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TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
FROM: Barb Kondrick
SUBJECT: Adult Services August Operational Report
DATE: September 3, 2013
I.Programs
a.The Library Book Club met Wednesday, August 28, and discussed “Wild” by Cheryl
Strayed. Fifteen adults participated.
II.Collection Development
a.Orders for adult music CDs, children and adult DVDs and adult audiobooks were placed
this month.
III.Projects
a.Item Barcodes were ordered through Minitex.
b.At Home Service: Barb selected materials and set up deliveries for four at-home
patrons. Letters were sent out to at-home patrons who have not requested deliveries
for the past few months.
c.Barb discussed “Buddy Up and Read” with teachers from Adult Basic Education and
arranged for library tours for their classes.
d.Contacted MAAA (Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging) to discuss the feasibility of
scheduling a Senior Surf Day at the library and other library programs designed
specifically for seniors.
e.Barb started providing AskMN online reference service. She will provide online
reference--to patrons throughout the United States--during one scheduled session every
other week.
f.2013 IRS Tax forms were ordered.
IV.Volunteers
a.A new volunteer applied to serve as a “Reading Friend” for Buddy Up and Read.