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Home My WebLink About10-2017 Director OP Columbia Heights Public Library 3939 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3932 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690 THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER TO: Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees FROM: Renee Dougherty, Library Director SUBJECT: October 2017 Operational Report DATE: October 31, 2017 I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT A. With the help of the manufacturer of the automatic door closer, a loose wire was discovered and corrected and new parts were installed. The south Central Avenue door now operates smoothly and consistently. B. LED ceiling fixture drivers were replaced on October 6. The electricians caused a short which knocked out programming for one-third of the lights in the main library. Those lights will remain lit until the module can be reprogrammed. Fixtures continued to fail and electricians returned on 10/27 to replace five additional drivers. Peoples Electric is testing the drivers to determine the cause of the failures. C. Components of the community room sound system were removed and sent to the manufacturer. They were reinstalled but problem of not receiving simultaneous input from the projector and microphone persists. Peoples will return in November to solve the problem. D. The generator was repaired on October 12. Generator testing occurs weekly to insure it is function should it be needed. E. Main and snowmelt system boilers are locking up. Cool Air (mechanical contractor) staff continue to search for the cause of the problems. II. TECHNOLOGY A. IS staff has suggested a workaround to maintain functionality of the RFID antennae pad at the public service desk. We have begun to log into the integrated library system with a generic login for the entire workday. Those staff with email accounts can then log in to Outlook as needed. This seems to have reduced the dropping of the RFID pad and streamlined the transition of staff at the desk. B. Teachers from the Metro North Adult Basic Education Center have requested the installation of the Burlington English application on library computers so that students may work outside of the classroom. The school discovered that many adult learners do not have internet access at home so cannot use the service. IS staff are currently testing the application. III. COLLECTION A. Adult print books were selected from the May 1st issue of Booklist, the June 15th and July 1st issues of Kirkus Reviews, and the June 15th and July 1st issues of Library Journal. Adult hardcover fiction with November publication dates, replacement copies of classic titles, patron requests, updated editions of legal guides and popular paperbacks were also ordered. Youth selections were made from the May, June and July issues of Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and the May 1st and June issues of Booklist. Comic books and graphic novels for youth were ordered. Adult audiobooks and adult and juvenile DVDs were ordered. B. Weeding of the adult nonfiction was finished in the 300 section. Weeding in nonfiction 400s and mysteries was started. Weeding was completed juvenile audio and fiction and began in juvenile graphics. IV. PROGRAMS A. A Senior Surf class for older adults was held on October 4. B. A meditation workshop for adults was led by Arvind Naik on October 4. C. The Library Board met on October 4. D. An African Drumming program for kids was held on October 6 E. A tour and library orientation was offered to a class from the Adult Basic Education Center on October 9. F. Open to Business consultant Kathleen DuChene held office hours on October 10. G. LEGO Club for kids was held on October 11. H. The Friends of the Library met on October 11. I. Scrabble Club for adults was held on October 3 and 17. J. R.E.A.D Dogs and trainers read with children on October 16. K. The Adult Book Club discussed “Hidden Figures” by Margot Shetterly on October 18. L. An Escape the Library program for teens was held on October 18. M. Stories Sing, a program by the Minnesota Opera, was offered on October 19. N. The Teen Advisory Board met on October 21. O. Maker Club for kids was held on October 25. P. A 4-H Snap Circuits program was offered on October 26 as part of Lights On Afterschool. Q. Five sessions of Toddler Storytime were offered on Monday mornings. R. Five sessions of Family Storytime were offered on Tuesday mornings. S. Four sessions of Baby Read, Baby Grow were offered on Thursday mornings. T. Four sessions of Tech Wizards were offered on Tuesday afternoons. U. One class from the Immaculate Conception School visited the library. V. Bulk loans were prepared for ISD 13’s Adventure Club and Mini Adventure Club as well as the Immaculate Conception School. W. Members of the Sister Cities organization installed an informational display for Polish American Heritage month. X. Volunteer reading “Buddies” met with adults learning English throughout the month. Y. English Conversation Circles for adult learners were offered on four Wednesdays and four Thursdays this month. Z. Deliveries to At-Home patrons were made by volunteers and the adult services librarian. AA. Adult volunteers donated 64 hours of service. V. STAFF A. Adult Services Librarian Cortni O’Brien met with the Friends of the Library and attended a tour of the city for new employees. B. Youth Services Librarian Bri Belanger provided information at the HeadStart parent meeting. She visited ECFE classrooms to provide storytime experiences for children and to share literacy information with parents. She attended the Anoka County Library Early Literacy team meeting. C. Karen Yaeger and I met for her 1-year performance evaluation on October 11. VI. FOUNDATION A. The Foundation met on October 11 to discuss the spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Donald Vesley announced his resignation from the Foundation Board. VII. MISC A. I presented the proposed 2018 library budget to the City Council at a work session on October 2. B. I met with Anoka County Library Director Maggie Snow and Anoka County Historical Society Executive Director Rebecca Ebenet-Mavencamp about emergencies and business continuity plans for our respective organizations on October 4. C. I met with city staff about potential locations for HeightsFest on October 16. D. I met with Justin Pletcher about potential partnership opportunities with the Police Department’s Multicultural Advisory Council and the Circle Terrace park facility on October 20. E. I met with Rebecca Krueger about a potential trashcan art project on October 27. F. I met with City division heads and the City Manager on October 2, 9, 16, and 30. G. I met with the management team of the Anoka County Library on October 12 and 19. H. I met with the public service team of the Anoka County Library on October 25. VIII. CIRCULATION September 2016 September 2017 Physical items 10,162 9,126 E-books 424 642 E-audio 189 248 Total Circulation 10,775 10,016 IX. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE September 2016 September 2017 Gate count 11,416 10,373 Library Programs 52 29 Room Use 210 263 X. COMPUTER/INTERNET USE September 2016 September 2017 Patron Use (Logins): 2,447 2,462 Computer Use: 4,156 4,114 Minutes Used: 111,866 106,200 Internet Access: 4,227 1,923 Word: 384 466 PowerPoint: 17 23 Excel: 28 29 Calculator: 18 8 Catalog/Databases: 335 207 Microfilm Reader: N/A 0 XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS September 2016 September 2017 Accounts Submitted 581 699 Dollars Submitted $113,778.81 $138,315.61 Dollars Received $7,283.03 $10,144.79 Materials Returned $25,719.64 $32,612.88