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To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian
Subject: July 2007 Operational Report
Date: July 27, 2007
I. PROGRAMS
A. SRC totals: Go Wild (teens) 156; Go Bananas (elementary) 479.
B. Anime Club has been very popular with 24 participants each week.
C. Wacky Wednesday performers brought 529 people into the building in June and July.
D. Storytime (Marsha’s) attendance averaged 50 plus for each of 6 sessions.
E. Volunteer and Espanol Storytimes had limited turnouts.
F. Puppet Shows were held on 7/5, 7/12, and 7/26. The final puppet show of the season was
cancelled due to low attendance.
VolunteerStorytime 7/2/2007 8 2
Espanol storytime 7/6/2007 6 2
Puppet show 7/5/2007 10 5
Volunteer storytime 7/9/2007 6 2
Anime club 7/10/2007 23 1
storytime 7/10/2007 42 12
Big Fun Fam Circus 7/11/2007 82 34
puppet show 7/12/2007 6 4
Espanol storytime 7/13/2007 2 1
Volunteer Storytime 7/16/2007 10 3
storytime 7/17/2007 39 11
Brodini 7/18/2007 69 37
Anime club 7/17/2007 24 1
puppet show 7/19/2007 10 5
Espanol storytime 7/20/2007 4 2
Anime club 7/24/2007 23 1
volunteer storytime 7/23/2007 3 1
storytime 7/24/2007 41 11
Crazy daizy 7/25/2007 32 17
Espanol storytime 7/27/2007 2 1
volunteer storytime 7/30/2007 8 3
Anime club 7/31/2007 24 1
II. COLLECTION
A. Staff completed weeding of the J Quarto sections. The section was weeded for damaged
materials and low circulation.
B. Several book orders were placed and received.
C. The first easy CD & book combination order was prepared.
D. Circulation is up 1200 over last year in June and while July totals are not in yet many days in
July sowed very high circulation. We saw 2,264 more people in the building in June 2007 that
we had last year in June. The extra business in the building is noticeable and staff has been very
busy.
III. PROJECTS
A. Copy was prepared and submitted for the fall issue of Heights Happenings.
B. Children’s Department staff received additional training on linking of materials, preparation of
Library Board documents, and bills. Additional tasks were assigned due to the retirement of
long time staffer, Jeanine Schmidt.
C. Fall program scheduling is underway. We have booked Stevie Ray’s Improv for October 20 as a
part of LOL at the Library – the National Teen Read Week promotion.
IV. MEETINGS
A. Library Foundation President Tom Sherohman and I participated in the first ever Children’s
Theater Neighborhood Bridges conference. We presented an hour-long program on
Neighborhood Bridges at Columbia Heights.
B. The director and I met with ACL Director Marlene Moulton Jansen regarding the next Anokat
campaign.
V. STAFF
A. Children’s Department clerk, Kelly Olson received training on attaching materials and preparing
board packets. She accepted these additional tasks following Jeanine Schmidt’s retirement. In
addition, Kelly sent and received five large book orders, received magazines, processed invoices,
prepared board packets and aided in the preparations for the American Girl program
B. Library program aid Cristy Tombarge compiled statistics on summer programs, set up three new
displays, prepared bulletin boards for both floors, aided in the preparation of Heights
Happenings, checked numerous book and CD orders, prepared a new dinosaur booklist (Dig
These) and stepped in at the circulation desk allowing Kelly time off desk for additional tasks.
C. Pages checked selection tools and donated materials. Aided in the weeding of the J quartos,
prepared flyers and booklists for the fall, shelved and staffed a busy circulation desk in the
evenings. It has been very beneficial to have adult staff in the department evenings and
weekends.
Respectfully Submitted
7/30/2007