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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Barb K. CHPL OLUMBIA EIGHTS UBLIC IBRARY TH 820-40AN.E.,CH,MN55421-2996 VE OLUMBIA EIGHTS Board of Trustees (763)706-3690;TDD(763)706-3692 Patricia Sowada Chair Nancy Hoium Vice-Chair Catherine Vesley Secretary Steve Smith TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director Barbara L. Tantanella FROM: Barb Kondrick, Adult Services Librarian Member at Large Gary Peterson SUBJECT: Adult Services –February 2015 Operational Report Council Liaison DATE: March 2, 2015 Renee Dougherty Library Director I.Adult Programs and Displays a.The Winter Jackets Winter Reading for Adults program continued through Saturday, February 28. Displays included a “Winter Jackets” bulletin board, “Think Warm Thoughts,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!” and “Winter Escape Plans” book displays. 174 adult book recommendations were received and eight adults received Book Lover’s Calendars for 2015, in weekly prize drawings. b.Three adults attended “Senior Surf”, a hands-on computer training class on Wednesday, Feb. 4. c.The Nonfiction Book Club was held on Friday, 20. Seven adults attended. Favorite titles included “The Perfect Gentleman: a Muslim Boy Meets the West” by Imran Ahmad, “Dirty War: the World is a Battlefield” by Jeremy Scahill, “A Short Guide to a Long Life” by David Agus, “Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt” by Geoffrey Ward, “ I could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats” by Francesco Marciuliano, “ John Muir: Nature’s Visionary” by Gretel Ehrlich, “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant” by Roz Chast, “Blood and Thunder” by Hampton Sides and “Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach. d.The Library Book Club met on Wednesday, Feb. 25 to discuss “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. Fourteen adults attended. e.Volunteers worked 47 ½ hours in February. Tasks included facilitating Conversation Circles and serving as Reading Buddies for adults learning English, serving as computer tutors and completing various tasks in the library. f.At-home patrons received a total of 40 items, delivered by volunteers and staff. g.Eight adults attended an Honoring Choices Minnesota program, to learn how to decide who they want to make medical decisions for them in case of an emergency, and also how to make their own specific wishes honored. h.Eighteen adults attended a history program, “America in WWI,” presented by local author and historian John Cox. John discussed a recent visit to America’s battlefields in France, including Belleau Wood, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 and the site of the Lost Battalion. He and his wife had laid a wreath for a fallen ancestor at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagnes, the largest American cemetery outside of the United States. They also visited Verdun and the crash site of the infamous “Red Baron,” Manfred von Richthofen. An added bonus was provided by a woman in the audience whose grandfather had served in France during World War I. She brought his enlistment papers and photographs from that time period. Meetings II. a.The Library Board met on Wednesday, Feb. 4. b.The Friends of the Library met on Wednesday, Feb. 4. III.Projects a.Weeding continued for music CDs and children’s and adult DVDs. b.Orders were placed for library supplies, DVDs and adult audiobooks. c.The annual report for 2014 was completed. THECITYOFCOLUMBIAHEIGHTSDOESNOTDISCRIMINATEONTHEBASISOFDISABILITYINEMPLOYMENTORTHEPROVISIONOFSERVICES. EQUALOPPORTUNITYEMPLOYER