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`To: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
From: Brianna Belanger, Youth Services Librarian
Subject: January Operational Report
Date: January 27, 2021
I. PROGRAMS
a. Virtual storytime began on January 11th. Prerecorded videos will premiere every Monday at 10:30 am
on our Facebook page.
b. In this month’s virtual LEGO Challenge guinea pig encourages kids to use their imaginations and build a
scene from the highest peak of a mountain or the bottom of the ocean.
c. A Big Bed for Little Snow was our January story stroll title. 60 people participated at Sullivan Park from
Tuesday, January 12th through Wednesday, January 13th.
d. 11 youth participated in a virtual, kit-based Chilly Clay Animals program in collaboration with Parcel Arts
on Tuesday, January 19th. Parcel Arts will offer another class to older youth on Friday, January 29th.
e. Tween Book Club met on January 26th. 9 youth talked about this month’s book, The Jumbies, and
participated in activities.
f. February Activity Kits were released for pick up on Wednesday, January 27th. Registration for kits is full
with a lengthy waitlist. Feedback from parents has been overwhelmingly positive.
II. COLLECTION
a. Book orders from Booklist 9/1and 9/15/20, Growing Minds 9/20, SLJ 9/20, and Easy Readers were
placed this month.
b. Weeding of YA Fiction continues.
III. PROJECTS
a. Monitored and managed winter program registration.
b. Created and compiled Activity Kits for Birth-K, 1-5, and Grades 6 and up.
c. Updated and managed book displays.
d. Planned summer programming.
e. Prepared and installed January story strolls.
f. Planned February Tween Book Club.
g. Worked on Project Ready curriculum and meeting preparation. Project READY is a cohort of librarians
from around the metro working through curriculum to help us learn about systemic racism as it pertains
to libraries. We work through content and then meet to discuss on a biweekly basis. So far, we have
been learning about the history of racism.
h. Managed youth winter reads program.
i. Compiled spring heights happenings content.
j. Updated LibCal with spring programming.
k. Sent out spring vendor contracts.
l. Planned spring storytimes.
IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
1/7: Biweekly check-in w. Renee
1/8: Project Ready check-in
1/13: Statewide Youth Services Meeting
1/20: Zoom call with Amy Commers – goal setting/independent librarianship
1/21: Biweekly check-in w. Renee
1/21: 21CCLC Advisory Meeting
1/22: Project Ready check-in
1/26: 21CCLC Joint partners check-in
V. STAFF
a. Kelly Olson worked on book orders. She completed her usual tasks including magazines, receiving books,
fulfilling bulk loans and purchase requests.
b. Farrah Briest has been working on selection tools and processing. She is also brainstorming and creating
content such as LEGO Challenge videos, early literacy elements in library play space and J Fiction book
displays. Additionally, she is working on a spring bulletin board and decorations for the children’s space.