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Home My WebLink AboutSeptember 2, 1986COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Report September 2, 1986 Circulation for the month of July is up from 1985: 1985 Adult 6,187 Juvenile 6,209 12,396 Book Bus 1,304 13,700 1986 6,694 8,216 14,910 1,914 16,824 At the end of the third month of our campaign to increase circulation, the staff is very pleased with these increases. 1985: LIBGIS statistics for July is also 'up dramatically from 1985 per day 1986 per day Reference 1,220 55.45 2,154 97.91 Directional A 310 14.1 442 20.09 Directional B 18 .81 26 1.18 working days 22 22 Summer programs in the children's department all ended on a positive note on the 26th with the Reading Carnival. Over 475 participants qualified by earning tickets, and 341 children (and at least 50 adults) showed up at the library to take part in the fun. Thanks go to all the people who helped with this huge project. As part of the Tuesday specials, the following programs have been held: (attendance) ~August 5 Sidewalk drawing contest 79 August 12 Everybody's birthday party 87 August 19 "Alice in Wonderland." 139 · The book bus has completed another successful summer run, and thanks go to Jo, Ed Diane, Karen, Donna, and the staff for helping to make the extended schedule run smoothly. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for the cookies they provided for the August senior citizen program. Thanks also go to Connie Carlson, Pat Jindra, Nancy Rathbun, Evelyn Reinholdson, and Macile Reinholdson for helping to serve. The Annual Booksale was held August 7 and 8 in the basement activity room. The Friends and the library managed to get rid of a lot of unwanted material and to make some money to re-direct back into services and the collection. Thanks to everyone for all their hard work. !!! THEY'RE HERE !!! On August 11, 1986, the contract for the library's automated circulation system was approved by the City Council. The telecommunications equipment and the first terminal have been wired, and Becky has received training on the system. The entire staff will be trained during the month of September~ and the collection will be barcoded during the training. We are all excited about the possibilities of being on-line and are eagerly anticipating improved service for the patrons. Keep watching for updates on our conversion process and the further adventures of Ruby Wand and her friends. (Ruby Wand is a barcode reader which links the patron to the items checked out on his card.) Please welcome Michelle Nordby to the library staff as our new clerk-typist in the children's department. Michelle is originally from Menahga, Minnesota, and has worked in a variety of libraries--including Lake Agassiz in Fargo/Moorhead. Michelle likes playing the piano, reading, and kids. Say hello to her the next time you are in the library. - 2 - Jo Scudder celebrated 20 years of service to the children of Columbia Heights on August 22. She has seen a lot of changes during her tenure with the library and has con- tributed toward providing quality programs and materials for the community. Congratula- tions, Jo! The staff has been working on the following projects over the past month: 1. data base conversion 2. automated circulation system training 3. personnel orientation and training 4. Book Bus 5. Book Sale 6. newsletter productio~ 7. videotaping of presentation for City Manager's office 8. automation planning 9. Homebound program 10. Recreation brochure/City newsletter 11. movie selection for 1987 senior citizen programming 12. cable tv announcements 13. training on memory typewriter 14. typed filmstrip collection cards 15. book order 16. Reading Carnival 17. Sidewalk drawing 18. Everybody's Birthday Party 19. bulletin board production Tim Dugdale is leaving the library staff on August 29 to attend college at St. Scholas- tica in Duluth. Good luck, Tim~ in your future endeavors! COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPENDITURES September 2, 1986 RENTS AND LEASES: ~1lOO Swank Motion Pictures MAINTENANCE & REPAIR: #1120 Copy Duplicating Products Faircon Service Gestetner Corp. Lloyd's ltome Improvement COMMUNICATIONS: #12OO Minnesota Supply Co. TRAVEl,, CONF., SCttOOL: #1210 M. Rebecca Loader OTHER CONT. SERVICES: #1290 American Linen Steamatic of Minnesota Twin City Filter OFFICE SUPPLIES: Aero-Minnesota Gestetner Corp. #13OO GENERAL SUPPLIES: #1360 Demco Happy's Potato Chip Co. K-Mart Joanne Scudder BOOKS: #1365 Baker & Taylor Better Homes & Gardens Gale Research Quality Books American Bindery Campbell-Logan 341094 "Alice ~n Wonderland." 639512 r~ervice on copy machine S-10]7 ai~- condi, tione.~- repair 43126 stencil machine Femove/r'eplace 2 sills 6657 [ir'eight ~, barge,--bins travel/food M16380828 107590 10159 AM-92963 43082 D863431 82A B936333 pop for ice for G25050254 M ttO6066712 M HllO71433 M H22092249 M 811888 168767 24075 2565 2581 c a r p e t i n g c 1 e a n e d envelopes, reinforcements cover stock book truck popcorn prizes carnival carnival Eat healthy cookbook. 12.OO 1.70 171.37 978.13 188.76 40]..34 203.75 338.20 138.90 138.90 33.60 115.OO 100.00 80.00 328.6O 60.86 60.86 28.O0 28.0O 7.80 582.64 17.50 607,94 39.56 135.91 175.47 159.95 ~4.80 17.50 13.70 205.95 1,739.60 20.83 215.90 26.57 78.84 541.95 2,623.69 EXPENDITURES September 2, 1986 Page 2 AUTOMA2ION: Anoka County Library: 1.110 13OO 1360 1365 154(3 707 5,000 "On-Line" flyers 702 15,0OO library cards 703 45,000 705 45,0(30 695 69O 7OO 155.00 849.O0 one-time plate set-up charge 90.00 barcodes 919.35 barcodes 919.35 master fiche catalog + 2 supp. 32.03 hardware 6,640.00 automation start-up costs 1,608.82 11,21.3.55 C()LUMBIA I!E1C]I'JS PI!BLI( LIBRARY Account:lng, SeptemberL.,o 1086. ITEN (:ODE BUDGET SALARIES (REG.) 1010 $91,908 SALAR!E$ (PART TIME) 1020 h4,325 (~VEWF] HE--REG · 1030 1¢)5 INTER['!EP'T }IELP 1050 1,0OO I'ERA 1091 5,567 FICA 1092 5,535 HOSP'ITALI ZATION 1093 7,320 AI,I,t)CATEI) FRINGE 1094- 300 WORKblEN ' S COMP. 1095 693 RENTS & LEASES 1100 600 ADV. , PUB. , PRINT. 1110 500 NAINTENANCE & REPAIR 1.120 2,865 GARAGE ] 124 120 VEIliCI.E REPAIR PARTS 1125 10 EXPERT & PROF. SERVICE 1130 1 ,O50 OT[tER C}tARGES 1190 100 COHHUN ICATIONS 1.2OO 1,585 TRAVEL, CONF., SCllOOL 1210 1,225 EDUC. REIMBURSEMENT 1215 400 MEMBERSHIP 1220 430 UTILITIES 1230 15,O79 iNSURANCE & BONDS 1260 3,459 OTHER CONT. SERVICES 1290 q,O92 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1300 2,700 GENERAL SUPPLIES 1360 ¢;,1~5 BOOKS 1365 '34, OO0 PERIODICALS 1366 3,648 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL ]367 6,500 EQUIPMENT ] 540 246,261 21 ,OOO ENCUMB. EXPENDED BALANCE & YR. TO DATE AUGUST $53,235.92 (thru 7/86) $38,672.(7)8 22,322.42 22,OO2.58 - 0 - 105.OO 1,720.63 (-720.63) 3,252.35 2,314.65 '}, 2.50.3l] 2,284.63 446.00 {k-146.O9) 390.07 138.90 71..03 240.00 155.00 105.O0 3 728.':~ 328.60 (1,191 97) 90.00 30.00 1.19 8.81 31.0.O0 740.00 142.30 (- 42.30) ] ,268.15 60.86 255.99 935.42 28.00 261 .58 - O - 400. O0 20. 7'5 409.25 6,952.92 8,126.08 2,372.91 I ,086.09 Z., 531./45 607.94 3,952.61 1,647.07 1., 114.47 [-61.54~ 4,343.93 2,044.65 (- 243.58) 23,549.36 2,655.72 7,794.92 930.26 2,717.74 '3,O22.O2 3,477.98 8,248.82 96,746.25 12,751.18 $267,261 $109,497.43