2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Draft a Collection Development Policy        Collection Development Policy and        Stakeholder consultation regarding        Finalisation and implementation of
for Noosa Library Service                      Disaster Management Plan drafted             draft Plans                                 Plans

Continue to seek alternate funds to          Successful delivery of Qld Week            Acquittal of Qld Week grant               Begin delivery of new grant funded
support library and gallery programs           grant-funded Writer’s Festival with        Planning for delivery of new grant          programs
and activities                                 345 people attending                         programs                                  Further grant applications for WW1
                                             Coding and Robotics Grant                                                                Centenary and Qld Week 2017
                                               ($6500) received from State
                                               Library of QLD to deliver digital
                                               literacy program
                                             Federal Volunteers Grant ($5000)
                                               received to deliver volunteer
                                               literacy tutor training
Complete the eSmart program, by              Noosa Library Service has                  Participation in research              Ongoing review of eSmart strategies
developing strategies to manage and            completed the formal program and             component of eSmart Libraries          and practice
educate customers about cyber safety.          is now eSmart accredited. Only 3             project and eSmart week
                                               other QLD Libraries have received
                                               this accreditation

Develop and deliver engaging                 Successful delivery of Cooroy              Plan next school holiday libraries &      Delivery of school holiday program
programs and events to a variety of            Fusion program in conjunction with           galleries program                           in Sept/Oct
audiences within the immediate                 Cooroy Future Group and Lower              Plan for delivery of Tim Winton           Host Graeme Simsion event in
community and to visitors to the region        Mill Site partners                           event - booked out within 3 days            September
                                             297 children attended the Winter             (150 people)                              Host Tim Winton event in October
                                               School Holiday program                     Plan for delivery of author,
                                             Proposal to host author, Tim                 Graeme Simsion, event
                                               Winton, successful.


Develop interpretive panel                   Design and production complete.            Project complete
documenting Mill Place history                 Panel installed at Lower Mill Site in
                                               Cooroy.

NAO Robotics Project                         Successful completion of Year              Acquittal of project grant                Extension of NAO into broader
                                               One Dewey Robotics Program                                                               robotics and coding program



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