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Stuart W. Anderson, Acting City Manager
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SUBJECT: Operational report #45 (April 15-May 4, 1991)
DATE: May 6, 1991
Significant Accomplishments
A. National Library Week was celebrated 4/14-4/20. Two winners were
announced for the Bookworm contest (there were 133 bookworms in the
jar) and three winners for the book contest. In the children's
department three first place winners were chosen in the coloring
contest (pre-school age) and'four first place winnters were chosen in
the poster contest (1-4 grade). Judges for the contests were Evelyn
Reinholdson and Madge Sandgren.
B. Six sessions of storytime and crafts were held with a total of 313
participants.
C. Three pre-school field trips were held with a total of 77 in attendance.
Departmental Goals
A. Jo and Becky went to Bookmen on 4/17 to purchase paperbacks for the
summer reading season.
B. On 4/19 Mary Cooper and Jeanine attended the Municipals Banquet.
C. The page manual is being used to test the new scanner owned by the
City which will enter printed pages into Wordperfect.
D. The library's juncque was picked up 4/19 to be delivered to the site
of the police auction.
E. Mary Kloss attended the "Message and the Medium" conference on 4/23
and 4/24. Please see attached sheet for summary.
F. Becky met with Sheila, librarian at the NE branch of the Minneapolis
Public Library,on 4/23 to discuss strategies for cooperation in 1992.
G. Arnie Knutson was honored for all his years of snow removal at the
library with a donut party on 4/15.
Issues and Problems
A. An adult male exposed himself to a patron on 4/16. The police were
notified and a report was filed. A description was also forwarded to
neighboring libraries.