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Home My WebLink AboutOperational Report from Dana To: M. Rebecca Loader From: Dana Weigman : December 2006 Operational Report Subject Date: December 20, 2000 Programs I. A. Friends of the Library 1. The Friends of the Library held a meeting in the library boardroom on th December 4 where twelve members attended. The Friends agreed to have the new brochure printed and folded professionally. The library now has these available for distribution. The friends also agreed to pay for some prizes for the Hot Reads adult reading program this winter. B. At Home Service 1. Requests for materials through the At Home program have slowed considerably in December. Only two deliveries were made this month. 2. The bulletin board in the library features At Home Service, complete with a cabin and snow people. C. Volunteers 1. Volunteers have applied new labels on adult paperback spinners and adult non-fiction this month. 2. A new volunteer began a thorough cleaning of the adult non-fiction shelves. Collection II. A. No new additions were made to the adult compact disc collection this month, although preparations are being made for an order in January. Projects III. st A. A walk through with Fidelity cleaners will be held on December 21. The cleaning has been adequate, with improvement in dusting issues that were discussed at the previous walk through. B. Displays in the library include YUM! Holiday cooking and treats, a fiction display featuring holiday fiction and non-fiction, and the ever popular new book display. An employee of the Anoka county waste management department arranged an attractive display on reducing waste over the holidays in the library. The display case features a collection of bells from the Friends of the Library. C. Project bookshelf was highly successful this year 106 books were collected and delivered to SACA in time for their holiday distribution. D. A box to collect clothing for the Granny’s closet project was delivered to the library early in the month. Donations have been down from previous years due to the late installation of the collection box. E. New furniture has been delivered and installed in the library. The disruption of library business was minimal, and the new furniture is attractive and functional. The installation of a panel between the reference desk and the service desk has been delayed due to an error in material, but the problem will be corrected soon.