HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 4, 1989COLUI IBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
II.
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Mayor, City Council, City Manager, Division Heads, Library Board
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT: Operational Report #3 (July 17-August 4, 1989)
DATE: August 4, 1989
Significant accomplishments
A. Page training is progressing rapidly. Three pages finished
formal training on August 3 and will be phased into the regular
work schedule.
B. The Tuesday Special on 7/18 featured "All-in-One" and drew 152
children.
C. Pre-School Funtime on 7/20 had 55 willing participants.
D. A checque from the Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters was received.
This generous gift will purchase new furniture for the reading area
of the adult reading room.
E. The Tuesday Special on 7/25 had 132 people watching "Mary Poppins."
F. Pre-School Funtime on 7/27 had 67 participants.
G. The Tuesday Special on 8/1 drew 181 people to watch Mary Lou Martin's
"Animal Adventures."
The Library Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on August 1.
A filmstrip program on 8/3 had 53 children in attendance.
The three sections of Reading Club had 803 registered participants
as of 8/4.
Departmental goals
A. Due to construction, the library's cable channel will not be
broadcasting for the next four weeks. The videos in production
will be inserted into the broadcast schedule for the week of
8/28. Three more cable shoots were scheduled and the tapes are
being edited. The Cable Commission reviewed a sampling of the
tapes already done on 8/20, and the library received positive
feedback from them.
B. Construction began in the library on July 31. The pillara are gone
from the Brown Room and all materials left there have been covered
with plastic. Staff is making arrangements to spend August14-25
in the basement. Delivery will be suspended for the two weeks the
adult section of the library is closed.
C. Becky attended a meeting on 7/27 at Blaine about the online public
access catalog. The library will close its card catalog on August
28 and reveal the microfiche catalog. The online public access catalog
will be the next step in the automation project.
III.
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Issues/Problems
A. On 7/28 Becky met with three representatives from Gestetner
about the copier. They will be submitting a written proposal
about how to rectify the situation with the copier.
Circulation June LIBGIS
1988 1989 1988
Adult 5106 Adult 7030 Reference 1992
Juv 5949 Juv 7893 Dir A 428
11055 14923 Dir B 42
Working days 21
1989
2473
671
95
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