2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           12 FEBRUARY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Liaise with Council departments, external      Delivered Pink Precinct Fun Trail on         Liaise with publishing houses and          Continue collaborations with Council
presenters, authors, partnership                 Saturday 20 October, in partnership            authors to progress 2019 literary            departments to initiate and host
organisations and suppliers to initiate          with Cooroy Chamber of Commerce.               program including Leigh Sales in             relevant workshops in library
and plan programs and events                   Delivered Girls in Game Design – an            March and Ben Quilty                         branches.
                                                 educational experience for females           Continue to liaise with Cooroy
                                                 interested in exploring a career in            Future Group to deliver Cooroy
                                                 Serious Games – in partnership with            Fusion Festival in May.
                                                 University of Sunshine Coast.
                                               Delivered Flying Inventor program
                                                 (First-Person View Drone Program) in
                                                 partnership with the Digital Hub,
                                                 Leisure Centre and ‘In the Air Aerial
                                                 Cinematography’
Seek external funding opportunities to         Successfully awarded $14,775 to              Complete acquittal reports                 Deliver Maker in Residence program
provide additional resources for                 deliver 2019 Tech Savvy Seniors              Plan and deliver Tech Savvy                  in Noosa Makerspace (RADF
programs and projects                            program.                                       Seniors program.                             program).
                                               Delivered commemorative event for
                                                 100th anniversary of the signing of the
                                                 Armistice – 11 November 2018.
                                               Submitted National Science Week
                                                 grant application for a 2019 science-
                                                 themed program.
                                               Submitted application for a 2019
                                                 program for Engaging Science,
                                                 Advance Queensland funding.
Plan and deliver a range of engaging           Delivered September School Holiday           Deliver high-profile literary event –      Plan and deliver Book Feast event
public library programs which support            program (11 workshops with 418                 Leigh Sales to be hosted at The J            for Library and Information Week (a
reading, learning and literacy                   attendees).                                    in February 2019.                            collaboration of local authors and
                                               Launched Noosa Makerspace.                   Deliver new suite of digital literacy        Friends of Libraries Australia
                                               Delivered Summer (Dec/Jan) school              programs in Noosa Makerspace.              Coordinate an Author panel for early
                                                 Holiday program. (14 events were                                                            2019
                                                 held with 489 participants.)
Business as Usual activities                   New Digital Services Officer started         Review condition and lifespan of           Submit council report recommending
                                               Supported roll out of new PCs for all          Mobile Library vehicle and develop           Mobile Library Replacement strategy
                                                 library branches.                              forward plan for service                     and plan.
                                               Internal recruitment for temporary             and staffing.                              Seek approval for proposed options
                                                 Libraries & Galleries Manager role           Continue to implement staff                  of new branch structure and develop
                                                 and appointment made.                          training as per the 2018/19 branch           steps for implementation.
                                                                                                training plan and budget.

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