Presentation
2025 GVPL Budget Presentation
January 14, 2025Pages 76–9113 sections
A slide deck presenting the library's 2024 community services and 2025 budget request details to View Royal Council.
3.4 million physical items borrowedContribution Increase: $27,878 (4.30%)Per Capita Total: $53.30
2025 GVPL Budget Presentation
Town of View Royal Andrew Appleton, Board Chair Maureen Sawa, CEO January 14, 2025
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A Shared Service Model
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How we are Serving the Community*
- 2,344,195 Digital Items Borrowed
- 3,418,082 Physical Items Borrowed
- 1,709,041 Library Visits
- 1,487,699 Virtual Visits
- 167,398 Computer Sessions
* January 1 to November 30, 2024 data.
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Removing Barriers and Expanding Access
- Commitment to Inclusive Access: Since January 2024, GVPL has been fine-free, removing barriers for all community members.
- Investing in Digital Equity: Added 35+ public computers in the past 24 months, helping to bridge the digital divide and expanding access to essential digital resources.
- Monthly ID Clinics: In partnership with the Community Social Planning Council, assisting community members in accessing essential services.
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Record-Breaking Digital Engagement
- Digital Checkouts Milestone: Achieved over one million OverDrive checkouts for the second consecutive year, ranking us among the top global libraries.
- Growing Digital Engagement: NYTimes.com logins surged by 40% (April to September 2024), highlighting strong demand for accessible resources.
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Early Literacy and Youth Engagement
- Summer Reading Club: In 2024, engaged over 9,000 children, enhancing literacy and closing learning gaps.
- Early Literacy Programs: Baby Time and Family Storytime build early literacy skills and strengthen family connections.
- Interactive Learning: StoryWalks® and Library TechPlay sessions foster creativity and critical thinking, equipping young learners with lifelong skills.
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Indigenous Engagement and Reconciliation
- Indigenous Stories Book Club: Since 2017, partnered with UVic to promote community dialogue on Indigenous history and culture.
- New Indigenous StoryWalks®: Launched in 2024, offering Indigenous narratives in outdoor spaces.
- Literacy Circle: In partnership with the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, provides Residential School Survivors with a supportive space for building literacy skills.
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Diverse and Accessible Resources and Spaces
- Expanded Accessibility and Diversity: Increased resources for patrons with print disabilities and the expanded World Languages collection show our commitment to serving a diverse community.
- Equity and Accessibility: Free menstrual products in all restrooms since 2023, fostering inclusive and welcoming spaces.
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Welcoming and Secure Spaces for All
- Accessible Design Enhancements: Upgraded shelving, automatic doors, and improved signage ensure GVPL remains accessible and welcoming.
- Proactive Safety Enhancements: Completed a violence risk assessment in 2024 to address safety needs and promote a secure environment.
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Looking Ahead
- Service Excellence Focus: Workforce planning strategy to maintain sustainable and high-quality service.
- Strategic Planning for Future Growth: The 2025-2028 plan prioritizes community-driven growth and aligns with public needs.
- Community-Centric Redevelopment: GVPL’s Regional Service Delivery Plan guides options for service delivery in all forms.
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2025 Budget Request
| Category | 2024 Budget Approved | 2025 Budget Request | Change ($) | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Benefits | 17,718,861 | 17,486,121 | (232,740) | -1.3% |
| Library Materials, Including Capitalized | 2,864,872 | 2,989,215 | 124,343 | 4.3% |
| Supplies, Services and Other | 1,663,756 | 2,815,366 | 1,151,610 | 69.2% |
| Building Occupancy | 913,972 | 1,271,002 | 357,030 | 39.1% |
| Capital Expenses-Other | 367,600 | 671,500 | 303,900 | 82.7% |
| Total Expenditures | 23,539,061 | 25,233,204 | 1,704,143 | 7.2% |
| Transfers to/(From) Reserves/Surplus | (1,495,315) | (2,012,027) | (516,712) | 34.6% |
| Branch Start-Up Funding | - | - | - | - |
| Revenues | (1,325,953) | (1,374,455) | (48,502) | 3.7% |
| Municipal Contribution - Operating | 20,707,793 | 21,846,722 | 1,138,929 | 5.50% |
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Town of View Royal 2025 Contribution
| 2024 Share | 2024 Requisition | 2025 Share | 2025 Requisition | Contribution Increase | Per Capita Increase | Per Capita Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.11% | $644,012 | 3.07% | $671,890 | $27,878 (4.30%) | $2.22 | $53.30 |
“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead.”
-Caitlin Moran
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Thank You
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Extracted from: 2025 01 14 Committee of the Whole Agenda - Agenda - Pdf