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LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Library
706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
The Library closes at 7pm, please arrive prior to 7pm
Staff Contact: Donna Harlan, 503-697-6583, dharlan@lakeoswego.city
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Kent Watson, Chair ∙ Patricia Walls, Vice Chair ∙ Patrick Walsh ∙ Mark Pontarelli ∙ Lilisa Hall ∙ Joy Fabos ∙
Seth Pauley
Melissa Kelly, Staff Liaison ∙ Anisha Oruganty, Youth Liaison ∙ Enid Rittman, Youth Liaison ∙ Trudy Corrigan, Council
Liaison ∙ Liberty Planck, Alternate
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 9, 2024
4. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
Councilor Trudy Corrigan
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
The purpose of Public Comment is to allow community members to present information or raise an
issue regarding items not on the agenda or regarding agenda items that do not include a public hearing.
A time limit of three minutes per individual shall apply. Public Comment will not exceed thirty minutes
in total. If you are unable to attend the meeting and prefer to provide public comment in writing, please
email the comment to the staff contact listed above at least 24 hours before the meeting.
6. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
6.1 Revised Code of Conduct policy language
6.2 Lake Oswego Reads 2025
6.3 Strategic plan progress
6.4 Fundraising update
7. NEW BUSINESS
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8. CHAIR’S REMARKS
9. YOUTH LIAISON REMARKS
10. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT
11. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: December 11, 2024
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Present: Kent Watson, Pat Walls, Mark Pontarelli, Lilisa Hall, Liberty Planck, Seth Pauley, Joy
Fabos, Councilor Corrigan, Anisha Oruganty, Enid Rittman
Staff Present: Melissa Kelly, Donna Harlan
Absent: Patrick Walsh, Phil Wikelund, FOLOPL Liaison
1. Call to Order
The Library Advisory Board (LAB) meeting was called to order by Chair Kent Watson at the
Lake Oswego Public Library (LOPL) on Wednesday, October 9, at 7:04 pm.
2. Minutes
Motion to approve was made by Fabos and seconded by Walls. The September 11, 2024
minutes were unanimously approved by LAB.
3. City Council Update – Councilor Corrigan
Council Corrigan shared the latest updates from City Council meetings. Updates included:
A resolution to appoint two pro tem municipal judges;
A study session related to an EV charging strategy update as well as discussion related
to franchise fee rates for PGE
A study session regarding the FEMA Nation Flood Insurance Program and compliance
related to the Endangered Species Program
October was proclaimed as Meals on Wheels month
Indigenous Peoples day was proclaimed on October 14
The budget for the biennium was adjusted through the adoption of a supplemental
budget
A committee was appointed to study the South Shore Fire Station
4. Public Comment - none
5. Director’s Report - Melissa Kelly
Respond to Racism Art Project Site Collaboration update
The timeline has been extended. Currently the projected date to go before Council is early
December which will hopefully allow more time for artists to respond to the RFP.
The grant funds that were previously earmarked for this project have a deadline. The City
is looking for funding options that would not have the restrictive date.
Respond to Racism is working on writing grants and fundraising to increase the budget for
this project.
Strategic Plan progress updates
The 2024-2027 Library Strategic Plan features 4 main priorities that support the
Library’s overarching strategic focus to improve access for all.
o Updates for goal: Serve People Beyond the Building :
• Home delivery has over 100 people enrolled. Volunteers, including two new
additions who speak Mandarin and Spanish, are being added to meet the demand.
• Waiting on response from CAO for the bookmobile procurement contracting.
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• At the LINCC level, scopes of work for two RFP’s for procurement contacts have
been completed for the implementation of hold lockers/library vending machines and
to replace self-checkout equipment.
o Updates for goal: Create Space to Expand Services : This goal contains 3
subheadings: Expanding services for all; Understanding the scope of facility needs at
our current location and addressing high priority needs as appropriate; Continuing to
work toward a new/expanded facility that can meet community needs.
• Library staff continue to collaborate with community partners each year. Currently
staff are planning for the MLK Day Celebration and Lunar New Year, 2025
• Kelly provided a brief history and update to the expanding World Languages
collection, services and events:
Librarian April Younglove and 8 community volunteers began to meet and
offer guidance on expanding the World Languages collection. The group
spoke Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.
Currently a group of 10 -15 World Language volunteers advise on the
collection and programming. The members in this group speak Chinese,
Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian-Moldavian.
This led to a World Languages Conversation group for adults, which has
turned into World Languages Cinema. 30 people attended the first event in
September 2024, which included World Languages group volunteers as well
as new attendees who were attracted to the program. The WL group
volunteers serve as facilitators for film discussion and in the end, this helps
the library to continue building community.
April sends an e-newsletter to a group of 100+ people who speak a variety of
languages promoting library offerings, and solicits advice about
programming, cataloging issues and other topics.
• Kelly shared the library property will be experiencing significant tree maintenance
work the week of October 14 -18. The library will have 4 trees removed, with
replacements to be planted at a later time; additionally, 15 trees will be pruned.
The work includes stump and limb grinding and haul away of debris.
Neighbors will be notified of the work via direct letters on doorsteps and an
email reminder will be sent to the Neighborhood Association. Public notices
will be on library doors, website and social media, to share disruptive noises
are to be expected during the working hours of 8 am – 5 pm, and to bring to
the public’s attention that there will be temporary partial closures of the
Library’s parking lot, sidewalks, adjacent alley and street parking as the tree
crew works around the property while maintaining public safety. The notices
and emails will also point out that the library will be closed Monday, October
14, for staff training.
• Related to the goal to continue to discuss and develop future library service
models with the community: work is currently paused
o Updates for goal: Increase Awareness of the Library’s value:
• October is Freedom to Read Month. Kelly explained the library plays an important
role in defending the freedom to read without restriction
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• September was Library Card sign-up month. 320 new cards were created and we
surpassed our goal!
• Kelly shared staff is working on sharing messages in multiple languages. Library
staff are setting priorities for materials to be translated and are working on
outreach strategies as well as making sure staff are trained to how to effectively
follow-thru on serving people who speak a language other than English when they
visit the library.
o Updates for goal: Support Staff Wellbeing and Growth. Kelly provided an update
to LAB on upcoming trainings and events Library staff will be attending:
• 4 library employees attended the Northwest Public Employees Diversity
Conference earlier in the month.
• The library will be closed on October 14 and will open late on October 23 for staff
professional development. Topics include the city’s new training program on DEI,
ADA and Sustainability initiatives; best practices for servicing people when there is
a language barrier, how to work with an interpreter/utilize the City’s contract for
interpretation/translation services and Bystander Intervention in a Public
Workplace training.
Lake Oswego Reads 2025
Kelly was excited to share the selection committee has made their LO Reads 2025 selection.
The Lake Oswego Review will announce the selection later this month with a feature article.
Once the announcement has been made, events (such as the giveaways and the author
event) can be found on the Library’s calendar.
The author is secured for Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Lakeridge High School.
Kelly expects to have copies of the selected book to share with LAB at the December
meeting, if not sooner.
6. New Business
Fundraising
Kelly started a discussion with LAB about the library year end appeal as well as further
fundraising efforts.
The library has better fundraising results in both dollars and number of donors when
there is a specific ask.
FOLOPL also participates in a year end appeal for their members.
o The Friends website is receiving an update that is expected to be functioning
within the next 2 months.
Ideally in the future, fundraising will be part of the Friends expanding work for the
library.
o 2023 the library partnered with FOLOPL and the Friends matched dollar for dollar
up to $10,000.
It is hopeful that the Friends will be able to do more fundraising as they are close to
having the technology set up and available, but Kelly didn’t believe they are prepared
for a whole campaign.
Kelly posed the questions to LAB if we want to do another year end campaign, or do we
shift to another time frame and we have the Friends run the year end appeal.
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o LAB members made a variety of suggestions for brainstorming ways for people to
donate year-round and partnering with local business.
o Kelly asked LAB for input for the focus of the year end appeal this year.
o Watson suggested having a fundraising campaign for 350K for a bookmobile and
through this process can build a template for future capital campaigns.
o Kelly thought aligning in spring/summer or with LO reads and working with the
friends could be good timing.
o Kelly suggested we could still do a year end campaign with a letter asking for
Friends memberships to support the library. Kelly and Watson will get more
guidance after the Friends meeting and will share with LAB.
7. Chair Remarks – Kent Watson
Watson thanked LAB for their feedback especially regarding the Respond to Racism art
project. He is excited that we are moving forward with the Bookmobile and is looking forward
to working with the Friends. Watson thanked LAB again for everything they do for the library.
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8. Youth Liaison Remarks – Anisha Oruganty and Enid Rittman
Oruganty is excited about the progress on the bookmobile. She inquired if there are
any specifics on the age groups that regularly attend the World Languages events and
having participants complete a feedback from would provide more information on the
demographics. Oruganty asked if there was a way to create a platform where people
can share their book reviews and recommendations. She viewed this as an opportunity
to encourage more reading and community bonding. This could be online and in person
with book bonding and book club events or book swaps to exchange and share.
Oruganty saw this as an opportunity to expose different age groups to different books
and genres. Kelly shared the library works with the Youth Action Council on a book
swap, but there may be room for more ages. Kelly also liked the idea of a new platform
and will follow up to see if our ReadSquared program that was used for the Summer
Library Challenge has this capability. Kelly also mentioned the library has a Teen Reads
Book Club.
Rittman enjoyed going to the teen section of the library this month and was excited to
see the banned books were on the shelf and loves that the library is protecting our
freedom to read and continues to increase the diversity of the books we can read. Kelly
then explained about the Library’s Freedom to Read month premise of instead of one
week of banned books, we have a full month in an effort to put a positive spin on the
freedom to read.
9. Friends of the Library - Kent Watson
The Friends are going through a complete revamp of their website. Nell and Janet have
switched the website to a newer system that is able to work smoothly with all browsers.
The Booktique had one of their best months ever
At the next Friends meeting, Watson and Kelly will discuss a large campaign with the
Friends and gauge how they are feeling and will report back to LAB.
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10. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Pauley; seconded by Hall. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10
pm. The next LAB meeting will be held November 13, 2024.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna Harlan
Lake Oswego Public Library
Code of Conduct Policy
The library is responsible for establishing rules of conduct to protect the rights and safety of Library patrons,
volunteers, and staff, and for preserving and protecting the library’s materials, equipment, facilities, and
grounds.
The following conduct is prohibited on library premises, property, and when library services are accessed and
provided online, over the phone, or outside library premises:
Class I Violations:
1. Committing or attempting to commit any activity that would constitute a violation of any federal, state,
or local criminal law.
2. Possessing a firearm without a permit, except as allowed by State law or Federal law. Open carry
possession of firearms is not lawful in public buildings per ORS 166.370. Concealed licensed firearms
may be subject to police verification.
3. Possessing a dangerous weapon designed to or likely to cause serious injury or death.
4. Destructing library property, including using library materials, equipment, furniture, fixtures, or building
in a destructive, abusive, or potentially damaging manner.
5. Selling, using, and distributing alcohol/marijuana/illegal drugs, and possessing illegal drugs and opened
containers of alcohol.
6. Committing offensive touching, or engaging in sexual conduct, or obscene acts such as indecent
exposure.
7. Threatening, harassing, or creating a hostile environment for patrons, volunteers, or staff. This includes
staring at or following people in a manner that can reasonably be expected to disturb or intimidate
them and directing profane, obscene, or abusive language at them.
Class II Violations:
8. Engaging in conduct that disrupts or interferes with the normal operation of the library, or disturbs
library staff or patrons, including, but not limited to, conduct that creates unreasonable noise, conduct
that consists of loud or boisterous physical behavior, or conduct that uses library materials, equipment,
furniture, fixtures or building in a manner inconsistent with customary use. Staff will conduct a wellness
check as appropriate.
9. Using cellular phones, pagers, and other electronic devices in a manner that disturbs others.
10. Soliciting, petitioning, distributing written materials, conducting surveys, or canvassing inside the library
building, or in a manner that unreasonably interferes with or impedes access to the library. Please see
the Lake Oswego Public Library’s Facility, Petitions & Solicitations Policy for more details.
11. Operating bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, or other similar equipment in or on library premises.
12. Parking vehicles on library premises for purposes other than library use. Vehicles parked in violation of
this rule may be towed at the owner’s expense.
13. Smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco in library facilities and within 10 feet of all entrances, exits, and
windows or air vents, in accordance with Oregon’s Indoor Clean Air Act (ICAA). The ICAA includes the
use of “inhalant delivery systems” including vape pens and e-cigarettes that can be used to deliver
cannabinoids, nicotine, and other substances. Using marijuana is prohibited on library property,
including the parking lot.
14. Entering the library barefooted, or without a shirt or bottoms, or with offensive odor or personal
hygiene.
15. Bringing pets or animals into the library, except for assistance animals as defined in ORS 346.680 or ORS
346.610 or as allowed in order to comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), or except as allowed at a library-approved event. Only trained dogs and miniature horses are
recognized as service animals under this policy, per titles II and III of the ADA. If a service animal is out
of control, including barking repeatedly, and the handler does not take effective action to control it,
library staff may request that the animal be removed from the premises.
16. Tethering animals on library property.
17. Neglecting to provide proper supervision of children. (See Lake Oswego Public Library Policy on
Unattended Children.)
Enforcement
The Lake Oswego Public Library may exclude from the library property, and from any library outreach service,
for a specified duration of time any person who has a Class I violation, or who has repeat Class II violations. In
accordance with the Security Camera Usage Policy for the City of Lake Oswego, Oregon, video surveillance
footage may be used to support enforcement decisions. Library staff will make reasonable efforts to warn the
person of prohibited behavior and enforcement protocol, but if staff are unable to speak with the person
safely, offenses will still be enforced as outlined in this policy. Library staff will implement this Code of
Conduct policy, or staff may request assistance from local law enforcement to enforce this policy or to act as
an agent of the library to serve an exclusion or a trespass. Unlawful activities will be reported to the police.
For a Class I violation, law enforcement will be contacted immediately and the person(s) in violation will be
excluded from the library for at least 30 days from the date of violation. If a person has engaged in criminal
conduct, the exclusion may be indefinite. People with a Class II violation will be given a warning to address
such violations on the first offense. If the behavior continues, the person will be directed to leave the library
or library outreach event for the day. A second Class II violation within 90 days will result in the person being
immediately asked to leave the library or library outreach event for at least 7 days, or longer, depending on
the severity of the violation. A third Class II violation within 180 days of the first offense will result in an
exclusion of at least 30 days, or longer, depending on the severity of the violation. Refusal to leave when
properly directed may result in arrest for trespassing. After an exclusion has been lifted, a person may return
to the library or library outreach event under the guidelines of this Code of Conduct Policy.
The person shall be provided with a written notice of exclusion specifying the reason for, and duration of, the
exclusion. The notice shall also describe the person’s appeal rights pursuant to this policy. Any appeal of an
exclusion shall be made to the Library Director. The appeal must be filed, in writing, by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth
business day following the date of the exclusion notice. At the hearing on an appeal, the City shall have the
burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged violation of library policy occurred and
that the ordered duration of the exclusion is appropriate. The Library Director’s decision on appeal is final.
Revised November 2024
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025
General Information
Number of new borrowers/patrons added 346 1,396
Number of registered borrowers 23,712 23,712
Books and other print items
Number of physical units owned 126,227 126,227
Number of physical units added 1,327 4,694
Audio Materials
Number of physical units owned 16,175 16,175
Number of physical units added 27 303
Video Materials
Number of physical units owned 19,243 19,243
Number of physical units added 104 398
Other library materials
Number of physical units owned 1,018 1,018
Number of physical units added 2 4
Total items owned 162,663 162,663
Total items added 1,460 5,399
Magazine Issues
Number of physical units owned 1,945 1,945
Number of physical units added 133 538
Holds Placed 13,676 56,492
Holds Filled 11,118 46,897
Holds Expired 41 114
Holds Expired on shelf 1,570 6,250
Circulation of library materials at all facilities for the fiscal year
Library2Go & Advantage Circulation Combined 13,242 51,439
E-book Reader Circulation with material type of CHILD 5 23
E-book Reader Circulation with material type of YA 1 4
Adult Checkouts 17,078 72,820
Adult Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 11,464 46,136
No Longer Used --
Adult Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 276 1,078
Adult Renewals (via TeleCirc) 192 432
October 2024
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025 October 2024
Adult Renewals (TOTAL) 11,932 47,646
YA Checkouts 978 4,714
YA Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 768 3,710
No Longer Used --
YA Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 45 162
YA Renewals (via TeleCirc) 0 4
YA Renewals (TOTAL) 813 3,876
Child 1st-time circ excluding E-book Reader uses 12,341 52,783
YA 1st-time circ excluding E-book Reader uses 977 4,710
Number of Circulation of Electronic Materials 13,248 51,466
Child Checkouts 12,346 52,806
Child Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 7,746 33,199
No Longer Used --
Child Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 533 1,594
Child Renewals (via TeleCirc) 21 48
Child Renewals (TOTAL) 8,300 34,841
Total 1st-time circulation 43,644 161,765
Total renewals 21,045 86,363
Total circ of Adult materials 29,010 120,466
Total circ of YA & Childrens materials 22,437 96,237
Total circ of YA materials 1,790 8,586
Total circ of Childrens materials 20,646 87,647
Total circ 64,694 268,165
Self-Check Circulation
Self-check checkouts 25,295 109,768
% of physical item checkouts at self-checks 83.2%84.2%
Check Ins
items CHECKED IN via book drop or circ desk return 33,555 140,660
items CHECKED IN from "in transit" status 23,176 93,406
TOTAL items checked in 56,731 234,066
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025 October 2024
Items loaned to other libraries
Items loaned to other libraries within resource-sharing network
(LINCC)16,301 63,249
Interlibrary Loans - Items Loaned to All Other Libraries (OCLC)240 863
Total loans to other libraries 16,541 64,112
Items borrowed from other libraries
Items borrowed from libraries within resource-sharing network
(LINCC)14,979 61,790
Interlibrary Loans - Items Borrowed from All Other Libraries
(OCLC)83 407
Total loans from other libraries 15,062 62,197
NET ILL using a shared catalog of automation system (LINCC) 1,322 1,459
Adult Services
October 2024 Monthly Report
In October, we continued celebrating Latiné Heritage Month and Freedom to Read Month,
distributed Tiny Art Kits in preparation for an exhibit in November, and we helped to bring the
library out to the community with three outreach events. We also learned how to better assist
patrons who speak world languages at our staff in-service day and how to support patrons
experiencing harassment during a Bystander Intervention in Public Workplaces training by Right
to Be. Here is a look back at the rest of our work in October:
The stairwell gallery featured whimsical drawings by local artist Beate Scheller.
We enticed readers with eye-catching book displays for Freedom to Read Month and
Latiné Heritage Month.
Together with staff from other library departments, we participated in three outreach
events:
o We brought Rover to Hunger Fighters where we assisted 18 people by
checking out books, issuing library cards, and answering questions about the
library.
o We brought Rover to The Springs where we assisted 38 patrons with finding
their next great read and providing tech help.
o We gave a presentation to 15 people in the Continuing Conversations group
at the Adult Community Center about library services.
Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library, we hosted the following events in
the library and/or virtually:
o A series of events for Freedom to Read Month, including:
A banned book page magnet craft
A panel discussion on censorship, diverse literature, and the freedom
to read, featuring the district librarian from LOSD, the Co-founder of
Third Eye Books, an LOPL Adult Services Librarian, and two high
school students. The event was moderated by the Board Chair of LO
for LOve.
A discussion of the second most challenged book in 2023, All Boys
Aren’t Blue, at the American Association of University Women’s
meeting at the Oswego Heritage House.
A self-directed program, in which patrons put tally marks next to
banned/challenged titles they’ve read on a whiteboard on the main
floor.
o Our First Tuesday Music Concert featuring Dr. Bryce Colson’s theater organ
concert with silent movie shorts.
o A Genealogy Interest Group meeting at the ACC and online.
o A Bookish Affair met virtually to discuss Freya Marske’s A Restless Truth.
o A Third Tuesday Author Talk featuring George Sorensen, author of Hot Dish
Confidential – That Year My Friends Taught Me to Cook.
o Our monthly Poetry Group meeting.
o Our monthly Trivia Night session.
o A presentation on Advance Directives by Eriko Onishi, MD from OHSU.
o Building Bridges book group met to discuss The Unwinding of the Miracle by
Julie Yip-Williams.
o A phenomenal performance of Joan Didion’s play The Year of Magical
Thinking, starring Diane Kondrat, directed by Patrick Walsh, and featuring an
original violin score composed and performed by Michelle Alany. 55 people
attended this event.
o Our second World Cinema program at Lake Theater and Café, where we
screened the film Io Capitano, which presents a “reverse shot” of the
immigration experience from West Africa to Italy. Following the screening,
Councilor Massene Mboup led a thought-provoking discussion. The event
was a great success with 30 people attending!
Stats
Reference & Readers’ Advisory Interactions: 1,586
Programs for Adults: 13
Adult Program Attendance: 244*
Programs for All Ages: 3
All Ages Program Attendance – 91
*Does not include attendance for recorded events.
Youth Services
October 2024 Monthly Report
Programming:
This month’s events included full-to-the-brim storytimes, a special tumble and twirl storytime event with Tilton’s Gym, a
family movie musical, and more world language programming. LEGO club crowds are larger now as cooler weather
returns.
Lots of extras this month
One of our teammates attended the NW Public Employee’s diversity conference, all four of us attended bystander
intervention training, and three of us participated in the all staff in-service day. LOSD had scheduled three days of no
classes. On one of those days middle schoolers volunteered at the library to assemble craft packets, make buttons, and
help with some needed cleaning. The other two non-school days filled the children’s library with many more kids than
usual. We also achieved our goal of having questions written and posted for the 16 OBOB titles for 3-5th graders by the
end of the month.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
This month’s Global Stories Project Readaloud was led by Sisi in Mandarin. Her enthusiasm radiated throughout the
space as families enjoyed her stories and the fall leaves craft.
Teen Advisory Board
Teens gathered to create self-care kits to distribute at the Hunger Fighters, volunteered at LEGO club, and engaged in
their TAB meeting and Teen Book Group. Amy G. met with Parks and Rec to discuss the possibility of a teen
entrepreneurs event in the Spring, and brainstorm additional collaboration between TAB and YAC.
School Visits/Tours
We hosted Westridge Elementary School’s three first-grade classrooms, as well as the entire student body of the
International Leadership Academy. The visits were all timed to accommodate both student schedules and our regular
public storytime programs. We continually attempt to find ways to maximize the use of our limited space (even when it
means hosting students in the Brian Doyle area of the library.)
There is growing interest from the schools for downtown visits that include the Library, Fire, Police and the Mayor. We
are working with City Hall to schedule these as efficiently as possible.
Outreach
We completed our usual childcare visits to Mayaan Torah Day School, Maryam’s Childcare, and Mountain Park
Kindercare. We spent time at Lakeridge High School, and supported the Black Student Union’s voting awareness event.
We met with staff and parents from Palisades World Language school about collaboration and planning for Lunar New
Year celebrations.
StoryWalk
Our last outdoor StoryWalk of the year was Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. It was the perfect story to plant beside
the Luscher Farm Scarecrows.
Appreciative patrons shared these comments via our virtual guestbook:
Loved it!! A fun fall tradition. (Amelia, 3 yrs. old)
It was quite fun and charming! (Lee, 67 yrs. old)
Excellent illustrations, so fun to read. (Karen, 56 yrs. old)
Was a great story! Page 10 was her favorite! (Ivy, 4 yrs. old)
The best part was the last page #18! (Elliott, 3 yrs. old)
Stats
Reader’s Advisory/reference – 734 (includes 1000BBK and New Parent Gift bags)
Program attendance – 32/1038 (includes storytime, special programs, and LEGO club)
HIGHLIGHTS
• October was a busy month at the library, as we adapted to cooler weather and a greater
excitement for indoor services. We combined our usual recipe for customer service,
events, programs, and offerings with a dash of staff training days (complete with ice
cream) mixed in.
• Circulation hosted several student tours and a cohort of new City of Lake Oswego
employees as part of a library-wide tour. We relished the excited faces of all who were
given a library card account.
• A highlight for us was the Lake Oswego Junior High volunteer day! We are grateful to all
the students who spent time cleaning, checking materials, making buttons, packing craft
kits, and more at the library!
CIRCULATION SERVICES
NOTABLE STATISTICS
*LOPL was closed Monday, October 14, 2024, for a staff training day.
*LOPL opened at 12pm on Wednesday, October 23, for a staff training.
**Indoor visitor number appears low. LOPL has one internal door propped open, which we
think might be causing a difference in how the gates are counting patrons.
Items checked in
Items sorted by AMH
Items renewed
Items borrowed from outside the County
Items loaned outside the County
Items borrowed from LINCC libraries
Items loaned to LINCC libraries
Holds filled
Held items not checked out
Library cards issued to new members
eCards issued
Home Deliveries
Carts shelved
Average daily carts shelved
Cultural Pass reservations
Seed Library Checkouts
Indoor Visitors
Curbside Visitors
Self-checkout
56,731
45,098
21,045
83
240
14,979
16,301
11,118
1,570
346
48
44
870
28
156
72
11,758*
8
83.20%
Technical Services Department
October 2024 Monthly Report
Another Fun Year of Reverse Trick-or-Treating
Pictured from left to right, Waldo, Commander Jacques Cousteau, a Butterfly, Wishbone-as-Sherlock Holmes, a
Princess in Black, (and, not pictured, a Devil) return to the Library from a successful afternoon of Reverse Trick -or-
Treating at City Hall. Todd Mecklem photo.
Every Halloween, the Technical Services Department is excited to organize an
expedition of costumed Library staff over to City Hall, where we distribute candy to
our City colleagues working throughout the building.
Everyone involved seems to enjoy the event, and this year we added the extra bonus of
a quick visit to the nearby Adult Community Center. Another highlight this year was
getting a tour of the LOCOM dispatch center.
Volunteer and Events
October 2024 Report
OCTOBER 2024 Volunteer Stats
Total Volunteers Serving 248
Total Volunteer Hours 1397
Communicated with Social Media Committee to plan daily posts/weekly focus to
promote library events. Communicated updates as needed.
Represented LOPL with Strategic Communications Team at City level
Met with Lake Oswego Reads committee for Lake Oswego Reads 2025
MLK Day planning day committee to coordinate event on January 19, 2025
Coordinated Hospitality for October Events and programs at LOPL
Worked with Home Delivery Program Team to manage volunteers for over 100
patrons!
Coordinated volunteers for work throughout the Library
Worked with LO Reads events committee to coordinate programs throughout the
month of April for Lake Oswego Reads 2025!
Connected with dozens of community members for potential LO Reads presentations