2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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Most circulated Fiction Books of 2014

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Mr. Mercedes by Steven King

Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Private L.A. by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Field of Prey by John Sandford

The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Invisible by James Patterson & David Ellis

Chris Buttke

Ann Carter-Drier, Chairperson

Alderwoman Shari Franz (through March)

Melissa Gleason (as of November)

Mary Koch, School Representative

Kathy Matthew (as of August)

Alderman Mike McSweeney (as of April)

Anna Passante

Joanne Richards, Chairperson (through July)

Steve Altman, Custodian

Kari Berna, Shelver

Margie Cushinery, Circulation Aide

Mary Evers, Youth Services Assistant

Haley Feuling, Shelver

Jackie Ganiere, Adult Services Librarian

Tara Jordan, Librarian Intern

Marcia Kiepczynski, Library Assistant

Amy Krahn, Library Director

Lisa Liban, Circulation Supervisor

Sue Marshall, Youth Services Librarian

Bill Moore, Substitute Maintenance Person

Rick Neal, Maintenance Person

Lynda Smith, Library Assistant

Kathy Stilin, Adult Services Librarian

Barbara Suhm, Librarian

Rose Venus, Library Assistant

Ava Voltner, Library Assistant

Anthony Wooldridge, Shelver

Kyle Wooldridge, Shelver / Library Assistant

The mission of the St. Francis Public Library is to

build community by bringing people, information,

and ideas together in a welcoming environment.

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Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search

Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison

Most circulated Non-Fiction Books of 2014

Flat Belly Yoga!: The 4-Week Plan to Strength-en Your Core

Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

History Decoded: Solving the Ten Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Amer-icans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero

Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields

The Can’t Cook Book: 100+ Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!

Jessa Bea

Emma Bea

Emily Bertholf

Melissa Bratkovich

Mary Broitzman

Lauren Corso

Jonah Domrose

Judi Giebel

Larry Jensen

Peggy Kallay

Josephine Konieczka

Amy Matecki

Karen Meador

Sebastian Mitton

Rylee Smith

Jeff Smith

Madison Staszak

Ardan James

B.D.’s Mongolian Grill

Betty Brinn

Big Backyard

Buddy Squirrel

Burger King

City Lounge

Classic Slice Pizza

CMP Tactical Lazer Tag

Colectivo

Country Flower

Cousins

Cream City Swirl

Culver’s

Discovery World

Festival City Symphony

First Stage

Foamation

Hardees

Hilton

Home Depot

In Focus Photography

Jane’s Simply Delicious

Jimmy John’s

Julie Garwood

Kohl’s Design It! Mobile Lab

Learning Shop

McDonald’s

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Ballet

Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee County Museum

Milwaukee County Pools & Cool

Waters

Milwaukee County Zoo

Milwaukee Planetarium

Milwaukee Rep

More Robotics

Mr. Graven’s Robotics

Nite Owl Drive-In

Outpost Natural Foods

P.F. Chang’s

Pastiche Bistro and Wine Bar

Petit Ice Center

Pizza Hut

Sonic

South Shore YMCA

St. Francis Brewery

Starbucks

State Fair

Taco Bell

The Exclusive Company

The Milwaukee Admirals

Wisconsin Ghostbusters

YMCA (South Shore Location)

Damien Berna

Kari Berna

Maceo Bertholf

Jeff Brown

Johanna Brown

Angelina Fowler

Anna Keefe

Jarrod Kiefer

Briana Korber

Donny Lemmer

Kaylee Normandin

Sam Pipp

Viktoriya Pyvovarova

Antonio Ramos

Caleb Schaefer

Peyton Smith

Miayla Smith-Rimmer

Alana Taylor

Kareem Smith

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Most circulated Adult DVDs of 2014

Despicable Me 2

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Blue Jasmine

American Hustle

The Lone Ranger

The Wolf of Wall Street

Dallas Buyers Club

Gravity

The Butler

Captain Phillips

2014 Friends Contributions

Funding for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program (totes, t-shirts, prizes)

Book Page Magazine

Funding for Holiday Party (Refreshments, Crafts & Entertainment)

Funding for Program - The Raising of the Alvin Clark

Maintenance of Fish Tank

Movie License

Prizes & Performers for the Summer Reading Programs

Sharon Billington

Kathleen Bischoff

Cheryl Borree

Tom Carls & CoryAnn

St. Marie Carls

Wendy Cetera

Suzanne Doyle

Neil Feest

Debbie & Jerry Fliss

Florence Grassbier

Esther Graybar

Helen Hachmeister

Josie Heimhardt

Carol Igowski

Joyce Jakimczyk

Barbara Janiszewski

Peggy Kallay

Mary Ann Kathrein

Carol Knudson

Kathy Krening

Jerry & Maggie Luczywko

Lori Majestro

Lois Masterjohn

Jim & Kathy Matthew

Karen Meador

Esther Olson

Ron & Anna Passante

Margot Peters

Richard Raatz

Joanne Richards

Dolores Samz

Gail Schaller-Altendorf

Angeline Tesch

Edward & Carol Wagner

Wixon

2014 Friends Membership

Mission

Funds generated through membership and other fund raising activities allow the

Friends organization to purchase equipment, materials and sponsor programs that

are not available through the regular library budget.

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Should I Share My Ice Cream? By Mo Willems

The Best Nest By P.D. Eastman

Most circulated Beginning Reader Books of 2014

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach By James Dean

Pete the Cat: Play Ball! By James Dean

Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School By Kimberly and James Dean

Pinkalicious: Puptastic! By Victoria Kann

Revenge of the Sith By Elizabeth Dowsett

Up, Tall and High! By Ethan Long

There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup By Tedd Arnold

Pete the Cat: Pete’s Big Lunch By James Dean

January

Coffee With Colectivo

Lego Club

Hot Wheels Car Convention

Mindfulness Meditation

February

Valentine’s Day Party

Organizing 101

March

Student Art Reception

Little Chefs

Gaelic Harpist Jeff Pockat

Milwaukee’s Town of Lake

April

UFOs and the Government

Easter Party

Estate Planning

May

Lights of the Lakes

June

The Beatle’s Band of the 60s

Mad Science

Magician Rick Allen

July

David Stokes

Karl Debelack

Ardan James

Jim Hyatt

August

Robotics Day With Mr. Graven

September

A World Gone Mad: WWI & WWII

Wisconsin Ghostbusters

Baking With Herbs

October

Craft Fair

Homemade Mayonnaise & Salad Dressings

Zentangle Art

The Raising of the Alvin Clark

Boo Bash

Fanni’s Viennese Kitchen

November

Houdini: His Life & His Legend

Retirement Investing

Prevent & Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Sherlock Holmes: The First CSI

Zentangle Christmas Cards

December

Holiday Party

Christmas Cookie Exchange

Edible Holiday Houses

Crafty Christmas Ornaments

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Most circulated Picture Books of 2014

Dinosaur Zoom! By Penny Dale

No Hitting! By Karen Katz

Love Monster Rachel Bright

Polly’s Pink Pajamas By Vivian French

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat By Anna Dewdney

How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? By Jan Yolen

Pirates Love Underpants By Clair Freedman

Peppa Pig: The Tooth Fairy

The Berry Bitty Princess Pageant By Mickie Matheis

Peppa Pig and the Busy Day at School By Nick Bruel

January

Coffee With Colectivo

Lego Club

Hot Wheels Car Convention

Mindfulness Meditation

February

Valentine’s Day Party

Organizing 101

March

Student Art Reception

Little Chefs

Gaelic Harpist Jeff Pockat

Milwaukee’s Town of Lake

April

UFOs and the Government

Easter Party

Estate Planning

May

Lights of the Lakes

June

The Beatle’s Band of the 60s

Mad Science

Magician Rick Allen

July

David Stokes

Karl Debelack

Ardan James

Jim Hyatt

August

Robotics Day With Mr. Graven

September

A World Gone Mad: WWI & WWII

Wisconsin Ghostbusters

Baking With Herbs

October

Craft Fair

Homemade Mayonnaise & Salad Dressings

Zentangle Art

The Raising of the Alvin Clark

Boo Bash

Fanni’s Viennese Kitchen

November

Houdini: His Life & His Legend

Retirement Investing

Prevent & Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Sherlock Holmes: The First CSI

Zentangle Christmas Cards

December

Holiday Party

Christmas Cookie Exchange

Edible Holiday Houses

Crafty Christmas Ornaments

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The House of Hades By Rick Riorden

Book of Elements: Magic & Tech

Most circulated Children’s Chapter Books of 2014

Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends By Shannon Hale

The Lego Movie: Junior Novel

Drama By Raina Telgemeier

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth By Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel By Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck By Jeff Kinney

Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker By Rachel Russell

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures By Kate DiCamillo

It was an “electrifying” summer, with kids of all ages exploring the 2014 Summer

Reading Program “Fizz, Boom, Read!”, and teens enjoying “Start a Reaction!” It

was a summer to remember, where kids channeled their inner scientist with experi-

ments, amazing performers, and science-related prizes to encourage reading. All

ages participated, and discovered that science can be a blast! The strong emphasis

on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math) set a framework

for weekly themes. In a nutshell the themes were: force and motion, the senses,

plants, chemistry, animals, magnetism, machines and building, weather, and robots.

The summer reading program consisted of motivation for summer reading, pro-

grams to stimulate reading, and active participation in contests and crafts.

# of Participants Increase over 2013

Children Registered 464 2

Children Finished 239 18

Finished Complete 8 or Genre Bingo 93

Events 72

Volunteers: 16

Volunteer Hours: 342

The attendance speaks for itself this

summer. However, something that

can’t be counted was the joy of dis-

covery that happened often, and the

educational benefits that this type of

programming has provided. 0

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600

800

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Performers Storytimes FamilyNights

Book Clubs TeenPrograms

Attendance

Attendance Numbers

Performer Series 847

Storytimes 640

Book Clubs 155

Teens 81

Family Nights 188

Total: 1911 (+506)

Adult Summer Reading

Once again the Library offered a chance for Adults to get in on the Summer Reading

fun…each book a patron read counted as an entry into a random drawing and at the

end of the summer spectacular prizes were given away. There were 1497 entries this

year, an increase of about 12% over 2013’s record breaking participation. The won-

derful prizes were once again donated by generous local businesses.

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Registration by Age

Read-to-Me

MidKid

YA

The breakdown by age is very similar to

past years, with the “Mid Kids” leading

the pack. For all ages, a total of 464

registered. In the “Read-to-Me” (ages 2-

5) category, 145 sign up. The number of

children in the ages 6-12 group, “Mid

Kids”, was 244. Teens in the Young

Adult category numbered 75. The num-

ber completing the program in June was

239, and in July the number was 177.

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Most circulated Children’s DVDs of 2014

Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale

Despicable Me

Monsters University

The Croods

The Smurfs 2

Lego Batman

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Despicable Me Presents Minion Madness

Despicable Me 2

Barbie in a Mermaid Tale

“The mission of the St. Francis Public Library is to

build community by bringing people, information,

and ideas together in a welcoming environment.”

New Mission Statement: After months of gathering feedback, examining our goals for the future, and focusing

on the needs of the St. Francis Community, the library staff and Board created a new

mission statement (above) and 3-year long range plan. The long range plan can be

viewed on the library’s website.

Children’s Area: Using a combination of donations and other library

funds, the children’s area received a bright new makeo-

ver. The walls were painted blue and

yellow and Trillium Ltd. painters add-

ed aquatic themed artwork. In the fall,

RiverWorks Designs installed our

beautiful new boat bookcase feature.

Everyone is enjoying the cheery new

space.

Learning Connections: In February, the library launched a new literacy/ELL program called Learning Con-

nections. Staffed by volunteers, Learning Connections offers free literacy and English

language help to adult learners. Volunteers are available from 1-3 pm on the 2nd and

4th Saturdays of the month or by appointment.

Laptops: The library purchased 8 laptops that will enable us to offer computer classes in our

program rooms and leave the computer lab open to the general public.

Craft Fair: In the fall, the library hosted its first Craft Fair. While small, there was a good variety

of offerings from the different vendors and the library made a good profit. Many

thanks to the artists and crafter who participated:

Sally Aldrich Anna Passante

Jane Gupton Jane Schneider

Laura Hanzel Kristin Tomaich

Lisa Liban Knit & Crochet Group

JoAnn Loeher

Books & Brew Book Club: We added a new book club to our offerings. This book club is

offered in collaboration with the St. Francis Brewery and Restau-

rant and is hosted off-site at the Brewery. The theme of the books

is The Seven Deadly Sins, to go with the Brewery’s specialty

ales.

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Most circulated Young Adult Books of 2014

Divergent By Veronica Roth

Mockingjay By Suzanne Collins

Insurgent By Veronica Roth

Catching Fire By Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

The Scorch Trials By James Dashner

City of Ashes By Cassandra Clare

Allegiant By Veronica Roth

The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

The Fault in Our Stars By John Green

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Most circulated Music CDs of 2014

12 Play By R. Kelly

Now That’s What I Call Music! 47

G I R L By Pharrell Williams

Riser By Dierks Bentley

Native By OneRepublic

Bad Blood By Bastille

Now That’s What I Call Music! 48

Overexposed By Maroon 5

Prism By Katy Perry

Pure Heroine By Lorde

St. Francis Public Library ANNUAL CIRCULATION

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