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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 –June 2019 Operational Report
DATE: June 28, 2019
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. The library hosted its first Bike Fix-it Clinic with the help of three volunteer bike
enthusiasts on Saturday, June 1. Twenty people brought bikes and all but one bike (beyond
repair) was ridden away by a happy customer. Attendees were taught how to use the
library’s new bike fix-it station.
b. The library participated in the citywide garage sale the weekend of June 7. Items for sale
included used books and toys.
c. Four adults attended Senior Surf, a basic internet instruction class in partnership with the
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, on June 5.
d. June displays included a LGBTQ+ Pride book display and a hot summer reads display. The
glass display case featured rocks and minerals organized by the Friends of the Library.
e. Renee and I staffed an information table at the Community Picnic on June 27. Over 180
adults and children stopped at the library table for information, children’s prizes, and/or an
anniversary library pen.
f. Sixteen members of the adult book club discussed “The Turtle Catcher” by Nicole Helget
on June 19.
g. Local author Colin Mustful returned to the library to discuss his latest historical novel,
“Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850.” Thirty people attended the
program.
h. Seven attendees attended a two-hour Hardanger Embroidery workshop on June 26.
Instructor Janna Bereuter led the group in a basic block stitch and offered an overview of
the Norwegian technique.
i. Fall program planning was underway.
II. Meetings, etc.
a. I met with the Friends of the Library on June 12.
b. I met with the Anoka County Library tabletop games team on June 19.
c. I met with HeightsNEXT community group to discuss partnership opportunities on June 20.
d. I met with a local book club on June 25 to help plan their 2019-2020 reading list.
III. Projects
a. Books and DVDs were delivered to the library’s at-home patrons.
b. Weeding was done on the nonfiction adult DVDs.
IV. Other
a. Nineteen adult volunteers donated 55 hours to the library: working with adult English
Language learners, organizing the display case, cleaning, organizing magazines, and
performing miscellaneous tasks at the library.