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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
Renee Dougherty, Library Director
SUBJECT:
April Operational Report
DATE:
April 29, 2013
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. The sink faucet in the family restroom was replaced by Public Works staff.
B. Public Works staff replaced numerous light bulbs and did cosmetic building repair.
C. Mai Kao continued to plan for acquisition and installation of 84” shelving in the
children’s department. Utilizing the discount available through the state library contract
will allow the addition of tall shelving along the entire north wall.
D. Fidelity buffed the floors in the Activity room and staff break area.
II. COLLECTION
A. Regular book orders were placed during the month; selections were made from the
November, December, and January issues of Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
and School Library Journal. Popular adult paperbacks were added. Juvenile non-fiction
collection development in the 600s and 800s was done.
B. 10-day book requests were reviewed weekly; additional titles were purchased as needed.
C. Last copy weeding of books was done weekly. Weeding, per the annual schedule, was
completed in the juvenile print collection.
D. Adult and juvenile DVDs, adult music CDs, and children’s spoken work CDs were
added.
E. Anoka County Library began floating all library materials on 4/30. Columbia Heights
staff celebrated and reviewed the new procedure over root beer floats!
III. PROGRAMS
A. The Friends met on 4/1.
B. The Library Board met on 4/3.
C. Baby Read, Baby Grow story times were held weekly.
D. Four preschool story times were held. Anoka County Child and Teen Check Ups shared
information and gifts at two story times.
E. A group from the First Lutheran Afterschool Program visited to tour the library and learn
about electronic resources.
F. The library celebrated National Library Week by handing out small gifts for adults and
children using the library.
G. READ Dogs was held on Monday evenings.
H. MaiKao staffed the AskMN online reference services for one hour.
I. Andrew Hogg from Public Works presented Plant Green, a program on conserving and
preserving water resources in residential yards.
J. The Sisters Cities sponsored a well-attended program on Polish settlement of Northeast
Minneapolis at the dawn of the twentieth century on 4/20.
K. Skyscrapers, a science-based program on architecture and construction for elementary-
aged children, was also held on 4/20.
L. Bulk loans were prepared for Immaculate Conception School and ECFE.
M. Elaine met with the Adult Book Club on 4/24 for a discussion of State of Wonder by Ann
Patchett.
N. Four classes from Immaculate Conception School visited.
O. Materials were selected and delivered to At Home Service patrons.
P. Federal and state tax forms were displayed through April 22; inventory was taken for the
federal distribution program, and remaining forms were recycled.
Q. I proctored one examination for a student from North Dakota State University.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
I negotiated with Information Services staff for the removal and reconnection of the
public internet and catalog computers during the carpeting project.
V. STAFF
A. All daytime staff were trained in the platform and collection available through the 3M
Cloud Library.
B. MaiKao presented the Baby Read, Baby Grow programs solo because a partner from the
school district ECFE program was not available this month.
C. New Pages Winnie Coyne and Andrew Hester began training on 4/18.
D. The open position of Adult Services Librarian was posted; sixty-five applications were
received and reviewed; and six persons were selected for interviews to be conducted on
May 6.
E. Ramon Gomez and I met for his annual performance evaluation.
F. Mai Kao and I attended follow-up training for Collection HQ.
G. Mai Kao attended the Valley View School Carnival.
H. Stacey attended a meeting of Circulation Lead Workers at Anoka County Libraries.
I. Pages continued a major shifting project in the Adult Reading Room in anticipation of
carpet installation planned for May.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. I met with the Foundation on 4/11. Task Force Chair Dave Larson reported on the
recommendation to the City Council. The Foundation finalized plans to promote the
Linder’s fundraiser and began planning the Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser.
VII. MISC
A. The Library Task Force met on 4/4 and 4/8. The Task Force Chair, Co-Chair and
consultant Cindy McCleary presented the recommendation and site selections to the City
Council on 4/8.
B. I met with consultant Cindy McCleary and Task Force Chair Dave Larson to plan next
steps.
C. I met with City Manager, Community Development Director, Finance Director and
Public Works Director on three occasions to define environmental and financial issues of
the three potential library sites identified by the Task Force.
D. I met with the Human Resources Director to plan for the hiring of an Adult Services
Librarian and again to review applications received.
E. I met with the Management Team of the Anoka County Library on 4/25.
F. I attended the quarterly meeting of the managers of the Anoka County branch libraries.
G. I was interviewed by reporter Kassie Petermann for an article in the Columbia Heights –
Fridley Sun Focus.
VIII CIRCULATION
March 2012March 2013
Circulation 10,751 9,680
e-book and e-audio 182 489
Outreach 21 41
Total Circulation 10,954 10,210
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
March 2012March 2013
Gatecount 10,180 9,304
Meeting Room Use 41 44
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
March 2012March 2013
Patron Use: 1,504 1,360
Computer Use: 2,309 2,077
Minutes Used: 67,210 59,174
Internet Access: 2,468 2,105
Word: 115 115
PowerPoint: 4 1
Excel: 6 3
Calculator: 14 4
USB: 102 30
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT
March 2012March 2013
Accounts Submitted 187 288
Dollars Submitted $35,283.70 $55,427.15
Dollars Received $1,723.87 $3,001.06
Materials Returned $4,349.21 $8150.60