2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      7 FEBRUARY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Collaborate with Council departments,         Gallery partnership with Noosa             Library supporting Sports and              Support community consultation for
external      presenters,      authors,         Long Weekend and Tourism Noosa               Recreation Plan with promotion               development of Arts, Culture &
partnership organisations and suppliers         to deliver programs                          and pop-ups                                  Heritage Plan
to initiate and plan programs and             Library support for corporate              Preparation for Taste of Art               Plan and deliver Sunshine Coast
events                                          projects eg Towards Zero Waste               exhibition with Friends of the               Naming 50th Anniversary program
                                                strategy                                     Gallery
                                              Delivery of end of year volunteer          Promotion of Mobile Library stops
                                                appreciation events                          with assistance of library Friends'
                                                                                             volunteers
Actively seek opportunities to obtain         Grant applications for WW1                 Delivery of outreach early literacy        Delivery of grant funded programs
external funding and support for library        Centenary and Qld Week 2017                  programs in parks and along                  for WW1 Centenary and Qld Week
and gallery programs and activities             successful                                   foreshore from “library on wheels”           2017
                                                                                             bicycle
                                              Dollars Making Sense program
                                                                                           Project planning for new grant
                                                completed and acquitted
                                                                                             programs for WW1 Centenary and
                                              2015/16 First5Forever outcomes               Qld Week 2017
                                                report submitted
Develop   and     deliver      engaging       Successful Book Club author event          Finalise 2017 library and gallery          Delivery of 2017 programs
programs and events to a variety of           Delivery of summer school holiday            programming calendars
audiences within the immediate                  program include record number of           Launch of Film Club using
community and to visitors to the region         children participating in Summer             streamed film service
                                                Reading Club - 413
Plan    and   implement      innovative       Strong attendance through coding           Review library and gallery website         Improve priority web pages
technology programs                             and robotics programs                        usage data and identify priority
                                              Virtual Reality try-out sessions held        pages for upgrade
                                              New web module which enables full
                                                remote access for staff
Diversify gallery audience groups             Making of Midnight Oil exhibition          Launch of Taste of Art Exhibition          Finalising 2017 exhibition program
through    exhibition content and               completed in October. Successfully         Review options for future delivery of        including a high profile Singapore
associated programming                          attracted new visitors who don't             Floating Land                                artist solo show
                                                normally visit the gallery                                                              Preparation of Council report with
                                              Four botanically themed exhibition                                                        options for Floating Land
                                                including local artist Beatrice Prost
                                                and a reflection of Judith Wright and
                                                Kathleen McArthur's work




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