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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
Renee Dougherty, Acting Library Director
SUBJECT:
September operational report
DATE:
September 27, 2012
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. The windows were cleaned on 9/20.
B. NSI/Horwitz conducted planned maintenance and filter changes on the HVAC system on
9/19.
C. NSI/Horwitz installed a new expansion tank for the boiler on 9/26.
D. Dalco inspected the roof on 9/27.
E. Fiber optic cable connection to building was completed on 9/27.
II. COLLECTION
A. Regular book orders were placed during the month.
B. 10-day book requests were added weekly as needed.
C. Weeding of adult music CDs 781.66M -781.66 POP was completed.
D. Weeding of adult audiobooks in sections CD 922-999 and CD Fiction L and M was
completed.
III. PROGRAMS
A. Final counts for the Summer Reading Program were 760 elementary kids and 314 teens
registered with 57.5% completing level one and 21.6% completing level four reading
goals.
B. The Library Board met on 9/5 with all members in attendance.
C. The Friends met on 9/10.
D. Five adults volunteered for 8 hours.
E. Baby Read began on 9/17.
F. Preschool Storytime began on 9/18.
G. Three classes from Immaculate Conception School visited.
H. Elaine facilitated the Adult Book Club discussion of The Blue Zone by Dan Buettner on
9/26.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. A new Dell laptop was received and put into immediate use by the Library Aide.
B. MaiKao and I participated in two training sessions for Collection HQ, an online
collection analysis and management tool recently acquired by Anoka County Libraries.
V. STAFF
A. Elaine Dietz-Mamaril began as Interim Adult Services Librarian on 9/4.
B. MaiKao met with the Friends on 9/10.
C. MaiKao visited two EL Family Night programs at schools in ISD #13 to present
information about library services and programs to families of English language learners.
D. Stacey Hendren and I met for her five-year performance evaluation on 9/17.
E. Stacey set up and trained pages in the use of the new materials sensitizer for the security
system.
F. Candice Marsh and I met for her six-month performance evaluation on 9/19. She has
successfully completed her probationary period.
G. Ramon regularly updated the Library web pages and Facebook page.
H. Library staff received training from the Fire Department in the use of the Automatic
External Defibrillator (AED) which has been placed in the Adult Reading Room.
I. Chelsea Koth resigned as Library Page on 9/6.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. I met with the Foundation on 9/5. Meeting business consisted of final planning for the
Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on 9/12.
B. The Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser was a success, doubling attendance over 2011. Ken
Bloch was the winner of the raffle for the Blu-Ray player.
VII. MISC
A. The Library Task Force met twice during the month. Members began visioning with staff
from Leo A. Daly as part of the space needs study. They also began discussion about
enlisting advocates to help tell the story about the need for a new or refurbished library in
Columbia Heights.
B. I gave a brief library tour during orientation for new city employees on 9/6.
C. Public service hours returned to 55 hours per week with extended Saturday hours and
four weekly deliveries of materials on 9/4.
D. I met twice with the Management team and once with the Public Service team of the
Anoka County Libraries.
E. Major projects:
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a. Council authorization of the extension of the 21 Century Community Learning
Centers Grant for 2012-2014.
b. Re-rescheduling Pages after the resignation of Chelsea Koth.
VIII CIRCULATION
Circulation Building
August 2011: 12,508 August 2012: 12,772
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
Gatecount Meeting Room Use
AUGUST 2011 AUGUST 2012 AUGUST 2011 AUGUST 2012
12,242 11,907 19 31
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
August 2011 August 2012
Patron Use: 1,888 1,673
Computer Use: 1,888 2,589
Minutes Used: 83,137 72,065
Internet Access: 2,562
Word: 129
PowerPoint: 8
Excel: 16
Calculator: 3
My USB: 51
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT (Cumulative)
August 2011 August 2012
Accounts submitted 124 222
Dollars submitted $20,123.91 $42,015.98
Dollars received $895.03 $1.933.91
Materials returned $1,647.29 $5,631.86