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Columbia Heights Public Library
3939 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3932 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690
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TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
FROM: Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian
SUBJECT: Adult Services – January 2018 Operational Report
DATE: January 31, 2018
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. Primary library displays are “Winter Reads,” “New Books,” and “Winter Recreation in
Columbia Heights.”
b. Winter Reads, an adult reading program that encourages patrons age 17 and up to share a
short review of a book they have read or listened to, started in January and runs through the
end of February. Participants’ names are entered into a weekly prize drawing, and each
participant gets a free lip balm, while supplies last, provided by MELSA.
c. Senior Surf, an introductory computer class for seniors, age 55+, was held on Wednesday,
January 3, instructed by a certified trainer from the Minnesota Board on Aging and
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging.
d. The library’s inaugural art show, “The Manhattan Project,” concluded on January 5.
e. Due to a snow storm, the “Organizing Your Family History Program” originally scheduled
for January 22 has been rescheduled for February 28.
f. Conversation Circles for adult English language learners met weekly, on Thursdays from 1
to 2 p.m., facilitated by two adult library volunteers.
g. Seven “Buddy Up and Read” partners met a total of 34 times to practice their English
language reading and speaking skills.
h. Scrabble Club, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, met on January 2 and 16. Total
attendance for the month was 14 adults.
i. The Library Book Club met on Wednesday, January 17. Eighteen attendees met to discuss
“Girl in Translation” by Jean Kwok.
j. Deliveries were made to At-Home Patrons.
II. Meetings
a. Cortni met with the Friends of the Library on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
b. Cortni participated in the ACL Arts and Culture Team meeting on Jan. 8.
c. Spring program planning was completed and copy finalized for Heights Happenings.
III. Projects
a. Music CDs, office supplies, and program supplies were ordered.
b. Tax forms reference book was updated.
c. Shifting in adult audiobooks and DVD library locations.
IV. Other
a. Thirteen 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.