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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT:
January operational report
DATE:
January 29, 2008
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE
A. Public Works moved a lot of furniture in the East Room to make room for the new compact
disc shelving, which was installed 1/23. Staff is very excited to have the cd’s in call number
order and to finally get rid of the old bins that used to hold the lp collection. This change
will also allow the use of study carrels as additional space for wi-fi users.
B. Honeywell performed routine maintenance on the boiler and air handler 1/11.
C. Honeywell adjusted the cold air intake 1/9.
D. Dana conducted a walk-through with Fidelity Cleaners 1/3.
E. Public Works performed several routine maintenance tasks 1/15. They discovered that the
two exterior security lights on the southwest side of the building were broken. Heights
Electric has been scheduled to replace both.
F. Fidelity buffed the Activity Room floors 1/25.
II. COLLECTION
A. Elaine is working on the collectibles order, and it will be placed in early February.
B. A large adult paperback order has been placed and received.
C. Staff is playing catch-up with book orders. Kelly and Stacey are working on placing orders
and getting items attached as quickly as possible.
D. The reference collection was weeded in January according to the new schedule.
III. PROGRAMS
A. The Library Board met 1/8 with five members, five staff, and one guest in attendance.
Cindy McCleary of BKV gave a presentation on the process behind designing and
constructing a new library.
B. The Friends of the Library met 1/7 with eight members present.
C. The classes from Immaculate Conception School visited the Library during their regularly
scheduled times 1/14-1/18.
D. Hot Reads for Cold Nights started 1/22.
E. Dana led a book discussion on Snow Flower and the secret fan on 1/24. She had six
participants.
F. The bulk loan was delivered to the schools on 1/10.
G. Dana has the tax forms out in the East Room. This program has changed dramatically since
more people are doing e-filing.
H. Maude Hart Lovelace voting started 1/28.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. CybraryN has worked better this month.
B. Two staff monitors have been replaced with more ergonomical models.
C. Dana worked with Kelly to update the signage by the public workstations to reflect the new
Anokat colors and design.
D. Judy Soule rolled over the book orders 1/9 so that Kelly could start ordering for 2008.
V. STAFF
A. Stacey introduced Carole blowers to Scala training on 1/9.
B. I attended the LOC meeting at ACL 1/10.
C. Marsha attended the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) meeting at ISD #13
1/10.
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D. Marsha celebrated her 14 year as Children’s Librarian during the month.
E. I attended the Public Service meeting at ACL 1/24.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation Board met 1/16 with six members present. Treasurer Sharon Shedlov
presented the year-end report and reported on the progress of the capital campaign. The
Board reviewed the 2007 fundraiser at the Heights Theatre and tentatively selected 12/7/08
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for the 2008 fundraiser. The Library will be celebrating its 80 anniversary on 12/3/08, and
since the Library’s first location was in the Heights Theatre Building, the two events will be
tied together.
VII. MISC
A. Acting Captain Sergeant Lenny Austin presented a personal safety session for the
Supervisors 1/3. He also addressed how the Police Department can work with staff to
address behavior issues and violent situations. I appreciated the time he spent with staff and
the information he shared with us.
B. The City of Columbia Heights hosted the three top candidates for Police Chief 1/29-1/31.
The Library was included on the tour, and I participated in the introductory sessions.
C. Major projects:
a. Shut down of 2007 funds and payment of final bills
b. Balance and reconcile the donation account
c. Recruitment for two new part-time positions
VIII CIRCULATION
Circulation Building
December 2006 December 2007
8,633 8,341
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
Gatecount Meeting Room Use
December 2006 December 2007 December 2006 December 2007
7,363 7,116 6 6
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
December 2006 December 2007
Patron:
1,005 1,013
Computer:
1,465 1,112
Minutes: N/A
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