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Director of the FLP

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Siobhan Reardon

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FLP ILS is

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SirsiDynix Symphony

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What is SirsiDynix’s desktop client called?

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Workflows

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What is Symphony’s predecessor?

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Unicorn

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FLP’s catalog discovery layer is

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vuFind

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Version of VUFind FLP is using

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Version 1.1

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How is FLP governed

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By two entities:
An independent city agency with its own BOD
The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation, a nonprofit

Therefore, FLP is neither exclusively a gov. agency nor is it exclusively a nonprofit.

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FLP was established in

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Chartered in 1891

First branch opened in March 1894

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What two figures feature prominently with the founding of FLP?

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William Pepper

George S Pepper

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William Pepper

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Former Provost of University of PA

In 1889 convinced his uncle to donate $225,000 to establish a public library upon his death.

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George S Pepper

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Donated $225,000 to establish a public library on his death, which occurred in 1890.

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Important Year: 1891

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Year the charter for FLP was completed.

Also year 3 private libraries sued seeking George S Pepper’s money.

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Important Year: 1892

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The city of Philly founded the first branch, before the settlement of the court case. Under the Department of Ed. As the Philly Public Library.

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Important Year: 1894

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Year the courts agreed the money was for FLP. City Council consolidated FLP and the Philly Public Library into one org.

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FLP mission

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advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity

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describe e-content available to FLP

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117,062 Adult ebooks
2,534 Juvenile ebook
(Nearly 120k ebooks)

Also: ~20k audio books, ~20k streaming movies, over 1 million streaming audio

126 digital journal, magazines, newspapers

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Number of public PCs via FLP

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1,000

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Famous collections at FLP’s Special Collections dept?

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Charles Dickens

Beatrix Potter

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Beatrix Potter

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English Author

Authored the Tale of Peter Rabbit

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Number of Branches at FLP

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54

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Square where the central branch sits

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Logan Square

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Number of volumes available via FLP

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In the millions

~2 million?

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Describe the Hot Spots program

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Free Library Hot Spots bring computer access, classes, and the internet to neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Each Hot Spot includes computers, a printer, and all necessary broadband equipment.

Usage is down for FY2014

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Ballpark operating budget for FLP

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(Contributed by the city & state)
$43 million in FY2014

~$10 million in FY2013 by foundation

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In 2010 what group released a study on the Economic Impact of FLP
Fels Research & Consulting
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In 2010, how many total cardholders were there
500,000+
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In 2010, how many cardholders used the library once?
107,875 (Nearly 108,000) | ~21% "active patron" rate (around what Jenkins has)
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Average and median distance of a Philadelphia home to a library
Both are in the ballpark of 0.5 miles
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What areas of value did the Fels report find FLP gave to the community?
Literacy Workforce Development Business Development Home Values and Neighborhood Values
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LEAP
Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program | What it sounds like. Served 70,000 children in 2013
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2014's One Book, One Philadelphia
The Yellow Birds | Kevin Powers
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2013's One Book, One Philadelphia
The Budah in the Attic
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Airport Outpost
Free Library keeps an Airport Outpost in terminal D/E. | Free wireless. Access to electronic resources.
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Gadget Helpdesk
Started in 2013, it's a genius bar, at the library. For all sorts of gadgets. At central branch
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Relationship to the Rosenbach
Merged in 2013 with the Free Library of Philadelphia
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The FLP Foundation's Assets
Around $51 million, fy 2014
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Website visits in 2012 - 2014
2012 ~ 6 million 2013 ~ 7.3 million 2014 ~8 million
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Website hits in 2014 (as opposed to visits)
nearly 400 million
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Number of physical books in collection
Nearly 2 million adult books 760,000 juvenile books 120,000 e-books = Well over 3 million volumes Does not include audio materials and DVDs
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What union represents city employees?
AFSCME, District Council 47
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What locals represent city employees?
AFSCME, DC47 Local 2186 | AFSCME, DC47 Local 2187
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AFSCME, DC47 Local 810 does
Adult / Juvenile offender probation | Pre-trial services
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Who does DC47 Local 2186 represent?
Management for PPA, Philadelphia Housing Authority. Supervisors on the first Judicial District.
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Union Local
Group of works who share a common interest and a majority of them have voted to form a union. Bargain for wages, hours, benefits and terms of employement
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Union Stewards
Elected representatives of the membership of a worksite. | Direct connection to membership from the union.
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Union Executive Board
Elected by the membership of the local to manage finances, grievances, arbitration and to enforce contracts.
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Union Delegates
Elected by the membership of a local that come together to make decisions for an organization called a district council.
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Union Chapters
Chapters within a local. | Represents locals who work for a specific employer.
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What Chapter is Local 2186 FLP employees?
?
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Union District Council
A group of locals that come together to increase their power.
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Pronounce AFSCME
AFS-C-ME
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AFSCME
``` American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Part of the AFL-CIO 3,500 locals 46 US States 1.3 million members ```
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When did local 2187 get a contract?
March 2014 | Had been without a contract since 2009.
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President of Local 2187
Jacqueline Marshall
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Dues for Local 2187 per pay period as of 2007
As of 2007 $24.80 per pay period 12.1 - 20 hour / week employees -- $18.60 12 and fewer hours / week emps -- $12.40 These figures exclude the Solidary Fund, $0.75/ per bargaining unit per pay period
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Name some of the digital collections
``` Automobile Reference Map Collection (Pretty great) Charles Dickens (Nothing online though?) Medieval Manuscripts (Hosted at Columbia) History of PHL ```
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Population of Philly and how that speaks to the utilization rate
1.5 million | 108,000 / 1.5 million = 7.2% of the city
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2015 One Book, One Philadelphia
Orphan Train | Christina Baker Kline
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Name Center City & West Philly branches
``` Independence Branch (CC) Walnut St. West (West Philly) Library for the Blind (CC) Philly Airport Roxborough (North) ```
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In-Person visits
2010: 5.6 million 2011: 6.1 million 2012: 5.9 million 2013: 6.1 million 2014: 5.6 million
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FLP Vision
To build an enlightened community devoted to lifelong learning.
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First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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