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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
Renee Dougherty, Library Director
SUBJECT:
June 2014 Operational Report
DATE:
June 30, 2014
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. The sprinkler system, fire alarms, and emergency lights were inspected on 6/16.
B. NSI/Horwitz inspected and did routine preventative maintenance on air conditioning and
ventilation systems on 6/24.
C. Fidelity Building Services buffed the Activity and staff room floors on 6/20.
II. TECHNOLOGY
A. Continuing problems with the hard-drive of one of the public internet computers meant
there were only seven computers available during our busiest month of the year.
III. COLLECTION
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A. Weekly book orders were placed. Adult selections were made from the March 15 and
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April 1 issues of Booklist, Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal. Adult hard cover fiction
to be published in July and titles requests by patrons were also purchased. Juvenile
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selections were made from the February 15 issue of Kirkus Reviews and the March 1
issues of Booklist, Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. Replacement and
additional copies of popular juvenile titles were also added.
B. Reports of items with multiple holds were reviewed weekly and additional copies of
popular new titles by David Housewright and Janet Evanovich were purchased.
C. Weeding was completed in adult mystery paperbacks A-E and started in the adult Non-
Fiction 900s. Weekly reports of COH “orphan” copies remaining in the Anoka County
Library catalog were reviewed and weeded based on condition and estimation of probable
future use. Weeding continued in the juvenile quartos.
IV. PROGRAMS
A. The Friends of the Library met on 6/2. The Friends were the beneficiaries of proceeds
from a pancake breakfast held at The Lighthouse of Columbia Heights on 6/20.
B. The Teen Advisory Board met on 6/2.
C. Renee proctored two examinations for a student from Minnesota State University-
Moorhead .
D. A “Senior Surf” computer class was held on 6/2.
E. The Library Board met on 6/2.
F. An evening Family Storytime was held on 6/10.
G. A Great Outdoors program was held on 6/12.
H. An Orientation for Teen Volunteers was held on 6/13.
I. Three toddler storytimes were held.
J. Four “Make and Take” craft programs were held.
K. Three sessions of READ Dogs were offered.
L. Two sessions of preschool storytime were offered.
M. Two “Crafternoon” programs for teens were offered.
N. Two “Wacky Wednesday” programs were held.
O. Two Star Wars programs were held on 6/19 and 6/20.
P. The Non-Fiction Book Club met on 6/20.
Q. A Diary of a Wimpy Kid program was held 6/23.
R. I met with the adult fiction book club on 6/25 to discuss Eleanor and Park by Rainbow
Rowell.
S. Bulk loans were prepared for Adventure Club and Mini Adventures classrooms.
T. Materials were selected and delivered to At Home Service patrons.
U. Adult volunteers donated 71 hours of service.
V. STAFF
A. Bethany made visits to area schools (Columbia Academy, North Park and Highland) to
promote the summer reading program.
B. Bethany Grabow and and I met for her 6-month performance evaluation on 6/10.
C. Winnie Coyne (Page) and I met for her 12-month performance evaluation on 6/26.
D. Kelly Olson and other city staff began a book discussion of The Fred Factor: How
Passion in Your Life and Work can turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary.
E. Bethany and Barb designed the Library’s participation in the 2014 Jamboree Parade.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Library Foundation met on 6/2 and 6/20. Members of the Foundation prepared
statements in support of a new library which they presented at the public hearings on the
ordinance to sell general obligation library bonds.
VII. MISC
A. The summer schedule (with shortened hours on Saturdays) began on 6/9.
B. I met with the Management Team of the Anoka County Library on 6/12 and 6/26.
C. I participated in the Emergency Operations Center test with other city department heads
during the Jamboree Parade.
D. On 6/27 staff began preparing for a new method of material delivery using a larger truck
with a power lift and wheeled carts instead of bins. The process was temporary halted after
6/30 due to a shortage of equipment.
VIII. GRANTS
IX. CIRCULATION
May 2013May 2014
Physical items 8,322 8,016
E-book 448 456
E-audio 185
Outreach 20 23
Total Circulation 8,790 8,680
X. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
May 2013May 2014
Gatecount 8,156 8,080
Library Programs 17 31
Room Use 17 24
XI. INTERNET BROWSER USE
May 2013May 2014
Patron Use: 1,228 1,214
Computer Use: 1,879 1,977
Minutes Used: 53,016 48,627
Internet Access: 1,820 1,936
Word: 110 84
PowerPoint: 8 12
Excel: 7 8
Calculator: 17 4
USB: 47 38
XII. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
May 2013May 2014
Accounts Submitted 299 402
Dollars Submitted $54,790.73 $75,469.17
Dollars Received $3,225.87 $4,740.70
Materials Returned $8,257.29 $13,488.39