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To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian
Subject: November 2004 Operations Report
Date: November 29, 2004
I. PROGRAMS
Additional fall programming has kept the staff very busy with limited success. The Schools Out series
events of Underwater Adventures and Scrapbooking pulled reasonably well, but our Saturday Storytimes
and Evening Storytimes have had very poor response.
Storytime 11/2/2004 19 9
Storytime 11/3/2004 17 8
Shark Mania 11/4/2004 49 14
Skipping Saturday 11/6/2004 4 2
Storybag 11/16/2004 3 5
Storytime 11/9/2004 18 8
Storytime 11/10/2004 17 8
Kindergarten 11/8/2004 8 1
3rd Grade 11/9/2004 17 1
1st Grade 11/11/2004 12 1
5th Grade 11/11/2004 22 1
1st Grade 11/11/2004 14 1
2nd Grade 11/12/2004 17 1
4th grade 11/12/2004 29 1
2nd grade 11/12/2004 16 1
Kindergarten 11/8/2004 18 1
Julies traveling 11/16/2004 3 4
Underwater adventures 11/4/2004 48 26
Storytime 11/16/2004 19 9
Storytime 11/17/2004 16 8
Storytime 11/22/2004 2 2
II. COLLECTION
A. In September we began weeding the easy collection of single titles (COH only) and low circ
items. In late October we began weeding J non-fiction titles, I was astounded to discover the
number of “COH only” titles that were still a part of this collection. The last inventory for J
Non-Fiction was completed in 2000 (including transactions) and at that time we withdrew single
copies and low circ items. With this weeding project I estimate that I withdrew from the non-
fiction section alone approximately 750-800 books. Staff continued weeding based on the results
of the non-fiction project and completed the project through the following sections: J Quartos,
EJ Fiction, Readers, Easy Non-Fiction, J Fiction, YA hardcovers, and are currently in the process
of weeding J audio cassettes. This was a mammoth project, which the staff is happy to have
completed.
B. Final book orders for 2004 were submitted by November 23.
III. PROJECTS
A. Winter programming preparations are currently underway and involve:
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Winter reading program for families
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Potential continuation of Saturday Storytime
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Potential Author visits
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Winter Storytime
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Preparation of 1 quarter program calendar
IV. STAFF
A. Pages aided in the weeding of the Juvenile and YA collection
B. Library Aide Cristy Tombarge prepared two holiday book displays, printed and aided in the
preparations of National Book Week activities, printed the monthly newsletter, and aided in
weeding of files.
C. Library Clerk, Kelly Olson updated the magazine listings and reviewed status of subscriptions
with changes going to the County. She aided in weeding of readers and J nonfiction materials,
prepared activities for National Children’s Book Week, and prepared three new booklists for
printing (Vampire Fiction and two on Fantasy fiction).