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Columbia Heights Public Library
3939 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3932 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690 ▪ TDD: 763-706-3692
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TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
FROM: Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian
SUBJECT: Adult Services – December 2017 Operational Report
DATE: December 29, 2017
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. Adult book displays included “True Crime,” “Genealogy,” and “New Books”
b. The glass display case featured a winter display highlighting local winter recreation
opportunities.
c. Cortni facilitated the first meeting of the Seniors Book Club at Murzyn Hall on Dec. 6. Six
adults met to discuss “The Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline.
d. Fourteen adults attended a “State Capitol Furnishings” presentation by the Cass Gilbert
Society on Dec. 11.
e. Five adults attended a program on “Protecting Your Privacy Online,” presented by the
Twin Cities Media Alliance on Dec. 5.
f. One adult attended Senior Surf Day with the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging on Dec.
6.
g. Seven “Buddy Up and Read” partners met a total of 15 times to practice their English
language reading and speaking skills.
h. Conversation Circles for adult English language learners met once a week, on Thursdays
from 1 to 2 p.m., facilitated by two adult library volunteers.
i. Scrabble Club, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, met twice, on December 5 and 19.
j. The Library Book Club met on Wednesday, December 20, for their holiday party.
k. Deliveries were made to At-Home Patrons.
l. Spring and summer program planning was underway.
II. Meetings
a. The Friends of the Library had a holiday celebration and meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13.
III. Projects
a. Adult volunteers were thanked with a year-end recognition gift from the library: a COH
mug and hot cocoa.
b. The Friends of the Library delivered 284 new, donated books for children and teens to
SACA as part of Anoka County’s Project Bookshelf.
c. The adult audiobook collection and the adult DVD collection were swapped in location and
shifted.
IV. Other
a. Seventeen adult volunteers donated 58 hours to the library, working with adult English
Language learners, delivering materials to At-Home Patrons, working as computer tutors,
creating displays and performing miscellaneous tasks at the library.