11345 N. Cedarburg Road Mequon, WI 53092 • 262-242-2593 • www.flwlib.org

by the numbers

2018 Annual Report

From the Director

Frank L. Weyenberg Library patrons are magnificent! As libraries nationwide bemoan declining traffic and checkouts, FLW exceeds all expectations. Not only are more people using digital resources more frequently, but more people come in and check out physical books, magazines, toys, music CDs, movies, and art. More attend library programs. More use library space to read, study, relax, meet with others, use computers, and play. And all that occurred amidst challenges. We experienced a flood in March which resulted in repairs, renovations, and replacement of things small and large, from electrical outlets to a sewer lateral. We used this opportunity to build a new, more functional Circulation Desk. This is just one of the many changes we’ve made to make Frank L. Weyenberg Library more inviting and more useful. How will you use Library resources this year? Visit us to see all that we offer.

Rachel Muchin Young Library Director

2018 Budget Breakdown 27,305 City of Mequon &

Village of Thiensville population

10,557 households in

Mequon & Thiensville

12,286 library cardholders

An average of

105 new cards

added monthly!

324 days open

That’s 2,984

total hours of operation!

136,898 people entered

the library! An average of

46 people

visited the library every open hour!

$1,159,740 total municipal

allocation

$42.47 per person allocation

Circulation Re

fere

nce

& Pr

ogra

ms

A total of 307,796 physical items circulated

in 2018!

That’s 11+ items for every

person living in Mequon & Thiensville!

At the conservative

estimate of $15 per item,

that’s $165 per M-T

resident in 2018.

139,972 youth

materials circulated

168,054 adult

materials circulated

6,648 people used

our computers

613 adult, teen,

& children’s programs

16,789 people

enjoyed the 613 programs

868 adult, teens

& children participated in the Summer Reading program

4 Fine Arts

events with a total attendance

of 453

2018 Program Highlights • Family Storytimes • LEGO Club • M-T Book Club • After Hours Book Club •

• iCan Computer Classes • Village Market Storytimes • Discovery LAB • Children’s Craft Hour • Crazy 8s Math Club • Baby & Me Storytime •

Tiny Tots Storytime • Parachute Play • TGIF Book Club • Unlock the Box • Messy Monday • Writers Group • Hook, Yarn & Stitch Club

Digitization

Lab

Op

erat

ions

Lisa Nowakowski President David Strifling Vice-President Mimi Rosing Secretary Jennifer Bogli Treasurer

Lauren Croix M-T School

District

JanaLee Hitchcock

Rob Holyoke

Alex Olson

Nancy Szatkowski

John Wirth

Frank L. Weyenberg Library Board of Trustees James Friedman

President

Christine Nuernberg Vice-President

Richard Sheridan

Treasurer

Jennifer Bogli Assistant Treasurer

Rachel Muchin Young

Secretary

Weyenberg Public Library

Foundation

19 library employees, with 13.0 FTE

All of us have old format photos, slides and home movies that tell our story and the story of our family. The Digitization Lab of the Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon – Thiensville offers a self-service space in which you can digitally preserve those memories. It features multiple formats of media equipment, such as a 16mm projector, 8mm projector, Super 8mm projector, VHS player, as well as slide & photo scanners.

64 people attended

the six Digitization Lab

Tutorial Sessions

Luke Behnke Tom Doerr David Hase Jill M. Miller Vanessa Nerbun Brenda Richardson David Strifling Robert Tenges