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To:
Renee Dougherty, Library Director
From:
Mai Kao Xiong, Children’s Librarian
Subject:
March Operational Report
Date:
March 28, 2013
I. PROGRAMS
a. Bulk loan of materials were prepared for and picked as follows: ECFE (1 bin) on 3/1, mini-
Adventure Club (1 bin) on 3/22, Adventure Club (3 bins) on 3/28.
b. Classes from Immaculate Conception School visited on 3/11 and 3/14.
c. Teen Tech Week was celebrated March 11 – 28.
d. Storytime was held on 3/12, 3/19, and 3/26.
e. Kaleidoscopes program led by The Works was held on 3/26.
f. Program counts are as follows:
Program Title Date Children TEENS Adults
ICS-K 3/11/2013 10 1
Storytime 3/12/2013 28 17
ICS-1/2 3/14/2013 9 1
ICS-4
3/14/2013 15 1
Storytime 3/19/2013 27 14
Storytime 3/26/2013 18 11
Kaleidoscopes (The Works) 3/26/2013 21 7
Teen Tech Week Bingo
3/11-3/30 3
II. COLLECTION
a. Book orders were placed from the following: Booklist 11/1/12, 11/15/12; School Library Journal
11/12, 12/12; and Kirkus 11/1/12. An additional order was made for graphic novels in
preparation for increased request and circulation during summer.
b. Currently we are half way through weeding the easy non-fiction and easy readers section in their
entirety. A majority of these areas have not been weeded for almost 6 years, and it shows as there
is a noticeable high number of books that need cleaning, repair, or to be withdrawn altogether.
c. Weeding in areas according to the Weeding Schedule is proceeding as normal. This month’s
areas include: fiction P-Q and non-fiction 000-229.
d. Books of popular cartoon, movie, and television characters are now on permanent display for ease
of location. They are in specially labeled blue bins on the shelf adjacent to the DVD spinner.
III. PROJECTS
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a. Concerning the 21 Century grant, it has been recommended that the Library continues to
schedule programming in intentional coordination with the school district—especially in the
months of May, August, and during school vacation breaks. I am currently working on increasing
the programs we offer in August while balancing the schedule because traditionally, this has been
a month used to transition out from the extremely busy summer to prepare for school visits and
programs in the fall.
b. Summer events and programs were submitted for publication in Heights Happenings on 3/22.
c. Plans were made for National Library Week. The children’s department will put on display titles
of patrons’ favorite books and hand out a small treat at the checkout desk.
d. COH’s “Wacky Wednesdays” program schedule was submitted to ACL for inclusion in the
Anoka County Parks Brochure on 3/1.
e. Contracts for summer programs are still being sent out, received, and processed.
f. Three quotes for new shelving in the J Fiction area were solicited. From these, I have made the
selection to purchase Burroughs shelving from Mid America Business Systems. The anticipated
delivery and installation is projected to be sometime mid-May to early June.
IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
a. Friends of the Library meeting on 3/4
b. Latino Parent Group presentation on 3/6
c. Ask MN training on 3/8
d. 21st Century Meeting on 3/18
V. STAFF
a. Pages aided in weeding, entering titles of books from selection tools, shelf reading, and
maintaining displays. They searched for titles from missing, new/display books, and last copy
reports. Page staff also maintained the collection by cleaning, mending, processing, and
withdrawing books.
b. Kelly Olson continued sending out performer contracts and filed purchase requisitions in regards
to programming and supplies. She also worked on book orders, magazines, counting money, and
assisted where it was needed in the absence of the Adult Services Clerk, especially
troubleshooting copy machine issues.
c. Candice Marsh prepared promotional materials for upcoming spring children’s programs as well
as the Linder’s sale, and she has begun working on posters for summer programs. She updated
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the order files, kept 21 Century statistics, maintained the stairwell bulletin board, and put up two
displays: Dr. Seuss and spring into poetry. She assists in programs by setting up, putting
materials together, and counting attendees.