2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Libraries
Noosaville Library Refurbishment               Tender awarded to arete Australia, a          Hand over library building to                Finalise building design elements.
                                                 division of Kane Constructions at a             construction contractor                      Review and streamline service
                                                 cost of $1.63M ex GST                         On-going       implementation        of        operations and staffing levels at
                                               Off-site temporary library locations at         Noosaville Library Refurbishment               temporary library locations
                                                 Noosa Civic and the Noosa Leisure               Community Engagement Plan                    Continue to implement Community
                                                 Centre opened for business and                Finalise design elements for specific          Engagement Plan
                                                 operating successfully                          sections of the new refurbished              Provide      change      management
                                               All    Noosaville     Library     staff,        library – Heritage Room, Children's            support to library and leisure centre
                                                 programs, services, collections and             Area, Makerspace and Outdoor                   staff and library volunteers through
                                                 furniture relocated                             Courtyard                                      next phase of project
                                                 Noosaville Library building site ready        Engage local children's illustrator to       Finalise furniture and fit-out budget
                                                 for preparatory works                           finalise designs for young people's            and develop expenditure plan
                                                                                                 area                                           including supplier list
                                                                                               Construction phase to commence.
                                                                                                 Finalise    furniture   and     fit-out
                                                                                                 specifications
Implementation of RFID                         Bibliotheca appointed to supply               Staff training in RFID tagging               Appoint    contractor   for    RFID
                                                 RFID tags, first batch delivered late         Commence         retrospective  RFID           equipment and software
                                                 March                                           tagging mid-April and receive RFID           Continue retrospective RFID tagging
                                               Finalised retrospective RFID tagging            tagged shelf-ready stock from library
                                                 schedule and procedures                         suppliers
                                               Pilot tagging process complete                Invitation to quote process for RFID
                                                                                                 equipment and software
Liaise with Council departments, external      Re-located programs provided at               Continued liaison with the Cooroy            Deliver Cooroy Fusion Festival in
presenters,     authors,     partnership         Council and community locations                 Chamber of Commerce in order to                May in partnership with the Cooroy
organisations and suppliers to initiate          such as the Cooroy RSL, The                     transfer the coordination of the Pink          Fusion Festival Committee and
and plan programs and events                     Leisure Centre and The J have                   Precinct Fun Trail from Council to             Cooroy Future Group
                                                 transitioned smoothly with continued            the community                                Liaise with local digital industry
                                                 strong attendance                                                                              professionals and entrepreneurs for
                                                                                               Planning with the Noosa Gallery
                                               Completed the school holiday                                                                   delivery   of   the    grant-funded
                                                                                                 team to deliver Imaginate -a mid-
                                                 Summer Reading Club program - a                                                                advanced robotics and 3D programs
                                                                                                 year youth arts event
                                                 State Library of Queensland youth
                                                 reading initiative
                                               Finalised library program for Cooroy
                                                 Fusion Festival in May



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