HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 15, 1989COLUI BIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Mayor, City Council, City Manager, Division Heads, Libcary Board
FROM: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT: Operational Report #6 (September 4-15)
DATE: September 15, 1989
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Significant accomplishments
A. Board of Trustees meeting on September 5.
B. Jo and Becky went to Bookmen, the library's paperback distributor,
on the eleventh. They selected paperbacks, pasteboard books, and
a few reference materials.
The Friends met on the eleventh with 20 members in attendance.
The senior citizen program on the 13th had 60 people in attendance.
The Friends' annual salad luncheon was on the 14th. They served
approximately 250 people and offered hand-crafted items for raffle.
Mary and Becky went to Musicland on the 15th to select new audio
cassettes, records, and compact discs.
Mary Kloss celebrated eleven years of service to the library on
September 5.
Departmental goals
A. The construction project is progressing.
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There are still some
items to be completed. The new shelving was installed on the
7th and the periodical storage cases will arrive the week of
October 8. Hopefully, the entire project will be complete by
the end of December.
The library's experimental Saturday hours started September 9.
Statistics are being kept on an hourly basis for comparison
and for pinpointing peak use times. The survey, which started
September 5, has received a good response and should be useful
as a measurement tool.
All the cable videos are complete. The broadcast schedule will
resume on September 18.
Issues and problems
A. The Gestetner machine on loan is being evaluated by the staff.