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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: October Operational Report
DATE: October 31, 2019
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. Initial stockpiling of gravel began on the city-owned lot to the east of the library. This area
will become an overflow parking lot in 2020.
II. TECHNOLOGY
A. Purchase orders were created and work orders placed for the Windows 10 upgrades of the
automated materials handler (TechLogic) and self-check kiosks (Bibliotecha).
B. I attended four demonstrations of public computer management and printer cost recovery
systems from responders to Anoka county’s request for proposal. Systems from
Envisionware, Comprise, ITC Systems, and TBS were reviewed.
III. COLLECTION
A. Adult print materials were selected from the June and July issues of Kirkus Reviews and
Library Journal. Replacement copies of adult nonfiction and fiction with November
publication dates were ordered. Juvenile books were selected from the April issues of
Booklist and the May issues of Booklist, Growing Minds and School Library Journal.
Adult audiobooks were ordered.
B. Weeding in adult nonfiction 900-950 was completed. Weeding continued in juvenile
fiction.
C. The Adult Services Librarian and I met with a representative from Kanopy, a streaming
video service, about potentially adding the service in 2020.
IV. PROGRAMS
A. The Library Board met on October 2.
B. A Senior Surf computer class was offered on October 2.
C. A U.S. Citizenship Class, offered in partnership with Metro North Adult Basic Education,
was held on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the month.
D. The Friends of the Library met on October 9.
E. LEGO Challenge was offered on October 9
F. Anoka County Law Librarian John Murphy consulted with patrons on the evening of
October 9.
G. A class on needle felting for adults was taught by the Textile Center on October 9.
H. A Dia de los Muertos event was held on October 12.
I. Graphic Novel Book Club was offered on October 15 at Columbia Academy.
J. A Hardanger Embroidery workshop for adults was held October 16.
K. Scary Stories, a Legacy-funded program for kids, was held on October 17.
L. Teen Craft Lab: Purposeful Patch was held on October 18.
M. The Adult Book Club discussed “The Baker’s Secret” by Stephen Kiernan on October 16.
N. A STEAM Saturday: Finding Frankenstein program was presented by the Bakken
Museum on October 26.
O. Quita Curtis, a PATH outreach/housing support consultant was present in the library on
Tuesday mornings throughout the month.
P. Census 2020 recruiter Ken Hudoba held mini-job fairs in the lobby on October 14 and 24.
He will return in November and in the first quarter of 2020 to hire additional employees to
conduct door-to-door visits to those who do not complete the census questionnaire online.
Q. Three sessions of 4-H Tech Wizards were offered.
R. Four sessions of Family Storytime were offered.
S. Five sessions of Baby Read, Baby Grow were offered.
T. Six classes from the Immaculate Conception School visited.
U. “Buddy Up and Read” volunteers met with adults learning English.
V. English Conversation Circles for adult learners were offered on four Monday evenings and
four Thursday afternoons.
W. Deliveries of materials were made to At-Home patrons.
X. Eighteen adult volunteers donated 57 hours of service; one teen volunteered 4 hours.
V. STAFF
A. Six full-time library staff attended Recognizing and Valuing Community Diversity
training on October 30.
B. Librarians Bri Belanger, Barb Kondrick, Cortni O’Brien and I attended training in placing
interlibrary loans through the MNLINK web portal.
C. Adult Services Librarian Cortni O’Brien attended the Seniors’ Wellness Expo to share
library resources and services.
D. Youth Services Librarian Bri Belanger attended a site visit from the Minnesota
Department of Education to review the 21st Century grant.
E. I met with Kelly Olson for her annual performance evaluation. Kelly’s deposit preparation
procedure was audited by the Finance Department.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation met on October 16 to review a request for funding from a non-library
community entity. No decision was made.
VII. MISC
A. I met with the city manager and department heads on October 14 and 28.
B. I met with the Anoka County Library Management Team on October 3, 17, and 31.
C. I met with the Public Service Team of the Anoka County Library on October 23.
D. The Youth Services Librarian and I had a telephone conversation with the parent of a child
on the autism spectrum whose family had a negative experience at the library. We
discussed how the library might better serve children of varying abilities.
VIII. CIRCULATION
September 2018 September 2019
Physical items 10,245 9,891
E-books 723 530
E-audio 246 245
Total Circulation 11,214 10,666
IX. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
September 2018 September 2019
Gate count 9,161 9,996
Library Programs 27 31
Room Use 279 392
X. COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
September 2018 September 2019
Patron Use (Logins): 2,286 2,366
Computer Use: 3,766 3,913
Minutes Used: 97,369 100,757
Internet Access: 4,245 4,373
Word: 434 405
PowerPoint: 8 17
Excel: 18 40
Calculator: 8 16
Catalog/Databases:185 151 125
Microfilm Reader: 2 9
Burlington English 42 57
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
September 2018 September 2019
Accounts Submitted 788 864
Dollars Submitted $155,511.31 $167,758.02
Dollars Received $19,954.41 $21,667.28
Materials Returned $36,864.52 $41,413.71