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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 15, 1991COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY U20 - 40th AVENUE N. E. COLOl',lol.r. I-;kl~,r~T$. f'glNN. 55421 PHOI~E: 788-3924 7&8-5221 EXT. II. III. CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Stuart W. Anderson, Acting City Manager Loader, Library Director ~ M. Rebecca Operational report #42 (March 4-March 15, 1991) DATE: March 15, 1991 Significant Accomplishments A. Eight sessions of storytime were held with a total attendance of 242 people. B. The Friends met on 3/4 with seven people in attendance. C. The Board met 3/5 with all members present. D. 43 senior citizens attended the monthly program on 3/13. E. On 3/6 the library received its first successful TDD call. Staff was enthusiastic about being able to provide this service to the hearing impaired. F. As of 3/15/91 there are 152 adults registered in the "Passport to Reading" club. Departmental Goals A. Becky attended the quarterly systems meeting 3/15 for the public libraries cooperating in an automated circulation system in the county. Current operational procedures were reviewed for potential revisions. B. The library has been designated as a beneficiary in a LifeShare life insurance policy by an anonymous donor. Issues and Problems A. The front door of the library was found open on the morning of 3/12. Nothing was stolen or vandalized. B. The circulation system was do%rn 3/12 because of the failure of a system disk. The hardware failure caused the patron database to be corrupted, and it was necessary tO rebuild that database. Fortunately, very little data was lost. February Circulation LIBGIS 1990 1991 1990 1991 Reference 2,672 2,657 Adult 6,285 6,815 Directional A 578 619 Juvenile 6,977 7,341 Directional B 69 58 13,262 14,156 Working days 23 23