HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 16, 1990COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Robert S. Bocwinski, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
Operational Report #16 (January 29-February 16, 1990)
February 16, 1990
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Significant Accomplishments
A. The Friends made Valentine decorations for the children's room.
B. Twelve members of the Friends met on 2/5 for their regular meeting.
C. The children's department sponsored a field trip 2/5 for 25 children.
D. Two upholstered benches and three video towers were received 2/6. Four
of these items were purchased by the Friends.
E. Four sessions of pre-school storyhour were held with about 100 children
in attendance.
F. Four sessions of Tiny Tots were held with 70 children and 58 adults
participating.
Senior Citizen Filmtime hosted 50 people on 2/14.
The Board of Trustees met 2/6/90. 'A small reception was held for
Mayor Carlson immediately following the meeting.
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Departmental Goals
A. The Friends finished re-labelling the adult fiction.
B. Jeanine and Mary Cooper attended the Municipals workshop on 1/31. Attached
please find their written con~ents.
C. Jo initiated an Assignment Alert program with the three elementary schools.
This program will allow the library to know assignments in advance so that
subject areas may be distributed equally to students. Forms filed with the
school media centers will also be filed with the public library.
1-Love-To-Read Club had 40 registrants as of 2/16/90. 1990 is the second
year for this cooperative reading club with the public school media centers.
Read-to-Me Club had 128 participants as of 2/16/90.
Becky attended the quarterly automation meeting among the county library
directors on 2/2. The video borrowing procedure was discussed thoroughly
and a proposal will be going to the Board in March. Several "clean-up"
items in the database were resolved.
February is I-Love-To-Read Month. The main bulletin board in the library
is covered with signatures of famous and infamous readers and patrons.
Issues and Problems
A. The roof leaked again on 2/5 and 2/7. All Systems Roofing was notified,
and two holes were patched. Hopefully, it will not leak again.
B. The locks on two microfilm cabinets were repaired 2/13.
C. A ballast blew out on two fixtures in the adult reading room and was
replaced.
The Municipals Winter Workshop I attended on January 31, was
time well spent. We were addressed by two speakers. Angela
Filer wa~ ~ v~ry dyn~mi~ lady wino focused
developing and re-developing the skills required to deal
effectively with all people. She required that the audience
actively participate, by choosing difficult situations and
presenting dialogues to share. The afternoon speaker,
James Connolly, was a witty and entertaining man who covered the
topic of listening to the public. By his manner, he achieved the
goal of making us aware of strengths and weaknesses we may have in
our listening attitudes, without being demeaning.
On January 31, I attended the Municipals Winter Workshop. The
speakers gave presentations on listening that were informative,
humorous, and relevant. Angela Filer gave detailed advice on
improving service to the public, especially when people are
angry. James Connolly spoke on communication, specifically,
listening skills. He emphasized hearing what people really
mean, rather than what they say. This workshop gave both pos-
itive reinforcement for good communication skills I already
have, as well as taught me new ways co improve.