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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 13, 1989COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY II. III. CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO: FROM: Mayor, City Council, City Manager, Division Heads, Library Board M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director SUBJECT: Operational Report #8 (October 2-13, 1989) DATE: October 13, 1989 Co Eo Significant accomplishments A. The Friends met 10/2 with 15 people in attendance. B. On 10/11 the library hosted a Chautauqua program entitled "River Ramblings" with 70 people in the audience. The Chautauqua program was made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Association of Library Friends in conjunction with the Minnesota Humanities Commission and the National Endowment to the Humanities. 46 children attended the Daycare Storytime on 10/9. Four sessions of preschool storytime were held on ]0/2 (31 kids), 10/4 (32), 10/10 (32), and 10/1l (33). Four sessions of Tiny Tots were held with a total of 78 children and 65 adults participating. The Library Board met on 10/3. Departmental goals A. Nearly 300 responses have been tabulated for the survey conducted during the month of September. The results will be finalized soon. B. Jeanine attended a telephone seminar on 10/11, C.~ The biggest project at the library right now concerns shifting the collection into the new shelving. The pages have been working about one hour per day at moving books. The magazines will be moved next week and the card catalog will be shut down. Issues and problems A. None. Circulation LIBGIS August 1988 1989 August 1988 1989 Adult 7,311 4,919 Reference 1,636 1,991 Juvenile 5,848 6,753 Directional A 238 551 13,15~ ll,672 Directional B 27 58 Working days 23 23 These statistics include the two weeks the adult section of the library was closed to the public.