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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
October operational report
October 28, 1999
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
A. Fidelity Building Service started as the new contractual cleaner on 10/1.
B. Honeywell turned on the boiler 10/7.
COLLECTION
A. Orders were places for paperbacks, videos, and collectibles books.
EQUIPMENT
A. The department copier, microfilm reader/printer, and fax machine all required service calls.
B. The phone system continues to fail. Staff hopes it will last until the new phone system is
installed.
PROGRAMS
A. The Friends met 10/4 at Keys Restaurant.
B. 15 storytimes were held in October with a total attendance of 289 children and 95 adults.
C. The Library Board met 10/5 with 4 members present. The Board also met 10/5 with the City
Council to discuss the proposed 2000 budget.
D. 10/7 was the first bulk loan delivery to the schools.
E. Teen Read Week was celebrated 10/17-10/23. Author Michael Dahl was featured at a
special program 10/19 with an attendance of 22 teens and 3 adults.
F. Marsha presented 5 special storytime/field trips during the month.
G. Marsha was guest storyteller for Mother read/Father read on 10/25.
H. Becky told ghost stories about Columbia Heights at the Anoka County Historical Society's
Halloween Tales on 10/29 and 10/30.
AUTOMATED CIRCULATION SYSTEM
A. No changes.
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Becky attended a Y2K meeting on 10/4.
Becky and Police Chief Tom Johnson were guest speakers on Y2K preparedness for the 10/14
Huset Park Neighborhood meeting.
Staff judged the fire safety posters on 10/22.
Jeanine participated in a cable shoot 10/27.
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MISC
A. A MELSA survey was conducted 10/4.
CIRCULATION AND LIBGIS
SEPTEMBER
Circulation 1998 1999
Adult 5,604 5,258
Juvenile 4,447 4,258
10,081 9,516
Work Days 25 25
GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
SEPTEMBER
Gatecount
6,959
Libgis 1998 1999
Reference 1,739 1,337
Dir. A. 390 236
Dir. B. 57 33
Work Days 25 25
Meeting Room Use
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