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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: December 2018 Operational Report
DATE: January 2, 2019
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. Final touches, including landscape rock, were added to the monument sign.
II. TECHNOLOGY
A. IS staff worked to make the mobile workstation operational for staff in the children’s area.
III. COLLECTION
A. Kelly Olson submitted final book orders for 2018.
B. Weeding in adult mysteries, EJ fiction and EJ audio was completed. Weeding of E fiction
was begun.
IV. PROGRAMS
A. The 90th Anniversary Open House was held on December 1. FlipSide provided musical
entertainment; winning photos from the Northeaster Columbia Heights photo contest were
display; the Friends provided refreshments.
B. STEAM Storytimes were held on December 3 and 17.
C. A 4-H STEM: Agbot Challenge event was held on December 4.
D. Scrabble Club for adults was held on December 4 and 18.
E. A Red Cross Blood Drive was held on December 5.
F. The Library Board met on December 5.
G. In collaboration with Heights Next, a pet bed making event was held on December 8.
H. Open to Business consultant Kathleen DuChene was available on December 11.
I. 4-H Tech Wizards, in partnership with University of Minnesota Extension staff, was
offered on December 4 and 11.
J. The Friends of the Library met on December 12.
K. LEGO Challenge for kids was offered on December 12.
L. The Graphic Novel book club was held at Columbia Academy on December 18.
M. The adult Book Club gathered for a holiday celebration on December 19.
N. Art Club for kids was offered on December 27.
O. Craft Lab for teens was offered on December 28.
P. A Noon Year’s Eve Party for preschoolers was held on December 31.
Q. Four classes from the Immaculate Conception School visited the library.
R. “Buddy Up and Read” volunteers met with adults learning English.
S. English Conversation Circles for adult learners were offered on four Thursday afternoons
and two Monday evenings.
T. Donations of 238 youth books were collected for Project Bookshelf. Donations and
distributed through S.A.C.A.
U. Deliveries of materials to At-Home patrons were made.
V. Adult volunteers donated 60 hours of service; teens volunteers donated 2 hours.
V. STAFF
A. Youth Services Librarian Bri Belanger attended events for parents of English Language
Learners at Highland Elementary and North Park Elementary. She attended the Anoka
County Library Yes! (Youth Engagement - School-aged) Team meeting.
B. Library Page Alison Marzolf took a six-week leave of absence ending on December 31.
C. All Library staff participated in City Safety Training.
D. Staff attended the City Holiday Party.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation made a $35,000 donation to the Library.
VII. MISC
A. I met with the city manager and department heads on December 3 and 10. Department and
division heads planned a retirement celebration for Walt Fehst held on December 13 at the
Legends of Columbia Heights.
B. I attended LibCal training on December 7.
C. I attended the funeral of former library Board member Barbara Tantanella on December 8.
D. I attended the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train event on December 11.
E. I prepared a work schedule for part-time library supervisors and library pages for the first
quarter of 2014.
VIII. CIRCULATION
November 2017 November 2018
Physical items 8,933 10,001
E-books 662 745
E-audio 275 180* (RB Digital unavailable)
Total Circulation 9,870 10,926
IX. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
November 2017 November 2018
Gate count 9,652 8,929
Library Programs 41 39
Room Use 313 298
X. COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
November 2017 November 2018
Patron Use (Logins): 2,292 2,024
Computer Use: 3,819 3,506
Minutes Used: 100,260 94,214
Internet Access: 1,790 3,604
Word: 344 338
PowerPoint: 11 20
Excel: 21 34
Calculator: 14 16
Catalog/Databases: 156 145
Microfilm Reader: 0 1
Burlington English n/a 35
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
November 2017 November 2018
Accounts Submitted 719 808
Dollars Submitted $141,891.70 $157,535.96
Dollars Received $10,392.32 $20,206.20
Materials Returned $33,701.96 $38,435.43