2021-12-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   7 DECEMBER 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    7 DECEMBER 2021

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          Noosa Library Service is already a highly successful library service which is well-supported by its
          clients and admired by its peers. This is verified by statistics such as membership, loans
          and the number of people visiting the library, as well as comments from users.
          It has undergone a range of major changes throughout the past two
          years as it grapples with the evolving
          nature of the library profession,
          the changing needs and                85:5 Over    0-4 Yrs 309
                  an                              gor   [\      1% |     [51%¥rs300|  Age of
          demands of its customer                         ‘                 10%
                                                  *s        ~                         Members
          base and the impact                                 ~
          of Covid-19.
                                   70-84 Yrs 5312}—__
                                                   ;

                                                                                   _—_—}' 15-29 Vrs. 3522
                                                                                            12%

                                  50-69 Yrs 8430

                                                                               “~~  [30-49 Yrs 7561
                                                                                       26%

               ae                                       Residential Location of Members
            In 2020/21, despite the Covid                               ss
            lockdowns and restrictions...               Locality              Total        % of
                                                                               Members | Members
                   Pers          ra      a4 |
               Phe   ke People visited                  NGUSALGA               24,468     74.36%
                32.296  p                  -
               the library's website     arene
                                                        Sunshine Coast LGA     3127
             aig0People      og Ye                      Noosa/Sunshine         2105        5.60%
             sively ein       O                                     .
             Slate) ot     eae es a                     Coast {Doonan Area)
             library events  ‘mee          ele,
                          35,518 Library SO,            Gympie LGA                         250%
                                         awe              4   H                   s           9,
                Oo        Wate      w      tra)                                               ‘
               O52           ae ht                      interstate             1545        4.24%
               oS         §4% of the population
                at                                      International       [363          1.00%
             186,228 Peaple       a
             ween nccieY        | Ee I                 Brisbane/Moreton/                  175%
             lailecaarelialc     areferrrn) Aas         Gold Coast
              ———4     ASA          Lape ioig =         Qld - other          fea          1.76%
             i Ay|   486,738          reserved
             E If |  items were                         Not stated           a 0.08%
               Use     TS
                     ak                                 GRAND TOTAL            35,591     100%

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