Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
OPERATION OF A FREE LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTS OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING COUNTY SERVING A POPULATION OF 238,823 WITH 104,296 REGISTERED BORROWERS OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE PASS THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM EACH YEAR.
SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM: THE 2019 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. CHILDREN WERE GIVEN THE CHOICE OF COMPLETING LEARNING ACTIVITIES OR READING A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF BOOKS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. 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 REWARDS WERE GIVEN AT INTERVALS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAMS WERE SCHEDULED AT ALL LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER THAT ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. 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. IN 2019, THE THEME WAS "A UNIVERSE OF STORIES AND WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HOST STORY TELLERS, MUSEUM PRESENTATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR LOCAL PLANETARIUM, AND ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS. THE GRAND FINALE WAS A BREAKFAST FOR YOUTH COMPLETING THE SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM FEATURING LAURA NUMEROFF, AUTHOR OF THE BELOVED "IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE" BOOKS. MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS EVENT. PROGRAM ATTENDANCE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS SUMMER. THIS SUMMER WE HAD ALMOST 35,000 ATTEND OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS.
THE LIBRARY PROVIDES QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MAHONING COUNTY THROUGH OUR 15 LOCATIONS. MAHONING COUNTY HAS 238,823 RESIDENTS AND 104,296 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. OUR SPECIAL DELIVERY PROVIDES SERVICE TO THE HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY.
DURING 2019, THE LIBRARY CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON PROGRAMMING WITH 5,616 PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM FOR ALL AGES. THIS PAST YEAR WE CONTINUED A FOCUS ON DEVELOPING KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP OUR YOUNG PATRONS BE READY TO START SCHOOL, WHILE WE CONTINUED TO HELP OUR LITTLE ONES LEARN READING SKILLS IN OUR "BABY BRILLIANT" PROGRAMS. OUR SCHOOL AGE LIBRARY USERS ARE LEARNING TO BUILD ROBOTS, USE CRITICAL THINKING, AND TO CODE. TEENS ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE A LOVE OF READING AND A DESIRE TO LEAD THROUGH OUR PROJECT LIT COLLABORATIONS WITH SCHOOLS AND OUR TEEN ADVISORY BOARD. LIBRARY USERS OF ALL AGES ARE LEARNING NEW THINGS IN OUR MAKER SPACE, INCLUDING LASER ENGRAVING AND VINYL PRINTING. THEY ARE ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR SOUND STUDIO AND 3D PRINTER. ADULTS AND TEENS ARE ALSO MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR CAREER AND JOB CENTER FOR HELP WITH RESUME BUILDING AND JOB SEARCHES AS WELL AS ENJOYING HANDS ON CRAFT CLASSES AND A VARIETY OF BOOK CLUBS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Aimee Fifarek | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $111,032 |
| Mark J Mrofchak | CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER | 40 | $73,169 |
| Christine A Mcbane | DEPUTY FISCAL OFFICER | 37.5 | $49,016 |
| Joann Stock | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Terry Dimascio | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Ron Strollo | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Judith Schmutz | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| James J Meehan | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas M Frost | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Delores Crawford | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jamie Viano | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Timothy Bresnahan | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Alexa Sweeney Blackann | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Alex Benyo | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Atkinson | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Carole S Weimer | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Dr David Ritchie | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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