WELCOME TO THE SMART STORE®
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNIT Y
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TENA WILSON Executive Director
STEVEN PITTMANPresident, Library Board of Trustees
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEWhat an exciting time to lead a public library! 2014 was a year of great motion for the Stark County District Library. In September, we officially launched The Smart Store, where everything is free®. This new way of thinking about the library artfully captures the Library’s special position as a vital and dynamic community institution, and the special responsibility that we feel toward the 240,000 Stark County residents we serve.
By reimagining our Library as The Smart Store®, we aim to raise our profile in the community as a valuable and distinctive resource, offering a remarkable variety of activities, materials, services, spaces and technologies to all.
To better serve our valued patrons and increase use of the Library, 2014 heralded another major innovation – the elimination of fines on overdue materials. This – coupled with simplified limits on checked-out items and increasing the number of times items can be renewed – exemplifies our determination to see our resources circulating vigorously throughout the county. While many libraries nationwide are experiencing declining use, we are encouraged to see increases in visits, circulation and program attendance.
As we continue to innovate, our efforts are guided by three strategic points of emphasis:
• Start Smart – Build a critical foundation for the youngest members of our community with broad offerings that foster early childhood literacy and development.
• Stay Smart – Encourage a culture of lifelong learning, engaging the expansive interests of patrons of all ages.
• Share Smart – Embrace our unique role in the community as a place for engagement and civic dialogue, and energetically pursue community partnerships that enhance life in Stark County.
If you are a regular patron, I thank you and welcome your feedback about how we can serve you better. If it’s been awhile since you visited, I invite you to come see what’s new at one of our 10 branches or many Mobile Library stops. You can also visit us online at the newly revamped StarkLibrary.org: sign up for a Library card, download a movie or digital book, listen to music, or put a book on hold – all while wearing your pajamas!
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEOur Library has an impressive history. Now positioned as The Smart Store, where everything is free®, it is poised to begin a new chapter in its institutional life, building on and magnifying its strengths in ways that can profoundly impact and enhance our community. The innovations undertaken during the past year will keep the Library relevant to individuals, businesses, schools and community partners in a world that is rapidly changing.
Make no mistake – what is best about the Library will endure. As a public library, this includes free and open access for all, an unshakable commitment to intellectual freedom, and a dedication to providing for the unique needs of Stark County. At the same time, the Board will continue to support the Library leadership in making changes that keep the Library’s facilities, collections and services appealing, up-to-date and relevant.
This new direction has clearly captured the attention of community leaders, as reflected by the participation in last fall’s ChocoVino fundraiser, sponsored by the Stark County District Library Foundation. The black-tie event hosted at the historic Onesto Hotel honored the Friends of the Library and the Joseph A. Jeffries family. The Board gratefully acknowledges the many ways that the Foundation Board, the event committee and Chairs Ryan and Evrim Fulmer contributed to the success of this event.
The Library is an exceptional steward of community resources, providing profound value in very cost-effective ways. The Board looks forward to continuing to guide, support and oversee the work of Library staff, leadership and volunteers in the exciting times to come.
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STEVEN PITTMAN President
SUSAN RODGERS Vice President
BERT NERO Secretary
BETH BORDA
EDMOND MACK
JOHN MROCZKOWSKI
SHAWN O’BRIEN
Pictured Left to Right
Pictured Left to Right
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUPPORTS THE STARK COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY’S MISSION OFINSPIRING IDEAS, ENRICHING LIVES A N D C R E AT I N G CO M M U N I T Y.
trustees
key donors
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A Quality Facility Services
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Adante
Emil and Kristine Alecusan
Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Arsuaga
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ash
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Baker
Ms. Judy Baston
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bauer
Beese Fulmer Private Wealth Management
The Belden Brick Charitable Trust
Joanna Belden
Black, McCuskey, Souers, Arbaugh, LPA
Laura Sirpilla Bosworth
Mr. and Mrs. William Breall
Anne M. Bretean
Brinker’s International
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC
Michael and Mary Calnon
Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.
Nick Changet JR. Jeweler
Mary Cirelli
Barbara Ewing Cockroft
Mr. and Mrs. James Conley
Coon Restoration & Sealants, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cornet
Ms. Cynthia Cryder
Mr. and Mrs. Scott DePerro
Employers Health
Dr. Jorge and Lynne Esguerra
Gary and Kay Feagles
The Albert W. and Edith V. Flowers Charitable Foundation
David and Jeanne Freitag
Mr. Phillip Graber
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Graner
Judge Scott and Monica Gwin
H-P Products Inc – Paul Bishop
Mary Hagen
Holzheimer Bolek & Meehan Architects, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Humerickhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hunt
Innis Maggiore Group
Jane Williams Mahoney Philanthropic Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Janke
Jeff’s Motorcars
The Joseph A. Jeffries Co
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC
KFC - Kendall House, Inc
Key Bank Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kinney
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., LPA
Dr. Audrey Lavin
Leonard Insurance Services
In Memory of Henrietta Looman
Edmond Mack
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Marvin
John Mroczkowski
Rick and Jean McFarren
Mid’s Spaghetti Sauce
Midwest Tape
Ms. Patricia Miller
Phillis Milligan
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Bertha Nero
NiSource Corporate Services Co.
Northstar Asphalt
OBS, Inc
Harold O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Olivieri
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Paxos
Ms. Arlene Perkkio
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pittman
PNC Financial Group
Mr. William Pohlman
PPi Graphics
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Reiter
J. Steven Renkert
R.C. Miller Family
Susan Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Samolczyk
Chris and Denise Scala
T. W. Schervish
Second Hand Treasures
Scott Talbot Salon and Spa
Kevin and Linda Smith
The Carl S. and Sally A. Sorenson Charitable Advise
Standard Plumbing and Heating Co.
The Stark Community Foundation
Stifel Nicolaus
Timken
Timken Steel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vail Jr.
Dr. Jim and Darlene Violet
Dr. Barbara Volk
Craig Waikem
David Waikem
Natalie and Michael Weinz
Jim and Linda Wilkins
John and Tena Wilson
Ms. Margaret Wrensch
Dr. and Mrs. J. Richard Ziegler
LIBRARY FOUNDATION
FINANCIALS
Opening Foundation assets $229,740
Closing Foundation assets $357,152
Donations, ChocoVino Proceeds and Other Incomereceived $133,493
The Stark County District Library
Foundation raises funds to
financially support and advance
the mission and values of
the library. The Foundation
has received donations from
individuals, foundations,
and businesses which have
been used to support library
programming and to begin to
build an endowment fund.
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FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAVID WAIKEM President
PAULA MASTROIANNISecretar y
JEANNE FREITAGTreasurer
MAUREEN ATER
INGRID ARSUAGA
JANET BAKER
KEVIN BURWELL
MARY CALNON
BARB COCKROFT
JAMES CONLEY
RYAN FULMER
SCOTT GWIN
TONY LAMBOS
AUDREY LAVIN
MICHAEL MARVIN
MICHAEL POLNIK
LESLIE K. SCHNEIDER
KYLE SHEPOSH
KEVIN SMITH
ROB VAIL
DARLENE VIOLET
CANDY ZIEGLER
STARK COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
2014 FINANCIAL STATISTICS
General Fund Receipts
Public Library Fund (PLF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,253,008
Property and Other Local Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,429,549
Intergovernmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,330,150
Patron Fines and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,990
Earnings on Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,871
Services Provided Other Entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,993
Contributions, Gifts and Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,613
Other Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,034
Total General Fund Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,397,208
General Fund Disbursements
Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,552,754
Employee Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,604,148
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,968
Rents and Leases-Buildings and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,518
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263,045
Professional Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444,044
Communications and Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282,001
Maintenance-Buildings and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967,220
Other Purchased and Contracted Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,126
Library Materials and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970,517
Capital Outlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,639
Other Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,716
Total General Fund Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,942,696
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $454,512
General Fund Transfer Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (500,000)
Beginning Balance at January 1, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,082,771
Ending Balance at December 31, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,037,283
Reserve for Encumbrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $774,845
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library donors Amazon Smile
Auntie Anne’s/CAB Twist
Chick-Fil-A/Store #01734
Chipotle
David Schauer
E. A. Mahoney Foundation
Friends of Stark County District Library Little Theatre Troupe
In memory of Loretta Galica
Jackson Friends of the Library
Jackson Lions Club
Jackson Township Community Improvement Corporation
Lake Friends of the Library
Lorraine Kessler
Main Library Friends of the Library
McDonald’s/Siegfried Enterprises
Perry Sippo Friends of the Library
Rotary Club of Canton
Sandy Valley Friends of the Library
Scheetz
Stark Community Foundation
Stark County District Library Foundation
Structured Employee Benefits of Ohio
Taggarts
Wendy’s/Tromi Corporation
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Friends of the Library (FOL) groups support Stark County District Library through a variety of avenues. Eight library locations have designated FOL groups, including the Main Library FOL that supports the Main Library as well as the entire Library staff. The FOL volunteer networks were founded to support the mission and provide additional resources to the Library.
FOL groups provide support to the Library in the following ways:
• Providing supplies and funding for Library programs
• Volunteering at Library programs
• Serving as ambassadors for the Library throughout the community
• Providing funding for professional development and training opportunities
• Providing scholarship funds for Library staff who are continuing their education
• Funding facility improvements and additions
• Supporting levy campaigns
The Library’s eight FOL groups have a great impact and serve as a valuable partner to Stark County District Library.
3,500,000 items from our
1,200,000 item collection during
1,500,000 onsite visits and
500,000 website visits.
280,000 computer sessions and as
170,000 program attendees. They asked
144,000 reference questions and
103,000 have active cards.
200 staff at
10 locations and
6 mobile libraries.
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IN 2014 OUR COMMUNIT Y BORROWED…
THEY PARTICIPATED IN…
ALL FROM…
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DeHoff Memorial Branch 216 Hartford Avenue SE
East Canton Branch 224 North Wood Street
Jackson Township Branch 7487 Fulton Drive NW
Lake Community Branch 565 Market Avenue SW
Madge Youtz Branch 2921 Mahoning Road NE
North Branch 189 25th Street NW
Perry Sippo Branch 5710 12th St NW
Plain Community Branch 1803 Schneider Street NE
Sandy Valley Branch 9754 Cleveland Avenue SE
Bookmobile Services 715 Market Avenue N
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