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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report from MaryTO: M. Rebecca Loader FROM: Mary M. Kloss SUBJECT: Operational Report, August 2001 DATE: August 30, 2001 I. : Programs Friends: A. The Friends did not meet in August. They will meet next for a dinner meeting on Monday, September 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Keys Restaurant in Spring Lake Park. Margaret Anderson will conduct this meeting because Nancy Rathbun will be on vacation. I prepared a letter of invitation to the fall dinner meeting and sent it to all the current members. I updated their membership list, which will be distributed to them in September. The newspaper storage boxes purchased by the Friends have been received. At home service B. : I updated the book lists for homebound patrons who received books while I was on medical leave and arranged delivery for three patrons. Bulk loans C. : Bulk loans were processed and delivered to Heights Manor and Parkview Villa on Thursday, August 9. II. : Collection development A. I completed the second order of the year for books on tape. No books on CD were ordered this time. I also ordered the out-state Minnesota phone directories from Qwest Dex and local suburban directories from GTE (Sun Directories) in Edina. III. : Projects and goals Book display A. : The summer book display of “newer” fiction continued throughout the month. Next month’s display will feature “newer” non-fiction and will be called “Fall for non-fiction.” Monthly supply budget report B. : I prepared a supply budget report to include all items purchased during June and July. Graphics: C. I began working on my fall bulletin board and hope to complete and display it before Labor Day. Page training D. : I trained the new pages on using the ACS and tested them. I also spent quite a bit of additional time retraining one of our pages. I will be retesting him before the end of the month. Supply ordering: E. Quite a few supplies were ordered during the month including light bulbs, hand soap, and miscellaneous office supplies. I also met with Audery, sales representative from Clark Products, a distributor of cleaning and paper products. Tours: F. ESL instructors located at NEI arranged for three tours at the library with their students. One tour was conducted in August; two more are scheduled in September. IV. : Miscellaneous · Prepared September shelf reading list. · Added books to the COH-NEW displays. · Learned to use the Sony digital camera owned by the City. · Prepared copy for the September newsletter. · Posted signs for Labor Day closing. · Posted Page opening signs. · Withdrew books from the shelf list. · Supervised staff while Becky was on vacation, August 24 – August 31. MMK/jms