Report to the Orem City Council October 2016 to the Orem City Council October 2016 Library Advisory...
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Library Advisory Commission
• Courtney Burns, Chair • James Jones, Vice Chair • Kenneth Bonney • Chitralekha Duttagupta • Terri Potts Smith • Suzanne Stratton • Nicholas Whiting • Debby Lauret, City Council Representative
Ongoing Initiatives • Literacy – 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten • Teen – 4H Partnership, Teen Library
Council, After Hours Teen Programs • Technology – Coder Dojo/STEM activities
Improvements
• Painting – pillars in North
Wing and Children’s Wedge
• New furniture in Teen
• Reupholstered chairs in
General Reference
Statistics • Circulation continues to be robust--over 1
million items checked out last year. • E-book and e-audio circulation increased to
over 91,000 uses during the year.
Library Auditorium • The need for an auditorium space at the Orem Public Library continues to
be very real. • 951 programs last year with attendance of over 62,000 patrons
• Over the course of the last year, staff has pursued value-engineering advice and professional recommendations to continue to look for ways to reduce project cost.
• The facility has also been included in discussions and planning about the City Center block and potential redesign or remodel process of the area.
Library Auditorium
• As library and community advocates and as a Citizen Advisory Commission, we are appreciative to the City Council and staff for their efforts to move the library auditorium project closer toward completion. We strongly believe that such a facility would benefit the community for decades to come.