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To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s and Young Adult Librarian
Subject: September 2008, Operational Report
Date: September 16, 2008
I. PROGRAMS
A. Fall Storytime session began September 23
B. Immaculate Conception Classes began monthly visits to the library the week of September 15.
C. The first Book Club Café met on September 23. Jill Yngve from Simon & Schuster volunteered
to tag team the program with me. Participants discussed the title City of Ember due to be
released as a movie this fall.
D.
The 4-H Fall Round-Up was held in the Activity Room 9/25.
E.
Program
Title Date Children Adults
Global
Academy 9/10/2008 22 2
ICS 4th 9/15/2008 20 1
ICS 1st 9/15/2008 14 1
ICS
Kindergarten
9/17/2008 24 1
ICS 2nd 9/18/2008 24 1
ICS 5th 9/18/2008 19 1
Bk Club café 9/23/2008 1 2
Storytime 9/23/2008 6 3
Storytime 9/30/2008 25 8
II. COLLECTION
A. Three book orders were prepared for placement through Baker and Taylor.
B. Final book order for Books on CD was placed for 2008
C. Maud Hart Lovelace book order was prepared for placement through Baker and Taylor.
III. PROJECTS & MEETINGS
A. Preparations are underway for our first infant storytime. A collaboration between the Library
and ECFE, the program is entitled “Baby Read Baby Grow” Registrations are filling fast.
B. I attended the ECFE open house on September 11. Several families registered for the “Baby
Read, Baby Grow storytime. Information on Library cards, hours and booklists were made
available.
C. I am scheduled to visit Columbia Heights High School on October 24 to present the library’s
catalog options to an Advanced Placement class. This will be the first time we have attempted
this type of program off site.
D. I attended a Library Board meeting on September 9 and along with Mary Bussman, Principal at Valley
View, and provided the Library Board with a presentation on the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program
(CAPP).
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E. I also attended a CAPP sub committee meeting on September 29. The subcommittee consists of Liz
Bray, Wilbur Hill and myself. We will be tackling the community portion of the CAPP program and
looking for was that the community can partner with ISD 13 in bringing arts to the community as a whole
IV. GRANTS
A. I submitted a grant application for a Lois Lenski Covey grant requesting $3000.00 for materials.
B. Received notification from MRAC that our final report had been received and they are looking
forward to another grant application from the Library Foundation.
C. Ordered additional materials from the Dollar Store Grant
V. STAFF
A. Library Aide Cristy Tombarge established a Maud Hart Lovelace book display featuring the new
contenders for the award and established a Halloween book display to feature our holiday titles..
Cristy also prepared flyers and posters for the Foundation’s Spaghetti Dinner, Arts and Culture
programs, Fall Storytime, Baby Read Baby Grow, and the Book Club Café. The Children’s
department has a new bulletin board “Vote for Books” and the lobby featured a “From Books to
Movies” display due to Cristy’s efforts. Cristy has also begun work on the foundation’s
fundraiser for December.
B. Library Clerk Kelly Olson sent and received several book orders, prepared month end statistics
for September and stepped in as storyteller for two storytime sessions while I was on vacation.