HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 3, 1992COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Stuart W. Anderson, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
SUBJECT: August, 1992, operational report
DATE;
September 3, 1992
Significant Accomplishments
A. Reading Club, "Library Kids are World Class," ended 8/1 with 705
participants in three different levels.
B. Two Tuesday Specials have been held:
8/4 Filmstrip Festival 75 attendance
8/11 Puppet Show Trio 89 attendance
C. The Friends met 8/3 with eight members present. Becky presented the library's
wish list and the membership voted on which items to purchase. They voted
to purchase two lounge chairs for the lobby, a snuffer for outside the back
door, and several ADA aids for use in the library.
The Board met on 8/4 with 3 members present.
Senior Citizen Filmtime on 8/12 drew 28 people.
Departmental Goals
A. Deb and Jane, librarians at St. Anthony library, toured the library on 8/4.
B. The quarterly automation meeting in the county was held 8/6.
C. On 8/19 the staff attended the United Way open house at the fieldhouse.
We all won lots of prizes.
Local Paraprofessional Day was celebrated 8/19 with lunch for Mary and Jo at Jax.
The OPAC stations were delivered on 8/24 and the terminals were moved from the
temporary cardtables the next day.
On 8/21 the library had a modem installed on the pc. Staff is looking forward
to accessing some online databases. .
Kathy Baxter, head of children's services for Anoka County, consulted with
Jo on 8/27 about services to Tiny Tots (2-3 1/2 year olds). The children's
librarians in the county are starting a program similar to Jo's this fall.
Jo celebrated her 26th year with the City on 8/26.
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Issues and Problems
none
Circulation July LIBGIS
1991 1992 "1991 1992
Adult 6,767 6,745' Reference 2,425 '~',071
Juvenile 7',729 8,355 Dir. A 440 594
14,496 15,100 Dir. B 68 72
Working days 26 25 Work days 26 25