HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 15, 1990COLUI IBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 401h AVENUE N. E.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINN. 55421
PHONE: 788-3924
788-9221 EXT. 186
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CiTY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Robert S. Bocwinski, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director]~
SUBJECT:
Operational Report #24 (June 4-June 15, 1990)
DATE: June 15, 1990
Significant Accomplishments
A. The annual book sale was held 6/7 and 6/8. The Friends worked
very hard and made a good amount of money.
B. On 6/11, the library shifted to summer schedule ~ours. It was
also the first day of summer Reading Club and 97 children signed up.
By 6/15 244 children had joined in the various levels.
C. The senior citizen program on 6/13 drew 45 people.
D. The Board of Trustees met on 6/5 with all members present.
Departmental Goals
A. On 6/11 the adult staff took the graduating pages out to breakfast.
This has become a tradition for the graduates.
B. On 6/6 Cable TV North Central worked on the library's cable channel
to try to resolve the "ghosting" problem. They also re-wired the
equipment to enable staff to use the vcr for in-house training films.
C. On 6/12-13-14 Mary Cooper and the pages worked to shift the magazines.
from the current holdings racks into the storage room. This huge
project went very smoothly, and the new permanent storage boxes
worked great.
D. Marsha Tubbs is training the five new pages. Training will occur
over the next three weeks, and the new pages will be available for
regular hours the first part of July. Marsha is incorporating part
of the CORE training materials into the library's packets.
E. Becky will be attending the American Library Association annual
conference in Chicago June 23-27.
Issues and Problems
A. The Northtown branch of the Anoka County Library has announced its
construction schedule. The building will close to the public on
8/13 and reopen on 2/15. Ail libraries in the county are expecting
an increase in patronage as all those people will be looking for
an alternative library.
B. The lobby roof leaked again on 6/11. On 6/12 Ail Systems Roofing,
TKDA, and Roy Goranson located the source of the leak. It will be repaired.
C. On 6/15 Northern Air discovered that the air-handling unit's cooling
coil has not been wired into the building's power source. The proper
people have been notified.
May
LIBGIS 1989 1990 Circulation 1989 1990
Reference 237~ 1892 Adult 5696 6065
Directional A 432 467 Juvenile 4280 5113
Directional B 64 63 Total 9976 11178