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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: September Operational Report
Date: September 29, 2021
I. PROGRAMS
a. Fall storytime session started on Monday, September 20th. We are requiring registration for both Family
and Baby storytimes and they are full.
b. At least 52 people walked through the LaBelle Park Story Stroll on 9/22-9/23. All of the popsicle sticks
were used and I had a note saying 2 more people participated and that our sticks ran out.
c. Our 9/25 Pollinate MN program was cancelled due to low registration. We will be offering two more
programs with Pollinate MN this October.
d. 3 teens dropped by for our Hour of Code program that is kicking off our Fall Coding Club program in
partnership with Code Savvy.
II. COLLECTION
a. Book orders from SLJ 6/21, Booklist 6/1 and 6/15, Kirkus 6/15, Graphic Novels and Adds and
Replacements.
b. Weeding of easy readers completed. Weeding of YA Nonfiction completed. Weeding of YA Audiobooks
completed. Weeding of YA Fiction began.
III. PROJECTS
a. Continued winter planning.
b. Managed fall program registration and reminder emails.
c. Prepared and installed September story stroll.
d. Created October book displays.
e. Pulled Bulk Loans for ICS.
f. Compiled SRP statistics.
g. Compiled Dia Day Los Muertos grab and go kits.
h. Went through Project Ready modules 14 and 15 curriculum.
IV. GRANTS, MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
9/14: 21CCLC Joint Partners Meeting
9/20: Project READY Cohort Meeting
9/22: Reimaging School Readiness Training
9/24: PR/Marketing Strategy Session
9/24: Met with Natasha regarding potential teen program
V. STAFF
a. Kelly Olson worked on book orders. She completed her usual tasks including magazines, receiving books,
and purchase requests along with fulfilling bulk loans.
b. Farrah Briest has been working on bulletin board and youth space fall ideas. She is also processing,
working on selection tools, and creating monthly J Fiction book displays. Additionally, she is fulfilling
bulk loan requests.