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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Becky CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO: Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees FROM: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director SUBJECT: March operational report DATE: March 31, 2009 I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUPIMENT A. The windows were cleaned 3/21. B. Honeywell performed routine maintenance on the HVAC 3/13. C. Fidelity Cleaners conducted a walk-through inspection 3/18. D. Fidelity buffed the Activity Room floors 3/20. II. COLLECTION A. Weekly book orders were placed and received. Two adult paperback book orders were placed and received. An adult and juvenile dvd order was placed. An adult cd order is in process. B. Pages are working on cleaning the adult audio books. C. I met with Mark Trunzo, the Library’s Baker and Taylor representative, 3/31 to discuss new services available through them. D. Adult weeding is complete through 792. E. Adult weeding of the cd’s is complete through 781.65. III. PROGRAMS A. The classes from Immaculate Conception School and Global Academy visited the Library 3/16-3/20 during their scheduled times. B. The Friends met 3/2 with 7 members present. The Wish List will be presented at their April meeting. C. The Library Board met 3/3 with six members in attendance. D. Teen Tech Week was celebrated 4/9-4/14 with the theme, “Just Push Play.” E. Four sessions of preschool storytime were held during the month. F. The adult book discussion group cannot meet when a staff member would be available, so they have decided to continue to meet on their own. Elaine Dietz-Mamaril will act as liaison and provide them with study guides and information about the authors they choose. They will meet 3/25 to discuss 19 minutes. G. R.E.A.D. Dogs started up again on 3/11. This program is incredibly popular. The program is funded by the After School Grant with ISD #13. IV. TECHNOLOGY A. The Library’s public wi-fi was changed over to the City’s network 3/12. B. I attended a meeting 3/13 about the progress of changing maintenance of the ILS over to the City IT Department. C. The Library has been notified that we are eligible to participate in the Minnesota Grant application for the current round of the Opportunity Online Hardware Grant Program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. I will be following up with this opportunity to replace the public-use Internet workstations. V. STAFF A. Marsha attended several CAPP meetings during the month. B. Kelly cross-trained Stacey in magazines 3/18. C. Ramon Gomez completed his second year of service as a Library Clerk. D. I attended the Library Operations Council meeting 3/26. VI. FOUNDATION A. The Foundation Board met 3/18 with six members present. Discussion centered around the Spaghetti Supper in September and the Heights Theatre fundraiser in December. Many details were worked out and assignments were given. VII. MISCELLANEOUS A. Major Projects a. State version of the 2008 annual report b. City version of the 2008 annual report c. Performance reviews B. The Library’s hours changed on March 2 to reflect a nine-hour per week reduction in public service hours at Columbia Heights. Two part-time employees were laid off, one part-time employee resigned, and a vacant full-time position was filled with a 25-hour per week interim employee. All part-time employees’ schedules were either reduced or changed, and all full-time employees’ schedules were changed. The patrons are adjusting to the new hours slowly and are experiencing waiting lines at the service desk. The bookdrop is no longer being emptied on Sundays, so it is full to the top on Monday mornings. Delivery within the County changed to Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday to accommodate the mornings the building does not open till late. VIII CIRCULATION Circulation Building FEBRUARY 2008 FEBRUARY 2009 9,401 9,362 IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE Gatecount Meeting Room Use FEBRUARY 2008 FEBRUARY 2009 FEBRUARY 2008 FEBRUARY 2009 8,206 8,433 18 9 X INTERNET BROWSER USE FEBRUARY 2008 FEBRUARY 2009 Patron Use 1,021 1,255 Computer Use 1,100 1,381 Minutes 29,251 49,666