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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 2018 Operational Report
DATE: December 28, 2018
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. The library’s 90th anniversary open house celebration took place on Dec. 1, complete with
live music, a library history and memories slideshow, and refreshments. Over 200
community members and library supporters joined in the celebration. Seven members of
the Friends of the Library volunteered at the event.
b. The library hosted its first Red Cross blood drive on Dec. 5. Twelve donors gave 11 units
of blood.
c. Over 75 people attended “Making Pet Beds,” a service project in partnership with
HeightsNEXT, on Dec. 8. The event resulted in 84 handmade, fleece pet beds donated to
SACA (Columbia Heights) and Midwest Animal Shelter (Brooklyn Park).
d. Adult book displays included “road trip audiobooks,” “New Year’s resolutions,” and a
library stories collection project.
e. As part of our 90th anniversary celebration year, 48 hand-written library memories were
collected from adult patrons.
f. The glass display case continued to feature 90th anniversary memorabilia for the remainder
of 2018.
g. Six “Buddy Up and Read” partners met a total of 16 times to practice their English
language reading and speaking skills.
h. Conversation Circles for adult English language learners met twice a week, on Mondays at
6 p.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m., facilitated by 3 adult library volunteers. Total attendance
was 13 adults.
i. Scrabble Club, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, met twice, on December 4 and 18.
j. The Library Book Club met on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 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 Dec. 12.
III. Projects
a. Adult volunteers were thanked with a year-end recognition gift from the library: a notebook
and pen.
b. The Friends of the Library delivered 238 new, donated books for children and teens to
SACA as part of Anoka County’s Project Bookshelf on Dec. 17.
IV. Other
a. Seventeen adult volunteers donated 60 hours to the library, serving refreshments at the
open house, working with adult English Language learners, delivering materials to At-
Home Patrons, creating displays and performing miscellaneous tasks at the library.