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City of Columbia Heights | Library
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To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
From: Brianna Belanger, Youth Services Librarian
Subject: February Operational Report
Date: February 28, 2020
I. PROGRAMS
a. LEGO Challenge met on 2/12 and 10 kids used design thinking and problem solving skills to build and
create catapults. Their creations were on display for two weeks in the glass display case.
b. Tech Wizards continued to meet this month to work on their films. We have 8 regular attendees 3 of
whom lead the group in icebreakers and reflections.
c. Graphic Novel Book Club took off this month with 7 teens meeting on 2/18 to talk about graphic novels
and participate in activities.
d. STEAM Saturday: Birding by Ear brought in 17 youth and 3 adults.
e. We currently have one teen volunteer whose hours total 6 hours this month.
f. Program counts are as follows:
Community Room- Teen Service Day 2/1/2020 17
Community Room- Family Storytime 2/2/2020 41
Community Room- 4-H Tech Wizards 2/4/2020 8
ICS- 5th 2/5/2020 20
ICS-1st 2/5/2020 15
Community Room- Baby Storytime 2/6/2020 43
ICS- K 2/6/2020 15
ICS- 4th 2/6/2020 24
Community Room- Family Storytime 2/10/2020 43
Community Room- 4-H Tech Wizards 2/11/2020 8
Community Room- LEGO Challenge 2/12/2020 10
Community Room- Baby Storytime 2/13/2020 14
Community Room- Toddler Playdate 2/18/2020 24
Community Room- Baby Storytime 2/20/2020 34
Tech Wizards 2/25/2020 8
ICS- 5th 2/26/2020 20
ICS- 1st 2/26/2020 15
ICS- K 2/27/2020 15
ICS-4th 2/27/2020 24
STEAM Saturday 2/29/2020 20
II. COLLECTION
a. Book orders placed this month include: Growing Minds 10/19, SLJ 10/19, Booklist 10/1/19, Easy
Readers, Graphic Novels, and Replacements and Adds.
b. Weeding of E fiction continued.
III. PROJECTS
a. Prepared spring storytime.
b. Prepared for spring early literacy space.
c. Prepared content for annual report.
d. Planned for 4-H lessons.
e. Prepared for and led February Toddler Play Date.
f. Created February book displays.
g. Worked on Summer Heights Happenings content and added programming to Outlook and paper
calendar.
h. Worked on Spring contracts and Summer contracts.
i. Prepared for and led Graphic Novel Book Club.
j. Began planning summer Mural Camp.
k. Managed teen volunteers.
IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
a. 2/7: Attended Making Meaning with Multiple Data Sets Huddle for 21CCLC grant at Maplewood Library.
b. 2/11: Read to Valley View Pre-K and K classrooms for I Love to Read Month.
c. 2/14: Met with Rebecca Krueger to plan a summer Mural Camp at the library.
d. 2/19: Trained new pages on Youth Services Department.
V. STAFF
a. Kelly Olson worked on book orders. She also fulfilled the many bulk loan bins we had this month. She
completed her usual tasks including month end reports, magazines, counting money, receiving books,
and purchase requests. Additionally, she helps with volunteen supervision, and ICS visits.
b. Farrah Briest planned and delivered LEGO Club. She also helps with ICS visits, cleans toys, develops and
maintains teen passive activities, maintains early literacy activities, and markets events. She has been
working on a Spring Bulletin Board and Spring Early Literacy Activities.