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ColuumbiaHeigghtsPublicLibrary
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TO:
Columbia Heights Pubblic Library Board of Trurustees
FROM:
Renee Douugherty, Libbrary Directoor
SUBJECCT:
Septemberr 2016 Operaational Repoort
DATE:
October 5,, 2016
I.UILDING AINTENACE AND EUIPMENT
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A.Ebertonstruction nd subcontrctors contined to work o the punch ls of unfinised
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items o the new bulding. Work completed tis month incuded installtion of dry ease
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oardsin the Comunity, Histor and Craft roms; insalltion of bullein boards in he
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childre’s and printr/copier spaes; and cauling of windws and meta work. Installation
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of the onor recognition wall ean and will continue whe supplementl glass supprs
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B.Installtion of roof-top solar panls continued throughout te month; conection shold
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occur inn October.
C.Facilit maintenanc staff was trined in opertion of the VAC contros.
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D.Staff strted the firelace to muc patron apprciation.
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II.ECHNOLOY
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A.TechLoogic installed the automated materiaals handling system on 99/7 and staff was
trainedd in its use onn 9/9.
B.Informmation Servicces staff implemented chhanges to pubblic computeers to allow
patronss a maximumm of four houurs of use annd four log-oons per day wwhen compuuters
are avaailable.
C.IS staffff continuedtto prepare thhin-clients foor staff workkstations witth an estimatted
installaation date offmid-Octobeer.
D.IS staffff continues tto work on immplementingg printing foor public Wi-Fi users.
E.One off the Wi-Fi routers failedd and will bee repaired orr replaced in October.
III.OLLECTIO
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A.Adultpprint books wwere selected from the AApril 1 issuues of Bookliist and Libraary
Journaal.Anticipateed fiction beestsellers fromm establisheed authors wwith Septembber
and Occtober publiccation dates were ordered. Orders foor adult graphhic novels,
patronrequests, annd replacemeent copies weere preparedd. Children’s selections were
made ffrom the Marrch and Apriil issues of BBooklist,Kirrkus Reviewss and Schooll
Libraryy Journal.RReplacement copies and aassorted addditional titless were ordereed.
B.Weedinng was comppleted in aduult nonfiction 745-771.
IV.PROGRAMS
A.A Senir Surf adult omputer clas was offere on 9/7.
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B.The Lirary Board et on 9/7.
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C.A Leg Club was hld on 9/8.
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D.The adlt Nonfictio Book Club et on 9/16.
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E.The Ten Advisory oard met o 9/17.
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F.Members of the Friends hosted a Scrabble Club on 9/20.
G.The adult Fiction Book Club discussed Ivan Doig’s “Last Bus to Wisdom” on 9/21.
H.Tours of the Library were given to the Anoka County Neighborhood Center on 9/13; the
Friends of the Library on 9/14, and Hennepin County Library staff on 9/29.
I.A Fandom Club for teens was held on 9/20.
J.A Maker Club for kids was held on 9/28.
K.An “Appathon” program to introduce patrons to resources available via the Cloud Library
was held on 9/28.
L.4-H Tech Wizards met for three sessions on Tuesday afternoons.
M.Three sessions of toddler storytime were held on Monday mornings.
N.Three sessions of preschool storytimes were held on Tuesday mornings.
O.Three sessions of Baby Read, Baby Grow were held on Thursday mornings.
P.Volunteer reading “buddies” met with adults learning English throughout the month.
Q.Conversation Circles for adults learning to speak English were offered on Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
R.Adult volunteers donated 50 hours to the library this month.
V.STAFF
A.Adult Services Librarian Barb Kondrick attended the Anoka County Library Arts and
Cultural Programming Team meeting on 9/20.
B.Children’s Librarian Brianna Belanger attended the ACL Youth Engagement – School-
Aged Team meeting on 9/16.
C.I met with Page Karen Yaeger for her six-month performance evaluation.
VI.FOUNDATION
A.The Foundation met on 9/7. They received a preliminary report of investment performance
from Paul King and Jennie Zajicek from RBC wealth management. They also finalized
plans for the September spaghetti dinner fundraiser which was held on 9/14.
VII.MISC
A.I presented an overview of library services and brief tour of the new facility to the
Columbia Heights Business Council on 9/ 9.
B.I took vacation leave from 9/13 through 9/30.
VIII.CIRCULATION
August 2015August 2016
Physical items 9,11012,885
E-books482N/A
E-audio 166N/A
9,758
Total Circulation
IX.GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
August 2015August 2016
Gate count 10,15314,612
Library Programs 1841
Room Use 8 182
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X.COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
August 2015August 2016
Patron Use (Logins): 1,3533,200
Computer Use: 2,2264,991
Minutes Used: 56,129116,291
Internet Access: 2,5065,333
Word: 146364
PowerPoint: 218
Excel: 1540
Calculator: 5 16
USB: 70N/A
Catalog/Databases: 367356
XI.UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
August 2015August 2016
Accounts Submitted 499 564
Dollars Submitted $97,133.67 $110,080.38
Dollars Received $5,909.51 $7,098.36
Materials Returned $19,728.40 $25,178.35