HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 29, 1996COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 40th AVENUE N. E.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421-2996
PHONE: (612) 782-2805
FAX: (612) 782-2804
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
SUBJECT: August operational report
DATE:
August 29, 1996
As of August, 1996, the City Manager has discontinued the use of monthly reports
for communicating departmental activity to the City Council. He has initiated the
use of a weekly "Green Sheet" with a calendar of meetings and important facts.
Staff will continue to generate a departmental operational report for the use of the
Library Board.
Significant Accomplishments:
A. The Friends met on 8/5 with nine members present.
B. The Como Zoo program on 8/6 drew 93 children and 32 adults.
C. The last joint Library/Recreation program, the Zuchini~s, drew a moderate
crowd to the bandshell on 8/7.
D. Summer Reading Club ended 8/23 with a grand total of 714 participants.
Departmental Goals:
A. Mary attended a Safety Committee meeting on 8/6.
B. Marsha and Becky attended a CHASE meeting on 8/19.
C. Becky attended a CHASE programming meeting on 8/26.
D. The pages met on 8/19 to negotiate fall schedule.
E. Marsha and Becky met with Mr. Stan Brown, new principal at Immaculate Conception
School, on 8/21.
F. The second class of pages completed training 8/2.
Issues and Problems
A. Honeywell reported a tree branch touching an air conditioning coil on the roof
of the east section of the library. Public Works removed it 8/22.
July
CirCulation ~1995 '1996 ~LIBGIS ~'1995 1996
Adult 5988 6420 Reference 21'5'5 2727
Juvenil~ ''7202 7561 Dir. A 286 203
13190 13981 Dir. B 53 78
work days 25 .26 work days 25 26