2015 Annual Report - Cudahy Family Library

April 9,2016
To the N4ayor and Common Council of Cudahy,
Attached herein isthe 2015Annua Report of the Cudahy Fami y Library,
which includes a copy of the Public Librarv 2015 Annual Report for the
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Mulqueen
Library Board President
q'M^R-1a
Rebecca Roepke
Library Director
l4arch 30,2016
Dear Friends:
2015 was an incredibly sad year for the Library as we lost a very dear friend,
the Honorable Judge Richard Dickson Cudahy. Judge Cudahy had been ill and
homebound foT over a year when he passed away on Septembet 22,2015, at the age
of 89 years. He was actively involved with our Library since 19BB when he donated his
grandfather's company papers to our local history collection. He and his wife,
Dr. Janet Cudahy, came often to programs, events and celebrations, and helped us
with many different projects, They gave countless gifts to the Library over the years,
including the $1 million dollar donation to help build our current facility, which was
named the Cudahy Family Library by the Judge. He would call often to find out how
things were going and sent wonderful letters of encouragement and praise for our
accomplishments. Dick truly was a blessing to our Library and to me personally, and
he will always be remembered with great fondness and admiration.
We knew the year was going to bring challenges with the City closing a portion
of its main street again and with the change in the administration of the [4ilwaukee
County Federated Library System (MCFLS). When Packard Avenue was closed in April
for construction, there was a decrease in patron visits, adult program attendance, and
circulation for the rest of the year, The AARP tax assistance program, with its
appointment system, still flnished as the number one site in [4ilwaukee County for the
highest number of returns done and eighth in the state behind l4adison, Wausau,
La Crosse, Wisconsin Rapids, Oshkosh, Fond Du Lac and Eau Claire.
The decrease in our circulation from 362,184 in 2014 to 350.158 in 2015 can
not all be blamed on a road closing. It is tied to several factors, including the recent
explosion in technology advancements in information retrieval, the number of copies
libraries purchase of popular titles, or the opening of a new public library in the area.
Just as our Library's circulation has decreased for the last three years/ so has the total
N4CFLS circulation: 7,552,150 in 2013 - 7,275,262 in 2Ol4 - 6,927,207 in 2Ot5.
In lune, the new N4CFLS Director Bruce Gay visited the Library to introduce his
strategic plan, which he intended to include in the 2016 system member agreement.
He told us that he was considering reducing reciprocal borrowing 5 - 2oo/o to allow him
to offer items items from the strategic plan in the agreement. He failed to mention
that the contract would be for four years, and that it would also include an increase in
the charges for cataloging and system maintenance for every year of the contract. We
learned this in September when we rece'ved the "MCFLS l4ember Agreement" and the
"2016 - 2019 MCFLS ILS, Resource Sharing and Technology Agreement." Since
joining the system in 1980, there has never been a member agreement document with
so many financial changes in one contract.
The MCFLS agreements changed the 2016 budget process into a financial
reorganization of the Library's stafflng, as there was nowhere else to cut, The City had
asked for a 1,5 decrease in the tax levy, as it was receiving less from the state, had an
increase in the debt service, had two departments with huge increases in oveftime,
and needed funding for road repair. There was also a seven percent increase in health
insurance and the fact that our reciprocal borrowing had already been decreasing since
2012 . This reorganization included the layoff of the custodial position, the layoff of
one circulation aide, and not filling three shelver positions, two of whom had become
vacant due to retirements. Assistance with grounds maintenance and interior repairs
is now provided by the City's DPW, with a cost to the Library. The budget also did not
include a raise for the Library employees in 2016. The Library Board signed the
member agreements in November to avoid the I4CFLS penalties and included a letter
to the I\4CFLS Board expressing disappointment at the resource shifting of $450,000 in
the contract to its administration.
The Library Board and the Cudahy Family Library Endowment Fund Board
(CFL Endowment Fund) waited patiently during the year for resolution to the wood
checking on the Circulation Services furniture and to learn the outcome of the City
property east of the Library, The installation of the circulation replacement pieces by
Joe Brahm of JB Craftsmen had been delayed in the spring due to his personal health
issues. After the promise of a luly installation was postponed because of the
carpenter's work schedule and the lack of response from the veneer company in
Indiana, City Attorney Paul Eberhardy was asked to assist the Library. City Attorney
Eberhardy sent a letter to the general contractor and the veneer suppliers on the
Endowment Fund's behalf about their need to step up and do the work on the $94,000
claim. At the end of the year, we weTe still waiting for a response.
The sale of the City's lot next to the Library's property had been delayed in 2015
due to the discovery of an underground storage room on the property which was not
recorded on any of the documents. Finally in September, the parcel was sold to
Landmark Credit Union for a parking lot, with the stipulation that ten ofthe parking
spaces be designated for Library use. The CFL Endowment Fund requested that we
staIt looking for a landscape architect to assist in the planning of an exciting outdoor
space which will help us provide additional services to the public.
The Library staff assisted the CFL Endowment Fund with three fundraisers a movie night at the Avalon Theatre, a tea tasting, and the seventh annual Harvest
Tasting. Board member Lee Barczak and his wife Jane Schilz donated a viewing of
Cinderella at their restored movie palace on March 18. Tickets were $25.00 and
included popcorn, drinks, and a ptzza buffet, 109 tickets were sold at the Circulation
Desk for the Wednesday evening show, bringing in a $2,725 donation to the Fund.
the firct Afternoon Tea Delight vtas held on [4ay 9 and was a great success,
thanks to Endowment Fund Chairperson l4arianne Peksa and her tea committee.
Three flavors of Fava tea and a selection of delicious sandwiches and sweets were
enjoyed by 67 guests and 10 volunteers. James and Eloise Williamson donated a
performance by Celtic harpist lYaryAnn l4iller for the entertainment, and Joan Houlehen
gave a pro bono talk on the history ofthe beverage. The Cudahy Pick'n Save donated
flowers for all the tables, and Board members, staff and friends donated most of the
refreshments. The proflt for the afternoon was $1,937, which included silent auction
items donated by Randall and Nancy Erickson and FOCL.
Some of the feed back from our guests at th e fa ll Harvest Tastinq , held on
october 23, claimed 2015 to be the best of the seven yeaTs. Eight sponsors from the
previous year returned for the event: the Vilter Foundation, Inc,; BMO Harris Bank;
the Friends of Cudahy Library; Lakeside Centerless Grinding; Patrick cudahy, LLC;
Steren [4cDonalds Restaurants; Butters-Fetting Co., Inc.; and Landmark Credit Union;
and welcomed our new neighbor, Creative Living Environments, LLC , as a new
sponsor. There were 21 beverage and food vendors to enjoy: Ale Asylum, Buddy
Squirrel, Charlie's Discount Tobacco and Liquor, City Lounge, Door Peninsula Winery,
Gnarly Head, Horny Goat Brewing Company, Jen's Sweet Treats, K Ranch, Lakefront
Brewery, Lala's Place, l.4ilwaukee Brewing Company, Nomi Coffee, Papa Luigi's, Purple
Door Ice Cream, St. Francis Brewery, Sheridan's, Skyline Catering, Suzy's
Cheesecakes, Wollersheim Winery, and Yellow Tail. The Britins, a Beatles tribute
9roup, gave two outstanding performances. The raffle drawing included two tickets to
a November Green Bay Packers game with a parking pass. A listatthe end of this
report records our geneTous silent auction donors.
I do not know if 2015
was the best of the Harvest Tasting events; but I do know
that thls Library has some of the best supporters, patrons, and friends in [4ilwaukee
Countyl In addition to our planned fundraisers, the Library and its CFL Endowment
Fund received many gifts, including $1,000 from Al and Sharon Durtka, $500 from
Jeff and Colleen Genzer, $1,000 from Eileen O'Brien, $5,000 from the Ladish Co.
Foundation, and $20,000 from the Patrick and Anna f4. Cudahy Fund. In addition,
the Library's Giving Tree during the holidays brought in over $363 for books and media
for the collections. While these gifts cannot be used directly for our budget shortfall,
they do provide fundlng for new technology, furnishings, and renovatlon projects.
The Gordon Flesch Company gave us a new copy machine for public use and the
CFL Endowment Fund donated a copy machine for staff use.
After working only one year, Abby Bussen took a full time job at the Muskego
Public Library, leaving the Youth Services position vacant in November. Carol Grams
and Carol Leicher, two long term part-time employees, retired in 2015.
All of us at the Library would like to thank Dr. Janet Cudahy and the Patrick
and Anna lvl. Cudahy Fund; Mayor lohn Hohenfeldt; the City of Cudahy Common
Council; Cudahy City Attorney Paul Eberhardy; all the City of Cudahy Departments;
James Heiden and the School District of Cudahy; the CFL Endowment Fund Board; all
the sponsors and donors of Harvest Tasting; the Ladish Foundation, Inc.; the Friends
of Cudahy Library; the Gordon Flesch Co.; the Half Price Books store in Brown Deer;
our faithful volunteers; and the businesses, donors, organizations, and patrons who
use and support our Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Q*,^R*u
Rebecca Roepke
Library Director
Cudahy Family Library
Adult Services Department
2O15 Annual Report
2015 was deflnitely a year of looking backwards and moving forwards, as we
spent a great deal of time working with historical materials and also adapting today's
technology for use in our modern library, Throughout the year, however, our focus
always remained on providing friendly, helpful, and accurate assistance to our patrons.
Our award-winning local history collection was a rich resource as we continued
to work on our book about the history of commerce in Cudahy. Wealsomadegreat
use of records from the City Assessor's office as well as from other area institutions.
Current and former Cudahy residents and business owners responded to our call for
information and photos by generously loaning us their photos and records oT, in some
cases, donating the materials for permanent inclusion in the library's collection. A
number of businesses in the community today allowed us to come in and take photos
of their workplace, both to include in the book and to add to the local history files. The
book has truly become a community project. The materials were sent to the publisher
in November, and we anticipate Cudahy: Snapshots of Commerce in July, 2016.
In April, Rebecca and I traveled to Dubuque, Iowa, to attend a two-day
conference focusing on the special needs of small archives. I appreciated the
oppotunity for hands-on experience with the specialty equipment and software, In
September, materials from our local history collection were also featured in an exhibit
at a new, mobile museum in chicago called the Foodseum. Their inaugural exhibit
theme was hot dogs, and we were asked to share some of the original advertising
jingles from the Patrick Cudahy, Inc, archival collection.
In 2015 we began the lnitial phases of redesigning the library's website, working
with Revize, the company that redesigned the City of Cudahy's website. Our 3M Cloud
eBook collection continues to be popular with our patrons. The Franklin Public Library
established its own 3lv] Cloud in 2015, and we were able to link the two collections
together, expanding the number titles available for our patrons to borrow,
A number of people assisted the Adult Services Department throughout the
year, and we thank them for their efforts. Bob Pecher of B&L Photo Lab was a
dedicated photographer of Cudahy businesses for our forthcoming book, Hieu Tran,
MCFLS computer technician, kept our computers running smoothly, and Steve Heser,
MCFLS automation manager, helped to coordinate combining our 3lY Cloud with
Franklin Public Library" Finally, a special thank you to the Library Board and the Staff
for their support and commitment to our Library's mission.
lk,au.ptaI\4ichel e Glbbs
Adu
t
& Administrative Services Llbrarian
Reference Desk Statistics - 2015
Reference Service
27,733 reference questions and
10,452 directional questions were
answered
Computer Lab Usage
2,472 indiyiduals used the Lab for a
total of 26,932 sessions for a total
of 27,24A hours of use; average
session lenqth was approximately
47 minutes
Express Internet Station Usage
B3B individuals used the Express
Internet Stations for 3,445
sessions for a total of 576 hours of
use; average session length was
approximately 10 minutes
Study Room Usage
322 different individuals registered
to use three study rooms for a
total of 1,110 sessions for the year
Exam Proctoring
21 students had 40 exams proctored
by Library staff
Historical File Research
39 individuals registered to use
materials from the Local History
Collection and made 47 visits
to the Library
17 in-house collection users were
Cudahy residents, 12 were
N4ilwaukee County residents, six
were Wisconsin residents, and
four lived out of state
Seven e-mail or telephone
information requests from
out-of-town TesearcheTS were filled
iPad Usage
100 different individuals checked out
7 iPads a total of 566 times
305 circulations were to in-house
users; 261 circulations were to
external users
Adult Summer Reading
.
146 individuals read 2,390 titles
2O15 Meeting Room Use
Librarv Sponsored Classes. Events and Proorams
Programs Sponsored by the Friends of Cudahy Library are listed in the FOCL Report
Sessions Attendance
Classes/Events/Proorams
Beginning Computer Classes
Beginning Taijiquan Classes
Medicare Basics Seminar
Needles and More
6
61
392
1
3
79
32
Disney's Cinderella / Historic Avalon Theatre
Afternoon Tea Delight
National Night Out - Cudahy High School
Harvest Tasting
Author Talk: Thomas Janikowski
CFL Book Discussion Club
Totals
109
76
203
325
1
1
7
1
15
B
44
113
Lt597
Public Meetino Room Use
Tvpe of Grouo
GrouDs
sessions
Attendance
City/Government/School
15
32
t,17 6
Non-Proflt Organizations
29
97
3,046
1B
169
101
101
4,O57
150
244
4,442
For-Profl
t Organizations
Individuals /Families
Totals
Cudahy Family Library
Youth Services - Children's Department
2015 Annual Report
The Children's Department continues to provide new and innovative materials
and programing for our community. During 2015 the Easy Reader collection was
reorganized into levels, making it easier to find books that are in a child's reading
range, We also started the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program so that children
can begin their love of reading at an early age. Our Library also became the first in
the system to provide Playaway Launchpads. These preloaded learning tablets have
been very popular with our patrons,
Our weekly programs continue with Babies & Toddlers & Books, Preschool
Storytime, and Sing and Swing. These programs not only provide early literacy basics,
but also include music and motion and, most of all, fun. We continued with Sensory
Playdates on a monthly basis, giving children experiences in tactile activities using all
of their senses. Several libraries in the state have begun sensory experiences for
children, built around the model Abby Bussen created here. Our after school program
provides monthly sessions of LEGO Club, a Wii gaming club and an arts and craft
activity for elementary school children. The LEGO creations are placed in our display
case so they can be shown off to family and friends; the children are so proud of their
creations.
summer reading program had 688 registered children. We employed the
strategy of a collaborative reward process with a themed mural the children filled in
dot by dot; for every reading log we received, we added one dot to the mural. We
allowed the children to turn in their reading logs weekly rather than monthly to
encourage daily reading and were very pleased with the results when their efforts were
realized and the mural was fully colored in. It took 1,050 dots, but we saw such
amazing amounts of participation and encouragement in this intrinsic reward system.
Our summer programs included presentations by Puppet Story Theater, musician Duke
Otherwise, and Kohl's Wild Theater. We also offered edible science experiments, Read
to Rover, and multiple sensory playdates, all of which were very popular. Our new
Prankster Workshop was great fun and culminated in a "Who stole the cookies from
the cookie jar" investigation headed up by Cudahy Police Department's Officers
Jurkiewicz and Zinnecker, as well as police dog Rex. We also continued our virtual
IVlinecraft competitions with increased participation and would like to thank Tableau,
LLC, a local engineering firm, for judging ouT events.
OUT
We offered our Winter Reading Club again this year with an expanded timeline.
With the extra time, we had a 43yo increase in registrations with a 46yo completion
rate. Those who completed their reading log received a free book. As always,
Cudahy's Hometown Holiday celebration was a massive success; thank you to Ardan
James, Bill Roepke, Cudahy Lions Club, Friends of the Cudahy Family Library, Cudahy
High School Choir and l4ayor lohn Hohenfeldt for making this event memorable. We
would also like to thank all volunteers and staff as well as to the Library Board and the
Friends of the Cudahy Library for your support in 20151
Q^l*r'JPau a Newe
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Reference Assistant
Cudahy Family Library
Youth Services - Young Adult Department
2015 Annual Report
2015 saw continued heavy use of our Teen Space as the Cudahy l4iddle School
and High School continued their 1: 1 Chromebook initiative. Our free, unlimited WiFi
continues to make us an essential service, particularly for families who do not have
Internet access in the home. We again chose to rearrange some seating to
accommodate the addition of another shelving bay to our teen area, which has given
our growing graphic novel and traditional novel collections some much needed
breathing room.
In the spring, we were able to offer Booked for Lunch to the 7th and B'h grade
students at the Cudahy Middle School. Through a generous donation by the Cudahy
Lions Club, we purchased book club materials and distributed them to the groups that
met with me twice monthly during the school's lunch hour.
Our teen summer reading program continued to evolve this year, including
optional weekly challenges and 6-word book reviews that allowed teens to accumulate
points and work toward the ultimate goal of a VIP Pancake Breakfast and prizes for the
top 20 teens. We continued monthly drawings with highly sought prizes: a package
each month which included a popular book, two movie tickets, and a coupon for snacks
at any lYarcus l4ovie Theater. Our enrollment increased by 11.3%, and the inclusion of
the weekly challenges meant that more teens weTe coming into the library every week
to earn rewards, both extrinsic and intrinsic. We were so pleased to be able to offer a
free book to the teens every month, Our monthly program offerings included Hair
Chalking, DIY Superhero T-Shirts, Sharpie [4ugs, and Anime Club.
The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) was challenged to pick a charitable cause to
support this summer and decided to raise funds and collect supplies for the Wisconsin
Humane Society (WHS). WHS used the funds and supplies to support families who
would otherwise have to give up their pet due to job loss or other hardships. A special
thank you to our teen volunteers (VolunTeens) and TAB for making this summeT super
fun and successful. Our VolunTeens not only participated in teen programmlng, they
also offered support during children's programs during the summer. They were a
wonderful help during our buslest season.
The Young Adult Services Department would also like to thank you all donors,
volunteers, the Library Board and staff, for their help in making these library materials
and services available to teens.
OIJE,haa',^Abby Bussen
Youth Services Librarian
2015 Youth Services Programs and Activities
Youth Proqrams
Babies Todd ers and books bifth-3
Preschool storytime 3 5
Fami y Sing and swing
Lego Club
Wii Club
Art C ub
Sensory Playdates
Pajama time
Edible science
Fami y Fo rt
Prankster workshops
Read to Rover
inecraft
Special Famlly Programs
E el..]entary schoo visits
Su m mer reading
Winter reading
lY
sessions Attendance
7t
77
40
10
11
9
9
13
2763
422
7497
116
6B
109
460
2t9
77
6
2
31
60
46
16
15
934
?.
7547
688
725
3
2
1B
10
7
7
43
66
585
Teen Proorams
Crafternoon
TAB
BYOM/Anime
Special teen programs
Schoo visits inc uding f4S unch c ub
Su mmer reading
Winter Reading
Totals
:
9B
6
307
9.aO4
Cudahy Family Library
2O15 Library Board & Endowment Fund Roster
Librarv Board of Trustees
Scott Mulqueen, President
Justin Moralez, vice-President
Thudung Do Ti€u, secretary
Eric Berna
loshua Borzick
Patrick O'Leary
Thomas Pavlic
Kathryn Roszak
Gary A. Schlunz
Cudahv Familv Librarv Endowment Fund, Inc.
Board of Directors
Marianne Peksa, chai.pe.son
Patricia Bantz
Lee Barczak
Eric Berna
Jane Butler
Patrick Cudahy
Eileen O'Brien
Rebecca Roepke
lames P. Williamson
Next Chapter Endowment Campaion
Paul Maranan
Karen von Stockhausen
Cudahy Family Library
2015 Personnel Roster
Librarv Staff
-
Ful! Time
Rebecca Roepke, Library Director
Michelle Gibbs, Adult & Administrative services Librarian
Clayton Anderson, circulation seruices supervisor
lill Giencke, Library Assistant II
Timothy Ewert, Custodian
Librarv Staff
Abby BUssen,
-
Part Time
YoLrth Services Librarian (thru 10/1s)
Paula Newell, Reference Assistant
Daryl Ransom, Reference Assistant
Donna Popodi, Technical Assistant
Michael Berger, circulation Aide
Margery Degen, Circulation Aide
Mary Haberman, circulation Aide
Phyllis Llndner, Circulation Aide
Jonatha n Zeppos, circulation Aide
Peter Cza rnezki, Intern
Elizabeth Puczylowski, Intern
Michael Timm. Intern
Carol Grams, Library lYaterials Shelver (thru 7/rs)
Carol Leicher, Library lvlaterials Shelver
Erin lvliller, Library lvlaterials shelver
Cudahy Family Library
2015 Volunteer Program Rosterx
Adult Services
Buresh
lvlary Gaidosh
Thomas
Lilah Holman
David Kisch
Total number of hours: 999
Circulation Services
Bartelt
Braun
Nate
Rosemarie
Barbara Johnson
Sarah Krening
Karen Slivinski
Total number of hours: 753.45
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Cook
Gavln
Sammy Pietila
Harley Jastromski Nick Young
Joann Mitton
Total number of hours: 70.46
xxProgram with the Cudahy High School
Youth Services
chelsea Abel
Iinthi Bash
Alexa Dawson
I\4ichele Fugina
lohn Graham
Brlanna Jophlin
Sydney Merica
Ginomar Odasz
Banner Ream
Caroline Sargent
Jonathan Sargent
Titus Singhi
Hayley Stefanski
Allie Thomas
Total number of hours: 239.19
Total number of hours for all Library work volunteers: 2,062.10
xA roster of the FoCL volunteers is included in the Friends of Cudahy Library report
The Friends of Cudahy Library (FOCL)
Former President Patricia Bantz worked with members of the Library's staff to
keep the Friends of Cudahy Library, known as FOCL, functioning during a third year of
reorganization. Despite the absence of a governing body, the group did manage to
carry out most of its usual activities and even added a few more. Sadly, the Christmas
dinner with the Cudahy Historical Society and the Friends of Sheridan Park was
cancelled after being an annual tradition for over 25 years,
the majority of the Library's adult program series for the year,
which included book talks by local authors and presentations on topics from the
paranormal to Green Bay Packers to General Patton. l4ember IVlary Jo Hallfeld
organized two events to celebrate knitting and the love of yarn, and FOCL partnered
with the Cudahy Lions to sponsor two blood drives for the Blood Center of
Southeastern Wisconsin. The annual volunteer brunch was not held, but the year's
volunteers weTe sent a thank you card with gift certificates to Sheridan's on Lake
Drive. During the construction on Packard Avenue, FOCL arranged a private after
hours party at the Gift Shoppe for members to generate business for the store.
FOCL sponsored
FOCL'S store continued to do well with its mixture of used books, media and
rummage for sale. During the summer, FOCL supplemented its sales with a weekly
book sale at the Cudahy Farmer's l.4arket, held in the Library's parking lot. Members
Edie Litkowiec and Karen Rose helped in the set up and selling. On luly 11, FocL
participated in the first City Limits Fest sponsored by the Library's neighbor, city
Lounge. Phyllis and Rich Lindner put up their tent for our booth and helped with the
sale of CDs, DVDS, and snacks. Other revenue streams for the organization are sales
from online book sales, the spring and fall vendor fair rentals, and the sale of Marcus
theatre tickets and snacks at the Circulation Desk.
Donations for the year focused on youth services and the fundraising events
held by the Cudahy Family Library Endowment Fund. Katelyn Dooley, a senior at
Cudahy High School, was the 2015 scholarship recipient. She has enrolled at the
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater campus. FocL purchased all the materials to
start the Library's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and donated books for the
youth summer reading programs. Huge support - monetary, materials, and volunteer
assistance - was given to the Endowment Fund's first annual Afternoon Tea Delight and
seventh annual Harvest Tasting.
At the end of the year, all FOCL members were mailed a holiday greeting with
a letter announcing the completion of a new set of bylaws for the group and an
invitation to participate in the reorganization meetings of 2016. The Library
administration is grateful to the small core of volunteers who did not want the group
to disband and who are willing to work to revitalize a group that has done so much for
the Library since its inception in 1980.
FOCL would like to thank the Library Board and Staff of the Cudahy Family
Library; the Half Price Books store in Brown Deer for book donations; and all the
members of the community who have supported FOCL with gifts of materials,
memorials, and monetary contributions during the past 35 years.
.
2015 FOCL Programs & Events
Proorams
Date
10
/
Attendance
Events
"Paranormal lll lwaukee"
Presented by Noah Leigh
47
"Patton's Lucky Scout"
Presented by author Nancy lllartin
10
"On the Edge of Extrnctron"
Presented by Royal K. Sutton
23
I\,tay 1B
"From Nojoshing to Saint Francis"
Presented by author Anna Passante
15
lune 9
"Wisconsin Lighthouses"
Presented by authors Ken and Barbara Wardius
77
"World Wide Knit in Pub ic Day"
Organized by f4ary HallFeld
15
February
Ivlarch
Apri
-lune
19
30
20
June 23
August 25
July
Friends of Cudahy L brary Blood Drive
The Blood Center of Soltheastern W scons
8
"Bizarre Burial Be iefs and Traditions"
Presented by author Chad Lewis
September
23
9
"I
October
15
"Why We Love the Green Bay Packers"
Presented by author I m Rice
Love Yarn Day"
Presented by I,4ary Hallfeld
28
51
66
"Tourist in lJniform"
Presented by author Art Schmitz
October
November
38
n
88
9
"Hometown Holiday: Magic, santa, and Tree Lighting" 422
Ivlagic by Ardan James
Christmas songs performed by the CHS Choir
Total Attendance
ao6
2015 FOCL Volunteers
FOCL
Point Bookstore
Toni Krystowiak
Karen Rose
Patricia Bantz
l.4ary Gaidosh
Total Volunteer Hours Worked in the Bookstorel 228.36
Internet Sales
Thomas Buresh, Sr.
Rebecca Roepke
Events & Book Sales
(includes CFL Endowment Fund, Inc. events)
Daniel Bantz
Patricia Bantz
Peter Czarnezki
14arge Degen
Sharon Delong
David Filipiak
l'.4ary Gaidosh
lYichelle Gibbs
Jill Gienke
lYary Haberman
Natalie Haberman
Mary Hallfeld
Barbara Johnson
Jean Koralewski
Roger Krystowiak
Toni Krystowiak
Phyllis Lindner
Richard Lindner
Edith Litkowiec
Robert Litkowiec
Erin lYiller
Nancy N4iner
Steve l.4iner
Marianne Peksa
Judith Popa
Elizabeth Puczylowski
Daryl Ransom
Chris Roepke
Rebecca Roepke
William Roepke
Karen Rose
Sue Tisch
Cindy Wiktorek
Eloise Williamson
Thank You to All of the Harvest Tasting Donors!
2O15 Soonsors
Vilter Foundation,
Inc.
Bl4O Harris
Lakeside Centerless Grinding
Creative Living Environments
Bank
Friends of Cudahy Library
Patrlck Cudahy, LLC
Butters Fetting Co., Inc.
Steren RestaurantS
Landrnark Credit Union
2015 Silent Auction and Vendor Donors
Jennifer Anderson
Daniel and Patricia Bantz
BBC Lighting and Supply
Beer Bellys 14ilwaukee
Pat Boelter
Kris Collins
Jennifer Conrad-Proulx
Amy and Steve Cook
Alexander P. Durtka, Jr.
Randall and Nancy Erickson
Erv's lvlug
First Stage Children's Theatre
Robert, Jane and Emily Fliss
Patricia Fons
14ary Gaidosh
Isabelle cargulak
John M. Gehring
Judith Geiger
Jill Giencke
The Gift Shoppe
Rosemary Golner Family
Gordon Flesch company
Robert and [4ary Hallfeld
Elizabeth Hendricks
K Ranch
Donna Kocinski
Sarah Krening
Roger and Toni Krystowiak
Lakeside Centerless crinding
Lala's Place
Coralie Magnus
l'.4ilwaukee Brewing Company
Ivlilwaukee Bucks
l'4ilwaukee Kayak Company LLC
IVlorningstar Golfer's Club, Waukesha
Nomi / Valentine Coffee Roasters
Pampered chef 14ary Jirku-Weber
Papa Luigi's, Cudahy
lvlarianne Peksa
Judith A. Popa
Pinehold Gardens
Purple Door Ice Cream
14onica Ransom
Rebecca Roepke
St. Francis Brewing Co.
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park
Skylight Opera Theater
South Shore cyclery
George Sprague
Carol Wantuch
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Karen Wojtysiak
Wis@nsin Depariment oiPub ic nsiru.lion
PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT
Pl-2,101(Rev.10-15)
INSTRUCTIONS: Compele and return tuo (2)org na sg.edcopiesor
the torm and attaclrments to yoursysiem headqLarters
s. 43.05(4) & 4.5e(6)
DivsionrorLb€resand Tech.oogyno rtertha. February29
Board .pproved. s
qied annualreports for 2015 are due to the DPI
20'16
FOR THE YEAR 2015
I, GENERAT
INFORMATION i
2 PublcLbEry System
NlLls"ukcc Connry fcdcixtcd Llbi.ry S]-non
Cudah]' I,amily Lrbrar)
3b
3a. Head Librarian Firct Name
Head L braran Last Name
6b. [laiing Address orPO Box
aa. Z1P
ab.
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12
Library Phone NLmber
14
13
L
b.ary E
ma Address of
D rector
,.1,c...,orp[r,r ].i]!o,!
t4)169-3252
Library Websile URL
crdah\hnrLrl,brirl
org
Does yolr lbrary operate
a books-by-ma I p.oQ.am?
l9a
t8 Somepublc
W nler Hours Open perWeek
ibraries are egalyorganzedaslo.t brares wlh.eghbornCmunicpallesora@unlya dmun
cpa tylonng to operalea lbrary syour ibrarysuch alont ibrary egalyestab shed under!!s stat s 43s3?
19b.
Nlmberof WinterWeeks
rgc Summer Fours Open perWeek
l9d. Nunberof SummerWeeks
l_1
20
Square Foolage of Pub c Lbrary
2l
Dd your ib6ry or a bra.ch move to a new iaciity orexpand an
lty dLrin! the liscalyear,
22. DUNS NumberN,ne digns
ex st nO fac
NU
II, LIBRARY COLLECTION
I
Books n Pr nt lr'o, perodr.a I pt inted prbtcahans
4 Eleclron c Audio
Materia s Dowrloadable
t5.717
t,410
6 Eleclron c Video Materials Downloadable
Olher lrateria s Owned Descr/be
KinJl. rnd
I
'Pads,
€ Databases Lo€
ftaL I I'nory. I'enodiulaolLecton\
y Owned orLeased
9 Tota Databases Local reg,oral ardslale
l0
Subscriptions
/r./rde po./odicals
and nawspapers, exclLda lhasc in eieclnnic
fatnat
III, LIBRARYSERVICES
1
C rcu al on Transactions
b
a.llems Loaned P/ovided lo
3
Number of
ReO
,1. Referen@ TEnsactions
stered Users
a
Pub
ic nlemetCompLte6
Lrses
i
N4ethod
b Annualcount
2,,11
3a Nlmber
7. tlses oi PublicWne ess ntemet
a
I
Melhod
sun(. !r<(rlrr
l
6. Uses ol
tems Received Received /rom
"u.cr
ab
of Licensed
i b Annua Count
n !l
i
No ol LoGly Created. Non
commercia Dalabase sess ons
ofEectro.c Mate asbyUse6oiYourLbrary
d
Total Uses of Electoric Materials
e. Uses oi Chidren s E eclron c Malerals
2i9
6,420
11 Numberol Publc
10 PrcaEms ard Promam Attendance Annua Count
Use Conrputere
121
D5
212.
3:tl
I
22
931
16.531
IV, LIBRARY GOVERNANCE
LibE y Board Memhe.s. Lisr a I mrbers af the libtaty haard as af the date of this rcpod- Llst the presideht fitst. lhdicate vacahcies. Repott chahges
to the Divisian tar Librdies and Tedndagy as they occu. Wen repdlinq such changes, indi@te the depading baard nenbqs.
ctv
6010 Strm rc,$ddsCou,1
5I
t0
smdquccn(4brvlnods com
2
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3
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il
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6
60li Sdnmc.ri.ds Cod
7
il tll
L
8
9.
10
11
12
No oiL b6ry Boa.d Members
lnclude vacanccs tn this cajnt
us
V. LIBRARY OPERATING REVENUE
1. Loca lvunicipai Appbpnatons for Library Seru ce O,/y Joint libaties rcpod tuore than one nuni.ipality hete
a Home OoLnty Appropriation ior Lbr:ry Setuice
b OtherCounty Payments lor Lbrary Seruces
a. Pubic
Library System State Funds
MCILS Rcciprocol Borowiirg
c
b. Funds Caried FoBard lrom PEviousY€ar
Other Slate Funded Program
4
Fede@t
5
Contra.t ncome From orh.r gavctnncntalunits tbrancs, agcncrcs,Ibary systcns clc
6
Frrds Nane af prognFror LSTA gftnt awads, g@t nunbar and prcject titk
Namc
Funds Caded Fotuard Do
.ot int)tde slale ald Repatt
slale lunds in 3b abave
Itl
Amount
I
What sthe 2016 annua approprallon provded by your govem ng
body/bod es foryour pub ic lbrary,
10 Was your lbrary s mun c pa ity
exempl from the colnty ibrary tax
ior 2015, }1/,s Slal s 43 6412]
VI, LIBRARY OPERATING EXPENDITT'RES
Repan opetatihg expendiloes ioh all souces. Do hat rcpolt apital etpendilues hete.
L
Sarari€s and Was€s
/,c/ds
naintgnance, secun\, plant
aperalions | 2. Enp
oyee BenefiE lnclude
nantehace, secudty, plant opetatians
fl27,25t
3
Lbrary Co ection Expend tures
c Audiovs!a
Malerals
s5,2t,
d
Co.lracls for Seryi@s h.lrde canlr..ls wilh olhet libtaies, tnunicipahties and libtary systens
Do.ide.
A lOther L brary
Maler.ls
$1i.1)irl
A^
o.r
I
I
hac lnciude saNicD
Dro..de.
pnvid.r
NIC|LSl\trlodixlrnrdJ l{lnr.xLSuf]xil
5. Olher Operaling Expenditures
6
Tota Operatng ExpenditLBs Add
$167651
l
lhtough 5
$351,110
7. Of lhe expenditures repoied in item 6 wlrat weE ope.ating expenditures t om lederal progEm sources?
i0
VII, LIBRARY CAPITAL REVENUE, EXPENDITURES, DEBT RETIREMENT, AND RENT
1 Capla
Do
lnc.me and Expenditures by Source oflncome
nalGpatl a.y expen.litutes.epatle.l abave Prcvi.ie
a
briel.les.iplian
af any
expe..litttes
Bn6l D€script on of Erpenditure
Mun c pa ly / County
VIII. OTHER FUNDS HELD BYTHE LIBRARY BOARD
All fLnds urderlhe library board's control must be reponed. Reporl ln ih s
section any tunds in the libEry board's conlrol (excepl Trusl Fhds) lhal
have not been .eported in a previous section.
stat. s. 43 58(6)(a)
'1,s
I
IX, TRUSTFUNOS
Tota Amou.toiother
Funds at End
olYear
I
Tot! AmountorTrlsl Funds Feld
the Library Board at End ofYear
by
I
Person e LslnC Lib.a.iestulh 15 ar fewet enplayccs nay rcpatl allstaffrndet
la
Lbrafles\|tth nare lhan 15 enlployees,ljsl he.d libtatian
.hrcrass/srarrsbnnchlibtanansdNstanheads,andollersrpe&lsorlpersan.eliilaandallalherposiliansnlb
a Eflpoyees Hold.g lhe Title ofLibraran nd €le advanced desrees nTypeofSiall
Dr€cLor i H.ad Librarian
,\l]ull&
,\J.n
ScR: I LLTrrrn
Citoula(ion Sorvrccs StrpcNisor
b
2
Other Paid Staff
S.. irsltucrors
lola hours wo.ked perweekloreach category by 40lo determ neiu lmeequ vaents
b Alother Paid Staff(FTE) ] c Tola Lbra.y Slaft
]..lDde ^dirt-ndt ce pldt I
IFTEr
Other
Percons
r]o
!
nO
the
i
ape.alnns and secrnly
Library Stafi Ful Time Eqllvaents (FTES)
a. Pe6ons HoLdinO the
Tte oI Lb€dan
[,{asters oesree rfom an ALA
Accred led ProsEm (FrEl
oi!de
the
XI. PUBLIC LIBRARY LOANS OF MATERIAL TO NONRESIOENTS
1
Olthe lola crcuaton Epofted ioryourlbdry from
Section
item 1 \!hal\!as
lhctola cncuhtion to nonresldents
5..
rnsttucnons lat
delnton
Divide nonresident circulation among the followins etegodes. The totalof2
lhroush 6 below should not be geater than the number repofted in item I above
2. Circllationto Non.esldenls Livina in YourCoLnty
3. Circulationto Non.esldenls Livins
4. Circulaiion to Nonresldanls
5
in
160I3
anolher CoLniy in Your System
0
Living in an Adia@nt Couniy Not in Your System
6
CncLhtion to A I Other Wis@ns n Res de.ts
D1
Crcu alon to Persons lrom Outof(he Sta(e
0
7
Arc the ansrers to items I through 6 based
on aclua coLnl or sutueylsamp e?
8a
Does yoLr ibEry deny a@$ to any
es dents ofadrace.t publc brarysystems
3b lfyes
do you alowresde.ls ..dlacent
sYstems lo Purchase brary Grds?
onthe basisofwis Sta( s ,131111Xb)?
9. Cir@lalionto Nonresidenls Livinqln an Adjacenl Coudty Who Do Not Have a LoelPubicLibrary
I
s
h
I
XII.TECHNOLOGY
I
2
Does yolr
ibrary pDvde
wire ess ntemet access ior
patrons moble devi.es,
Whattype oflnternet mnneclon do you have? Mark
X a State TEACH ine
E b other broadbaid @nfec(on Loca cable
te
co community netwoA etc
3
Does youriibrary use any
(ypeor nteoetllterin!
E " v.. "" " internetworkstalons
E o v.. on.o*" nternet workstalions
I c No lilerns on any ntemet workstal on
xlll. YoUTH SERV|CES
I
Lteracy Offerings Umbrel/a ave,rs
lhat includc programs and/ar drap tn
acLlvilies planne.l fat a limled
duration whth specttcaily encourage
intlividuaLs invalved ta rcad ar buitj
I
I
2
tteracy sktlls tn a lacrsed ||ay.
I
751
251
2
n Act v t es P/a..ed. ir.,epe.d
actiilies aratablc fat a dchnnc
Drop
ent
tme penad \|htch inLtaduce patlici
pa.ts ta any of the br.ad angc af
libary s.Nices at activ ies thal dieclly
ptavid e i.lat ntalian la pad.ip.nts
1i
'12
SNameandemaladdr--ssolprma./staifpe6onwhosetuesaslhechdrenyoulhorteenlbrarananlythcpnnaryisdtsplayedhete
a
F tst
I
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i b Last
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Name
i
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Addr€ss
XIV, PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSIJRANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH
SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP REQUIREIVIENTS
weassurethePLblcLbr.rysystemofwhchlhs brary is a memberand the Dvsion ror Lbrares..d Tech.oogy Dep.rtmenl ol
thalthlspubl. ibrary s n comp ancewththeio owig requirementsforpublc ibrary syslem memberch p :s isted . W,s Slals
A.heck lX)at. natk in thc chcckbax tndjcates canpli..ce \|ilh lherequnenent
(jont
X rn"
r,"ry .
EThe
brary sfreelortherseorthe nhabitanrsofthemunicpa lybywhch
unners 43 s2 (muncpanies). s
,13
".t"ot"n"o
seryceslolthewisco.s.Stat!les
Is,13 r5(,1)(c)rl
86(1984), and
oac
s3
braries),
ors
43 57 (conso dat.d counly branes
Publ c lnstrucl on
and.ounty
brary
t s€slab shed:idmanlai.ed [s 4352(2) T3opAnyGen
30-391
SlherbErysboardrerbershpconrpeswirhstatuloryrequiremeftsreqad.O.ppoitmentenglhortemrnumberoJmembeEand
.nds 43 60(3) ( ibEry
compositionls43s4(mLncpaandro.librares)s.4357(4)&(5)(consodaledandcountrybrarysepces)
extens on
XlheLbraryboardh.sexcusveco.rroortheexpendllureoialmoneys6ecleddonlte.l,orappropratedrorlhelbraryrundls,l35s(l)l
SIhe
bE.ydire.lorispresenllnlheibEryateastlohoursaweekwhle bEry is open
to lhe
plb
c
ess eavetmets,l3rs(,1)(c)61
Xlhelbr.ryboardsupei,sesih.admrstralonofthebraryappoflslheibrar.iwhoapponlsslcholher.ssistanlsandempoyeesasthe
brary board deems iecessary and prescrbes therdulies and compensaton Is 43s8(,1)l
X
X
The lbrary is
althorzed by lhe nru.cpa govern ng boa.d to particpate ln your pub c ibrary systen ls 43l5(4)(c)31
parl.ip:te n
onlh.sanre
lemrslhltareDrovidedrotheresdentsolthemuncipaltyorcourtythalestabshedthenrenrberlbr.ryThissha nolprohblamunicpa
c.unty orjontpub c brary Irom Ovino preference 1o lsresidenlsin lbrary!roup prosrams lreld iorchldre. oraduls llhelbrary lmitsth.
nlmberolpersonswhomaypartcipate n the group prcgr:m oriomprovid.gremoteaccessto.lbraryseeclroncdatabaseonytoits
The tbrary lras enLered .to a lrr tten agreem.nt wth the pub i.lbrary system board to p.rL c pale . the syslem and its acl vit cs 1o
interl brary oanolmateraswthothersystenr ibraries andtoprovd€ loanyresnenlolthesyslemarea lhesrmelbr.ryservces
resdents Is,l3 1s(4)(c)41
X Ihe
brary s
Erle
O,a,yannuary.op.nlolrrepLbcanaveageofateast20hourseachweekex@ptthatrora
Is,l3
held branan holds lhe.pproprale arade levelof
1s(4)(c)6 a.d Adm n slrative Code Ru es P 6 031
a..ualy
s open
The
ced icat on from lhe Depanment of Pub
c nstrucl.n
brary n exislence on June 3 2006
tothe publcan average oiat easi 20 hou6 orlhe nlmberoihours erchweek that the brary was open lothe pub c n 2005,
wh chever s rewer
X
publc brariai
ts a3 rs(a)(c)71
brary !nnual y spends
at ..sl $2 5oo on ibrary materia s ts 43'ls(4)(c)Sl
ICERTIFY THAT, to the best of my knowledge the inlorfralon provded nthsannua reporl and any altachmenls are true and accuEte aid (he
braryb.a.d has re! ewed and approved ths reporl
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Name ol Pres dent Prirl or Upe
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STATEMENT CONCERNING PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS
As required by wls. Slat. s. 43.58(6)(c), lhe fol owins statement with lhe appopdate word rg nd @ted (that ihe
ibrary system eitherdld or did notpovde etrective le.de6hip and adequately meet lhe needs oi lhe ibtary)
m@t be appoved by lh6 ibEry board. The decision aboutwhether the library system did or did not provide
effective leadeBhip and adequately meel the n6ods oflhe ibraryshould be made in lhe @riei( oflhe plblc
ibEry syslem s statulory responsibilities and lhe fundlng which ii has avaihbb to meet those rosponsibililies
'
Board olTrustees lrereby states
lh.1
n 2015, the
lvlilmrkee County liedemted l-ibrary Slnem
Nrne
or
Prrlrd rrbrarl
sysr., I se.r.a
ndiate wth an x one oi the io ow.g two slatements
D
I
Did provde eliectv€ €aderchip and adequatey meel lhe needs orlhe ibrary
Did not provide eiiect ve eadershp and adequale y meet the needs olthe ibrary
Erplanation oi library board s resporse. atlach additianal sheels il he@ssaty.
lcch.olog} and dalabasc support slatr l lorvever, rre Cudahy Famil)
L ibEry contnrues to benen t lron thea$run.oprovidcdbythcMCFIS
LibraryBoardmsdisapporntedtoseethemanychmgesdndrosdur.oshlhneol$4t0.000lothcMCFLSadmirislmtionironecontract,ccomflNhedbyihc
d.d
d ccreas e in recrpro col borou re rerenue md the ndrcasos ii mainlcnancc and catalogi0Acons tu syncnr incnrbem We larltosetresechaiges,sreas.nrble
Thc Cud.hyl..miLl
lhu aeLccmcntwill not lrelp lhe Cudahy liarnrLl 1-'brary beite. sere,Li N{,lwaukee Counly pal.ons
'Tlr€ statementmaybe sefl d recty toWisconsn DepanmentolPub c nslructon ATTN Jame Mcc!.less.
P o Box 7341 [,lan son WI53707 7a41 ]hs page.eed not be foNarded to your brary system
D
vsio. ior Libraies a.d Techn.
ogy
CERTIFICATION
Ihe preced.S statementwas appr.ved
by
lhe Publc Llbrary Board otTruslees
e the statemenls recelved foreach brarysystem and as reqL rcd by wis Slar. s 43 050,1) condu.t a reve\!ofa pub c
east 30 percent ol the braries in partcipat nC oun c pall es that nc lde al easl30 percenl of lhe popu al on oi a I parl c pat ng
municpalites reponthatthe pub c bEry syst€m did nol adeqLately meetthe needs oilhe brary Ths statenrenl nray be provided to yourpubi.
Di!slo. shri wl comp
ibrary syslem
ifal
Name of Presrdent Prinl o/ lype