1994 Annual Report

New or Expanded Services

• January Drive up window services expanded to cover almost all circulation services at window
• April Small group training sessions for on-line public access catalog began and continued on a weekly basis
• May Described videos added to collection for visually handicapped. Low voiced designation of what's visual, but not audible.
• June HOPE (Helping Our Parents Educate) Grant received. Drop-in story hour started and continued with great success for preschoolers.
• September HOPE Grant program starts with preschoolers and their parents for the Neil Armstrong School service area.
• November Video list done and on sale - current through June, 1994.

Mission Statement

By offering open access to its wide array of materials, services, programs and external resources, Gates Public Library will continue to be an enriching influence in the lives of Gates citizens.

Long Range Goals: 1994 Achievements

• Regular staff training plus many librarians attended state library conference
• Performance evaluation process for most library personnel completed

• All 1993 Programs and Services were evaluated in 1994
• Reference transactions per capita study completed as 1994 output measure
• High level of customer satisfaction evident from 1994 National Library Week survey of library patrons

• New resident welcome letter results show 34% of new residents obtain or update library cards after mailing
• HOPE (Helping Our Parents Educate) Grant with Neil Armstrong School specific outreach to Neil Armstrong area

• Ongoing as necessitated by annual budget process

• HOPE Grant of $5,000 won

• ADA Advisory Committee met semi-annually
• Drive Up Window services expanded

• Staff began public classes on use of on-line catalog

Gifts and Memorials Received In 1994 (in chronological order)

The Library Board encourages your gifts and donations. Look for our gifts brochure at the entrance to the library or call the Library Director.

• Alice J. Webster in memory of Geri MacGregor
• Neil and Ann Flood in memory of Geri MacGregor
• Kenneth and Thelma Milner in memory of Geri MacGregor
• David and Courtney Bernhard in memory of Geri MacGregor
• Volunteers of Gates Public Library in memory of Geri MacGregor
• Friends of Joyce and Brian MacGregor in memory of Geri MacGregor
• Eleanor R. Ives in memory of Geri MacGregor
• William A. Doty III in memory of Virginia Pfenninger Doty (two donations in 1994)
• Rhoda and Gerry Ride in memory of Anna Poness
• Gates Recreation Commissioners in memory of Rose A. Magliozzi
• Rochester Aerie #52, Fraternal Order of Eagles, for large print books

When money is donated for a gift or memorial, the donor or the next of kin suggests appropriate topic(s). Gates librarians then make the actual title selection after comparison with the library's collection. When the book is received, a memorial book plate is inserted in the volume and the title inscribed in the library's Gift Registry. The next of kin are notified that the item is being held at the desk so they may be the first people to borrow the item. With this procedure, donations are personalized to serve as an appropriate memorial and to complement the library's collection.

The Doty Memorial

In 1993, William A. Doty contributed a substantial gift to Gates Public Library to establish the Doty Family Endowment Fund in memory of his mother, Virginia Pfenninger Doty. By terms of the gift, the principal is to be invested for 5 years. Thereafter, a portion of the interest may be expended for books and other materials on British and European history or literature. Mr. Doty's gift is the largest single gift made by an individual to the library in its 33 year history. In 1994, Mr. Doty made two additional gifts to this memorial fund.

Gifts and Memorials

Horatio Gates Memorial Fund: Thanks to the Town of Gates Bicentennial activities, the Horatio Gates Memorial Book Fund was established in 1977. Only the annual interest from that fund can be spent and only on materials of American historical interest. The fund's name originates from the Revolutionary War General for whom the Town of Gates is named. The fund provides a small but steady source of revenue for the library.

In 1994, Helen Costa and John C. Chadbourne contributed to this fund. Three books were purchased in 1994...

• The Native Americans
• The Oxford History of the American West
• Bernard Schwartz's A History of the Supreme Court

In 1994, two books were purchased...

• Burton Anderson's Treasures of the Italian Table
• Clifford A. Wright's Cucina Paradiso

Two Freislich Awards were presented at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Gates Public Library in May 1994. Desk Aides Paula Blackburn and David Stewart who are pursuing their college education while working part time for the Gates library, were presented with the awards.

Library Use 1993-1994

Note: 1994 interlibrary loan statistics impacted by online patron placed holds.

Library Programs

The total number of programs held in and out of the library in 1993 was 392, with a total attendance of 12,864. The total number of programs held in and out of the library in 1994 was 434, with a total attendance of 13,109.