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INCORPORATED
AS A MUNICIPALITY
22 FEBRUARY 1859
PROCLAIMED AS
A CITY JULY 1990
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2nd April, 2002
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
A COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANDWICK WILL
BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, TOWN HALL, 90
AVOCA STREET, RANDWICK, ON TUESDAY, 9TH
APRIL, 2002 AT 5:30 PM.
Committee Members: His Worship, the Mayor, Cr D.
Sullivan, Crs Backes (Chairperson), Matson, Notley-Smith, Procopiadis, Tracey
(Deputy Chairperson), and Whitehead.
Quorum: Four
(4) members.
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NOTE: AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2000, THE COUNCIL RESOLVED THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
BE CONSTITUTED AS A COMMITTEE WITH FULL DELEGATION TO DETERMINE MATTERS ON
THE AGENDA.
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1 Apologies
2 Minutes
CONFIRMATION OF THE
MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 12TH MARCH, 2002.
3 Addresses to
Committee by the Public
4 Mayoral Minutes
5 Library
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5.1
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DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE
MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION SERVICES' REPORT 9/2002 - LOAN
PERIODS FOR LIBRARY MATERIAL.
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5.2
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DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT
& INFORMATION SERVICES' REPORT 10/2002 - NESTLE WRITE AROUND AUSTRALIA
2002.
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5.3
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DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE
MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION SERVICES' REPORT 11/2002 - REDESIGN OF RANDWICK CITY
TOY & GAME LIBRARY.
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6 General Business
7 Notice of
Rescission Motions
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GENERAL MANAGER
Director Governance Management & Information
Services' Report 9/2002
REPORT
BY: DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT &
INFORMATION SERVICES
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this document is
to report on a survey conducted at Bowen Library and Randwick and Matraville
Libraries asking members for their opinion on the loan period of library
material.
ISSUES:
Loan periods for items lent by
Randwick City Library and Information Service are:
HSC material,
DVD's, Toys & Games 14 days
All other
items 28 days
With the
option for one renewal for each item
Results from a previous survey of
magazines, and requests made to staff, indicated a degree of borrower
dissatisfaction with the loan period of magazines, videos and CDs. Borrowers
believed it was too long.
· Borrowers
complained that recent issues of magazines never seemed to be available.
· The bulk of
magazines the Library subscribes to are issued monthly. A 28-day loan and one
renewal result in only one borrower having access to a current magazine.
· Borrowers also
complained that new CDs and videos never seemed to be available.
Magazines, videos and CDs are used differently to books.
Magazines and videos are seldom watched or read more than a couple of times.
CDs are often used as a preview before purchase.
A survey was conducted to more broadly gauge borrower
attitude to a shorter loan period for magazines, videos and CDs.
1. THE SURVEY
The Survey (Attachment 1) was conducted during
February at all three library locations. It was a self-administered
questionnaire consisting of 3 prescribed and 1 comments option.
1.1
Results
260 questionnaires were returned.
121 favoured
no change
139 favoured a
reduced loan period
Of these 139, 76 favoured
reducing the loan period of magazines, videos and DVDs to 14 days.
Several borrowers wanted the loan
period for videos and DVDs reduced to 7 days or less.
Not all respondents borrowed
magazines, videos or CDs and were satisfied with the existing loan period
because it did not affect them.
CONCLUSION:
The Survey indicates borrower
support for the reduction of loan periods for magazines, videos and DVDs to 14
days. It is proposed that the new loan periods will apply from Saturday 1st June 2002. The change in loan periods will be widely publicised
prior to commencement.
RECOMMENDATION:
That
the report on the Change to Loan periods for magazines, videos and DVD’s
to 14 days be noted.
ATTACHMENT/S:
Director Governance Management & Information
Services' Report 10/2002
REPORT
BY: DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT &
INFORMATION SERVICES
INTRODUCTION:
This report outlines the Nestle Write Around Australia
launch for the Central Metropolitan Zone and the associated program at the
Bowen Library including the involvement by staff of Randwick City Library &
Information Service in the Nestle Write Around Australia program.
ISSUES:
Randwick City Library &
Information Service was invited to be one of the hosts for NESTLE Write Around
Australia for 2002. This unique opportunity provides the library with the
opportunity to be a part of a national program which encourages young writers
and focuses on the important role public libraries play in the development of
literacy and the literacy skills of the next generation.
In 2001 NESTLE Write Around
Australia attracted a record 33,000 entries, making it the largest creative
writing competition in Australia. A further 19,000 primary school students
participated in the creative writing workshops held in 50 public libraries
across the country.
The annual creative writing
programme targets young people in Years 5 and 6 in all Australian states and
territories. The programme’s intention is to encourage young writers to be
involved in the creative writing process by entering a writing competition and
participating in creative writing workshops. Published Australian children’s
author Patricia Barnard will conduct the workshops for local primary school
students in Randwick City, for one week in July.
On 20th March, over 45
Maroubra Junction Public School students from Years 5 and 6 formed a large
part of the audience in attendance for the Central Metropolitan’s Zone launch
of the Nestle Write Around Australia Competition at the Bowen Library.
Also present and representing the State Library of NSW was Virginia Mason who
read one of last years winning entries and guest author Susanne Gervay who
conducted a group writing exercise.
The Central Metropolitan Zone
Competition was officially launched by the Mayor of Randwick City, Councillor
Dominic Sullivan, who stated that competitions such as this can assist in
encouraging in students, a real interest in writing and as such can only aid in
increasing the number of young writers in the Randwick community.
One of the highlights of the
launch was a story- writing segment by children’s author, Susanne Gervay.
Susanne enthused the children with the “feeling of freedom everyone can achieve
through writing” and demonstrated how to create a story as she lead them in
composing a group story from beginning to end
A panel of judges, comprising staff from the library
service, the Children’s Librarian from Waverley Library and the Zone
Co-ordinator, RCC’s Children’s and Youth Services Librarian, look forward to
reading the competition entries in the next phase of the program when entries
are submitted for the first round of judging in June.
CONCLUSION:
The Nestle Write Around
Australia Competition is an excellent medium for encouraging and developing
creative writing in the children of the Randwick community. It complements the Lionel
Bowen Young Writers Award in focussing on the younger age groups and will
enhance the quality of entries for the future following student involvement in
the writing workshops.
Hosting the zone program also
highlights the library, and Council involvement in the broader push for
improved literacy levels in the community and for increased public awareness of
the commitment of Council to providing similar programs to the residents of the
City.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) That the report be noted and the committee endorses the Nestle
Write Around Australia competition as with the Lionel Bowen Young
Writers Award, as an annual creative writing program for young people in Randwick
City.
b) A follow-up report is provided to the committee upon
conclusion of the competition.
ATTACHMENT/S:
Nil
Director Governance Management & Information
Services' Report 11/2002
REPORT
BY: DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT &
INFORMATION SERVICES
INTRODUCTION:
In response to one of the many
issues raised by library customers in the user survey conducted in April 2000
the 1st floor of the Bowen Library and in particular the area
provided for the toy and game collection was redesigned in January this year.
The library now has a dedicated toy and game space, which is brightly coloured
and spacious. The enclosed area uses glass partitioning to provide a barrier to
the rest of the library, significantly lowering the noise levels generated by
the children and parents/carers when they are choosing toys to take home.
ISSUES:
The extra space, shelving and bench tops have addressed
the occupational health and safety issues of overcrowding. The redesign has
hopefully created a stimulating, child friendly environment for parents/carers
to visit the library and borrow toys and games with their children. Borrower
feedback has been positive and has attracted library customers to become
members of the toy library after observing the new space.
Loan Statistics
The following are loan statistics
for the period October to February with a comparison to the figures for the
same period in 2000/01:
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October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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2000/2001
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1645
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1858
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1189
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1564
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1624
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2001/2002
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1704
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1578
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947
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925
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1630
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The introduction of the annual
fee for membership to the Toy and Game Library in October 2001 has proceeded
smoothly and to date the total number of toy library members is 479 with
$8,521.91 raised as income. Approximately one quarter of the members are not
required to pay a fee due to qualification under the requirement for Randwick
residents to produce a valid Centrelink, Healthcare or pension card for the fee
to be waived. The fee has not made a significant difference to loans compared
to October/November 2000. Loans did however fall in December and January as a
result of extended loan periods over Christmas and the library’s ten day
closure during the redesign. The summer holidays also always produce a fall in
demand for toys and games. February 2002 loan statistics have since increased significantly
and loans are now at the same level as in 2001.
The Toy & Game Collection
The number of toys currently in
the collection is 1173. At the end of last year a significant number of old
puzzles and games were discarded from the collection, making for a very
successful Toy Sale to the public in November. The budget for 20001/2 for the
purchase of Toy & Game Library resources is $7,885. Two major orders have
so far been completed this financial year, concentrating on new puzzles and
games and duplicates of toys in high demand. With the introduction of the new
fee Toy Library members can now borrow up to 5 toys at a time with their toy
library card. The major concern is to ensure that there is a sufficient number
and range of toys and games for all members to borrow. To this end the
selecting and processing of new toys has a high priority.
CONCLUSION:
The Toy and Game Library has
undergone a number of major changes in the last two years. With the completion
of the redesign, the Council has provided the residents of Randwick City with a
state of the art toy and game library that will set a benchmark for toy
libraries everywhere.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the report on the redesign of the Randwick City Toy
& Game Library be noted.
ATTACHMENT/S:
Nil