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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 Operational Report
DATE: December 31, 2019
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. A lock was installed on the unisex family restroom in the children’s area; the key is
available upon request at the “ask me” desk.
II. TECHNOLOGY
A. Printing issues, patron authentication issues on public computers, and operation of the
microfilm viewer computer continue to vex staff.
III. COLLECTION
A. Staff continued to receive materials from outstanding orders but placed no additional new
orders this month.
B. Weeding in adult mysteries was completed in A-Q. Weeding of EJ fiction was begun.
IV. PROGRAMS
A. Tea 101, a class for adults, was offered on December 3.
B. A Senior Surf computer class was offered on December 4.
C. The Library Board met on December 4.
D. Canta y Baila Conmigo, a bilingual music and movement storytime, was offered on
December 10.
E. One session of 4-H Tech Wizards was offered on December 10.
F. The Friends of the Library met on December 11.
G. LEGO Challenge was offered on December 11.
H. The Anoka County Law Librarian was available for consultation on December 11.
I. A Pet Bed Service Event was held with HeightsNext on December 14.
J. Graphic Novel Book Club for teens was offered on December 17 at Columbia Academy.
K. The Adult Book Club met for a holiday celebration on December 18.
L. Teen Craft Lab: Smart Phone Photography was held on December 27.
M. STEAM Saturday: Science Storytellers was presented on December 28.
N. A “Puttin on the Ritz” program for kids was offered with funding from the Minnesota Arts
and Cultural Heritage Fund on December 30.
O. A Noon Year’s Eve Dance Party for preschoolers was held on December 31.
P. 4H Junior Kitchen was offered on three Monday evenings.
Q. Four classes from the Immaculate Conception School visited.
R. “Buddy Up and Read” volunteers met with adults learning English.
S. English Conversation Circles for adult learners were offered on five Monday evenings and
five Thursday afternoons.
T. Deliveries of materials were made to At-Home patrons.
U. An outreach/housing support consultant was present in the library on Tuesday mornings or
Friday afternoons throughout the month.
V. Project Bookshelf collected books for children and teens which were distributed as holiday
gifts by Southern Anoka Community Assistance.
W. Fifteen adult volunteers donated 37.5 hours of service; two teens volunteered 12 hours.
V. STAFF
A. Youth Services Librarian Bri Belanger attended Storytime Palooza on December 2. She
also participated in a Youth Advisory Council meeting as part of the 21st Century Grant on
December 11. She and I met for her annual performance evaluation.
B. Library Page Sam Rinne and I met for his first performance evaluation at the 6-month
anniversary of employment.
C. Cortni O’Brien met with the Anoka County Library Adult Services Team and the City
Centennial Celebration Planning Committee.
D. Library staff attended the City Holiday party on December 11.
E. I attended de-escalation training for library staff working with patrons experiencing mental
illness provided by MELSA on December 3. I also attended a presentation on social
infrastructure by sociologist Eric Klinenberg on December 11. Kelli Bourgeois and I met
for my annual performance evaluation.
VI. FOUNDATION
VII. MISC
A. I met with the city manager and department heads on December 2 and 9.
B. I met with the Anoka County Library Management Team on December 19.
VIII. CIRCULATION
November 2018 November 2019
Physical items 10,004 9,477
E-books 745 631
E-audio 231 245
Total Circulation 10,980 10,353
IX. GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
November 2018 November 2019
Gate count 8,929 8,529
Library Programs 43 33
Room Use 311 381
X. COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
November 2018 November 2019
Patron Use (Logins): 2,024 1,917
Computer Use: 3,506 3,256
Minutes Used: 94,214 89,001
Internet Access: 3,604 3,528
Word: 338 296
PowerPoint: 20 15
Excel: 34 27
Calculator: 16 11
Catalog/Databases: 145 129
Microfilm Reader: 1 0
Burlington English 35 49
XI. UNIQUE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
November 2018 November 2019
Accounts Submitted 808 873
Dollars Submitted $157,535.96 $168,726.36
Dollars Received $20,206.20 $21,704.58
Materials Returned $38,435.43 $41,788.88