End of the Year Reports Being Sent to Member Libraries
The End of the Year Reports including Member Value Statements are in the mail or on the van directed to each library agency's primary contact. They will reach members beginning Friday, November 9 but most will arrive with your delivery or by mail early next week.
In this packet are the Value Statements, the record of CL (Continuous Learning) events and meetings that the library's staff participated in during the System fiscal year, a compilation of Member Library Successes, and the information about the FY2006 overall PALS accomplishments and the challenges ahead in FY2007. These last two documents were shared with Illinois State Library Director Anne Craig and her staff when PALS administrators visited with them in Springfield this summer. The CL record is based on the System fiscal year--July 1 to June 30. If you would like a similar report for your library's fiscal year or any other time frame, please contact PALS staff.
Because the packet was designed to help member libraries explain to their governing authorities/funders the role that System membership plays in their library's services to its constiuents, the Member Value Statement continues to be expanded. This year a value was assigned to delivery received through the mail/UPS based on the average number of deliveries and the reimbursement requests. Also group purchases were analyzed to show difference between the cost as a group member and the "regular" price if a library was purchasing that service/item on its own. The third new item shown was the number of Consulting minutes that PALS staff reported spending with the member on various issues. The latter involved a new procedure for the PALS staff so as they get used to it the figures may fall short of being a true reflection of the activity.
If you have any questions about the packet and/or its contents or if your library has not recieved its packet by Friday, September 16th, please contact Nancy Smith (nancys@palsnet.info or x4466).
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