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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report from MarshaTo~ From: Subject: Date: II. M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director Marsha Tubbs, Children's Librarian April 2000 Operational Report April 28, 2000 Programs A. Twilight Tales April 4- 6 children and 6 adults April 11 - 20 children, and 8 adults B. Plantin' Pals: A new program which included stories and an activity. University of Minnesota Master Gardeners Joan Mick, Jean Kuehn, and Jan Hautala provided gardening activities for 91 children. April 18 at 9:00 a.m.-22 children and 6 adults April 18 at 10:30 a.m. - 19 children and 5 adults April 18 at 7:00 p.m. - 6 children and 5 adults April 25 at 9:00 a.m. - 19 children and 5 adults April 25 at 10:30 a.m. - 20 children and 6 adults April 25 at 7:00 p.m. - 7 children and 8 adults C. Class visits Kindergarten - 2 visits, 29 children and 4 adults 1st grade - 2 visits, 35 children and 2 adults 2nd grade - 1 visit, 37 children and 1 adult 3rd grade- 1 visit, 15 children and 1 adult 4th grade - 2 visits, 49 children and 2 adults 5th grade - 1 visit, 24 children and 1 adult Collection: A. We are working on collection development within the J500's. Having progressed through the J524 area, ! can say that upgrading this portion of our non-fiction collection will require some major funds ($5,000 minimum). Average replacement cost per title is $25.00 and many of the new publications (1999-2000) are not in the database. We withdrew nearly 300 titles from the J500's, replacement of these materials at $25.00 per title would require $7,500. An $8.00 fee would be added to each title not in the database. ! am hoping to locate some grant funding for this project, but grants for materials are limited. B. Began weeding the EJ Fiction area up through EJ FIC FRE. III. IV Projects A. The Puppeteer Workshop has been scheduled for May 20 at 9:00 - 4:30 at Murzyn Hall. Members of the Twin Cities Puppet Guild will provide the expertise for the program. This program is a part of the CHASE grant funds recently received by the City. B. Summer Reading Club materials have arrived and flyers are at the printers. Kelly Olson and ! will be visiting area classrooms next month. C. 21st Century Grant funds will provide for My Teacher Storytime this summer. Storytime sessions begin July 5 and continue into August depending upon the number of teachers who respond. D. A Harry Potter Party is being planned for August as an end of the summer reward for those LIBRA participants who read 5 books over the summer. This program is being funded through the 21st Century Grant. E. Super Tuesday flyers are at the printer. We have one performer who has not returned his contracts. We are attempting to reach him, but his mail box is full. ! am checking into this situation. Staff A. Pages completed the J Fic mending project this month. They have begun preparation for Summer Reading Club and Funtime. Kelly Olson sent and received two books orders, began preparation for World War I! booklist and pathfinders, prepared copy for Super Tuesday flyers, Summer Reading Club flyers, and volunteer program. Aided in the weeding ofEJ Fic and preparation and National Library Week program. Kelly also conducted a training session for Jeanine Schmidt on magazine acquisitions and attended a Municipals meeting on April 27.