HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 4, 1992COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY
820 - 40Ih AVENLJE N. L:.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN '354'-.:-1-2996
PHONE: (612) 762-2805
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO; Stuart W, Anderson, City Manager
FROM: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director 0qA~
SUBJECT: November, 1992, operational report
DATE: December 4, 1992
Sig.~ficant Accomplishments
A. °The Board met on 11/2 with four members present.
B. Five sessions of pre-school storytime were held in November with a total of
116 participating.
C. Six sessions of Tiny Tots storytime were held in November with a total of
166 participating.
On 11/5 9 Boy Scouts came for a session on how to use the library.
The Friends met on 11/9 with 8 members present.
Duane Woestie brought his Central Middle School class to the library for a tour
on 11/10.
15 senior citizens attended filmtime on 11/10.
Faith Nursery School brought 32 children for a field trip on 11/20.
Departmental Goals
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Becky attended the quarterly meeting of Anoka County-Anoka Public-Columbia Heights
Public directors on 11/5.
National Children's Book Week was celebrated 11/15-11/21.
The VFW presented the library with a new flag on 11/17.
Jeanine participated in a local cable shoot on 11/18.
The Friends decorated the children's department with a holiday theme on 11/30.
Issues and Problems
A. On 11/6 the library was notified that the Baker & Taylor software (B-T Link)
loaded in the pc may be contaminated by a virus. Baker & Taylor provided a
copy of Proscan free of charge, and luckily, the library's pc was not infected.
B. The Board and staff of the library are saddened by the unexpected loss of our
colleague and friend, Marian Paulsen, Assistant Director of the Anoka County
Library. Marian passed away 11/12.
Circulation
October 1991 1992 November 1991 1992
Adult 6,291 6,660 Adult 5,250 6,371
Juvenile 6,816 6,643 Juvenile 5,271 5,719
13,107 13,303 10,521 12,090
LIBGIS
October 1991 1992 November. 1991 1992
Reference 2,729 2,381 Reference 1,925 2,390
Directional A 332 332 Dir. A 221 360
Directional B 58 61 Dir. B 43 55
Work Days 27 27 Work Days 22 22