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TO:
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
FROM:
Marsha Tubbs, Children’s Librarian
SUBJECT:
November operational report
DATE:
November 22, 2010
I. PROGRAMS
A. Publicity of the programs offered at the library is picking up. We
discovered this week that several of our programs were listed on a
national WEB page “ Macaroni Kid” http://coonrapids.macaronikid.com .
Macaroni Kid has been publishing on the WEB since 2008 and provides
parents with tips on parenting as well as listing fun family activities
available locally. Thanks to Stacey Hendren and Cristy Tombarge for
their efforts in “getting the word out”. It seems to be working!
B. Summary of program activity in 2010 through October:
141 programs offered through October 2010
Attended by 3900 citizens
Average number of programs per month was 14 (that’s more
than 3 each week). No wonder we have been busy.
Please note that an increase in circulation figures could be due at least in part to
an increase in programming.
C. Staff completed an inventory of Storytime materials and created a catalog
for easy access.
D. Final Read Dogs sessions were held on 11/15 READ dog program is
funded in part by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education
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using Federal funding, CFDA 84.287c, 21 Century Community Learning
Centers.
E. Three Storytime sessions were held, average attendance 45.
F. I provided a tour of the library and special storytime session for 4 separate
groups of Headstart classes
II. COLLECTION
A. The final book orders of 2010 were submitted. All available funds
expended.
B. Weeding of the Easy collection W is complete, Weeding of J Nonfiction
through J399 is complete. We have the Quarto weeding through to QJ
399 to finish at this time.
III. PROJECTS
A The following projects are in the planning stages at this time:
Development of booklists & recommendations for kindergarten,
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1 grade, bedtime stories and Marsha’s favorites.
Updating the Fountas and Pinnell booklists (many titles have
been discarded)
Purging paper files for year end 2010
Update GroupWise address book.
Book Display “Best Books of 2010”
Weeding of discarded titles & sale cart items
Preparation for Summer 2011
IV. GRANTS, MEETING, COMMUNITY
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A. 21 Century Grant is in its 2 year. At this time I have not received a
budget for year two but am functioning using the annual budget figure
given at the beginning of the grant. The final budget for year 1 will be
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part of the next 21 Century committee meeting scheduled for December
B. I am participating as a committee member in the “ Strategic Change”
process for the Columbia Heights Public School District. The first
meeting was held on November 18
C. I have been investigating grant options for the library and have several
possibilities on file. Most would be submitted in the first quarter of 2011.
V. STAFF
A. Kelly Olson updated her procedure manual, aided in the weeding process,
completed month end statistics, sent and received several book orders.
B. Cristy Tombarge aided in the weeding project, aided in the preparation of
book orders, prepared holiday book displays, aided in the completion of
the Stroytime inventory and catalog.
C. Pages labeled storytime materials for storage, aided in the preparation of
book orders, and prepared new flannel boards. A special thanks to Rachel
Meyers for lending her creative talents to the Flannel Board project.
Pages have also done an outstanding job of setting up for programs in the
Activity room.