Report to the Orem City Council

October 2016

Library Advisory Commission

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.

New ILS Integrated Library System

Up Next • Construction of 8 study rooms on the main floor

and third floors of the South Wing to allow for semi-private study, tutoring, and group work.

• Development of a Makerspace with equipment such as Mac computers, 3-D printers, etc.