Monday to Thursday 9:00 am - 8:30 pm

Friday and Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

*Sunday from Sept.-May 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

*Sunday hours begin after Labour Day weekend and finish on the Sunday before Mother’s Day.

LIBRARY HOURS

ANNUAL REPORT 2016

45 Second Street East, PO Box 939 Cornwall, ON K6H 5V1

Tel : 613-932-4796 / Fax : 613-932-2715 generalmail@library.cornwall.on.ca

www.library.cornwall.on.ca

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James Sallie Chair

Syd Gardiner Vice Chair

Kathleen Bergeron Director

Christianne Godard Director

Jennifer R. Jarvis Director

Jordan Ann Kevan de Haan Director

Councillor Claude McIntosh Director

William John Roddy Director

Pierre Paul Samson Director

Dawn Kiddell Secretary / Treasurer Russell Abraham Recording Secretary Dawn Kiddell CEO and Chief Librarian

Russell Abraham Business Services Manager Sonja Irving Adult and Teen’s Services Manager Lyne Lapalme Youth and Children’s Services Manager Stephanie McMartin IT and Technical Services Manager Pierre Dufour Programming and Communications Coordinator

LIBRARY SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

CEO’S MESSAGE

The public library is Cornwall’s place for discovery,

connection and enrichment.

-Cornwall Public Library Vision Statement

In 2016 the library continued to evolve and explore new programs and services to meet the needs of Cornwall’s citizens. We continued to advance our four strategic goals of:

1. Raising awareness of library services and expanding

library use by emphasizing social media for promotion and

focusing more on current cultural and social trends. As a

result program attendance increased over 40%!

2. Advancing the cultural initiatives of the City by:

Providing a venue for Artists and School exhibitions;

Participating in cultural events such as Culture Days and

Apples and Art Tour;

Participating on the Municipal Cultural Advisory committee;

Providing a venue for community supported agriculture,

sustainability, and the environment with partner groups;

Hosting Writer’s groups and events like NaNoWriMO and

visits from local authors: Katalin Kennedy, Gilles Renaud,

Anne Raina, Michele St. Amour, and Melissa Yi.

3. Positioning the Library as a key agency for literacy and lifelong learning by offering a variety of quality programs for all ages like BabyTales and the FORUM discussion group.

3. Building the library’s capacity to reach its Vision by increasing digital resources with the province’s Library Capacity Building IT Grant.

Dawn Kiddell, CEO and Chief Librarian

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended December 31, 2016

Operating revenue

Municipal contribution $2,252,178

Provincial grant 92,832

Library fines and fees 30,799

Photocopying/printing 38,124

Special projects/ Donations 11,988

Appropriation from reserve funds 78,500

Total revenue $2,504,421

Operating expenditure

Salaries and wages 1,223,576

Benefits 327,519

Library materials 214,061

Library supplies and services 74,780

Building maintenance 114,781

Utilities 152,125

Administration 63,204

Professional development 9,122

Promotions & Programs 19,412

Special Projects & Capital Repairs (roof resurfacing) 282,407

Appropriation to reserve funds 23,434

Total Expenditure $ 2,504,421

Funding gratefully acknowledged from:

The City of Cornwall

Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Youth and Children’s News

New in 2016, the library introduced STEAM-based programming (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) with The Lab series of programs. The Summer Reading Club also introduced evening Elite programming to great success.

Other new program offerings included: Crochet for Kids, a Family Day Story Walk, March Break Minecraft, and Pokemon Go Programs.

The Summer Reading Club continued its Read to Ride partnership with Cornwall Transit reaching the highest level of ridership since the partnership began 11 years ago!

Teen Programs

“You guys are awesome!” “The nicest people in town!” -enthusiastic comments received from Teen Exam Cram students.

The library increased efforts to engage Teens and Young Adults with more programs and services like Sorbet (a graphic Novel Book Club), Teen Trivia nights, Dungeons and Dragons nights and Exam Cram services.

A circulating video game collection was also a popular new addition.

Library staff Josée Cousineau ready for the CoTiCon Cosplay convention!

PARTNERSHIPS (CONTD’)

Community Partners

Au Diapason - Cliff Labre (Chess Tutor) City of Cornwall, Department of Parks and Recreation City of Cornwall, Emergency Management Services Compassionate Canines Cornwall Community Police Services Eastern Ontario Health Unit Les Écrilibristes Focus Art Genéalogie et Archives Saint-Laurent Heritage Cornwall Les Mille-feuilles Ontario Early Years Centre Partir d’un bon pas St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences Transition Cornwall + Tri -County Literacy Council T.R. Leger Immigrant Services Yoga Youth - Shirley Warner & Kevin O’Rourke

Summer Reading Program Sponsors Astro Printing Service City of Cornwall, Civic Complex City of Cornwall, Cornwall Transit Club Octogone Club Optimiste Optimist Club Cornwall Partir d’un bon pas The Rotary Club of Cornwall Your Independent Grocer

MILESTONES

Years of service 2016 35 years: Coleen Payette, Julie Ross 20 years: Dawn Kiddell 15 years: Joanne Cyr 10 years: Kim Malboeuf 5 years: Tiffany Montroy, Joseé Cousineau Retirements: Coleen Payette retired in July. An Information Services clerk for most of her 35 years with the library, Coleen saw many changes to library services over the years. Long-time bookstore volunteers Daphne Morris and Claudette Mayville also stepped down. Their many years of service are most deeply appreciated.

The library would not run as effectively without its dedicated volunteer base and community partners. Special thanks to: The bookstore volunteers who raise funds for the

library’s special projects, Program partners who volunteer time and expertise to

provide free programs to the community, The Cornwall Room genealogy and local history

volunteers, Homebound volunteers who deliver library materials to

those unable to come to the library, The many sponsors who provide funding and prizes for

library programs and outreach.

Nukka - Paws n’ Books Program