HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 28, 1995COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Patrick Hentges, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT: Operational report for April, 1995
DATE: April 28, 1995
significant Accomplishments
A. The Friends met on 4/3 at the Dragon House for a dinner/meeting with 19 members present.
B. The Board met on 4/4 with all members present.
C. 27 people attended the April Senior Citizen Time.
D. Four sessions of pre-school story and crafts were held in April with a total
attendance of 49 children and 20 adults.
Departmental Goals
A. The camcorder circulated 7 times i~ April.
B. National Library Week was celebrated April 10-15 with the theme, "Read."
C. Reading clubs ended April 15 with a total of 135 participating in the
adult club ("So Many Books...So Little Time") and 338 participating in the children's
club ("Pagemaster").
D. Mary conducted a tour of the library for 9 students from NEI on 4/21.
E. Jeanine attended a meeting on the City's central filing project on 4/25.
F. Becky attended the County public service meeting on 4/27 at the Crooked Lake
branch of APL.
G. The first draft of the proposed 1996 budget was submitted to Finance on 4/25.
Issues and Problems
A. On 4/21 the elevator experienced a problem with the pump which circulates the
hydraulic fluid necessary to make it work. It was repaired on 4/25.
March
Circulation 1994 1995 LIBGIS 1994 1995
Adult 7728 6887 Reference 2474 3196
Juvenile 6735 7027 Dir. A 296 580
14463 13914 Dir. B 45 135
Work days 27 27 Work days 27 27
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TO: M. Rebecca Loader
FROM: Mary M. Kloss
SUBJECT: Operational Report, April 1995
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: On Monday, April 3, 1995, the Friends of the Library met at the Dragon House
Restaurant at 6:00 p.m. for dinner with a business meeting lollowing at 7:00 p.m. The dinner and meeting were
well attended with 19 members present. At the meeting the Friends discussed their participation at the library's
open house on May 20, 1995, in conjunction with Heights Pride Week and their book sale in June. Signup sheets
were circulated for volunteering to work al lh~ open hous~ and I;)ook sale. The Friends also will bake cookies and
bars for the open house. The dinner at the Dragon House was enjoyed by the Friends members, and they decided
to make it an annual event.
SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMMING: On Wednesday, April 12, Charles Nungesser showed slides of his trip to
Scandinavia. Twenty-seven senior citizens attended this program and relreshments were served by the Friends
of the Library.
HOMEBOUND SERVICE: I selected books and arranged homebound service to 3 patrons this month.
BOOK DISPLAY: "HOME PLATE HITS"--a book display of baseball books (fiction and non-fiction) was set out on
April 3.
DELIVERY OF BOOKS TO PARKVlEW VILLA: On Thursday, April 6, Shari Briley and I delivered 30 books to
Parkview Villa. We returned with 27 with a circulation of 35.
ADULT READING CLUB: The 5th annual adult reading club, "SO MANY BOOKS...SO LITTLE TIME" ended on
Saturday, April 15. One hundred thirty-five adults registered for the club and 804 entdes (one per book read during
the club) were in the drawing. 35 adults were "Out-standing Readers" for reading 10 or more books.
BULLETIN BOARD: One of this year's guess contests for National Library Week was on the bulletin board. "How
many reads?" was the theme.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: National Library Week was celebrated, April 9-15 with the theme "READ". I
organized three guess contests, two for library patrons and one for the stall. Prizes for the contests were READ
keychains, coffee mugs, and one $15.00 B. Dalton gift certificate. I also ordered bookmarks to be distributed to
the public and buttons for the staff to wear.
GRAPHICS: Designed and produced entry forms for the National Library Week contests, flyers publicizing the
increase in adult fines and the open house, and signs publicizing the National Library Week contests, and
inlormation how family members can pick up requests for each other by completing a form.
NEWSLETTER: I duplicated 300 copies of the April Newsletter on Mamh 30 and gave the copy for the May
newsletter to Kelly on April 21.
MISCELLANEOUS: · Prepared a projected budget for Senior Citizen Time
· Completed filing shelf list card and withdrawns for February
· Ordered restaurant, resort, and motel guides from the Minnesota Restaurant Association for
distribution to the public
· Conducted a tour and made a presentation on the library to 9 students from NEI
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