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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
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FROM:
Renee Dougherty, Acting Library Director and Adult Services Librarian
SUBJECT:
August operational report
DATE:
August 30, 2012
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. Fidelity polished and buffed the activity room and break room floors on 8/24.
B. The windows were cleaned on 8/8.
C. Orkin performed routine inspection and treatment on 8/30.
D. Batteries were changed in HVAC thermostats, restoring air conditioning in the east room
on 8/31.
E. Numerous plumbing incidents were resolved by Facilities maintenance.
II. COLLECTION
A. Regular book orders were placed during the month.
B. Four paperback orders were placed.
C. An order for DVDs was placed
D. 10-day book requests were added weekly.
E. Weeding of music CDs 781.66F-781.66 L was completed.
F. Weeding of adult and juvenile videos was completed for nonfiction DVD950-999 and
fiction K.
G. Weeding of adult audiobooks in sections CD 910-921 and CD Fiction K and N was
completed.
III. PROGRAMS
A. The Summer Reading Program continued in August with 758 registered elementary age
readers and 313 registered teens as of 8/29.
B. The Library Board met on 8/1.
C. The Friends did not meet in August.
D. Fifteen of the volunteens were recognized at a celebration and by the City Council on
8/13. Teen volunteers contributed 80.5 hours of service in August; three adults
volunteered for 7 hours.
E. Como Zoo presented Birdawocky on 8/2.
F. Schiffelley Puppets presented a show on 8/7.
G. One bulk loan was prepared for Adventure Club and one bulk loan was prepared for
Mini-Adventure Club.
H. I gave a building tour and orientation to library services to thirteen adult ESL learners
from Metro North Adult Basic Education on 8/22.
I. I met with the Adult Book Club met on 8/29 and facilitated discussion of The Game of
Thrones by George R.R. Martin.
J. 2013 federal tax forms for public distribution were ordered.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. Public internet terminal 5 was non-functional for two week but was restored on 8/23.
V. STAFF
A. MaiKao met with the Library Board on 8/1.
B. MaiKao visited Immaculate Conception School for new teacher orientation and hosted a
visit from ISD 13 new employees to present information about library services and
programs.
C. New pages Asiya Hassan and Chelsea Koth successfully completed training and
shadowing shifts.
D. Ramon Gomez undertook the gargantuan task of compiling the results of the Task Force
public survey, creating graphs to convey findings and an appendix of numerous narrative
comments.
E. Sirsi Circ, an ACL team of lead circulation staff, visited on 8/9 to review best practices
and routinize data input procedures with staff. The team will begin visiting library
branches quarterly.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. Mai Kao met with the Foundation.
B. The Foundation executed a contract with Leo A. Daly Company to conduct a space needs
analysis to inform the Task Force consideration of community needs for a library.
VII. MISC
A. The Library Task Force met twice during the month. Members continued to tour local
libraries, noting desirable features. They received the results of the public survey and
began creating their vision for a new Columbia Heights Library.
B. Major projects:
a. Meeting with all pages to determine Winter schedule
b. Negotiated with city staff to appoint Interim Adult Services Librarian.
c. Updated winter schedule for part-time Supervisors due to appointment of Elaine
Dietz-Mamaril as Interim Adult Services Librarian.
VIII CIRCULATION
Circulation Building
July 2011: 11, 907 July 2012: 11,957
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
Gatecount Meeting Room Use
JULY 2011 JULY 2012 JULY2011 JULY 2012
13,006 12,085 27 48
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
JULY 2011 July 2012
Patron Use: 1,560 1,530
Computer Use: 1,560 2,364
Minutes Used: 68,910 70,332
Internet Access: 2208
Word: 91
PowerPoint: 3
Excel: 5
Calculator: 3
My USB: 37
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT
July 2011 July 2012
Accounts submitted 116 214
Dollars submitted $19,067.77 $40,584.08
Dollars received $599.70 $1.933.91
Materials returned $1,549.55 $5,308.32