2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Complete Phase 1 of RFID project -             Feasibility study complete with            Liaise with vendors regarding             Draft operational RFID processes.
research, planning and design                    compelling evidence to support               current options for RFID tagging.         Finalise project implementation plan.
                                                 productivity and service gains.            Review       emerging       technology
                                               3 key RFID vendors presented                 options.
                                                 overviews and indicative pricing           Finalise technical specifications.
                                               Draft specification planning complete      Draft project implementation plan.
Collaborate with Council departments,          Coding and robotics workshop held          Partnership with Noosa Alive to host        Participate with other Council units
external presenters, authors, partnership        at Noosa District High School.               Alison Lester author workshop and             at the Noosa Show, 15/16 Sept.
organisations and suppliers to initiate        Supporting Create Noosa in the               talk at Noosaville Library.                 Contribute to Cooroy Community
and plan programs and events                     inaugural Noosa regional inter-            Support the Sunshine Coast Open               Pink October event.
                                                 school VR Art Competition.                   House project by opening Cooroy
                                               Partnership with Cooroy Fusion               Library and the Boilerhouse and
                                                 Festival, including author and               conducting tours.
                                                 technology events held at Cooroy           Support Rocktober as part of
                                                 Library and Mil Place. Attendees to          Sunshine Coast 50th Anniversary
                                                 Cooroy Library on Fusion day:                activities.
                                                 1,665.
                                               Delivery of What's up Sunshine
                                                 exhibition as part of Sunshine Coast
                                                 50th Anniversary activities.
Actively seek opportunities to obtain          Qld Week Writer's Festival & Book          Successful grant application through        Planning      for      Makerspace
external funding and support for library         Fair event delivered & attended by           State Library to develop a pilot              development.
programs and activities                          185 people. $4,500 funding through           Cooroy Library Digital Makerspace.          Rollout of Tech Savvy Senior
                                                 Qld Govt.                                    Funding awarded - $24,774.                    programming across both library
                                               Completion of Coding and Robotics          Successful grant application through          branches.
                                                 program. 417 people attended 38              State Library to deliver Tech Savvy         Publish   and     launch   Noosa
                                                 workshops held in library branches.          Senior program again based on                 Remembers WWI book.
                                                 $6,500 funding through State Library         success of 2016/17 project. Funding
                                                 of Qld.                                      awarded - $16,980.
                                               Draft     manuscript      of    Noosa      Finalise proof of Noosa Remembers
                                                 Remembers WWI book complete.                 WWI book and complete graphic
                                                                                              design.
Develop and deliver engaging programs          Heritage Month program of events           Finalise Sept 17 school holiday             Delivery of Sept 17 school holiday
and events to a variety of audiences             well-attended     including    very          program.                                      program.
within the immediate community and to            successful Mothers of Noosa event.         Delivery of Family History Month
visitors to the region                         Successful June/July school holiday          program in August.
                                                 program delivered. 10 events with
                                                 308 attendees.
Facilitate the development of a future         Significance assessment completed          Present Noosa Museum Future Plan            Implement Noosa Museum Future
plan for the Noosa Museum                        and provided to Noosa Museum.                to   Museum     committee     for             Plan priority recommendations.


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