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City of Columbia Heights | Library
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To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
From: Brianna Belanger, Youth Services Librarian
Subject: October Operational Report
Date: October 31, 2017
I. PROGRAMS
a. Bulk loans of materials were prepared for ICS, Adventure Club and Mini Adventure Club.
b. Tech Wizards continued to meet throughout the month of October. Participants are working on
creating a 3-10 minute film. They’ve created story boards and begun filming.
c. On Friday, 10/6, 22 kids and parents learned about different drums and had a chance to try them out
during our African Drumming program.
d. LEGO Club met on 10/11 and 21 kids spent the hour creating and building. Kids are learning social
emotional skills like cooperating, sharing, and teamwork as well as valuable engineering skills.
e. 9 ICS 1st graders visited the library on 10/16.
f. We kicked off our new READ Dogs season with two new teams and 9 kids had a chance to practice
reading to Tanner, an Australian Shepherd mix, and Ladybug, a Jack Russell Terrier.
g. 13 teens broke out of the library on Wednesday, 10/18 at our Escape the Library Program. They
exhibited teamwork and problem solving skills in order to solve the puzzles and escape.
h. The MN Opera visited the library over MEA break and presented an interactive storytime to 34 kids and
parents. They program ended with a cat chorus!
i. TAB met on 10/21 to discuss future programs and create posters to help recruit new members.
j. 10 kids worked together to create marble roller coasters at the 10/25 Maker Club program. Kids ranging
from K to 8th grade used design thinking while learning about the physics at work in roller coasters.
k. Thursday, 10/26 was Lights Out Afterschool. Lights Out Afterschool seeks to highlight quality out of
school opportunities for youth in the community. The library participated in partnership with 4-H by
offering a Snap Circuits program where 9 youth experimented with electricity.
l. Program counts are as follows:
Community Room- Toddler Storytime 10/2/2017 55
Community Room- Family Storytime 10/3/2017 19
Community Room- Tech Wizards 10/3/2017 6
Community Room- BRBG 10/5/2017 36
Community Room- African Drumming 10/6/2017 22
Community Room- Toddler Storytime 10/9/2017 45
Community Room- Family Storytime 10/10/2017 15
Community Room- Tech Wizards 10/10/2017 15
Community Room- LEGO Club 10/11/2017 21
Community Room- BRBG 10/12/2017 30
Community Room- Toddler Storytime 10/16/2017 47
History Room- READ Dogs 10/16/2017 9
ICS - 1st Grade 10/16/2017 9
Community Room- Family Storytime 10/17/2017 30
Community Room- Tech Wizards 10/17/2017 8
Community Room- Escape the Library 10/18/2017 13
Community Room- BRBG 10/19/2017 13
Community Room- MN Opera: Sing! 10/19/2017 34
Craft Room- TAB 10/21/2017 5
Community Room- Toddler Storytime 10/23/2017 37
Community Room- Family Storytime 10/24/2017 16
Community Room- Tech Wizards 10/24/2017 8
Community Room- Maker Club 10/25/2017 10
Community Room- BRBG 10/26/2017 28
Community Room- 4H Snap Circuits 10/26/2017 9
Community Room- Toddler Storytime 10/30/2017 55
Community Room- Family Storytime 10/31/2017 9
II. COLLECTION
a. Book orders were placed from the following selection tools: Booklist 5/1, 6/1 and 6/15; Kirkus 5/15, 6/1,
6/15, 7/1, 7/15 and SLJ 5/17, 6/17, 7/17. Orders were also placed in the following areas: replacements
and adds and graphic novels.
b. Weeding of J audio and fiction was completed this month. Weeding of J graphic has begun.
c. J series were interfiled with J fiction this month.
III. PROJECTS
a. Created fall and winter displays.
b. Prepared early lit and teen passive activities for winter.
c. Prepped for Maker Club session.
d. Worked on winter fliers and program planning.
e. Planned winter and spring programming.
f. Prepared TAB agenda.
g. Prepped for Escape the Library program.
IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
a. 10/4: Met with Heather Kopp, Middle and High School Media Specialist to talk about possible
collaborations.
b. 10/5: Visited Head Start Parent Meeting to share information about the library with 20 parents.
c. 10/11: Attended Early Literacy Team Meeting.
d. 10/24, 10/25, 10/26: Visited ECFE classrooms to share storytime with kids and library information with
parents reaching a total of 84 kids and parents.
V. STAFF
a. This month the major projects page staff worked on are as follows: selection tools, processing, and
various cutting projects.
b. Kelly Olson worked on book orders. She also fulfilled the many bulk loan bins we had this month. She
completed her usual tasks including month end reports, performer contracts, magazines, counting
money, receiving books, and purchase requests.