Agenda 10-22-25M O N T H L Y
R E P O R T
SEPTEMBER 2025
JEANNIE TAYLOR
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
BOYNTON
BEACH
CITY
LIBRARY
TIFFANY PAGAN
ASSISTANT
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVI CES/
PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Library Director attended:
City Commission meeting
Current
Month
Same Month
Previous
Percentage
Change
Customer Visits Adult 8,609 7,888 9.10%
Customer Visits Youth 6,404 6,848 -6.50%
Total Customer Visits 15,013 14,736 1.90%
Total Circulation*11,267 11,727 -3.90%
Adult Circulation 3,925 4,192 -6.40%
Young Adult Circulation 515 533 -3.40%
Juvenile Circulation 4,146 2,754 50.50%
ILS System Circulation (Print Materials)**8,585 9,129 -6.00%
Checkouts on Kiosks 3,473 4,039 -14.00%
EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary)1,197 1,017 17.70%
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL)710 670 6.00%
Overdrive Magazines 775 614 26.20%
Audiovisual (DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks etc)710 901 -21.20%
Users registered 292 299 -2.30%
Online user registration 2 4 -50.00%
Onecard Cards 2 0 NaN
Number of Reference Transactions 1,050 1,169 -10.20%
*includes ILS, Ebooks, Freegal, OD mags,
G l l g l f**Total items checked out kiosks and others
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CUSTOMER SERVICE AND
CIRCULATION STATISTICS Submitted by:
Sonia Chaudry
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Collection Management
Discarded: 708
Items added: 971
Customer Relations/Curbside Pickup
Appointments made: 1
Picked up: 1
Current
Month
Same Month
Previous Year
Percentage
Change
Mometrix 57 X NaN
Kanopy Streams 718 631 13.80%
Learning Express Sessions 31 10 210.00%
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 30 9 233.30%
Gale Legal 2 0 NaN
Gale Infotrac Sessions 9 11 -18.20%
Gale Infotrac Retrievals 18 63 -71.40%
Transparent Languages Users 16 13 23.10%
Transparent Languages Sessions 52 72 -27.80%
A to Z total records viewed 46,748 596,518 -92.20%
Boynton-Beach.org/city-library
pageviews ***
5,552 4,145 25.34%
Palm Beach Post Views (Newsbank)1,803 1,985 -9.20%
***pulled from Google Analytics,
number of views library website has
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DIGITAL RESOURCE AND
DATABASE STATISTICS
Submitted by: Sonia Chaudry
DIGIITAL RESOURCE AND DATABASE STATISTICS
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
30-DAY HIGHLIGHTS
NOTE: Al library content is organic, no paid advertisement or promotion
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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PUBLIC COMPUTER USAGE
STATISTICS
Submitted by: Michael Bennett
Adult Computer Use: 1387Adult Computer Average Time Per Session: 48 min
Youth Computer Use: 774Youth Computer Average Time Per Session: 42 min
Adult Laptops Total Use: 68Teen Laptops Total Use: 38
Archives Monthly Report – September
· Spent a good chunk of this month working on the library program for early
October introducing patrons to the archives, my job, and how to access our
materials. 28 RSVP’d, 6 attended, and 2 politely realized they were in the wrong
place — it went well & taught a handful of interested patrons how to better
access the resources we have available here. Thank for helping out with the
marketing on that Tiffany!
· Working on tweaking/refining things for potential future programming in a
similar vein; outreach & access are on the front burner for me & the archives as I
would hope more people know we exist and how to access/use our wonderful
materials.
· Chipping away at backlogged acquisitions and weaving them into existing
collections & reflecting that in finding aids for accessibility.
· Shifting focus back to swapping out the current historic recipe display now that
there are fewer monkeys on my back. The new plan: a display highlighting
historic Boynton Beach tourism and local business materials — we have some
great stuff to showcase going back 100+ years of businesses and tourism here.
· Currently communicating with the BB Chamber of Commerce to add new
materials to their current collection.
· Still evermore polishing up the archives’ corner of the library website and trying
to work on mobile accessibility; it really looks bad on smartphone which I
imagine a good amount of our web traffic originates from. Additionally working
on getting all of the now-digitized city directories set up on our webpage &
making the navigating things a little more intuitive compared to what I have now
for the current directories already uploaded.
· Evermore continuing on accessioning new/donated materials, editing finding
aids to be more accurate/deeper info/more up-to-date, and conducting
reference/research for city employees/patrons access our materials/etc.
· Identified multiple archival collections not meeting current archival
preservation standards which need to be re-housed (e.g. some old collections
aren’t in acid-free folders/boxes, and stored in ways that can be damaging in the
long-term), and working on getting them all nice and neat so (hopefully) future
generations can enjoy them. This is a bit time consuming but it’s worth it in the
long-run!
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ARCHIVES ACTIVITIES
Submitted by: Jacob Rabinowitz
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CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO
Submitted by: Brian Reagh
Programs:
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Saturday): 10
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Evening): 10
Sock Pumpkins Craft: 10
Adult Coloring Club: 9
Sewing Beginner Lesson: 6
Sewing Intermediate: 6
Sewing w/ Judy and Joanne: 13
Intro to 3D Printing: 6
Quest Club (Dungeons & Dragons): 12
Appointments:
With Librarian: 18
With Studio Assistant: 0
Creative Bug
Active Users: 6
New Users: 3
Hours Watched: 1.4
In September, we welcomed eight new users to the Creative Edge Studio. Staff
assisted a local patron in developing branding materials for her small business
and supported a range of creative projects using studio equipment. The
Glowforge laser cutter was used to engrave family photos, while the Cricut
machine helped patrons design and produce custom holiday greeting cards.
We also taught an introductory 3D printing class, giving participants hands-on
experience with designing and preparing models for print. In addition, we
explored new techniques for creating laser-cut acrylic jewelry, expanding our
skills and program offerings. The Dungeons & Dragons club continued with
great turnout and enthusiastic participation from both new and returning
players. Finally, we began building a Library of Things collection to allow
patrons to check out tools and craft kits, further extending access to creative
resources beyond the studio.
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PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Brianna Tabil
Tech Talk Thursdays:10:30a – 11:30aJoin us every Thursday by the couches at the front of the library where we will discusstechnology and how to use that tech. This class will be a brief 60-minute chat alongwith instructions on how to use different technologies.
AUGUST AGENDA:· September 4th – Let’s Chat AI· September 11th – Managing Storage on the iPhone & iCloud· September 18th – Understanding YouTube’s terms and policies· September 25th – What is 5G?
Tech Talk has been more and more popular – every month, my numbers keep growing.The best compliment that I get is “Even when I feel like I know the topic, I always learnsomething new.” The hottest topic seems to be cloud storage and understanding how itworks and what goes into cloud storage.
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PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Brianna Tabil
16 One-on-ones:
I’ve been getting a few regulars for 1:1s. A lot of my appointments are about how tomanage their accounts. One patron was given a new iPad and didn’t know how to transferher data from one device to another.
One patron that I had just returned from out of the country and needed help updatingher device since she returned to the states. We ended up synching her account to thecloud and she was able to pull down all her pictures from her vacation on to her iPad.I met with one artist who needed help setting up her website and how to navigateInstagram to use it to promote her artwork. We managed to navigate throughGoDaddy.com to help her set up her website and then we took clear pictures of herartwork, put it on Instagram and I showed her how AI could help her write viral socialmedia posts and come up with hashtags relevant to her artwork.
Other Notes: I’m still trying to navigate virtual classes. Some of them have been big hitsand others have been a complete miss. Having a watch party was very entertaining butthat requires having an extra person to help navigate the smartboard.
Programs Sessions Participants
Book Buzz Adult Book Club 1 12
Inside the Digital Library: Mometrix (VIRTUAL)1 3
Coral Reef Habitats in South Florida/ Boynton Beach 1 16
Business Compliance and Startup Essentials 1 16
Heartfulness 1 5
TOTAL:3 74
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ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
Scan to viewCoral Reef reellon Instagram
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OUTREACH
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
Flyer distribution for the School Year Splash: Back to School
Bash
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YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Beatriz Barreca‑Garcia
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YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS
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CAREER SOURCE PALM BEACH
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CAREER SOURCE PALM BEACH
END OF REPORT
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CREATED: 09/30/2025 4:23 PM JWB ACCOUNT STATUS REPORT PAGE: 398
MS JEANNIE TAYLOR
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
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CREDITOR: 1581 -- BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
DATES LISTED: 01/01/1900 TO 09/30/2025
ALL AMOUNTS LISTED
Accounts Submitted : 3,595 Dollars Submitted : 268,544.34 Dollars Received : 64,423.06
Bankruptcies : 0 Dollars in Bankruptcy : 0.00 Material Returned : 45,792.02
Incorrect Addresses : 652 Dollars in Skiptracing : 35,109.33 Dollars Waived : 13,413.37
Patron Disputes/Suspends : 1 Dollars in Dispute : 37.00
Accounts in Process : 2,942 Dollars in Process : 217,640.59
# of Accounts Activated : 1,809 Total Activated : 140,442.60
% of Accounts Activated : 61.49% % of Dollars Activated : 64.53%
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