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LSC Report to the Library Board <br />Lori Lundstrom October 25, 2022 <br />Final statistics for the 2022 Summer Reading Program: <br />Performances: Total attendance for our two "all ages" Legacy programs was 103. (One of these <br />was our final performer Dazzling Dave in August with an attendance of 54 people.) Including <br />storytime, we had 20 programs for a combined total attendance of 380. <br />Reading portion of SRP: 986 total participants, total # of books given away: 580+ <br />Children 3 and under: 106 participants <br />School age kids: 781 participants <br />Teens: 99 participants <br />Sherburne County Parks Story Stroll # of books given away: 51 <br />After a 2 year hiatus, the Junior Master Gardener program met again for 8 Thursdays from June <br />through August. The total tally was 114 which gives an average of 14 children per class. <br />Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun so we are looking forward to hosting it again in summer <br />2023. <br />At the end of August we had the graduation ceremony for the 6 kids who participated in "1000+ <br />books before Kindergarten." We got permission from the parents to post the picture on our Elk <br />River Facebook page. It was really cute and had 49 likes! <br />Elk River Farmer's Market outreach saw dwindling numbers as we moved through the summer, <br />leading me to conclude that summer 2023, we will limit the library's presence to opening day. <br />Community Room transition: The community room/meeting room is now booked through the <br />library instead of through Elk River Parks and Rec. A damage deposit is no longer required. <br />Patrons use the Great River Regional Library website to request the meeting room. Patrons <br />may also request the meeting room over the phone, with some additional steps. <br />Capital Improvement Funds: Due to a backlog with the upholstery service we are using to <br />refinish our comfy chairs, the furniture will most likely not get finished this calendar year and <br />these particular monies will most likely roll over to next year's budget. However, 8 new office <br />chairs have been picked out for the library staff and are currently in the process of being <br />ordered by the GRRL accounting department. <br />Friends Book Sale: Final tally was $2,832.70 which is a record high and is $361.65 over last year. <br />This may be due to the fact that our sales are yearly now rather than twice a year. <br />