2015 Library Board of Trustees
Jeanne Beaudette, President
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Over the last 5 years, circulation, visits and
program participation have doubled while
funding has decreased 10%.
Our long-awaited renovation – with an
entrance, elevator and staircases that will
make our library accessible to everyone –
has been planned and funded.
Construction will take place in 2016.
The Friends of the Bradley Beach Public
Library raised more than $50,000 toward
the renovation.
Collaboration with the Bradley Beach
Elementary School and the Recreation
Department brought the library outside
our building.
Our entire community came together for
The First Walkathon.
Innovative programs – our independent
summer reading, the Art Show and Essay
Contest, Little Free Libraries – continued to
enrich life in Bradley Beach and
neighboring communities.
Library membership exceeds 6,000 in a
town with fewer than 5,000 residents.
Vickie Johnson, Vice President
Marcella Rosenberg, Treasurer
Cheryl Gerdes, Secretary
Kathy Barnitt, Mayor’s Representative
Mike Liebmann, Superintendent’s
Representative
Ann Bevere
Jeannie Moretto
Teri Rosenberg
Friends of the Bradley Beach Library
2015 Officers
Joan Cicchi, President
Kathy Barnitt, Vice President
Jerrilyn Galinski, Treasurer
Kathy Morales, Secretary
Janet Torsney, Director
COMMUNITY SERVICES
We continued to be open six days a week and
provide six computers and free wireless for
public use.
MEMBERS
Library membership continues to grow.
Bradley Beach members
Out-of-town members
6,437
302
Hours open
2,652
Computer users
6,860
The Library also provided one-on-one
computer instruction, reference assistance
and home delivery of materials.
FUNDING
These funds cover all our annual expenses
including staffing, building maintenance,
books and programs.
Borough appropriation
Per capita state aid
$363,238
$1,879
We are grateful to the Borough of Bradley
Beach and our other friends for their support.
COLLECTION AND CIRCULATION
PARTICIPATION
The number of library visits and program
participation continues to be very high for a
town with 4,300 year-round residents.
More than 58,000 items were checked out.
We dramatically increased access to
downloadable eBooks and audio.
Library visits
Books
39,324
Program participants
4,510
Programs
605
Movies
DATABASES
25,093
1,673
Audiobooks
648
Music
579
Magazines and newspapers
46
Downloadable audio
290,045
Downloadable video
9,819
E-books
79,125
Through the New Jersey State Library, we
provided an array of free databases including
Reference USA, EbscoHost, NoveList,
Business Source Elite, Referencia Latina and
Job and Career Accelerator.