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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS,
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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Patrick Hentges, City Manager
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M. Rebecca Loader, Library Directo~~t~
SUBJECT:
October operational report
DATE:
November 4, 1994
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Significant Accomplishments
A. The Board met on 10/4 with all members present. Immediately following the regular
meeting, the Board met with the City Council to discuss the 1995 budget request.
The Friends met on 10/3 with five members present.
Senior Citizen Filmtime on 10/12 drew 25 people.
Sixteen sessions of pre-school storytime were held in October with a total of
221 children and 48 adults attending.
E. Eight sessions of Tiny Tot storytime were held in October with a total of
161 children and 55 adults attending.
Redeemer Lutheran brought groups of pre-schoolers for field trips on 10/19 and
10/24. Woodcrest Baptist brought a group for a field trip on 10/25.
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Departmental Goal~
A. The Hylanders 4-H Club put up a display in the children's department in honor
of National 4-H Month.
A display celebrating Polish-American month was placed in the East Room.
Kelly attended a class on Lotus 1-2-3 on 10/4 and 10/5.
The camcorder circulated 8 times in October.
The library staff judged the fire safety posters for the Fire Department.
The new shelving for around the elevator shaft on the main floor was installed 10/10.
Two new pages and a choreperson were hired in October. Chrisitina Cotton, Jennifer
Lofy and Stephan Tourville are currently receiving training.
Becky conducted two workshops on inter-library loan, keyword searching, and online
databases for the supervisors.
An in-house survey was conducted the week of 10/17-22 for building attendance.
Jeanine participated in a cable shoot on 10/21.
Jeanine celebrated her eighth year of service to the library.
Marsha and Becky demonstrated the online ready reference database to Jackie
Harlow, reference librarian at Northtown, on 10/26.
Issugs and Problems
A. A staff member got stuck in the elevator 11/17.
Elevator responded to the emergency.
The Fire Department and Schindler
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Circulation
Adult
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Work Days
1993
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1994
6129
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Work Days
1993
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1994
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On October 20, 1994, I attended the Municipals fall banquet in St. Louis Park. Thirty-nine
municipalities were represented. The Mayor of St. Louis Park, Lyle Hanks, welcomed everyone.
The guest speaker of the evening was Chris Gears, the Director of Parks and Recreation for St.
Louis Park. He spoke on the need for humor to reduce job stress. His point is well taken, but
his presentation could have been a little more tastefully executed. The most impressive portion
of the program was the entertainment. Roland Wilson and a young black actress presented a
mini-play" Daughters of Africa". The play took the audience through time, highlighting the lives
of many famous black women of history. The performances were excellent. They certainly made
one think about what role black women have had in the past and where they are heading for in
the future. The focus was on everyone working together for a better life for each and everyone
of us. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this group.
Jeanine Schmidt
On Thursday, October 20, i attended the Fall Munici-Pals banquet at the Sheraton Park
Place located in St. Louis Park. The banquet started with a short business meeting
followed by dinner. After dinner there was a welcoming by the Mayor of St. Louis Park,
Lyle Hanks. Our guest speaker for the evening was Cris Gears. Cris is the Director of
Parks and Recreation for the City of St. Louis Park. His theme for the evening was on
keeping the atmosphere at your workplace "light". I agree that a little humor is a
necessary part of life, but you have to know when and how to use it. I think that keeping
a situation light can be obtained in good taste without offending a co-worker or a patron.
The entertainment for the evening was, in my opinion, just fantastic. Roland Wilson, a
renowned pianist, presented "The Daughters of Afdca". He played the piano while a
young actress took us back in time to visit some of the famous African-American women
of our time. She portrayed such famous women as Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Lena
Home, and Billie Holiday among many others. It was really an entertaining performance.
As of this time there were no arrangements made for the Spring Munici-pals banquet, but
I look forward to upcoming information on this.