FY2022 Annual Report to the State: Section 3: Library Programs, Policies, and Services

Follow the link for instructions and tips to use in Section 3, here. 

See the Outline of Major Changes, here. 

What was previously called Programs is now called Synchronous Programs. Programs happening live, (which are all in-person programs and some virtual programs) are now referred to as Synchronous Program Sessions. Since the definition of a library program already included all in-person programs and live virtual programs, this revision does not change the method in which the data was previously collected.

Asynchronous programs are pre-recorded and offered to patrons for viewing at any time.
See the FY2022 Outline of Major Changes for an explanation on Synchronous vs Asynchronous.

View the Registered Borrowers (Questions 3.2-3.3) spreadsheet here.

View the Talking Book & Braille (Q3.16) data here.

For Q3.17 to Q3.31, please report information on LIBRARY SPONSORED PROGRAMS as of the end of the fiscal year reported in Part 1.

Report on SYNCHRONOUS Programs, or programs that were held live, at a set time, and participants all attended at the same time.
What was previously called Programs is now called Synchronous Programs. Programs happening live, (which are all in-person programs and some virtual programs) are now referred to as Synchronous Program Sessions.

One-on-One Program Sessions (question 3.22)

• Count library activities that are delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound (such as delivering an item to someone's home), homework assistance, and mentoring activities.
• Scheduled computer assistance for an individual (whether scheduled with one person or set up as a walk-in time for computer assistance) may be counted as a one-on-one session; if one walk-in time is scheduled and library staff meet with 5 individuals separately it may be counted as 5 sessions with a total of 5 attendees. Computer assistance questions that arise during non-scheduled times should be counted as reference questions regardless of how much time is spent with the individual.

One-on-One Program Attendance (question 3.29)

• Count attendance for library activities that are delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound (such as delivering an item to someone’s home), homework assistance, and mentoring activities.
• Scheduled computer assistance for an individual (whether scheduled with one person or set up as a walk–in time for computer assistance) may be counted as a one–on– one session; if one walk– in time is scheduled and library staff meet with 5 individuals separately it may be counted as 5 sessions with a total of 5 attendees. If one walk– in time is scheduled but individual brings along an additional person, count as 1 session with 2 attendees. Computer assistance questions that arise during non– scheduled times should be counted as reference questions regardless of how much time is spent with the individual.

Please report information for the categories below on the 2022 calendar year (1/1/22 to 12/31/22).

• Q3.53-3.60: Early Literacy
• Q3.61-3.66: Adult Literacy
• Q3.67-3.78: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Q3.79-3.83: Digital Literacy
• Q3.84: Teen-Led Activities

Q3.84 Teen-Led Programs

Did your library offer teen-led activities during the 2022 calendar year?

Teen-led programs are library programs where teens take the lead in all or many of the aspects of the program. Libraries should strive to involve teens in every step of the programming process, including the design of the program, marketing, hosting the program and program evaluation. Programs should be facilitated by teens, and teens should be allowed to modify and adapt programs as needed to meet their needs. Teen-led programs may also involve peer-to-peer learning activities, should encourage involvement of diverse and underserved teen groups from the community, and should be driven by teens’ needs and interests. Note that data is collected for the last two years.