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Home My WebLink AboutMay 7, 1985COLLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Report May 7, 1985 Circulation for the month of March is down from 1984; !98A !985 Adult 7~246 5~73~ Juvenile 5~935 4~743 13~181 10~475 LIBGIS statistics for March is down from 1984 with two less working days asa contributing factor: ]984 per da~ 1984 per day Reference 2,147 79.52 1~451 58.04 Directional A 339 12.56 327 13.O8 Directional B 25 .93 40 1.6 Working days 27 25 The children's department sponsored several sessions of crafts for pre-school age children with a grand total attendance of 170 participants. The Read-to-Me Reading Train Club's grand finale occurred with a party on April 9 attended by 64 children. Summer is just around the corner~ and Jo has been busy getting ready for programs and her annual visits to the schools. Thanks go to Ruth Miller~ Estelle Nelson, Delight Olson~ and Evelyn Reinholdson for the angelic lemon bars they baked for the April senior citizen program. Thanks also go ~o Marie Eng, Ruth Miller, Estel].e Nelson~ and Evelyn Reinholdson for helping to serve. A very special thanks goes to the Friends for obtaining a Public Service Community Block Grant in Anoka County to provide funding to bring The Gaslight Players, Mr. Larry Ripp apd Mr. A1 Adams~ to this program. They presented a short play~ "The Game's Afoot~~; based on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solving crimes in Victorian London. Congratulations to all our winners during National Library Week! The Reading Raffle, which had adult and children's divJsions~ yielded the following winners: Alice Anderson Dolores Rak John Stopa Scott Renstrom Angle Pearson Marti Fuchs Sharon Pastuszak Louise Madison Penny Bojarski Louis Boos Tina Ferguson Eric Leuth Timmy Hawkinson John Keisner Debbie Hoium ~ngela Augustson Tim Hart Teresa Guzik Jason Bell Rebecca Torberg Abby Israel The guess-the-number-of-candJes-in-tbe-jar contest scored three winners: Cindy Flermoen ) tie in adult department Scott Renstrom ) Nick ~4orafka - children's winner The library was recently the recipient of a very generous gift from The Knights of Columbus to purchase a book cart~ a New Book of Knowledge (a children's encyclopedia set)~ a carousel slide projector, and a safe° Our thanks are extended to them for their thoughtful contribution to the library and the community. Becky, Jo, and Mary attended the last scheduled demonstration of an automated circulation system at Anoka County on April 3o GEAC~ the company which will be providing Minneapolis Public's system~ gave an impressive overview of what their system can do. On the ]9th Mary attended a workshop in St. Paul on data base reference searches and desk duties as chc~ ~ffcCC ~O£Ri [iO[~[y services0 0n the 25th Peg participated in a MELSA-sponsored Report May 7, 1985 - Page 2 - uorkghop on library services for the handicapped. Becky has been serving as a member of the evaluation committee for the City's Comparable Worth study and has been meeting with the Automated Gircutation Committee in Anoka County also. The library has six graduating seniors in the page ranks this year! Congratulations, ladies, and good luck as you start a new phase of your education. The graduates are: Lee Ann Bocwinski 24 months of service z'arie ~3urgoyne Kristi Burt Lynette Johnson Laura Peterson Paula Skone 36 .'~ontl~s of service 12 months of service 36 months of service 12 months of service 1.8 months of service These six workers have a combined total of 11~ years (!) of experience at the library and will be sorely missed by the staff. Our best wishes on your future endeavors! ATTENTION ALL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: We would like to reactivate your membership in the Friends of the Library. Help us do this by paying your dues for 1985. Dues are $2 a year and can be paid by giving your money to Mary at the library, or by mailing a check to our membership chairperson, Lee Wilke, 4064 Reservoir Blvd. N.E. , Columbia Heights~ MN 55421. Please make your check payable to the Friends of the Librarz. Thank you! COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPENDITURES May 7, 1985 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR: #1120 Copy Duplicating Products 3M 491294 500106 TN 33982 copy machine service contract copy machine service contract service call--security system OTHER CONT. SERVICES: #1290 American Linen Supply Co. M17260410 GENERAL SUPPLIES: #1360 Gateway Hardware Hank Happy's Potato Chip Co. K-Mart S & S Arts & Crafts 480336 rake, grass seed 1633 prizes 142246 crayons, color books 270796 markers 785782 memo boxes, craft stix, puzzles BOOKS: #1365 A.M. Best Co. Baker & Taylor Facts on File, Inc. Grolier Educational Corp. ICMA Main Line Book Co. Quality Books, Inc. Sterling Stoeger 169101-3 Life/health service DO813OOO1M D18150899 M D19152116 M standing order DO97583 5246 7949 8503142727 t985 Encyclopedia Americana. 1985 Municipal yearbook. 101701 B 139493 295259 838460 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL: #1367 Minnesota Historical Society 1615 microfilm of Co[. Hts. Sun. 38.63 42.65 9.36 9.18 430.40 244.87 1,166.34 159.60 16.70 81.28 93.60 174.88 7.80 7.80 14.78 14.80 18.54 92.94 141.06 210.00 1,841.6l 25.17 176.30 738.00 63 5O 53 39 28 O9. 66 46 85 92 3,288 4g 30.00 30 .OO ITEM CODE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Accounting, May 7, 1985 BUDGET ENCUMB. YR. TO DATE EXPENDED APRIL BALANCE SALARIES (REG.) 1OlO $87,640 $10,982.90 (thru SALARIES (FART TIME) 1020 37,490 3,762.82 INTERDEP'T HELP 1050 840 - O - PERA 1091 5,335 668.79 FICA 1092 5,160 627.99 HOSPITALIZATION 1093 6,600 788.22 ALLOCATED FRINGE 1094 250 - O - WORKMEN'S COMP. 1095 185 18.74 RENTS & LEASES 11OO 550 - 0 - MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 1120 2,245 573.60 GARAGE 1124 1OO 22.40 EXPERT & PROF. SERVICE 1130 200' - O - OTHER CHARGES 1190 75 - 0 - COMMUNICATIONS 1200 2,620 510.69 TRAVEL, CONF., SCHOOL 1210 1,0OO Ill.57 MEMBERSHIP 1220 380 i5.OO UTILITIES 1230 14,225 3,619.81 INSURANCE & BONDS 1260 2,030 - O - OTltER CONT. SERVICES 1290 8,425 1,q75.92 OFFICE SUPPLIES 13OO 2,300 543.24 GENERAL SUPPLIES 1360 5,385 822.00 BOOKS 1365 30,000 7,111.60 PERIODICALS 1366 3,060 4[7.99 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL 1367 3,350 2,431.O2 BUILDING IMPROVEHENTS 1510 EQUIPMENT 1540 $219,425 2,500 10,4OO 12,900 $232,325 2/85) 174.88 7.80 141.06 3,288.44 30.00 $76,657.10 33,727.18 840.00 4,666.21 4,532.01 5,811.78 25O.O0 166.26 55O O0 ~,496 52 77 60 200 O0 75 OO 2,109 31 888.43 365.00 10,605.19 2,030.00 6,441.28 1,756.76 4,421.94 19,599.96 2,622.03 888.98 180,778.54 2,5OO.OO 10,4OO.OO 12,9OO.OO 193,678.54