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Home My WebLink AboutOctober 7, 1986COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Report October 7, 1986 Circulation for the month of August is up from 1985: 1985 Adult 5,3'9~ Juvenile 4,319 9,711 Book Bus 1986 5,602 6,131 11,733 607 12,340 At the end of the fourth month of the library's campaign to increase circulation, the staff is very pleased with these increases. from 1985: LIBGIS statistics for August is also up 1985 per day 1986 per day Reference 1438 65.36 1742 82.95 Directional A 251 11.41 336 16 Directional B 16 .73 53 2.52 working days 22 21 The children's department has been preparing for the fall sessions of preschool story hour, with two sessions for 3½-5 year-olds and two sessions for 2~-3~ year-olds. Immac- ulate Conception School classes have resumed using the library on a regularly-scheduled basis and will continue through the school year. Thanks go to the Friends of the Library for the cheese and crackers they provided for the September senior citizen program. Thanks also go to Delight Olson, Evelyn Reinhold- son, Macile Reinholdson, Madge Sandgren, and Aileen Sturdevant for helping to serve. Jo and M.ichelle Nordby went to a workshop on children's programming and services in St. Cloud on the 19th. They attended sessions on music and preschoolers, a "baby" story- hour, using puppets, and Friends in community services. They also got to visit Debbie Galka, a former CHPL page, who is now working at Great River Regional Library as an assistant to the Children's Librarian. Jo had the opportunity to view the professional exhibits at the National Convention of the American Association of School Librarians held in Minneapolis Septmber 26th. She picked up lots of video catalogs, brochures, posters, and an autographed copy of Nancy Carlson's Harriet's happ~.~alloween. Becky and Mary went to Discount Records on the 18th and purchased audio cassettes, records, and 31 compact discs, which will be available for borrowing later this month. !!! THEY'RE HERE !!! As of today the library has entered 1584 items in the automated circulation system materials data base! This is a good start, and we are learning a lot about Ruby Wand as we progress. This month we will start loading our patrons into another data base, and hopefully, will start sending out the permanent plastic library cards in January. The staff has been working on the following projects over the past month: 1. computer training 2. data base conversion 3. weeding collection 4. book displays 5. slogan contest 6. circulation desk consultant 7. large print book rotation 8. YA conversion 9. reference training 1©. budget hearing between Library Board and City Council 11. newsletter 12. selection 13. book order 14. City procedures manual 15. news releases 16. preparation for preschool story hours COLUMBIA ltEIGIlTS PUBI, IC LIBRARY EXPFNDITIIRES October 7, 1986 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR: #1120 City Wide Locksmithing Copy Duplicating Products Iteights Electric 87991 649391 659712 43870 h36374 43675 5345 rep[i~ce restroom knob & lock service contract copier service contract copier repair repair repair cabl ng 33.60 52.16 12.20 83.10 37.00 82.95 85.76 132.30 283.78 584.79 EXPERT& PROF. SERVICES: Curtis L. Palm Ron McGriff TRAVEL, CONF., SCHOOL: Mary M. Kloss M. Rebecca Loader Michel le Nordby Joanne E. Scudder OTHER CONT. SERVICES: Amer] can Linen GENERAL SUPPLIES: #1360 Demco Ftc l i ne Gate~,ay Hardware ttank W.W. (irainger, Inc. #11.30 #1210 #t290 38829 tuned piano consulting fees travel July, Aug., Sept. travel July, Aug., Sept. traveJ July, Aug., Sept. travel. July, Aug., Sept. M16530925 D891649 266805 684754 856736 hang up bags, Labels, tape book bags exhonsiol~ cords light fixture 35.00 1,601.86 1,636.8~ a.51 47.93 5.40 60.05 117.89 7.80 7.80 90.79 59.40 48.33 27.49 226.0l BOOKS: #1365 Baker & Taylor J041!09OO M JO5112477 M Jl1120438 M J29147559 M credit memo 30036 Baker & Taylor--Continuations service JO9 8224 Children's Press C.K. ttall& Co. McGraw-Iii 11 Rourke Publishing Joanne E. Scudder Standard & Poor's American Bindery 40297 71211 71470 9038905 1t6139922 69284 Harriet's happy halloween. 4169867 Register. 25992 299.06 495.48 165.59 2.5i.O1 9.91 135.13 lO8.62 7.32 1,201.23 41.49 251.07 16.53 59.53 53.70 6.75 398.00 94.76 2,123.06 E×PENDITURES October 7, 1986 PERIODICALS: //1366 Christian Science Monitor AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL: #1367 D~scount Records Home Entertainment Ti~e Learning Center AUTi)MAT ION: Anoka County Library 8O-09 ] 96 80-09197 80-O9198 80-09199 80-09200 80-09202 80-09203 80-09204 80-09205 453633 456097 455751 456021 2550 1540 7O8 l-yr. subscription audio cassette ha rdware 102.24 109.84 108.48 112.46 94.96 115.0t 113.OO 221.44 215.05 25.68 243.06 24.54 87.62 114.OO 114.OO 1,t92.48 380.9O 6.50 I , 579.88 4,070.00 4,070.00 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Accounting, October 7, ]986 ITEM CODE BUDGET SAh,,\R1~;S (NEG.) 1010 $91,908 ,gJl/A~[E~q (P,'U?T TIME) 1020 /46,325 OVERT [HE--REG. [O30 105 INTERi)EF'T tlELP 1050 1,OOO SEASONAL--TEMP. ].080 - O - PERA 1091 5,567 FICA 1092 5,535 ttOSPI'['ALI ZATION tO93 '7,320 ALLOCATED FRINGE 1094 300 WORKMEN'S COMP. 1095 693 RENTS & LEASES l]OO 600 ADV., PUB., PRINT. 1110 500 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 1120 2,865 CARA(iE 1124 120 VEI!]C],E REPAIR PARTS 1125 10 EXPERT & PROF. SERVICE 1130 1,O50 OTiIER CtlARGES [190 1OO CONbII!NI CATIC)NS ] 200 1,585 TRAVEh, CONF., SCHOOL t210 1,225 EI)I!C. RE1MP, U!iSEblENT 1215 400 MEMBERSHIP ] 220 430 UTi I,IT'I ES 1230 ].5,O79 INSL1RANCE & BONDS 1260 3,459 OTHER CONT. SERVICES 1290 9,092 OFFICE SUPPLIES 13OO 2,7OO GENERAL SUPPI.IES 1360 6,145 BOOKS 1365 34,OOO PERIODICALS 1366 3,648 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL 1367 6,500 STRUCTURE 1510 EQUIPHENT 1540 246,261 21, OOO $267,261 ENCUMB. YR. TO DATE $64,784.87 3O,643.35 22.50 1,806.74 1OO.63 3,964.49 4,O23.43 3,155.45 471.92 918.O4 528.97 520.00 4,056.97 90.00 310.OO 172.75 I , 409 . 93 9~3.42 20.75 6 952.92 2~372.91 5,139.39 2,761.54 6,388.58 26,205.08 930.26 3,O22.O2 601.59 8,248.82 EXPENDED SEPTEMBEP. 584.79 1,636.86 117.89 7.80 226.O1 2,123.O6 114.OO 1,579.88 4,070.00 BALANCE $27,123.13 13,681.65 82.50 (-100.63) 1,602.51 1,511.57 4,t64.55 71 .O3 30.00 8.81 (-72.75) 175.07 143.69 4O0.00 409.25 8,126.08 1.,086.09 3,944.8] 5,671.86 2,573 74 1,898 10 68,002 61 -601 59 8,681 18 8,079 59 $76,182.20