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ColuumbiaHeigghtsPublicLibrary
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TO:
Columbia Heights Pubblic Library Board of Trurustees
FROM:
Renee Douugherty, Libbrary Directoor
SUBJECCT:
August 20016 Operatioonal Report
DATE:
August 31, 2016
I.UILDING AINTENACE AND EUIPMENT
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A.EbertCConstruction aand the electriical and mechhanical subcoontractors conntinued to worrk on
the extnsive punch lis of unfinihed items.
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B.Installtion of roof-top solar panls began the eek of 8/29 and will be inished in ealy
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C.HGA achitectural saff photograhed the building on 8/21
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II.ECHNOLOY
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A.A softwware readineess form andd one hundreed collectionitems were delivered too
Tech-LLogic on 8/11 for configuuration and ttesting of thhe automatedd materials
handlinng system. Innstallation iss planned forr early Septeember.
B.The citty network eexperiencedaa failure on tthe afternooon of 8/12 whhich preventted
library staff from ddischargingrreturned itemms and patroons from accessing publiic
compuuters.
C.IS staffff continues tto fine-tune tthe thin cliennt environmment with inteermittent outtages
of publlic internet sstations. They are workinng on implemmenting wireless printinng in
late September.
III.OLLECTIO
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A.Adultpprint books wwere selected from the MMarch issuess of Booklistt, Kirkus Revviews
and Libbrary Journaal.Assortedd romance annd western paperbacks annd hardcoveers
withAAugust publiccation dates were also orrdered. Childdren’s selecttions were mmade
from thhe February and March iissues of Boooklist, Kirkuus ReviewsaandSchool
Libraryy Journal.AAdult books on CD weree ordered.
B.Minimmal weeding wwas completted in adult nnonfiction 600-745 to innsure sufficieent
shelf sppace for neww materials.
IV.POGRAMS
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A.The Ten Advisory oard met o 8/1.
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B.R.E.A.DD. Dogs tutorring for childrren was held oon 8/1.
C.A Sciece, Technolgy, Engineeing, Arts, an Math storyime was hel on 8/2.
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D.A Tinkr Space: Arbots progra for kids wa offered on 8/2.
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E.A Senioor Surf adult ccomputer classs was offeredd on 8/3.
F.The final Wacky Wdnesday proram of 201 was held on 8/3.
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G.The Lomianki visitrs were give a tour of th library on 83.
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H.A Fanom Club for eens was hed on 8/4.
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I.A appreciation party for teen volunteers and their families was held on 8/8.
J.The adult fiction book club discussed Tarashea Nesbit’s “The Wives of Los Alamos” on
8/17.
K.Two sessions of 4-H Tech Wizards were held.
L.Members of the Friends hosted a Scrabble Club on 8/16.
M.Volunteer reading “buddies” met with adults learning English throughout the month.
N.Conversation Circles for adults learning to speak English were offered on Thursdays.
O.Adult volunteers donated 22 hours to the library.
P.The Bookawocky summer reading program ended on 8/20 with 582 registrations. Staff
attributes the decline in registrations to the library being closed during June.
V.STAFF
A.Library staff attended the city employee picnic on 8/10.
B.I met with Children’s Librarian Brianna Belanger and Pages Rosa Boda and Jimmy Heryla
for their one-year performance evaluations.
C.Library staff was trained in advanced features of the copiers on 8/24.
D.Adult Services Librarian Barb Kondrick represented the library at the All American City
Promotions and Communications steering committee on 8/3.
E.Winnie Coyne met with the city team planning the website redesign on 8/31.
F.Children’s Librarian Bri Belanger provided a tour and overview of services to new
teachers from ISD 13 on 8/24. She also met with teachers at Immaculate Conception
School and Global Academy in advance of the new school year. On 8/25 she shared
information about library services at the multicultural resource fair at the Blaine Human
Service Center.
VI.FOUNDATION
A.The Foundation met on 8/10 and finalized plans for the September spaghetti dinner
fundraiser and to receive an update on progress of the donor recognition wall.
VII.MISC
A.I met with the City Manager on 8/3 for my annual performance evaluation.
B.I met with staff from the Hennepin County Library for a tour of the building and to share
experiences about facility construction and reopening.
C.I met with Kevin Hansen, construction consultant, general contractor and principle sub-
constractors for an update on outstanding punch list items on 8/17.
D.I met with the Anoka County Library (ACL) Management Team on 8/18.
E.I met with the ACL Public Service Team on 8/24.
F.Library staff began reserving spaces based on facility use policy approved by the Board in
June. The community meeting room was used multiple times this month, including
evening and Sunday afternoon rentals. It was used as polling location for the primary
election on 8/9.
VIII.CIRCULATION
July 2015July 2016
Physical items 9,86113,205
E-books464564
E-audio 224203
10,549 13,972
Total Circulation
IX.GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
July 2015July 2016
Gate count 10,35313,976
Library Programs 4043
Room Use 22 169
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X.COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
July 2015July 2016
Patron Use (Logins): 1,3542,690
Computer Use: 2,2594,081
Minutes Used: 57,26191,275
Internet Access: 2,6974,469
Word: 174314
PowerPoint: 914
Excel: 1743
Calculator: 9 15
USB: 720
Catalog/Databases: 396437
XI.UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
July 2015July 2016
Accounts Submitted 492 559
Dollars Submitted $95,323.44 $108,904.58
Dollars Received $5,889.51 $6,896.32
Materials Returned $19,318.36 $24,764.54