HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 6, 1979COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT
February 6, 1979
In January Jo experimented with a new story hour for kindergarten
children in the early afternoons. After a small beginning, it progressed
to 15 children, and Jo was quite enthusiastic about their response. The
regular pre-school story hour also started its winter session, and atten-
dance was good. Jo was also working hard at planning her upcoming winter
craft activities and special programs for older children.
On January 22 Becky, Jo, and Mary attended a workshop sponsored
by MELSA and the member libraries. The topic covered was the special
and/or problem patron in the library, and a panel, comprised of a special
services policeman, a psychiatrist, and a woman who worked with mentally
retarded adults, made a presentation to the group. After the presentation,
some questions from the floor were discussed, but by and large, the
participation of the audience was limited. The topic was a good one which
must be dealt with nearly every day in a public library, but we all felt
the workshop was relatively ineffectual because no suggestions for actually
dealing with these people were offered. On February l, Becky attended a
meeting sponsored by the MELSA associate member libraries. Problem patrons,
theft, participation in Captain Kangaroo's Picturepages, and leaky roofs were
discussed in an informal session.
The roof on the old section of the library sprang a leak in a
dramatic fashion recently, and a massive configuration of ice forming near
the back door caused water to flow down the foundation into the boiler room.
The city crews came to the rescue and the situation was remedied, but these
two items will need attention as the weather gets warmer.
Mary and Becky represented the library in the second annual Community
Services Fair sponsored by the local League of Women Voters on January 31.
Held in the cafeteria of Central Junior High School, the fair featured twenty
booths from service organizations in the community. The library picked up
some good information from the other booths, but the attendance by citizens
was sparse.
Mrs. Maude Ella Duracha was a member of the first Columbia Heights
Public Library Board of Trustees. She served as secretary for the Board and
was the co-signer of the testimonial given to the 1928 Silver Lake School
Mothers' Club by the Board in appreciation for their help in establishing
the library. Mrs. Duracha passed away in January of this year, and her
daughters, D. Eleanor DeLeo and Joan Nelson, gave the library a very
generous bequest which was to be used to purchase materials in her memory.
The library welcomed this opportunity to honor Mrs. Duracha and her service
to the library, and we all wish to express our appreciation and thanks to
her daughters for their gift.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
EXPENDITURES
February 6, 1979
gENTS AND LEASES: #1100
University of Minn.
OFFICE SUPPLIES: #1300
Curtis 1000
Gestetner
Nelson's Office Supply
Wilcox Paper Co.
GENERAL SUPPLIES: #1360
Demco
Johnson Paper Co.
Josten's
S & S Arts & Crafts
Shopperi Charge
BOOKS: f1365
BroDart, Inc.
Doubleday, Inc.
The Christmas messenger.
4446
4841
67941
36561
g0279
2,500 envelopes
1,000 window envelopes
3-up cards, coverstock
ribbons, stackette, sorter
mimeo paper, 57 reams
116.53
41.11
4295]i media boxes, LP labels
H16206 cups, paper towels
634467 book binding tape
113965 vinyl peewee purse kits
2104289 pictures
2104474 cedarchips
2512168 pictures
1.68
2.~4
1979.
011600145 Radio amateur's handbook,
Your income tax. 20.65
012500379 Campground guide, 1979. 7.33
J80845 ~.~
J73761 credit mama 7.17
J73754 credit memo 6.57
J73757 credit memo
Josten's 536939 I0.~
536967 168.~
537013 ~4.08
539212 5.15
539224 10.94
539236 16.04
~ 539253 189.31
539265 37.]0
660737 credit memo 5.47
League ofMN Cities
Quality Books
Sterling Pub. Co.
E & L Corp.
PERIODICALS: t1366
Apartment Life.
New York Times,
AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL: ~1367
Bell & Howell
Children's Review Pub. Co.
Oi~*cctory of M~. municipal officials.
35873 Consumer Guide service
I yr.: 45 volumes
36234 372.51
168956
Bindery: 14 books
1 yr. subscription.
1 yr. Sunday subscription
Mpls. Tribune microfilm: I yr.
n~Z~'!~ ?~!ppet
13.15
157.64
100.95
16.60
95.84
54.08
129.30
60.30
13.94
7.01
27.98
20.91
516.07
6.00
471.51
26.31
61.30
i;13o.o~
7.97
77.75
441.00
12.25
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Accounting - February 6, 1979
ENCUMB.
ITEM. CQD~ BUDGET YR.--TO--~ATE
SALARIES (REG.) lOlO $43,860 $1,553.07
SALARIES (PARTTIME) 1020 22,725 838.89
II TERDE?'T HELP 1060 500 - o -
PERA lO91 3,235 109.79
FICA 1092 2,175 - 0 -
HOSPITALIZATION 1093 2,480 132.31
WORKMEN'S COMP, 1095 200 - 0 -
UNEMPLOYMENT 1096 200 - 0 -
RENTS AND LEASES llO0 1,O00 64.00
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR ll20 1,575 - 0 -
GARAGE 1124 100 - 0 -
EXPERT & PROF. SERVICE ll30 300 - 0 -
OTHER CHARGES ll90 60 - 0 -
COMMUNICATIONS 1200 1,550 228.69
TRAVEL, CONF., SCHOOL 1210 850 - 0 -
MEMBERSHIP 1220 320 35.00
UTILITIES 1230 7,500 - 0 -
CLEANING CONT. SERVICE 1290 4,800 - 0 -
OFFICE SUPPLIES 1300 750 101.28
GENERAL SUPPLIES 1360 3,800 9.96
BOOKS 1365 25,000 587.46
PERIODICALS 1366 1,500 62.00
AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL 1367 3,450 7.50
STRUCTURE 1520 2,000 - 0 -
EQUIPMENT 1540 3,245 - 0 -
$133,175
EXPENDED
13.15
371.03
264.63
1,130.08
85.72
453.25
B~LANCE
$42,306.93
21,886.11
500.00
3,125.21
2,175.00
2,347.69
200.00
200.00
922.85
1,575.00
lO0.O0
300.00
60.00
1,321.31
850.00
285.00
7,500.00
4,800.00
277.69
3,525.41
23,282.46
1,352.28
2,989.25
2,000.00
3~245.00
$127,127.19