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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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Patrick Hentges, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
SUBJECT:
Operational report for May, 1995
DATE: June 2, 1995
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Significatn Accomplishments
A. The Friends met on 5/1 with eight members present.
B. On 5/10 fifteen people attended Senior Citizen Time.
C. Three field trips visited the library on 5/4 and 5/5 with a total attendance of
58 children and 11 adults.
D. The Board met on 5/2 with all members present.
Departmental Goals
A. On 5/1Marsha attended a MELSA workshop on technology for children.
B. Heights Pride was celebrated during the week of May 15-20. The open house at
the library on 5/20 drew 161 people. The Friends had a successful paperback
sale, served refreshments, and greeted people. Barbara Miller, President of
the Library Board, greeted people and passed out pencils and notepads. Irene
Parsons was our guest author and autographed copies of her book for people.
The staff worked very hard and deserves the highest recommendation.
Interviews were held forLibrary Supervisor and Page positions. Mary Huschen
was hired as the new Library Supervisor, and Riann Meyer, Lana Shuma, and
Julie Vant were hired as new pages.
The camcorder circulated 7 times.
Jeanine participated in a cableshoot 5/5.
Marsha and Kelly visited the schools on 5/16 to promote summer programs.
The new version of the online catalog, Gateway, was up and running 5/19.
On 5/18 the library received its ADA signs.
Issues and Problems
A. Becky had a meeting with Honeywell on 5/17 to clear up some questions and establish
reporting procedures.
B. Water flooded the basement activity room on 5/30. Public Works is correcting the
problem.
April statistics are not yet available.
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