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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust OP (WC) City of Columbia Heights | Library] 3939 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690 ▪ www.columbiaheightsmn.gov To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director From: Winnie Coyne – Library Clerk Subject: August Operational Report Date: August 30th, 2019 I. COLLECTION PROJECTS A. Magazines: Magazine labels were typed for newly received magazines. B. Damaged Shelf: Items older than 1 month were cleared from the shelf this month. C. Paperback order: No paperback orders were sent this month. D. Book Display: This month’s display was ‘Beach Reads’, the display will change in September after being the same throughout the summer. E. Weeding Projects: Renee is regularly giving me books to withdraw. Nonfiction books are being withdrawn lately. F. Withdrawn items: Books are withdrawn from the system each week and are placed in a box to go to Better World Books if they are accepted by the company. If not or if they are in very bad shape they are recycled. II. MAINTENANCE A. Fire extinguisher: The fire extinguishers were checked on August 30th, 2019. B. Security gates: Security gates were checked twice daily to record the gatecount. C. Public Works: This month, Public Works was here to do lawn maintenance and to examine the permeable paving stones in the staff parking are that are crumbling. D. ILL Drawer: The ILL drawer is no longer needed; the Anoka County Libraries now generate a report that tallies the ILLs for each month. E. Month End Statistics: The statistics for the previous month will be totaled and sent to staff by Wednesday, September 4th. F. Bulletin Board: Old notices are removed once they have expired or have been up for thirty days and new notices are put up as we receive them. G. Shelf Reading: The shelf reading assignments from the summer are almost finished. Once they are complete, new shelf reading will be assigned, probably in September or October. H. Website and Facebook: Periodic updates of both Facebook and the web page were completed. Both pages feature recurring and one-time events. Pictures from different summer events were posted to our Facebook page and reached some of the largest audiences of the summer. Pictures of our Wargo Nature Center Amphibian program, a chalk-drawn obstacle course, and our new Chemistry Lab play space were the most popular.