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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT:
March operational report
DATE:
March 30, 2007
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE
A. The windows were cleaned 3/8.
B. Public Works crews put together the new office chairs the Friends purchased on 3/9.
C. Fidelity buffed the Activity Room floors 3/16.
D. Honeywell performed routine maintenance on the HVAC 3/20.
E. The departmental copier required a maintenance call 3/27.
II. COLLECTION
A. Staff worked to improve the new book ordering system. Several hardcover orders were
placed and received.
B. Pages are working on the adult fiction-mending project.
III. PROGRAMS
A. Adult Winter Reading Club (“Hot Reads for Cold Nights”) ended 3/3 with 97 participants
reading 164 books.
B. Representative Carolyn Laine held a Town Meeting in the Activity Room 3/3.
C. The classes from Immaculate Conception School visited the Library 3/5-3/9 during their
scheduled times.
D. The Friends met 3/5 with 9 members present. The Friends discussed the Book Sale and
other projects.
E. The kick off event for the Arthur reading program was a huge success 3/5 with 95 kids and
54 adults in attendance. The reading records are due back the week of 3/26. Dana obtained
a grant from WGBH to fund the program.
F. The Library Board met 3/6 with seven members in attendance.
G. The bulk loan was delivered to the schools 3/22.
H. Marsha met with Liz Bray, Recreation Department Program Coordinator, to discuss
potential coordination of summer programs.
I. The first session of Spring Storytime was held 3/27.
J. Marsha attended Kindergarten Round-Up at Valley View 3/27 to talk about library services
and to sign up new readers for cards.
K. Dana put a library-related display in the display case at City Hall 3/30.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. Al worked on updating Windows on the pc’s which are part of the County WAN 3/14 and
3/23.
V. STAFF
A. Interviews for the vacant Library Supervisor position were held the week of 3/5. Gladys
Kim has accepted the position and will begin training 4/2.
B. Dana Weigman celebrated six-months as the Adult Services Librarian in March.
C. Marsha attended the Teen Read meeting at ACL 3/7.
D. Becky attended the LOC meeting at ACL 3/15.
E. On 3/20 Becky attended emergency management training that dealt with pandemics.
F. Ramon Gomez joined the staff as the Library Clerk 3/26.
G. Four of the Pages had performance reviews during March.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation Board met 3/14 with all members present. Kit Burgoyne was welcomed as
a new member. Kit worked for the School District for over 30 years and has many contacts
in the community. Both of her children also worked for the Library when they were in high
school.
B. Marsha represented the Foundation Board at the Minnesota Regional Art Council (MRAC)
grant hearing 3/17. The Foundation has received this grant twice.
VII. MISC
A. The City closed all buildings at 3:00 p.m. on 3/1 due to the snowstorm. All buildings
opened for business at 10:00 a.m. on 3/2.
B. Becky and Marlene met 3/15 to discuss various topics, including Collections, Floating
Collections, and Reports.
C. Major Projects
a. 2008-2011 Technology Plan
b. State version of the 2006 Annual Report
c. Interviewing, training of new staff
d. Performance reviews
VIII CIRCULATION
Circulation Building
FEBRUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 2007
9,767 9,336
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
Gatecount Meeting Room Use
FEBRUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 2007 FEBRUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 2007
8,897 8,838 8 13
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
FEBRUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 2007
1,062 1,473
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