2015-11-10 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                   10 NOVEMBER 2015



2015/16 Library Capital Works Projects

 Cooroy Library - Roof drainage repair and         On track
 replacement
 Replacement of off-support and off-lease          Substantially complete
 computers at Noosa and Cooroy Libraries

2015/16 Library Initiatives

 Libraries Strategy                                On hold pending outcome of phase two of Service
                                                   Review
 Re-barcoding Noosa Library Service                Yet to commence
 collections
 Historical Council Minute Book Digitization       Digitization phase substantially complete, next
 Stage 2                                           phase – loading images online
 Cooroy Lower Mill Site Interpretive Panel         Project commenced – currently in research phase
 Heritage photographic digitization                Project commenced – volunteers collating images
                                                   to be scanned
 Heritage walk brochures                           Project commenced – currently in design phase

2.    Customers

Overall Libraries usage is slightly down on the same period last year with 92,668 people visiting
Library facilities in the Jul-Sep 2015 quarter compared to 95,808 people in the Jul-Sep 2014
quarter. The reduction in visitor numbers can primarily be attributed to the shift to online library
usage and the impacts of the reduced collection size.

 Door Counts
 Facility                 1st Quarter 14/15     1st Quarter 15/16          Change
 Noosaville Library                 55,979                54,703            -2.28%
 Cooroy Library                     31,173                29,704            -4.71%
 Mobile Library                       8,656                 8,261           -4.56%
 Grand Total                        95,808                92,668            -3.28%

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                          Noosaville Library   Cooroy Library       Mobile Library
      1st Quarter 14/15        55,979             31,173                8,656
      1st Quarter 15/16        54,703             29,704                8,261




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