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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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SUBJECT:
Patrick Hentges, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
July operational report
DATE: August 2, 1995
I. Significant Accomplishments
A. The Friends met on 7/3 with 4 members present.
B. The Tuesday Special on 7/11, Doodles the Clown, drew 97 children and
29 adults.
C. The Tuesday Special on 7/18, the Drums of West Africa, drew 78 children
and 26 adults.
D. The Tuesday Special on 7/25, Sean Brown (storytelling), drew 107 children
and 31 adults.
E. Senior Citizen Time on 7/12 drew an audience of 34.
F. Funtime on 7/6 had 38 children and 15 adults in attendance.
G. Funtime on 7/13 had 42 children and 14 adults in attendance.
H. Funtime on 7/20 had 22 children and 12 adults in attendance.
I. Funtime on 7/27 had 38 children and 16'adults in attendance.
Departmental Goals
A. Staff spent a considerable amount of the month training the new pages.
This task is time-consuming but essential. Three new pages have been hired.
B. On 7/7 the last of the ADA signs were installed in the library.
C. Becky attended a meeting on 7/18 explaining the full-text magazine index
which will soon be available online courtesy of MELSA. Staff training
will occur on 8/3.
The ACS had a software upgrade on 7/23.
Jeanine participated in a cable shoot on 7/31.
Several capital projects were being worked on during the month of July.
These included: landscaping, renovations in the main floor restrooms,
and exploring a new departmental copier.
Issues and Problems
None
JUNE
Circulation 1994 1995 LIBGIS 1994 1995
Adult 6421 5530 Reference 2107 2400
Juvenile 7427 6282 Dir. A 349 377
13848 11812 Dir. B 55 52
Work days 26 26 Work days 26 26
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