HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 29, 1990COLUI IBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 40th AVENUE N. E.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINN. 55421
PHONE: 788-3924
788-9221 EXT. 186
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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TO:
FROM:
Robert S. Bocwinski, City' Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
SUBJECT:
Operational Report #25 (June 16-June 29, 1990)
DATE: June 29, 1990
Significant Accomplishments
A.
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The first two Tuesday Specials were held on June 19 (The Cadoba
Clowns--128 attendance) and June 26 (The Son-Sheim Singers: 110
attendance).
The first two pre-school Funtimes were held on June 21 (71
attendance) and June 28 (47 attendance).
Reading Club has 580 participants at this time. Registration
is about the same as last year at this date. Mary Cooper and Jo
have observed that quite a few new faces are appearing at the
programs and about 35% are "regulars" from year-round use. Jo
distributed brochures to every school-age child in the district
so that information would reach people new to the area as well
as established patrons.
Departmental Goals
A. On 6/22 Cable TV North Central switched out the library's character
generator with a different one after transmission problems arose.
On 6/28 the station has developed new broadcast problems. The
appropriate people have been notified.
The shield on the flagpole lights is in place. Its effectiveness
is being evaluated.
Becky attended the American Library Association annual conference in
Chicago June 23-27. Please see attached report.
Issues and Problems
A. On 6/20 Northern Air discovered that even after the air-handling
unit's cooling coil had been wired into the building's power source,
it would not work. Kumar had to re-install the coil correctly. The
air conditioning in the basement is finally operational.
COLUNIBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 40th AVENUE N. E.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINN. 55421
PHONE: 788-3924
788-9221 EXT. 186
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Robert S. Bocwinski, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~u~
SUBJECT:
American Library Association Annual Conference
"Information access--Back to the basics", Chicago, ILL.
June 22-26, 1990.
DATE: June 29, 1990
The following is a brief overview of the sessions I attended at the conference:
6/23/1990
1. Opening general session
Guest speaker Tom Wolfe greeted conferees (18,648 librarians,
7,250 exhibitors) with a general analysis of how libraries
have influenced culture in the 20th century and the effect
of the approaching year 2000 on life.
"The Online/Offline Public Catalog: Making the right choice"
Presenters representing the 3 choices available for an
automated catalog (online, CD-Rom, and online with CD-Rom
back-up) gave the pros and cons of their particular catalog
set-ups. Very appropriate to Columbia Heights as this
decision is imminent.
Friends of Library USA-Author award luncheon
Charlotte Vale Allen and Michael Childress were guest
speakers. They both spoke on how they became writers and
gave readings from current works.
4. "Preschool Services in the year 2000"
A panel presented data on current happenings which will
impact preschool services in the year 2000. Topics included:
demographics, early childhood education, publishing trends,
and children's services from the management point of view.
6/24/1990
1. "Overt-covert censorship in our Public Libraries"
Presenters addressed librarians and trustees about practices
and policies which might constitute censorship. Discussion
was also heated on newly-revised interpretations of the
Library Bill of Rights.
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6/24/1990 cont.
2. "Chicago, Chicago! That swap 'n shop town!"
A marathon give-away of the best library promotional
materials printed in 1989-90 was sponsored so librarians
could take actual samples home. Mini-training sessions
(e.g. fundraising, evalution of public relations pro~rams)
were also held.
3. "Righting a wrong-Birth of a Children's Author"-- Sponsored
by AmericanLibraries Trustee Association
Avl was guest speaker for the Trustees luncheon, and he
discussed his decision to be an author and his life-long
commitment to libraries and learning.
6/25/1990
1. "Four-Star breakfast"
Public Library Association sponsored breakfast with author
Scott Turow and the winners of four awards for major
contibuttons to libraries.
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Data Research Associates Special Interest Group: CIRCLE
DRA.is the library's automation vendor, and they sponsored
a special session on the CIRCLE section (circulation services)
part of the computer system. Participants were also.given
the opportunity to prioritize concerns and suggestions for
changes in the system.
"Job Classification Studies: Responsibilities, Titles,
Salaries and Status."
Four presenters discussed how to conduct effective
classification studies. One was.from Hay Associates. The
second presenter had a~study from 1978, which I thought
was terribly outdated.
I would.like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation
for being able to attend this conference as a representative of
the City. The value of exposure to current developments and
trends in the library field is very high.