preservation; Hospital Library Services Program; Medical Information Subsidy Program; Automation funding.

5th Legislative Thank You Breakfast - October 2016 100+ people and all area state legislators.

Join us again October 27, 2017!

Learning

RRLC partnered with all five regional school library systems to offer the annual summer tech camp - Leading with TLC: Technology, Literacy, and Collaboration - held at the Dr. Freddie Thomas High School. This year's conference included two keynote speakers, hands on sessions, a tech petting zoo, and more than 20 individual conference sessions. Over 100 people attended each day of the two-day camp.

Tony Nguyen, NN/LM, U of Maryland presented Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends. Attendees said about this class: “This program was excellent and I learned a lot. I consider myself fairly tech savvy but there were technologies mentioned in this presentation that I had never heard of before. I liked the activities where we got to research the topic of our choice and play Kahoot! The instructor was very knowledgeable and personable. He had a very loose teaching style which fit the class perfectly. Please have this class again! I raved so much to my co-workers about it that now they all want to take it for themselves!”

RRLC was pleased to present its first community conversation for library staff - Conversation on Race and Poverty. Rebecca Johnson and Jim Thompson, experienced facilitators, led the discussion among a group of 30 attendees. RRLC would like to thank Rebecca Fuss and the Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library for advising on this event and for connecting us with experienced facilitators.

New York State Historic Newspapers RRLC worked with members to add various newspapers from Wayne and Livingston County to the site. We are always looking for more titles to add and encourage members to contact us with potential newspapers.

Value of RRLC Continuing Education Programs to member libraries: $216,750.

What did users say about our 2017 RRLC Libraries of the Year?

Fairport Public Library – “Although the library is small, it provides a myriad of services to the community. Besides the books, CD's, DVD's, tapes, etc. the library has wonderful meeting rooms for the babies up to seniors. You just feel welcomed there. It's a very nice feeling to know someone there has your best interests at heart. It is MY library, in every sense of the word. My kids view going to the library as a special treat. They can't wait to go and pick out oodles of books. There are so many awesome series for the boys to choose from. They both love to read and Fairport Public Library is a huge reason why.”

Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College – “The library is more than a library. While there are a wealth and variety of resources for faculty, staff, students, and beyond, there is a true sense of community at the library that is difficult to find many other places in today's online society. Staff is incredibly supportive and truly care about students overall well-being, not just academic, asking for and respond-ing to feedback for helpful accommodations, and going beyond what is traditionally offered at a library in terms of items available for check out, creative use of space, and in person connections. They are the most student-centered academic library I have ever encountered!” The Library at Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women – “The environment is always one of friendly faces ready to help you in not only finding books but guiding you in personal studies, helping you in writing assignments, and just to offer you some kind words and a welcoming sanctuary to study and relax in peace. It is, in short, a friendly nurturing environment in which to experience hands-on learning. It's the best school library I've ever experienced!”

Grants to Members-260,637

Technology Grants:

College at Brockport: Digitizing Writers’ Forum Videos -- $7,354

Geneva Public Library: Digitizing Geneva City Directories -- $7,830

Pioneer Library System: Digitizing Civil War Diaries -- $8,880

St. John Fisher College: Strengthening Collections Collectively -- $3,125

RRLC Causewave Marketing Grants:

Antique Wireless Museum & Association $1,250 Livonia Public Library $1,375 Penfield Public Library $1,375 Pioneer Library System $1,000 Pittsford Community Library $1,250

Breakthru Grant:

Irondequoit Public Library – Social Justice Storytime -- $4,200

Medical Information Subsidy Grants:

$31,300 to 18 member academic, medical and public libraries

Hospital Library Services Program Grants:

Coordinated Collection Development

Highland Hospital -- $3,069

Miner Library UR Medical Center -- $4,370 RGH – Rochester Regional Health -- $5,698 Unity – Rochester Regional Health -- $3,562

Circuit Library Services Program

RGH – Rochester Regional Health -- $38,476 Miner Library, UR Medical Center -- $9,192

Special Projects Grants:

Miner Library, UR Medical Center -- $4,301

RRLC Subsidy for Delivery Services

$14,012 towards cost of delivery services for 16 libraries/systems

Coordinated Collection Development Grants Academic

$109,098 for 12 academic libraries

179 area librarians and staff volunteered 1,538 hours helping

RRLC and their colleagues in our region in 2015-16.

Legislative Thank You Breakfast

New York Heritage

RRLC members added 7 new collections to NY Heritage, as well as adding new items to existing collections. NY Heritage underwent a site redesign aimed at improving the end-user experience. The public beta of the new site is available at http://tealcat.nyheritage.org/ and we encourage feedback and comments.

Congratulations to all and to the Honorable Mention Libraries:

Henrietta Public Library The Libraries at The Strong

The Libraries at Midlakes Primary and Intermediate Schools

RRLC worked with the RASCAL group to sponsor the first annual ROC 101: Intro to Archives event in October. The event, designed as an archives bazaar, highlighted unique organizations and archival material from around the region. More than 60 people attended the event, and RASCAL plans to offer the event again this fall.