Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Marsha To: M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director From: Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian Subject: March 2009 Operational report Date: March 24, 2009 I. PROGRAMS A. Kids READ Dogs Listen program has 14 participants registered. We are working with two therapy dog teams but currently have 4 people on a waiting list waiting for an additional team to be located. B. Storytime has been very active. Averaging 25-30 children per session and 8- 16 adults. I am seeing more dads in the group, possibly due to the recession and job layoffs. II. COLLECTION A. Three book orders were placed to Baker and Taylor. B. Weeding of the Easy Books was completed. This weeding project took into account low circ items. III. PROJECTS A. Summer Reading Program materials for 2009 were ordered and are anticipated to arrive on or before May 1. Staff is working on establishing a “sign yourself up” system hoping to free up some time for staff, as we are short handed due to the budget cuts. B. I have proposed a change in the registration process for the Teen summer reading program. The change involves the use of a membership card. ACL is currently taking the suggestion under advisement. Nothing final as of this date. C. American Girl for 2009 has been cancelled due to lack of staff and funds. D. Baby read Baby Grow, our early literacy program being offered in conjunction with ECFE, has been filling quickly. An order was placed for multiple copies of the titles being used for the spring session. I will be looking for potential grant options for this program and speaking with ECFE as a potential collaborator. E. Staff is busy creating “mini” booklists for distribution. The lists will make it easier for all staff members to answer the most common questions received from parents and children. Subject areas include: princess books, cars & trucks, trains, potty training, family pets, dinosaur stories, new baby and much more. The bookmark Booklists will be “hung” on a section of the bulletin board in the Children’s department. F. Stages Theatre and Dairy Queen have again offered to provide incentives for this summer’s reading program. Both incentives have been popular in the past and very much appreciated in this year of budget cuts. Thanks to Tom Letness from Heights Theatre and the Stages Theatre staff. IV. MEETINGS A. I met with the CAPP committee (renamed Heighten the Arts) on March 17, 19 and 25. The Committee has selected a logo and approved an informational brochure. Once approved by administration the program will be ready to “go public”. Heighten the Arts is applying for an MRAC Creative Intersections grant to provide public art within the community but specifically at the site of the new gyms. Application deadline is April 6. V. GRANTS A. The Minnesota After school Community Activities grant is in its final st stages. The grant dies in August but hopefully will be replaced by a 21 Century Grant. Currently the library has been able to utilize the After School Community Activities funds for summer programming. Program funds were cut from the 2009 budget. VI. STAFF A. Pages spent the month preparing book orders, processing materials, weeding easy books, and providing outstanding service with shortened staff and hours. B. Kelly Olson, cross trained Stacey Hendren on acquisition of materials, sent and received several book orders, prepared contracts and Purchase req. for summer performers, began work on booklist and prepared a draft copy of the summer teen reading program membership card. C. Cristy Tombarge, created and assembled 3 separate bulletin boards, checked and rechecked 5 book orders in BTOL, updated order files, began preparations for summer reading materials and aided with weeding of the easy collection.