This document provides information about Yarra Libraries, including its mission, services, and upcoming projects. The key points are: 1) Yarra Libraries has five branch libraries that served over 563,485 people in 2009/2010 through loans, activities, computer access, and reference help. 2) Its mission is to encourage lifelong learning and provide accessible resources to meet community needs through collections, programs, and well-trained staff. 3) Upcoming projects include developing the North Fitzroy branch as a community hub, reviewing collection development and opening hours, and adding features like WiFi and RFID technology.

1. Yarra Libraries
Your Library
2010

2. Yarra Libraries Public Meetings 2010
"The public library is a profoundly important cultural, economic
and social institution. Libraries collect and disseminate
information; they provide comfortable and convenient places
for people to read and learn; their physical spaces form
meeting places for community groups; being free and open for
all they help to create a fairer society”
Libraries Building Communities Study Feb 2005

3. Our Mission -
To be a dynamic public library service which
provides a welcoming, inclusive and
stimulating environment where lifelong
habits of learning, self-empowerment and
self-expression are encouraged, a love of
reading is nurtured, and where patrons can
meet their educational, information and
recreational needs.

4. We achieve this by:
• Providing current and accessible collections in relevant
formats, both print and electronic, and languages
• Encouraging the love of reading, the joy of learning, and
offering the assistance people need to find, evaluate, and use
electronic and print information resources to enhance the
individual's quality of life
• Building on the strengths of our five libraries as distinct,
welcoming and stimulating community spaces where people
can connect locally
• Ensuring we have friendly, professional and well-trained staff
• Providing information services using the latest technologies
• Tailoring resources, programs & services that support our
community and their right to lifelong learning

5. Yarra Libraries Public Meetings 2010

6. Yarra Libraries – a snapshot: -
• Five branch libraries: Richmond/Collingwood/Fitzroy/North
Fitzroy/Carlton
• Our sixth branch - virtual library@ www.yarracity.vic.gov.au
providing 24 hr access
• We welcomed over 563,485 people to branches in 2009/10
• 49,773 Yarra Libraries members
• 1,180,581 loans 2009/10
• Activities – 24,952 people attended 738 activities.
• 26,230 new items added and 4,488 items in Community languages
• 83,765 reference enquiries 2009/10
• 72,515 Personal Computer bookings 2009/10

7. Moon Lantern Activity
Home Library Servi
Reconciliation Event Fitzroy Library June
2010

8. 10/11 projects
• Librarylink Victoria – introduced in January
2010,approx. 95 items per month
despatched
• SWIFT Consortia upgraded and iphone
apps now available
• Opening hours review
• WiFi Access – Blue socket network
implementation

10. Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2008 – 2012
plan update
Our Action Plan: -
• North Fitzroy Community Hub : major priority for the next three years
• Library resources tender process: work with Procurement Australia to
identify panel of suppliers, ensure Collection Development outcomes,
development of Local History Plan
• Web page interactivity: capacity including blogging and resource
reviews
• Progressive alignment of staffing and services, open hours review
recommendations
• Radio Frequency IDentification: RFID investigation
• Development of Branch Plans: operations, capital - for future strategic
and capital planning
• Youth Worker at Fitzroy Library – introduce positive engagement and
initiatives with neighbourhood

11. North Fitzroy Library
• 85,894 visits to the library
• 114,424 items borrowed
• 1,231 new members added
• 10,656 reference queries answered

12. Activities
2658 people attended 95 activities in 2009/10
These activities included:
• Weekly storytimes, Christmas Bedtime Storytime, Summer
Reading Club and a visit from “Wild Action” in the holidays
• Holden Street English Conversation Class morning tea
• “Book Tasting” evenings
• Our vibrant Kids’ Book Club,
pictured here with author
Michael Wagner

13. Celebrating North Fitzroy’s 150 Years
Local celebrations included:
•A display featuring pictures from the Local History collection
•A talk from Tim Gatehouse of the Fitzroy Historical Society

14. Drawing On Glass Art Project

15. Libraries of the world:
Library 10 Helsinki

16. DOK Library (Delft, Amsterdam)

17. Malmo City Library (Sweden)

18. Thank you for coming