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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: November 2017 Operational Report
DATE: December 1, 2017
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. LED ceiling fixtures continued to fail and drivers are replaced as needed.
B. Components of the community room sound system continue to have problems receiving
simultaneous input from the projector and microphone. Peoples Electric is addressing the
issue.
II. TECHNOLOGY
A. The Burlington English application used by students at the Metro North Adult Basic
Education Center was available on library computers by month end.
III. COLLECTION
A. Adult print books were selected from the August issues of Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and
Library Journal and the September 1st issues of Kirkus and Library Journal. Adult
hardcover fiction with December publication dates, replacement copies of classic titles,
patron requests, and popular paperbacks were also ordered. Youth selections were made
from the August School Library Journal. Additional copies and replacements of popular
youth titles as well as comics for kids and teens were ordered. Juvenile music and spoken
word discs were ordered. Final orders for adult audiobooks, music and DVDs were placed.
B. Weeding in adult mysteries A – 0 was completed. Weeding was completed in juvenile
graphics, EJ audio, EJ fiction and early reader collections.
IV. PROGRAMS
A. A Senior Surf class for older adults was held on November 1.
B. The Library Board meet on November 1.
C. An art exhibit, The Manhattan Project, by Walter Horishnyk and Richard Ott opened in
the Community room on November 3 and will run through December 15. A question and
answer session with the artists was held on November 13.
D. Upstream Mississippi with artist Anna Metcalfe was held on November 8 and allowed
participants to share stories of living in the Mississippi Watershed during a tea ceremony.
E. LEGO Club for kids was held on November 8.
F. The Friends of the Library met on November 8.
G. Scrabble Club for adults was held on November 7 and 21.
H. R.E.A.D Dogs and trainers read with children on November 13.
I. The Library hosted Coffee with a Cop on November 14.
J. The Adult Book Club discussed “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance on November 15.
K. The Teen Advisory Board met on November 18.
L. A Block Party for toddlers was held on November 20.
M. A Maker Club for kids was held on November 29.
N. Two sessions of Toddler Storytime were offered on Monday mornings.
O. Two sessions of Family Storytime were offered on Tuesday mornings.
P. Three sessions of Baby Read, Baby Grow were offered on Thursday mornings.
Q. Three sessions of 4-H Tech Wizards were offered on Tuesday afternoons.
R. Two Head Start classes visited for special storytimes.
S. Ten classes from the Immaculate Conception School visited the library.
T. Bulk loans were prepared for ISD 13’s Adventure Club and Mini Adventure Club and
ICS.
U. Volunteer reading “Buddies” met with adults learning English throughout the month.
V. English Conversation Circles for adult learners were offered on four Wednesdays and
Thursdays this month.
W. Deliveries to At-Home patrons were made by volunteers and the adult services librarian.
X. Donations of new, unwrapped books were collected for Project Bookshelf. Gift books will
be distributed by South Anoka Community Assistance in December.
Y. Adult volunteers donated 57 hours of service.
V. STAFF
A. All staff completed mandatory safety training.
B. Adult Services Librarian Cortni O’Brien completed twelve hours of training with the
Minnesota Literacy Project. Her coursework focused on building literacy with English
Language Learners and immigrant populations. She participated in her first meeting with
the newly-merged Arts and Culture/Books and Reading Team of the Anoka County
Library on November 13.
C. Youth Services Librarian Bri Belanger visited the Early Childhood and Family Education
classroom on November 1 to speak with parents about early literacy and to promote
library resources and services. She also provided a special storytime for ECFE children.
Bri also gave a library tour to a homeschooling family.
D. Clerk Winnie Coyne coordinated a National Novel Writing Month event on November 4
and a display of writing resources that were available throughout the month.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation did not meet this month.
VII. MISC
A. I attended the Public Works winter operations planning session on November 15.
B. I met with City division heads and the City Manager on November 6, 13, 20 and 27.
C. I met with the management team of the Anoka County Library on November 2, 9, and 16.
D. I met with the public service team of the Anoka County Library on November 29. I also
met with key Anoka County Library staff to plan to cease collection of driver’s license
numbers in library patron records.
E. I attended the swearing-in ceremony for Police Chief Lenny Austin on November 21.
VIII. CIRCULATION
October 2016 October 2017
Physical items 10,219 9,417
E-books 201 730
E-audio 90 278
Total Circulation 10,510 10,425
IX. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
October 2016 October 2017
Gate count 12,442 10,680
Library Programs 55 41
Room Use 249 316
X. COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
October 2016 October 2017
Patron Use (Logins): 2,811 2,621
Computer Use: 4,547 4,369
Minutes Used: 114,163 114,240
Internet Access: 4,999 1,968
Word: 395 450
PowerPoint: 15 22
Excel: 35 16
Calculator: 23 13
Catalog/Databases: 297 279
Microfilm Reader: N/A 0
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
October 2016 October 2017
Accounts Submitted 596 711
Dollars Submitted $118,741.53 $140,294.18
Dollars Received $7,673.38 $10,234.22
Materials Returned $26,693.99 $32,908.18