2022-11-02T08:57:17-05:00 2021-12-31 341667340 PACKER THOMAS 6601 WESTFORD PLACE SUITE 101 CANFIELD OH 44406 990 2021-01-01 346003201 REUBEN MCMILLAN FREE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION REUB 3307448636 305 WICK AVE YOUNGSTOWN OH 44503 MARK J MROFCHAK CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 3307448636 2022-10-03 1 MARK MROFCHAK 999009999 RICHARD A SCHAFER P00390129 3305339777 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YO & MAHONING CTY AIMEE FIFAREK 305 WICK AVE YOUNGSTOWN OH 44503 21065303 0 X WWW.LIBRARYVISIT.ORG X 1880 OH OPERATION OF A FREE LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTS OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING COUNTY SERVING A POPULATION OF 228,150 WITH 111,121 REGISTERED BORROWERS OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE PASS THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM EACH YEAR. 14 14 210 0 0 0 19329243 20344613 64188 86486 781755 545157 208857 89047 20384043 21065303 0 0 0 0 9837299 9771975 0 0 27082 5800802 6356859 15638101 16128834 4745942 4936469 84440058 89698038 0 0 84440058 89698038 X THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING COUNTY CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO RELIABLE RESOURCES THAT INSPIRE LEARNING AND FOSTER ENRICHMENT. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PROVIDING PRINT RESOURCES, MEDIA RESOURCES, COMPUTERS AND FREE WI-FI, AND THROUGH LEARNING FOCUSED ON PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. 0 0 4168 THE 2021 SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ENCOURAGING LITERACY AND LEARNING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO PREVENT THE "SUMMER SLIDE" OF SKILLS, PARTICULARLY READING, THAT CAN OCCUR IN SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO AREN'T IN A FORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DURING THOSE MONTHS. PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES WERE CHALLENGED TO COMPLETE READING ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. LEARNING ACTIVITIES VARIED BY AGE LEVEL AND WERE CORRELATED TO OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS. FOR EXAMPLE, ACTIVITIES LIKE HAVING A DANCE PARTY AND READING A BOOK ABOUT DANCING ENCOMPASSED THE STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. A FREE BOOK AND OTHER INCENTIVES WERE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO EARNED DAILY POINTS FOR THEIR READING OR ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAMS WERE SCHEDULED VIRTUALLY, OUTDOORS, AND IN SOCIALLY DISTANCED LIBRARY LOCATIONS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC. PROGRAMS ARE SELECTED TO COINCIDE WITH THE SUMMER DISCOVERY THEME, AND MANY ARE PRESENTED BY SUBJECT AREA EXPERTS OR ENTERTAINERS FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR SYSTEM. WE HAD SEVERAL VIDEO PROGRAMS THAT WERE AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER LONG TO HELP ENGAGE YOUTH, TEENS, AND ADULTS IN EXPLORING SCIENCE CONCEPTS, READING, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION. THE GRAND FINALE WAS AN AUTHOR VISIT FOR YOUTH WITH AUTHOR GRACE LIN. THE 2021 SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. WE HAD OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM AND OVER 10,000 ATTENDEES AT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. WE ALSO CONNECTED WITH OVER 3,000 PEOPLE AT SUMMER OUTREACH EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. 14521665 THE LIBRARY PROVIDES QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MAHONING COUNTY THROUGH OUR 15 LOCATIONS. MAHONING COUNTY HAS 228,150 RESIDENTS AND 111,121 ARE REGISTERED BORROWERS. FOR MANY RESIDENTS, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF COMPUTERS, INTERNET, AND/OR WI-FI. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES A LARGE NUMBER OF LEARNING PROGRAMS, HOMEWORK SUPPORT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT, AND REFERENCE WORK IN OUR BUILDINGS AND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MUSIC, MOVIES, AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR CIRCULATION BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE AVAILABLE TO OUR CARDHOLDERS. OUR TRAVELING OUTREACH TEAM PROVIDES "POP-UP" LIBRARY SERVICE AND COLLECTIONS OFF-SITE TO VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERING LOCATIONS. OUR SPECIAL DELIVERY PROVIDES SERVICE TO THE HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY. 26854 THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO IMPACT OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS. STAFF STARTED A PUBLIC PODCAST TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH SEVERAL PODCAST PLATFORMS. IN PERSON PROGRAMS WERE POSSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF THE YEAR. SOME OF THESE WERE HELD OUTSIDE SUCH AS STORY TIME PROGRAMS IN THE PARK, FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES, BOOK CLUBS OUT IN THE SUN, AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED SQUIRT GUN ART. OTHER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR EARLY LITERACY STORY TIMES, MAKER SPACE EVENTS, AND HANDS ON STEAM LEARNING RETURNED IN LIMITED SOCIALLY DISTANCED FASHION. STAFF WERE TRAINED IN USING CONNECTED LEARNING STRATEGIES TO CONNECT LIBRARY USERS WITH CONTENT THAT INTERESTS THEM AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHERING THOSE INTERESTS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE CONNECTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WERE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS TO MEET NEW SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS IN OHIO. WE PARTNERED WITH CHILDREN'S HUNGER ALLIANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. WE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DATABASE SUPPORT. STUDENTS COULD RECEIVE DIGITAL OR STUDENT CARDS TO MAKE BORROWING MATERIALS EASIER AND PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS SIMPLER. WHILE THE PANDEMIC MADE TRADITIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS A CHALLENGE, WE USED VIRTUAL OPTIONS AS WELL AS GRAB AND GO KITS TO PROVIDE HANDS ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO HUNDREDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. 174593 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES. 174593 14552687 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 210 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 OH X MARK J MROFCHAK 3307448636 305 WICK AVE YOUNGSTOWN OH 44503 DR DAVID RITCHIE THRU 7921 PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLE S WEIMER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD ATKINSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX BENYO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXA SWEENEY BLACKANN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BRESNAHAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE VIANO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DELORES CRAWFORD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS M FROST TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES J MEEHAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SCHMUTZ TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON STROLLO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY DIMASCIO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN STOCK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 T SHARON WOODBERRY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK J MROFCHAK CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 40.00 X 84621 0 11847 CHRISTINE A MCBANE DEPUTY FISCAL OFFICER 37.50 X 58433 0 8181 AIMEE FIFAREK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120649 0 16891 263703 0 36919 1 0 0 0 THE ALBERT HIGLEY COMPANY 3636 EUCLID AVE CLEVELAND OH 44115 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SERVICES 14268977 BOSTWICK DESIGN PARTNERSHIP 2729 PROSPECT AVE CLEVELAND OH 44115 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 541194 ADP 6200 OAK TREE BLVD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 PAYROLL PROCESSING 393468 FARRIS MARKETING 4845 MARKET ST YOUNGSTOWN OH 44512 ADVERTISING SERVICES 154431 AMERICAN MAINTENANCE SERVICES 20 FEDERAL PLAZA PLACE STE 203 YOUNGSTOWN OH 44503 CLEANING SERVICES 123493 6 19986368 358245 20344613 PATRON FINES & FEES 900099 85546 85546 RENTAL INCOME CAFES/MEETING ROOMS 900099 940 940 86486 435814 435814 109343 0 109343 109343 109343 REFUNDS & REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 72275 72275 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 16772 16772 89047 21065303 174593 0 546097 300622 68770 231852 6647556 5914517 713192 19847 944735 842110 99847 2778 1806480 1579889 222422 4169 72582 57317 14977 288 41604 41604 9992 9992 46600 46600 339083 174159 164924 120539 120539 1136583 1132928 3655 254981 254981 1420380 1420380 8864 8864 29898 29898 1284133 1284133 85069 85069 LIBRARY MATERIALS 1546330 1546330 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSH 27745 27745 REFUNDS 5058 5058 16128834 14552687 1549065 27082 24628563 23195322 17453768 15662798 521500 511000 45283733 21231396 24816498 24052337 13751884 8170455 3267845 18106126 84440058 89698038 0 0 X 79671373 84321269 4768685 5376769 84440058 89698038 84440058 89698038 4936469 321511 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 525270 536380 389747 104129 358245 1913771 17865938 18333371 18788420 19225114 19986368 94199211 18391208 18869751 19178167 19329243 20344613 96112982 96112982 355840 677029 940647 698217 435814 3107547 99220529 0.96870 0.97000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5601031 10000 679406 163684 6126753 5248587 10390 436822 94768 5601031 4607075 779046 137534 5248587 0.28339 0.71661 0 0 952741 952741 37335124 16539980 20795144 1322155 958153 364002 5673713 3733263 1940450 24052337 CONSTRUCTION IN PROCESS 18106126 18106126 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT THE SERVICES OF THE LIBRARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE LIBRARY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO BEING FILED AND WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY THAT ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN BOTH POLICIES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE POLICIES AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE LIBRARY HAS A PERSONNEL AND SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES INPUT ON COMPENSATION MATTERS FOR STAFF. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD WHICH DETAILS HER COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HAVE A SALARY SCALE STRUCTURE THAT WAS CREATED IN 2012 BY AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING FIRM THAT CONDUCTED A MARKET STUDY WHICH WAS USED IN CREATING THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED UPON UPDATED JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION POLICY. THE SALARY SCALE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED PERIODICALLY IN KEEPING WITH THE BOARD POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE AUDITOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO. AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT ALSO CONTAINS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC BOTH IN PRINT FORM AND PUBLISHED ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. AN ADVERTISEMENT PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER NOTIFIES THE PUBLIC THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON COMPLETION OF THE STATEMENTS EACH YEAR. ALL BOARD POLICIES AND PUBLIC RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1, OTHER ACCOUNTING METHOD: MODIFIED CASH BASIS FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS.