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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 2019 Operational Report
DATE: January 31, 2019
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. Primary library displays are “Winter Reads,” “New Year’s Resolutions,” and “Rock and
Roll Biographies.” The glass case featured a display from Anoka County Childcare
Licensing.
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 magnetic photo frame, provided by MELSA.
c. Meditation for the New Year with Arvind Naik took place on January 16. Nine adults
attended.
d. The Northeaster photo contest exhibit concluded with a wrap party on January 22.
e. Conversation Circles for adult English language learners met twice weekly, on Mondays
and Thursdays, facilitated by three adult library volunteers.
f. Five “Buddy Up and Read” partners met a total of 14 times to practice their English
language reading and speaking skills.
g. The Library Book Club met on Wednesday, January 16. Eighteen attendees met to discuss
“Orange is the New Black” by Piper Kerman.
h. Deliveries were made to At-Home Patrons.
II. Meetings
a. Cortni met with Amada Marquez Simula from HeightsNEXT on Jan. 7 to discuss
partnership opportunities in 2019.
b. Cortni met with the Friends of the Library on Jan. 9.
c. Renee, Bri, Winnie, and Cortni met with Columbia Heights Communications Manager Ben
Sandell to discuss Heights Newsletter on Jan. 14.
d. Renee conducted an all staff meeting the evening of Jan. 24.
e. Spring program planning was completed and copy finalized for Heights Happenings.
III. Projects
a. Many donations were evaluated for condition and relevance, added to the library collection,
or added to the ongoing book sale.
b. Audiobooks, early childhood, and program supplies were ordered.
c. Tax forms reference book was updated.
IV. Other
a. Twelve adult volunteers donated 36.5 hours to the library, working with adult English
Language learners, delivering materials to At-Home Patrons, straightening library
materials, and performing miscellaneous tasks at the library.