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To: M. Rebecca Loader
From: Renee Dougherty
Subject: July 2011 Operational Report
Date: July 27, 2011
I.Programs
a.The Friends of the Library did not meet in July.
b.At Home Service selected and delivered sixty items to eight patrons this month. I have
also promoted the program to Aaron Johnson, the life enrichment director of the
Lighthouse of Columbia Heights.
c.Five volunteers contributed thirteen hours of service this month. Volunteers serve as
reading buddies, deliver materials to At Home patrons, and assemble a historical
scrapbook. I met with Carrie Magnuson, who is interested in volunteering regularly; she
has begun to work on the scrapbook of library history.
d.I received an inquiry about the Buddy Up and Read program from Khadra Abdalla and
have paired her with Friend of the Library Sharon Struss.
e.I lead the book group in discussion of The Ghost by Robert Harris, a fictional tale of
suspense involving a former British prime minister, the CIA, and the war on terrorism.
f.I met with the Safety Committee on July 13.
II.Collection Development
a.I placed two large orders for children’s and adult non-fiction DVDs this month.
b.I also placed an order for adult audiobooks funded by a donation from the Friends of the
Library.
III.Projects
a.The large lobby display continues to promote JobNow, the online job, interview, and
resume coaching service. The slat wall book display featured fiction and non-fiction
books with prominent canine characters under the heading, “Books for the Dog Days of
Summer.”
b.Orders for office, library, and security supplies were placed with Office Depot, Demco
and Minitex.
c.I participated in a webinar on OneClickDigital, a new library service for downloading
audiobooks.
d.Along with the library director, I helped to promote library services at the Community
Picnic sponsored by the Police Department on July 19.
e.I assisted the director with the performance evaluation of Rukia Sheikh-Mohamed.
f.I made a presentation on ebooks and audiobooks at the City Council meeting on July 25.
g.I corresponded with Minnesota author David Housewright about a possible event at the
library in the fall.