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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOperational Report for Bethany Grabow City of Columbia Heights | [z,©©ä th 820 40 Ave NE Ph: 763-706-3690 -706-3691 www.columbiaheightsmn.gov Board of Trustees Patricia Sowada Chair Nancy Hoium Vice-Chair Catherine Vesley Secretary Steve Smith Barbara L. Tantanella Member at Large Gary Peterson Council Liaison št Renee Dougherty, Library Director Renee Dougherty C©š’t Bethany Grabow, Library Director {Ò,†;-·t July Operational Report 5·;t July 31, 2015 I.PROGRAMS a.On 7/2 and 7/9, we had a Maker Space program for teens. For the we focused on making art. I put out Perler beads, blank Shrinky markers, Duct Tape, and lots of blank paper and paints. It was f use their imaginations to create original artwork. For the second session, we focused on science. One challenge allowed teens to work alone or partner. Each group received 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 yard of s of Scotch tape. Teens had 20 minutes to build the tallest structure using only those materials that would support the weight of 1 large marshma finished. The second challenge split the group into two teams of was given a clear container 15 inches in width with the challenge of using only newspaper, yarn, and pipe cleaners to build a bridge to span the support the most weight. It was very interesting to watch the te thereof), who took charge as leaders, and the completely differe emerged in 20 minutes. Both bridges supported the weight of seve heavy reference books. Teens gave positive feedback for both programs. They liked them even though they were learning and using their brains b.Officer Terry Nightingale was our special guest at storytime on 7/7. He read the group a story, talked about safety, and answered questions from Afterward, we went outside and took turns sitting in the police cruiser. c.Staff from Silverwood Park came to the library on 7/7 to teach kids about bats. After sharing information about bats including habitat, diet, an participants made a special art project that glowed in the dark. d.Fans of Star Wars came to the library on 7/14 for Star Wars Day. grades K-8 completed an obstacle course, made a light saber, made an origam Yoda, and played Pin the Light Saber on Yoda. We even had a visi st stormtrooper, a volunteer from the local 501 Legion Central Garrison! e.The library continued its Wacky Wednesdays series with a visit from the Raptor Center. Staff from the center brought real birds to the library a red-tailed hawk, and an American kestrel. Participants were engaged the entire time and learned many facts about raptors. f.In preparation for the Mockingjay part 2 movie release, we had a Party for teens on 7/16. The program started in the cornucopia. work in teams to choose supplies needed to survive in the arena canteen, a sleeping bag, beef jerky, weapons, and matches. The winning team had the supplies needed to survive a number of different scenari use their math skills to tally up the points. Teens then rotated other skills such as camouflage painting, knot tying, and leaf and animal tracks identification. It was a lot of fun and gave teens a chance to use their critical thinking skills. g.Mad Science Minnesota visited the library on 7/22. The theme was Dr. Vector, with the help of some volunteers, did many experiments concluding with an explosion. h.Teen fans of anime and manga gathered at the library on 7/23. We sushi, watched an anime show, and talked about our favorite mang some new faces at this program; these teens tend to sit quietly and read alone but really light up when given the chance to talk about their pa with other fans. i.On 7/28, three instructors from ArtStart came to the library to Japanese Folk Art Traditions. They had elaborate decorations and showed the home. They also showed the participants how to do origami, broug and obi to try on, and taught participants a traditional dance w very interesting and educational program! j.July concluded with the ever-popular American Girl Tea Party. We had 30 girls signed up for each of the two sessions. Activities included tea matching bracelets for girl and doll, creating doll-sized diaries, and constructing sandals for the dolls. We had three fantastic teen volunteers who helped with both programs. They did a nice job of explaining the crafts and solutions to make the crafts more efficient by the second sessio k.Program counts are as follows: t©šm©’ z·Œ; 5·; š·Œ 8 Maker Space: Art 7/2/15 21 Toddler storytime 7/6/15 9 Teen Advisory Board 7/6/15 24 Preschool storytime 7/7/15 12 Make & Take Craft 7/7/15 17 Bats & Batik 7/7/15 WW: Schiffelly 63 Puppets 7/8/15 10 Maker Space: Science 7/9/15 31 Toddler storytime 7/13/15 42 Preschool storytime 7/14/15 Make & Take Craft 7/14/15 34 Star Wars 7/14/15 39 WW: Raptor Center 7/15/15 89 Hunger Games 7/16/15 13 Toddler storytime 7/20/15 29 Preschool storytime 7/21/15 36 Make & Take Craft 7/21/15 20 WW: Mad Science 7/22/15 130 Anime & Manga Club 7/23/15 8 Toddler storytime 7/27/15 35 Preschool storytime 7/28/15 36 Make & Take Craft 7/28/15 21 Japanese Traditions 7/28/15 12 American Girl Tea 1 7/29/15 35 American Girl Tea 2 7/29/15 35 II.COLLECTION a.Book orders were placed from the following selection tools: Kirkus 2/1 and 2/15, Booklist 2/1 and 2/15, and School Library Journal February 2015. Orders were also placed in the following areas: replacements and adds. b.Weeding of YA fiction began this month. III.PROJECTS a.Prepared programs for July and August. b.Created TAB agenda. c.Planned storytimes for July. d.Trained summer teen volunteers on individual tasks during their e.Prepared flyers for library book sale in August. f.Prepared and sent invitations for American Girl Tea Party and vo appreciation event. IV.GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY a.7/15: Staffed library table at community picnic at Keyes Park. b.7/24: Staffed library table at community picnic at LaBelle Park. V.STAFF a.This month the major projects page staff worked on are as follows: selection tools, processing, shelf reading, and setting up for library programs. b.Kelly Olson worked on book orders. She also assisted with the American Girl Tea Party. She completed her usual tasks including month end reports, ma counting money, receiving books, and purchase requests. c.Michelle Wermerskirchen created book displays and entered data for summer reading program record keeping. She also worked on the library events calendar for September through November.