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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 29, 1997COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY 820- 40th AVENUE N. E. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421-2996 PHONE: (612) 782-2805 FAX: (612) 782-2804 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director ~ May operational report May 29, 1997 II. III. IV, ' VI. BUILDING MAINTENANCE Public .Works removed graffiti from the library's flagpole light 5/8. The basement utility sink was clogged on 5/12. Public Works worked on the problem. The pay phone was repaired twice during the month. Someone stole the tissue dispenser from the men's room 5/20. It was replaced. COLLECTION A. The Large Print Rotation within the County was sent out 5/28. B. Paperbacks, audio cassettes, and book/tape sets were purchased in May. EQUIPMENT A. The Beautification Committee planted flowers in the library's courtyard containers on 5/31. PROGRAMS A. The Friends met 5/5 with 8 members present. B. The Board met 5/6 with 4 members present. C. The last week for Immaculate Conception School class visits was May 19-23. D. Kelly and Marsha visited the elementary schools on 5/19 (Highland), 5/21 (Valley View), and 5/22 (North Park) to publicize summer reading club and library programs. AUTOMATED CIRCULATION SYSTEM A. A printer donated by the Friends of the Library was installed on one of the OPAC terminals on 5/1 for use by the public. The first five pages are free and each additional page is 5 cents. STAFF A. B. C. Marsha attended the Resource Fair in Blaine 5/1. Mary attended a safety meeting 5/6. Becky attended an Information Management meeting 5/7. Jean Kuehn taped Becky in the library's segment of the new employee video the same day. Marsha attended a Values First Meeting 5/13. Interviews for page and chore person positions were held the week of May 12. Two pages were hired. ~ recycled p;~per G. H. I. J. K. L. Becky attended Heights Pride Meetings on 5/14, and 5/28. Kelly was a chaperone for the prom held at Crest View on 5/15. Jeanine attended an Information Management Meeting 5/19. Becky and Marsha negotiated summer schedule with the pages 5/19. Jeanine and Kelly attended Lotus training on 5/20. Marsha and Becky met with the Volunteens on 5/21. Jeanine participated in a cable shoot 5/28. VIII IX. MISC A. The delivery schedule changed from Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday to Monday, Wednesday, Friday the week of May 27. CIRCULATION AND LIBGIS APRIL Circulation 1996 1997 Lib.qis 1996 1997 Adult 6454 6609 Reference 3026 2413 Juvenile 4765 6032 Dir. A. 778 551 11219 12641 Dir. B. 105 83 Work Days 24 26 Work Days 24 26 NARRATIVE SUMMARY A. Congratulations to graduating Sobcinski, and Sarah Weber. pages Crystal Mielke, Samantha Pace, Nicole To: From: Subject: Date: M. Rebecca Loader, Director Marsha Tubbs, Children's Librarian May 1997 Operational ~eport. May 29, 19~7 I. Programming A. Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade 4 Pro?/rams 11 Programs 4 Pro,{rams 2 Programs 3 Programs 90 Children 200 Children 56 Children 38 Children 87 Children 4 Adults 11 Adults 4 Adults 2 Adults 3 Adults B. Funtime Registration: We have 40 children registered for' our summer Funtime *Storytime. Registrations closed on May 2~ nearly three weeks prior to the first session. We are taking a waiting list. C. Summer Reading Club (SRC) Registrations will begin June 9 for the 1997 SRC. At this time all flyers are printed and distributed. Prizes have been purchased. Wave Pool passes have arrived. Reading Records, Bookmarks, and Pins are hbre. The bookmarks have been reprinted to include COH phone# on the reverse side. The omission was an oversight on the part of an ACL staff member - [ have been assured it, wilt not happen again. These items remain to be completed before June O: SRC Bulletin board; printing of additional flyers for in--house distribution. These will take first priority upon my return. Crystal Mielke has agreed to help with the lettering for the bulletin boards in my absence. Thank you Crystal! D. Super Tuesdays flyers are completed and have been distributed. We have an excellent selection of programs this summer. The Children's Department budget covered all program expenses except for one performer and approximately $25.00 of the remaining seven performers. Kelly Olson has copy for separate in-house flyers in the works and I am preparing weekly news releases for the local papers. It should be a great season! E. School Visits. Kelly and I have completed our annual visits to all elementary schools within the c~ty. We both came away from the schools with the same impressions: North Park and Valley View schools had classes: with a majority of students who either recognized us, had participated in the Reading Club, been to storytime, or been to our ]:ibrary. At Highland we encountered a majority of students who did not recognize us or were unfamiliar with the library and it's programs. This was a change over last year's response. I would like to see us get more :involved with the public schools. I have some ideas for programs that we could explore: 1.Expand the winter reading club---possibly making it a part of each schools literature program with teacher/ administration support. 2. Develop a library policy and cooperative program with PERA's providing research aid and use of materials. This would have to meet the current service requirements between ACL and COH but I believe we could work something out. 3. Have a School and Library day or week with field trips for classes to the library. If this is held in the spring or fall classes could walk. The library could provide stories, puppet plays, and tours. 4. Link the school media centers to the Public Library catalogs and develop a system for Interlibrary loans. F. Volunteers. We have twelve volunteers this season. Five are returns from last year's group of eight. All are excellent prospects for the summer and future employment candidates. The Children's Department will be very busy! The volunteers will add 48 hours per week to the library staff. It will take a great deal of effort to harness their enthusiasm, energy and talents. II. Collection A. Completed the weeding of J paperbacks. process of ordering new titles. [ am in {he III. Staff A. The Staff has been outstanding! After my absence of nearly six weeks, everyone pitched in and turned on a mammoth effort to prepare for Summer Pro,rams. Because of this effort, and only because of it, we are ready the 1997 Summer Season. Thank you all.!