HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report from MarshaTo: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs children’s Librarian
Subject: December 2001 Operational Report
Date: December 27, 2001
I. Programs
Program Title Date Children Adults
KINDERGARTEN DEC 3 15 1
ST
1 GRADE DEC3 13 1
ST
1 GRADE DEC 3 14 1
TH
6 GRADE DEC 3 23 1
KINDERGARTEN DEC 3 15 1
TH
8 GRADE DEC 4 28 1
TH
6 GRADE DEC 4 21 1
STORYTIME DEC 5 21 10
ND
2 GRADE DEC 5 12 1
TH
4 GRADE DEC 5 18 1
STORYTIME DEC 6 19 8
TH
7 GRADE DEC 6 20 1
th
5 GRADE DEC 6 24 1
ND
2 GRADE DEC 7 13 1
TH
4 GRADE DEC 7 15 1
STORYTIME DEC 12 17 8
STORYTIME DEC 13 14 7
II. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
A. Inventory of the Audio Cassette collection continues. We have completed
the easy audio cassette section and nearly completed the Juvenile audio
cassette collection. A number of items form these sections are charged
assumed lost or claims returned. With the help of the department aid
Michelle Smith, we are also developing a listing of the paperbook titles
that need replacement. I hope to replace these titles in the first quarter of
2002.
B. Changes were made to the BWI standing order for children’s paperbacks.
This order supplies three categories of paperbacks to the children’s
collection each year ( EJ paperbacks, J Paperbacks and YA paperbacks).
This time around I received grids from the county listing the titles that
they intended to purchase for 2002, and the number of copies being
purchased per building. After adjusting our order, I forwarded our grids
to Mary Oliver and Theresa Schroeder at the county. They will be adding
our holdings to the county listing and developing a union list for all
buildings.
C. The children’s department aided the Director in collection development of
the following adult non fiction areas:
n
300 to 399
n
600 to 639
Staff sorted, filed and organized the order forms for this project.
III. PROJECTS
A. Winter Reading Club plans are underway. This year’s theme in the
children’s department will be “Get Wrapped Up in Reading”. The
theme’s visual appeal will be mummies and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Part
of the program this year will be a mummy-wrapping contest. Participants
must be registered as part of the reading club and will be timed on the
wrapping of a partner as a mummy. Prizes will be awarded to the
individuals with the best appearing mummy in the shortest time. Mummy
wrapping is tentatively scheduled for March 14 at 4:00 pm. Library Clerk
Kelly Olson is preparing book logs, posters, registration forms and prize
drawing slips to accompany this program.
B. Winter Storytime is scheduled to begin February 5. Preparations are
underway to select books and storytime aids for the next round sessions.
C. Summer is here again. The children’s department will begin scheduling
summer performers the first week in January. Expect a confirmed listing
of those performances with the next operational report.
IV. STAFF
A. Library Clerk, Kelly Olson has been busy this month. Several book
orders were sent, received and processed. Kelly also closed down a
variety of files and ledgers, completed year-end statistics of services
provided and circulation of materials.
B. Pages in the department have been involved in shifting various protions of
the collection, weeding and mending of the easy books, relabeling shelves
following the shift of materials. Two of the pages, Alicia Cermak and
Jenny Niznick were instrumental in developing the Seasons Greetings
bulletin board currently on display in the department.
C. Children’s aide, Michelle Smith aided in the processing of book orders
and receipt of the same orders. She also has helped with the Audio
Cassette inventory, printing of the Sampler and other promotional
materials. Michelle processed the holiday display materials for the month
of December, and the bulk loan items for this month.