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To: M. Rebecca Loader
From: Dana Weigman
Subject: May, 2008 Operational Report
Date: May 27, 2008
I. Programs
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a. The Friends of the Library met on May 5 in the library boardroom. They
have agreed to manage an estate sale for a former member of the group as
a fundraiser. Half of the proceeds from the sale will go to the Friends
organization. The sale will be the week of the Jamboree in June.
b. At home service delivered 35 items this month to only two patrons. More
requests are expected in June.
c. Volunteers have cleaned shelves, priced book sale books, and made
flowers for the lobby this month. A new volunteer has done an excellent
job of straightening the large print materials and shifting the CD music
into the new drawers. Volunteers through the beautification committee
have planted and watered the bed and containers on the parking lot side of
the library.
d. The monthly book club continues to be popular with patrons. The group
decided to continue to meet during the summer, and has chosen titles for
the next eight months. The selection for June is Sandra Dallas’ Diary of
Mattie Spenser.
II. Collection
a. A large book on CD order was placed with funds from The Dollar General
as part of a young adult grant. Some classics were added, such as The
Hobbit, and Fountainhead.
b. Many DVDs were added to the collection just in time for the summer
season. Any missing Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Harry Potter movies
were purchased in anticipation of requests for these materials. Several
Oscar-winning films were added along with some new children’s titles.
c. No music CDs were purchased this month.
d. An inventory of the videocassettes was completed in May. This collection
continues to circulate at a surprisingly heavy rate.
III. Projects
a. Fidelity cleaners continues to look for a permanent cleaner for the library.
In the meantime, the two substitutes are doing an adequate job.
b. Displays in the adult department include the bulletin board on travel
information available at the library, the mother-daughter book club on the
slat board, and new books are available in the reading room. The Friends
of the library put up a display on Minnesota Statehood in the display case
to celebrate the sesquicentennial.
IV. Meetings
a. I have been appointed to the organizational committee for Anoka County’s
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Staff day, which will be held on August 22 at Bunker Hills Regional
Park. The committee will meet several more times prior to August. The
speakers and most of the schedule for the day-long training have been
determined. We are in the process of selecting a caterer and organizing
the icebreaker and other games for the event.