Portland Public Teen Library: 2010 Year In Review

Portland Public Teen Library: 2010 Year In Review on Prezi

I’ve been thinking a lot about transparency this year.  It might have to do with  the term becoming a buzz word of some sorts, or maybe because the ongoing discussion concerning Wikileaks in news media.  A huge part of me, however, thinks that I came to the conclusion that as a public employee I have an obligation to inform my community about what I’m doing.  Nonetheless, I approached creating a 2010 year in review for the Portland Public Teen Library with this idea in mind.

Here’s the full annual report on the Portland Public Teen Library website

The one thing I realized about annual reports as I created this one was that they can often times be a bit heavy on the positive stuff.  With that in mind, I’d like to add a few things that I will be aiming to change in the Teen Library in 2011.

• Create a Teen Advisory Board.  Involve them in the creation of programs, collection development, and the creation of the year in review.
• Have a fail section in the year in review.  What didn’t work at the library and why?  What can the Teen Library do to improve
• A in depth look at how the teen materials and programming budget was spent.  Where did the money go?  How were grants effectively used?
• Stats are good, but be more in depth about the breakdown of age/gender/target audience using the teen library.