HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 2016 Clerk
City of Columbia Heights | Library
3939 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690 ▪ www.columbiaheightsmn.gov
December
To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
From: Winnie Coyne – Library Clerk
Subject: December Operational Report
Date: January 3rd, 2017
I. COLLECTION PROJECTS
A. Magazines: Magazine labels were typed for newly received magazines.
B. Damaged Shelf: Items older than 3 months were cleared from the shelf this month.
C. Paperback order: No paperback orders were sent in this month.
D. Paperback Display: This month’s theme was ‘Minnesota Mysteries’ but the display was only
up for about half the month to make room for all of our new books.
E. Weeding Projects: Renee is going through nonfiction and giving me books to withdraw
semiregularly and Bri is giving me about a basket a week of children’s books to withdraw.
F. Last copy/withdrawn items: We no longer get a Last Copy list each week but we are still
weeding and withdrawing items. Books were withdrawn from the system each week and were
placed in a box to go to Better World Books if they were accepted by the company.
II. MAINTENANCE
A. Fire extinguisher: The fire extinguishers were checked Thursday, December 22nd.
B. Security gates: Security gates do not need to be cleaned, only checked twice daily for the
gatecount.
C. Public Works: This month, Public Works was here several times to check on the progress of
the solar installation, and the heating/cooling system again.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
A. ILL Drawer: The ILL drawers were maintained and a weekly count of filled requests has
been kept.
B. Month End Statistics: The statistics for the previous month will be totaled and sent out to
staff by Wednesday, January 4th.
C. Bulletin Board: Old notices are removed once they have expired or been up for thirty days
and new notices are put up as we receive them.
D. Shelf Reading: Shelf reading was not completed this month. Now that the four new pages
have completed their training, shelf reading is a priority again for all pages.
E. Website and Facebook: Periodic updates of both Facebook and the Webpage were
completed. The front page of the website shows ongoing events such as Maker Club and
Conversation Circles and upcoming dates that the library will be closed during the holidays.