HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 28, 1992COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 40th AVENUE N. E.
COLUIVlfJlA HEIGHTS, MN 55~21-2996
PHONE: (612) 782-2805
FAX: (612) 782-2804
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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Stuart W. Anderson, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director ~
SUBJECT: Operational Report #65 (February 17-February 29, 1992)
DATE:
February 28, 1992
Significant Accomplishments
A. ~ Four sessions of pre-school storytime were held on 2/18, 2/19,
2/25, and 2/26 with a total of 140 participants.
B. Four sessions of Tiny Tots were held on 2/20 and 2/27 with a total
'of 136 participants.
C. On 2/24 31 children from Woodcrest Baptist Academy visited the library
for a special field trip.
D. Read-to-Me Club has 159 registered participants.
Departmental Goals
A. On 2/18 Becky received training at the Mississippi branch of the Anoka
County Library on electronic mail editing.
B. Two new pages have been hired: Jennifer Murphy and Beth Townsley. Marsha
Tubbs is training them, and they should be on,board by the week of March 9.
C. Jeanine participated in a cable shoot for "Government Calendar" on 2/21.
D. On 2/22 Becky interviewed Harry Reichmann to work during Mary Cooper's
parenting leave. Harry is a substitute clerk for the County and has had
experience in all sorts of office practices. He will begin work at
Columbia Heights on 3/2.
Sande O'Hare constructed the library's newsletter for March. Sande will
be doing this task for the library during Mary Cooper's leave.
On 2/27 Becky attended the first session of "Fr0ntline Leadership."
2/29 Becky taught a workshop for the part-time library supervisors on
the database and e-mail.
On 2/28 Lauren McClanahan brought a crew to the library to experiment with
the Aurora shelving. Lauren had some ideas about how to move the shelving
and fixtures during a re-carpeting process.
The staff is working on a major project with the county to clean up the
bibliographic database before the catalog goes online to the public. The
system has been up since 1986, and it is time to make sure it is as clean
as possible before the public sees it.~
The Ready Reference project is proceeding. Tom O'Connor and Marsha Tubbs
will be preparing a presentation on the final product.
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Issues and Problems
None
recycled paper