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To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian
Subject: February 2006 Operational Report
Date: February 28, 2006
I. PROGRAMS
February Program Title Date Children Adults
Virtual academy 2/1/2006 6 2
Virtual academy 2/7/2006 11 6
Middle school 2/7/2006 32 1
Virtual academy 2/9/2006 13 2
Storytime 2/7/2006 6 4
Kindergarten 1/13/2006 18 1
Kindergarten 1/13/2006 12 1
4th grade 1/14/2006 31 2
3rd grade 1/14/2006 15 1
5th grade 1/15/2006 28 1
2nd grade 1/16/2006 20 2
2nd grade 1/16/2006 19 2
Storytime 1/14/1900 7 5
Storytime 1/21/1900 6 4
Storytime 1/28/1900 2 2
Middle school 1/16/2006 32 2
II. COLLECTION
A. Weeding of the Easy book collection is complete. Staff has begun weeding of the J Nonfiction
collection.
B. An order was placed for additional books on CD to replace lost or damaged audiocassette titles.
C. Staff continues to work on weeding of the high circulating items. Thus far, most of these
materials have been replaced in the past and therefore do not reflect the high circ figure attached to
them. This is resulting in very few withdrawn items.
D. A large book order was placed to Baker and Taylor for J and YA fiction titles.
III. PROJECTS & MEETINGS
A. Work continues on the Teen Reading Program for this summer. Publicity materials are being
prepared by ACL and critiqued by the committee. Marsha will be contacting local business
establishments in search of donations for incentives.
B. Contracts were forwarded to the members of the Summer Performers schedule. Several have been
returned along with several options for cable taping.
C. Marsha presented the wish list to the Friends on behalf of the Director on February 6.
IV. MRAC
A. Nine applications have been requested for the Neighborhood Bridges program.
B. The program has been publicized in Heights Happening and the Northeaster. Posters and flyers
have been distributed locally to public bulletin boards, schools and gas stations. Parent letters
were made available to Central Middle School and ICS.
V. SIRSI
A. Staff completed one of several database clean up projects related to SIRSI.
VI. MISCELLEANEOUS
A. Bulk loan materials were distributed to area schools on February 2. Thanks to Public Works
department for the loan of a vehicle. We have temporarily lost the aid of CSO’s due to low
staffing.
B. Classes from Immaculate Conception visited the week of February 12- 17.
C. Students from the Academy of Bio-Science visited on February 6.
D. Students from the Alternative Learning Center visited on February 22.
VII. STAFF
A. Pages spent the month of February aiding in the weeding of the Easy collection, mending of
materials and shifting of the Easy non-fiction. Nick Olberding aided Library Clerk, Kelly Olson
in the database clean up project.
B. Library Aide, Cristy Tombarge also aided in the database clean up project, she received some
large supply orders in Mary Kloss’s absence and printed the Sampler. She also made changes to
the award booklists from 2005 based on the new 2006 awards. Cristy is working on National
Library Week promotions and an Early Literacy bulletin board to go up in March. Cristy
maintained service at the circulation desk in February while other staff members worked on
database clean up.
C. Library Clerk, Kelly Olson completed the acquisitions portion of the database clean up projects
and continues to work on clean up of the serials. She prepared and produced posters and flyers for
the Neighborhood Bridges program, ordered and received books, and aided in the completion of
the city’s annual report.