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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Marsha To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian Subject: November 2007 Operational Report Date: November 26, 2007 I. PROGRAMS ?? Classes from Immaculate Conception School visited the library during the week of 11/5. ?? Two storytime sessions were presented during the month of November with an average of 33 children in attendance. ?? The bulk loan was delivered to the schools on 11/8. ?? National Children’s Book Week celebrations consisted of opportunities to have your photos placed on the library’s Wall of Reading Fame. Storytime 11/6/2007 32 12 Grade 1 11/5/2007 19 1 Grade 5 11/6/2007 16 2 Grade 5 11/8/2007 16 2 Kindergarten 11/8/2007 13 1 Grade 2 11/9/2007 21 1 Grade 4 11/16/2007 19 1 Storytime 11/13/2007 34 13 II. COLLECTION ?? Weeding of the J paperback and EJ paperback collections is complete. ?? Collection development for paperbacks is scheduled for December. ?? Donation materials have been checked and selected titles added to the collection. ?? Additional Maud Hart Lovelace titles were ordered due to high demand. III. PROJECTS ?? I was asked to speak at Central Middle School to a group of Level 2 reading students. There were 8 students in the class and I answered a number of questions regarding library services and library cards. IV. MEETINGS ?? I am pleased to announce the library is the recipient of After School Activity grant funds through collaboration with District 13. The Director and I attended the first organizational meeting on 11/15. The grant will enable the library to expand its programming for children and families for the next two years. ?? Iattended a meeting at the school district on 11/14 related to the AmeriCorps grant. This is another collaboration between the library and District 13. We hope to be able to provide mentors to aid in reading here at the library via this grant. ?? I attended the second meeting of the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program committee at the school district on 11/5. This committee is setting the foundation for a Community Wide Arts Plan that in the future will provide the library with access to local and metro art programming. ?? I attended a meeting on the new Anokat publicity on 11/17. The publicity materials were subsequently reworked to include additional language and changes in color scheme. Kelly has done an exceptional job in producing the images required. The publicity campaign is scheduled to be released the second week in January 2008. V. STAFF ?? Library Aide Cristy Tombarge established new bulletin boards on both floors, created and printed five booklists for the children’s department, and established two new book displays in the children’s department. Cristy and Kelly Olson took inventory of materials in storage and reorganized the magazine storage area. Cristy also re-designed the Columbia Heights Public Library User’s Guide. ?? Kelly Olson produced a magnet design for the At Home Service for the library and spent considerable time on a review of our periodical holdings and a clean up of periodical listings within the catalog. She and Cristy also reorganized the magazine storage area.