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