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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-2017 Youth OP City of Columbia Heights | Library 3939 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690 ▪ www.columbiaheightsmn.gov To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director From: Brianna Belanger, Children’s Librarian Subject: January Operational Report Date: January 30, 2017 I. PROGRAMS a. Bulk loans of materials were prepared for ICS (1 bin for each of 6 classes) and Mini Adventure Club. b. A class from ICS visited on 1/11. c. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) met on 1/21. Three people attended the meeting. We talked about upcoming programs, discussed what TAB wanted to focus on this year, and started planning for March Madness. d. This month, we’re opening the craft room up after Toddler Storytimes. Families are invited to create, discover, and explore as they participate in a variety of activities that encourage tinkering, building, crafting, and storytelling. e. LEGO Club took place on 1/12. 15 kids built creations out of LEGO bricks. Each participant chose their best piece to display in the children’s department of the library. f. Maker Club made Thaumatropes this month and learned about creating their own optical illusions. 14 kids experimented with moving images and had a chance to show and tell their creations. g. Families came to the library to test themselves against world records. 12 parents and kids timed themselves as they jumped rope, spun coins, and put together a Mr. Potato Head. We had fun measuring how far we could walk while balancing a book on our heads. I heard many parents say, “We can do this at home!” h. The Winter Reading Program, Book Warms, continued this month. We are no longer requiring registration for this program to reduce barriers to participation. We’ve had many families take BINGO sheets and we’ve had 42 entries for the Teen reading program. i. January was another Youth Read Down month. For every 15 minutes youth read at the library, we take off 1.00 in fines. This year we had 26 youth participate. They read for a total of 48.25 hours and had 128.88 fines waived. j. Program counts are as follows: Community Room- Tech Wizards 1/3/2017 15 Community Room-Toddler Storytime 1/9/2017 36 Community Room- Family Storytime 1/10/2017 18 Community Room- Tech Wizards 1/10/2017 14 ICS- K 1/11/2017 10 Community Room- Baby read Baby Grow 1/12/2017 22 Community Room- LEGO Club 1/12/2017 15 Community Room- Family Storytime 1/17/2017 22 Community Room- Baby Read Baby Grow 1/19/2017 24 Community Room- Block Party 1/20/2017 16 Craft Room- TAB 1/21/2017 4 Community Room-Toddler Storytime 1/23/2017 45 Community Room- Family Storytime 1/24/2017 44 Community Room- Tech Wizards 1/24/2017 13 Community Room- Maker Club 1/25/2017 14 Community Room- Baby Read Baby Grow 1/26/2017 24 Community Room- Guiness World Records 1/27/2017 12 Community Room- Toddler Storytime 1/30/2017 26 Community Room- Family Storytime 1/31/2017 35 Community Room- Tech Wizards 1/31/2017 18 II. COLLECTION a. Book orders were placed from the following selection tools: Booklist 7/16 and 6/16, SLJ 6/16, Kirkus 6/1/16 and 7/15/16. Orders were also placed in the following areas: replacements and adds b. Weeding of E fiction continued this month in addition to magazines and mixed media. III. PROJECTS a. Prepared programs for January through March. b. Created TAB agenda. c. Scheduled all performances and paid programs for June, July, and August. d. Planned storytimes for spring. e. Maintained and planned early literacy experiences and teen passive programming for winter and spring. f. Maintained materials and prizes for winter reading program. g. Submitted spring programs to Heights Happenings newsletter. h. Prepped and advertised for Anti-Valentine’s Day Party. i. Began work on annual report. IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY a. 1/11: Attended Friends Meeting to discuss Summer Kickoff Collaboration. V. STAFF a. This month the major projects page staff worked on are as follows: staffing mobile desk, selection tools, processing, and weeding. b. Kelly Olson worked on book orders and withdrawing old magazines. She also assisted in the many bulk loan bins we had this month. She completed her usual tasks including month end reports, magazines, counting money, receiving books, and purchase requests.