DirectorsReport

LetmebeginbythankingeveryoneinvolvedwiththeAdamsCountyLibrarySystemforthecompletionofanotherverysuccessful
year.Thiscouldhavebeenaverydifficultyearbasedonthestatebudgetcutswefaced,butthestaffandvolunteersofthelibrary
reallyworkedhardtomake2004oneofthebestyearsfortheLibrarySystem.
In2004,theLibrarySystemlentmorethan534,000items.Thatis5%morethanwecirculatedlastyear.Weregisteredmorethan
3,900newborrowers.ThatismorethanthenumberofpeopleinwholiveinCarrollValleyBorough.Intotal,thelibraryhad
46,712currentlyregisteredborrows,or51%ofthecounty.
In2004,theLibrarySystemadded14,488itemstothecollection.Thatincludesmorethan12,000booksandmorethan2,000
videosandaudios.Thecirculationofvideoandaudiomaterialsincreasedbymorethan35%intheyear.
WealsoexpandedourAdultProgrammingofferings.InMarch,theLibrarySystempartneredwithGettysburgCollegetosponsor
AdamsCountyReadsOneBook.Morethan2000AdamsCountyresidentstookpartinthisprogram.Also,inOctober,theLibrary
SystempartneredwithsixothercountylibrariestosponsorOneBook,OneCommunity:OurRegionReads.
Duringthesummer,theLibrarySystemhostedtheDiscoverNewTrails@YourLibraryprogram.Thisisamultistatethemed
summerreadingprogramhonoringtheanniversaryoftheLewisandClarkExpedition.Withmagicians,storytellers,puppetsand
mostimportantlyreading,thesummerprogramprovidededucationalactivitiesformorethan1,800AdamsCountychildren.
ExpandingourpartnershipwiththeAdamsCountyHistoricalSociety,theLibrarySystemwasabletoinitiatethefirstdigital
obituaryindexoftheGettysburgTimesonourlibrarywebsite.Thisindexwillhelpgenealogistsandlocalfamiliestofind
informationontheirrelatives.
Aswelooktothefuture,theLibrarySystemhasbeguntheprocessofreplacingtheBookmobile.After15yearsoftrustyservice,
theBookmobileisbeginningtoshowitsage.
OnbehalfoftheBoardofTrusteesandtheStaffoftheAdamsCountyLibrary,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankthe
AdamsCountyCommissionersfortheircontinuedsupport.Withouttheirlocalsupport,noneoftheaboveeducationalactivitiesand
serviceswouldbepossible.
OnbehalfoftheBoardofTrusteesandtheAdministrationoftheAdamsCountyLibrary,Iwouldliketothankthestafffortheir
effortstoservetheresidentsofAdamsCounty.Withoutyourdedication,theaboveeducationalactivitieswouldnothavebeen
accomplished.
Also,wewouldliketothankthevolunteerswhosededicationandeffortmakestheaboveeducationalactivitiessomucheasierto
carryout.
Finally,wewouldliketothanktheFriendsoftheLibrarywhoseadditionalfinancialsupporthashelpedtokeepthelibrarymoving
forward.
WelookforwardtoservingalltheresidentsofAdamsCountyin2005.
SubmittedRespectfully,
RobLesher
April21,2005

OperatingReport
INCOME
2004
2003
FederalGrant
$9,885
$19,841
CountyIncome
886,077
858,561
StateAid/AccessPA
565,032
839,444
Interest
33,512
25,429
Boroughs/Townships/SchoolDistricts17,431
9,853
FriendsoftheLibrary
55,000
40,000
Gifts/Memorials
19,749
16,611
Fines
30,599
27,919
OtherOperating
25,277
38,746
TransferfromInvestments
100,000
50,000
TOTALINCOME
$1,742,561$1,926,404
OPERATINGEXPENSES
2004
2003
Personnel
$976,093 $998,721
CollectionMaterials
270,131
324,631
BuildingOperation*
112,084191,312
Technology
63,98460,999
Administration
99,431107,880
DistributiontoEastBerlin
119,730128,925
Automation
47,77576,881
TOTALEXPENSES
$1,689,228$1,889,349
*2003Includeselevatorrebuild,moldremediation,andcarpeting

ENDOWMENT/SPECIALGIFTS
CustodialAccount(ACNB)
GeneralEndowment
RestrictedTrusts
CustodialAccount(PNC)
MusselmanEndowment
SpecialRestrictedGift
Bookmobile
Capital
TOTALENDOWMENT

2004
2003
$1,273,227$1,258,524
454,659416,779
887,332832,055
1,289,6271,142,501
78,94371,698
203,751201,690
154,751140,545
50,40845,689
$4,392,688$4,109,481

Circulation
CentralLibrary56%Outreach10%

AdultBooks
ChildrensBooks
A/V
Totals

118,748
14,626
105,199
33,779
76,014
2,953
299,961 51,358

AdultBooks
ChildrensBooks
A/V
Totals

NewOxford6%EastBerlin13%
14,297
20,661
13,167
30,798
4,921
18,427
32,385
69,886

AdultBooks
ChildrensBooks
A/V
Totals

Littlestown6% Arendtsville2%
10,941
4,808
17,392
6,078
5,982
1,932
34,315
12,818

AdultBooks
ChildrensBooks
A/V
Totals

Fairfield6%
10,582
12,295
10,512
33,389

TOTALCIRCULATION534,112FORTHEYEAR2004
5%INCREASEOVER2003

NewNamedEndowments
InHonorof:
MarieChantelau

SystemOfficersandVolunteers
Trustees

CarlF.W.KohnPresident,MichaelPavlovichVicePresident,
ChristopherFryeSecretary,JohnKrichtenTreasurer
A.R.Cavaliere,VirginiaCiliotta,WilmaSteele,JanelleWertzberger

AssociateTrustees
MarieChantelau,MarcusHumphrey,JerryMoore,MelisaPatrono,
NancyRichardson,HarryC.Stokes,SheilaSupenski

EastBerlinTrustees
SharryGresensPresident;TheresaApostolopoulos,NanFrost,
MichaelHodgson,ElizabethMiriello,
BurtonSquires,WilmaSteele,SueWirdzek

LibrarySystemVolunteers
Sharon Andrews, Albert Bachman, Doris Bailey, Wendy Baldwin, Rush Benson, Rosemary Bogden,
Carole Boose, Barbara Brand, Kim Breighner, Nancy Brill, Nancy Buck, Marie Chantelau, Virginia
Coleman, Barbara Connor, Judy Cornbower, Ruth Ann Culp, Anita Cunningham, Tom Cunningham,
BeckyDavis,NatalieDerita,CarolineDrechsler,RuthEvans,YvonneFair,DorisFinch,VirginiaFisher,
Karah Fissel, Diane Fredrikis,Jocelyn Garber,KlareGarfinkle,Mike Gemmill,Barbara Godfrey,Bill
Goldberg,RonGoodling,BrigidGoss,JesseGoss,SharryGresens,MarilynHeilig,PepperHewes,Marge
Heyser,LizHitz,LucyHoffheins,HelenHouck,DebHurd,BethJones,EstherJones,MarannJones,Mary
EKelly,RoseKemmett,LindaKester,MarshalKester,JanKonopka,JanetKozlowski,RichardKozlowski,
Kimberlee Lackey, Liz Lang, Irene Lilga, David Machemer, Jeanette Martz, Barbara Marusak, Jean
McCullough,AnnMcHale,DanutaMiaskiewicz,DanaMiller,MaryMiller,A.LouiseMorelock,Donna
Mountfort,LisaMowery,M.LucilleMyers,RonMyers, SusanNunamaker,KathyOBrien,Bobbie
Phillips,NevaPollock,TaylorPotts,AnnRainbow,TheresaReilly,BethanyRitter,NormaSanders,Rosalie
Schenker,JimSchlegel,MaryShuss,ColleenSmith,JoeStefani,SallyStephenson,StevenStone,Vicki
Thieme,TrudyWalter,StaceyWard,MyrtWatson,AliceWhippen,ClodiusWillis,PamWisor,PatYoung.

SystemStaff
Administration
RobLesher,Director
LauraGoss,AssistantDirector
BrentBerger,BethCool,ChristaLeister

PatronServices
LindaColkitt,Supervisor
RuthBagot,TaraDomina,AnnFehringer,
DorisFerchland,KellyMandeville,MeaganMiller,
AnnettePowell,ChristaSanders,PeggyWeikel

InformationServices

SaraEdmiston,ReferenceLibrarian
ChrisAmeduri,JudyDoner,TriciaFrazee,
SueKiehl,SuzannahMiles,FranPlayfoot

TechnicalServices
JillianDittrich,TechnicalServicesLibrarian
LeslieFlynn,CatalogingSupervisor,
BeckyBrown,SelectionCoordinator,
MickeyHess,ChelePrice,EdWilt

ChildrensServices
NancyNewman,Supervisor
BarbaraBuckley,AnnieByrne,MarthaHousch,
DottieMcMillan,KailaWaybright

OutreachServices
BrendaHimes,Supervisor
NedBaxter,DebPeters

JanitorialServices
MariaMandeville

NewOxfordAreaLibrary
WilmaKrepps,Librarian

LittlestownAreaLibrary
VirginiaGreen,Librarian;BrandtEnsor

ArendtsvilleAreaLibrary
KassRider,Librarian

FairfieldAreaLibrary
SherrieDeMartino,Librarian;PhyllisRioux

EastBerlinCommunityLibrary
PatDixon,Director
LeahDeWitt,SherryFeeser,CathyHorn,JoanStitz,CarlaYohe

AnnualReport

2004

AdamsCountyLibrarySystem
140BaltimoreStreet
Gettysburg,PA17325

Arendtsville*Bookmobile
EastBerlin*Fairfield*Gettysburg
Littlestown*NewOxford