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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
Renee Dougherty, Library Director
SUBJECT:
July 2013 Operational Report
DATE:
July 31, 2013
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. NSI/Horwitz inspected the HVAC system and performed routine maintenance on the
rooftop units on 7/31.
B. I met with RW Ceiling and Walls to request a bid for painting the adult reading room.
II. COLLECTION
A. Regular book orders were placed during the month; selections were made from the
February issues of Kirkus and the March issues of Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus.
Replacement copies and new editions of adult non-fiction titles were also added.
B. Reports of titles with holds were reviewed weekly; additional copies were purchased as
needed.
C. Last copy weeding of books was done weekly. Weeding, using the Collection HQ
“check” report was completed in adult fiction. Weeding of easy picture books and
juvenile fiction was completed.
III. PROGRAMS
A. The Library Board met on 7/2.
B. Bulk loans were prepared for Adventure Club and ICS.
C. Mai Kao presented four sessions of family story time.
D. Five “Make and Take Monday” craft sessions were held.
E. Read and Grow program was presented by Como Zoo on 7/5.
F. Ninjago Fun was presented by Abrakadoodle on 7/13.
G. Three teen “Crafternoon” programs were offered.
H. Three Wacky Wednesday programs were held.
I. I met with the Adult Book Club for discussion of Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.
J. Materials were selected and delivered to At Home Service patrons.
K. Two sessions of the American Girl Tea Party were offered on 7/31.
L. Teen volunteers assisted with the summer reading program and special events; adult
volunteers dusted shelves, shifted books, delivered materials to homebound patrons, and
assisted patrons in using computers.
M. I proctored six examinations for two students from the University of North Dakota.
N. Staff provided information about library services at the Community Picnic on 7/23.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. Library staff was trained in the features of Microsoft Outlook in advance of the
conversion from Groupwise (email, calendar, contact management, and personal
productivity software). The conversion occurred successfully on 7/19.
V. STAFF
A. Mai Kao Xiong announced her resignation, effective 8/26.
B. On 7/12 I met with facilities management supervisor Eric Hanson, Kevin Hansen and
Barb Kondrick to discuss expectations for library custodians and building maintenance
plans for the remainder of the 2013.
C. Staff tracked reference interactions as part of a MELSA survey week, 7/15-7/20.
D. Barb Kondrick received training in AskMN chat reference software.
E. Barb and I were interviewed by Margo Ashmore for a feature in the Northeaster
community newspaper.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. I met with the Foundation on 7/10 to continue planning for the Spaghetti Dinner.
VII. MISC
A. I met with the City Manager and Finance Director to review the proposed 2014 budget.
No changes to the content and minor changes to the presentation were suggested.
B. I met with the Management Team of the Anoka County Library on 7/11 and 7/18.
C. I met with the Director of Human Resources to plan the search for a new children’s
librarian.
D. On 7/23 I had lunch with Dave Larson and Tricia Conway of the Library Task Force and
Council Member Donna Schmitt to discuss the recommendation for a new library.
E. Anoka County’s Integrated Waste Management department installed an informational
display for library staff on recyclable materials.
VIII CIRCULATION
June 2012June 2013
Circulation 12,625 10,554
e-book and e-audio 300 409
Outreach 26 13
Total Circulation 12,951 10,976
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
June 2012June 2013
Gatecount 12,071 10,732
Meeting Room Use 48 34
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
June 2012June 2013
Patron Use: 1,587 1,393
Computer Use: 2,407 1,925
Minutes Used: 70,332 56,349
Internet Access: 2,362 2125
Word: 95 100
PowerPoint: 7 5
Excel: 12 8
Calculator: 12 13
USB: 39 61
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT
June 2012June 2013
Accounts Submitted 214 310
Dollars Submitted $40,584.08 $56,929.59
Dollars Received $1,933.91 $3,260.87
Materials Returned $5,308.32 $8,645.83