HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Barb KondrickCOLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
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TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
FROM: Barb Kondrick, Adult Services Librarian
SUBJECT: Adult Services –March 2015 Operational Report
DATE: March 31, 2015
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. March displays included: "Unlimited Possibilities," "Women's History Month: Read
About Strong Women," "A War to End All Wars: 1914 - 1918," and a display of antiques
and collectibles in the glass display case — courtesy of Friends of the Library —to
promote the upcoming Antique & Collectible Appraisals program, which will be held
Saturday, May 2.
b. Four adults attended Senior Surf, a hands -on computer training class designed for
people 55 +, on Wednesday, March 4th.
c. Meet the Birdchick!, Wednesday, March 11, featuring Sharon Stiteler, author of "1001
Secrets Every Birder Should Know ", was a great success. Guests heard about Stiteler's
work to rescue Great Blue Herons from the Mississippi River rookery after the 2012
tornado which devastated North Minneapolis. Her humorous account of a brutal,
"Death March" climb up the treacherous Volcan San Pedro in Guatemala in pursuit of
the rare and endangered Horned Guan, and her description of digiscoping in the Viera
Wetlands in Florida, made birding fans of everyone in the audience. For more
information about the Birdchick, check out her website, www.birdchick.com
d. The Loft Writing Class, Family Stories into Memoir: Write Your Life! was attended by
fourteen adults on Wednesday, March 18. Comments were enthusiastic and
participants' evaluations included requests to offer additional writing classes and to
start a library- sponsored writers group.
e. The Nonfiction Book Club met Friday, March 20. Eight adults attended. Favorite titles
included "Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle
for the American Dream," by Joshua Davis; "The Price of Inequality," by Joseph Stiglitz;
"Dancing Fish and Ammonites: a Memoir," by Penelope Lively; "A Matter of Degrees,"
by Gino Segre; and "Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women's Movement,"
by Lori Sturdevant.
f. The Library Book Club met Wednesday, March 25 to discuss "The Art of Fielding" by
Chad Harbach. Seventeen adults attended.
g. Fifteen adult volunteers worked 63 hours in March. Tasks included delivering materials
to at -home patrons, facilitating Conversation Circles, serving as Reading Buddies for
adults learning English, serving as computer tutors and completing various tasks in the
library.
h. Eight At -home patrons received a total of 128 items, delivered by volunteers and staff.
II. Meetings
a. The Library Foundation met Wednesday, March 4.
b. The Library Board met Wednesday, March. 4.
c. The Friends of the Library met Wednesday, March. 4.
d. A community open house to discuss the new library was held at the Public Safety
Building on Thursday, March 26.
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. Summer program planning was underway.
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