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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 17, 1991COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY 820 - 40Ih AVENUE N. E. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINN. 55421 Pi-lONE: 7 tltl- :t~J24 7~f~f-9221 EX'[. It~6 II. III. Adult Juvenile CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Stuart W. Anderson, Acting City Manager M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director ~ Operational report #46 (May 5-May 18, 1991) DATE: May 17, 1991 Significant Accomplishments A. The Friends met on 5/6 with 12 members present. Their main item of business was getting ready for the June booksale. B. The Board met on 5/7 with all members present. C. The senior citizen program on 5/8 drew 35 people. D. On 5/16 Bernie Szymczak and the Sister Cities' group met at the library. Departmental Goals A. The Northtown branch of the Anoka County Library re-opened for business on May 5 after being closed for eight months. The facility is greatly expanded and they are slowly working out the final construction bugs. Their first day circulation topped 4,000 items. B. The telecommunications network for the automated circulation system was re-configured during the week of May 6. This was very frustrating as ail the buildings stayed open while they were doing such a major change-over. The resulting response time is much quicker and lays the basis for the online catalog. C. Interviews were held to replace the graduating senior pages. Five recruits will begin training on June 7. D. The staff received training on Wordperfect and Lotus 1-2-3 during the week of May 6. E. The library budget has been submitted to Finance. Issues and Problems A. None April Statistics Circulation Libgis 1990 1991 1990 1991 Reference 2414 2638 6545 6831 Directional A 858 719 5921 6671 Directional B 77 79 12,466 13,502 Working days 24 26