Library Innovation Subcommittee Minutes
June 8, 2021, 9 a.m.
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Present: Nicole Ozanich, STP; Kris Houtler, REE; Renee Daley, ROM; Mehta Hess, MFD; Alex Le Clair, LDI; Melissa Roelli, MTH; Leah Fritsche, DEE
Excused: Nathan Rybarczyk, BAR
Recorder: Jean Anderson
SCLS staff present: Rose Ziech, Jean Anderson, Mark Jochem, Mark Ibach, Craig Ellefson, Tamara Ramski, Shawn Brommer
1. Call to order time 9:03 a.m.
a. Introduction of guests/visitors - None
b. Changes/Additions to the Agenda - None
c. Requests to address the Committee - None
2. Approval of previous meeting minutes: April 13, 2021
a. Changes or corrections: None
b. Approved by motion - Mark Ibach, Kris (REE)
3. Action items
a. Provide input about future of Wisconsin Libraries Transform website
i. Discussion: Mark Ibach gave a brief history of the Wisconsin Libraries Transform website. Initially created by Madison Public Library staff, maintaining it, and adding stories to it. It hasn’t been added to for over two years. Question is whether we want to continue the project? Do people think it is valuable? It does require some input and help from library staff.
ii. Feedback: Nicole – do we know how participating libraries used it? Did the public know about it? Mark – libraries were encouraged to link to it and it was an archive of the stories to share with community, library board, legislature, etc. Alex – something similar in Columbia County on social media. May work better on social media than on a website. Would be cool if we compiled it into a book. Photographs and best stories. Mark I. – are any of you doing this type of work on your own using FB, Instagram, etc.? Nicole – have done it on their own especially during National Library Week.
iii. Either we have to find people to consistently update and push this or get rid of the website.
iv. Mark will schedule a meeting with the remaining committee members. If website is taken down, we will notify libraries with content.
4. Reports
a. Foundation funds – 2021 disbursements
i. Purchase two Public Address kits for libraries to borrow. Each kit has three different PA systems in it. They are available now to reserve.
ii. Purchase two new iPads for the cooking and baking kits.
iii. Cricut kit (stencil cutter kit).
iv. Purchased ear buds/pods for libraries to facilitate attending online meetings.
b. Social Work intern cohort
i.
Looking at
SCLS serving as a host site for social work interns to be available to a group
of libraries. We’ve contacted UW Stevens Point and UW Madison School of Social
Work. We’ve heard back from UWSP and will be meeting with them to see how the
project could work. They are very excited to work with us.
5. Discussion
a. Reopening (or continuing to be open). Are services changing? What challenges are you responding to?
i. REE – reopened and masks are optional. People, families just aren’t coming in yet. Doesn’t feel like summer at the library yet. Ordered lockers for outside so they can continue doing curbside and expand it outside of library hours.
ii. STP – extremely busy and have been fully open for almost a year. A lot of families coming in now. Circulation numbers are back up to normal. Hoping to survey to determine which of the services we have been doing are we doing to keep? What are we going to modify? Looking for trends to see what patrons really want.
iii. DEE – open for about 5 weeks and have just started having families coming in. Summer program started last week. Still don’t have furniture or toys out and everything is all outside (weather permitting). It’s been slow but growing.
iv. MTH – started outdoor adult book club and other outdoor. Have a drive up window by appointment only and want to change it (getting a new microphone) so that it can be on demand. Have been open for 5 weeks and it’s just now getting busier.
v. Share curbside ideas going forward – how are you going to continue?
1. Lockers (REE).
2. Drive up (MTH) – making it available on demand instead of by appointment.
3. Using Capira to schedule curbside (REE).
b. Goals for Library Innovation Subcommittee this year
i. Supporting libraries during the transition from pandemic services to post-pandemic services.
ii. How to we collect/share ideas so the conversation is richer? What’s your lightning bolt moment? Need to do some outreach from this group to the libraries to get more ideas.
1. Visit libraries to gather information and have an opportunity for conversation and creativity. Create a Best Of series either online or webinar.
2. Could that be a part of the annual library visit and ask a specific question to bring back to the group? Libraries should have a heads up about the question so they can think about it.
3. Looking for the innovations at other libraries and then bring it back to the group and then the committee share it with everyone.
a. Could include libraries outside of SCLS.
4. SCLS will create a Google folder to capture all the ideas/photos/etc.
5. SCLS will share the official library visit protocol that we use and can be adapted for use by the Subcommittee members.
c. Kwik Trip coupons
i. Postpone this topic to August meeting.
6. Items from clusters
a. None
7. Plan for next meeting: August 10, 2021
a. SCLS will create a Google folder to capture stories, photos, etc. from committee member road trips
b. SCLS will share the official library visit protocol to be adapted for use by LIS Committee members
8. Adjournment: 10:08 a.m.
For more information about the Library Innovation Committee, contact Rose Ziech.
SCLS staff are available to attend cluster meetings to share information and answer questions pertaining to this committee meeting and other departmental projects.
Library Innovation Subcommittee/Minutes/06-2021