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To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian
Subject: Operational Report for October 2001
Date: October 26, 2001
I. PROGRAMS
A. Class Visits and Storytimes continued
Program Title Date Children Adults
STORYTIME OCTOBER 8 36 11
Kindergarten OCTOBER 8 15 1
st
1 GRADE OCTOBER 8 13 1
ST
1 GRADE OCTOBER 8 14 1
TH
6 GRADE OCTOBER 8 23 1
KINDERGARTEN OCTOBER 8 15 1
STORYTIME OCTOBER 9 29 12
TH
8 GRADE OCTOBER9 28 1
TH
6 GRADE OCTOBER9 21 1
STORYTIME OCTOBER 10 21 10
ND
2 GRADE OCTOBER 10 12 1
TH
4GRADE` OCTOBER 10 18 1
TH
7 GRADE OCTOBER 11 20 1
TH
5 GRADE OCTOBER 11 24 1
ND
2 GRADE OCTOBER 12 13 1
TH
4 GRADE OCTOBER 12 15 1
STORYTIME OCTOBER 16 31 12
STORYTIME OCTOBER 17 24 11
WINNIE THE POOH OCTOBER 17 38 21
PARTY
STORYTIME OCTOBER 18 30 11
STORYTIME OCTOBER 19 20 10
STORYTIME OCTOBER 23 31 12
STORYTIME OCTOBER 24 20 10
FIELD TRIP OCTOBER 29 18 6
FIELD TRIP OCTOBER 29 16 6
STORYTIME OCTOBER 30 22 6
STORYTIME OCTOBER 31 18 6
II. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
A. An inventory of the audiocassette collection has begun thanks to the help of the Children’s Department
Aide, Michelle Smith. Michelle is checking each tape for possible damage, total circulation and general
state of repair. I am following behind and checking those questionable items for possible discard. This is
a slow process but I hope to have it complete by year’s end.
B. Weeding of the easy collection continues. This project is nearly complete but gets interrupted constantly.
I am hopeful that we will have it finished by the end of the year as well.
III. PROJECTS
A. Barnes & Noble Bookfair preparations are well underway. The Bookfair is scheduled for November 13
from 5 to 8 pm. Flyers have been distributed throughout the community via tabletop displays. Thanks to
Northeast Bank, First Community Credit Union, Mr. Steak, Rainbow Foods, McDonalds, Heights Theater
and the Coffee Shop for their willingness to distribute the information. All local clubs and organizations
were contacted by mail and asked to distribute flyers to their membership and include a note in any
newsletter they produce. Home school organizations, PTA’s, and Home and School (ICS) were also
contacted and should have received the information in time for their October meeting dates. ICS Home
and School replied by telling me that they would send flyers to all 180 families in the school. Both the
city marquee and the Northeast Bank Marquee are advertising the event. The Northeaster newspaper will
be featuring the fundraiser in their November 6 paper and both the Focus and the Northeaster have had
announcements regarding the event. The City’s web page has an article on the first page and a voucher
available to download.
The evening’s events will include storytelling provided by school district teachers and Media Specialists
and a representation of Mrs. Thomas Lowry provided by Vickie Wendel of the Anoka County Historical
Society.
Those who donate will have the option of having their books wrapped and will receive a token gift
provided by the Friends of the Library.
B. Winnie the Pooh’s Birthday Party was a big success, 59 people participated and comments from the group
were favorable. Everyone shared cookies and lemonade watched filmstrips of the famous bear and
created their very own Winnie the Pooh masks or bookmarks. Word Games and puzzles were also
available for the group to enjoy.
C. The Teen Read Program has been going well in the children’s department but not as well upstairs.
Considering all the promotion we have been doing for the fundraiser, I think it may have been overlooked
in the shuffle.
IV. STAFF
A. Pages downstairs have been busy with heavy loads of shelving, processing, and mending. This is the first
month in a long time that the entire shelf reading for the children’s department has been completed. We
still have some of our new pages that are having difficulty in shelving materials in the appropriate areas
but I think we are working it out slowly.
B. Library Aide Michelle Smith has become a copier professional. Michelle printed all the materials for the
fundraiser, Sampler (we doubled the printing here this month), forms for the building and a number of
booklists this month. She is also helping with the inventory of the audiocassettes and easy weeding.
C. Children’s Department Clerk, Kelly Olson, produced the layout for the bookfair items, materials for Teen
Read Week, and Winnie the Pooh. She processed and received 4 book orders, and some audiocassettes.
Kelly also produced the final copy of the Sampler and helped with the bulk loan to ICS.