HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 15, 1990COLUI IBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
II.
III.
TO:
FROM:
Stuart W. Anderson, Acting City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~A~
SUBJECT: Operational report #32 (October 1-October 12, 1990)
DATE:
October 15, 1990
Significant Accomplishments
A. On October 1, the Friends met and Becky presented the library's
1990 wish list. Items to be purchased by the Friends will be
selected from the list.
B. On October 2, the Board held its annual dinner meeting at Royal
Oaks.
C. Forty people attended the October 10 senior citizen program.
D. Becky and Mary went to Musicland on October 3 to buy audio cassettes
and compact discs.
Departmental Goals
A. The exterior cap trim of the library has been painted.
B. The brown room and the office on the main floor have been painted.
C. The l~ndscaping project was awarded at the October 8 Council meeting.
Work will begin October 15.
Issues and Problems
A. The timer linked to the flagpole lights is broken. Becky is taking
estimates on replacing it with a photocell.
B. On October 5 the automated circulation system crashed when a telephone
line was cut during construction in Blaine. The system was down for
nearly six hours.
September
Circulation 1989 1990 LIBGIS 1989 1990
Adult 5242 5976 Reference 1719 1970
Juvenile 4786 5720 Directional A 415 329
10,028 11,696 Directional B 44 33
Working days 24 23