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Columbia Heights Public Library
3939 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3932 ▪ Ph: 763-706-3690
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TO: Renee Dougherty, Library Director
FROM: Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian
SUBJECT: Adult Services – April Operational Report
DATE: April 30, 2021
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. The April take and make craft kit for adults was a Brush Lettering Kit. Thirty kits
were distributed.
b. “Take Your Photography from Good to Great” was presented via Zoom by Jay
Grammond, a professional photographer from Elk River, on April 14. Twelve
adults attended the workshop.
c. “Beginning Bird Identification” was presented by local bird expert Amber Burnette
via Zoom on April 20. Twelve adults attended.
d. The adult book club met via Zoom on April 21. Five adults discussed “The
Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood.
e. In support of the Mayors Monarch Pledge, a “Planting for Pollinators” class was
presented via Zoom by Adam Flett of the Mississippi Watershed Management
Organization on April 27. Fourteen adults attended the workshop.
f. The Resilience Book Club met via Zoom on April 28. Six adults discussed “Man’s
Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl.
g. Adult book displays included “Financial Literacy,” “Planting for Pollinators,” and
new books.
h. The Centennial Celebration glass display case this month highlighted the 1990s and
was created by the Friends of the Library.
II. Meetings/Outreach
a. City Centennial Committee, 4/7/21
b. Delynn Mulligan program planning mtg, 4/13/21
c. Amada Marquez Simula (community ed) and Delynn Mulligan (recreation), and 15
other community members interested in supporting senior services in Columbia
Heights met via Zoom for the first “Senior Services Consortium,” 4/20/21
III. Projects
a. First senior consortium meeting planning, invitations, and RSVP
b. Summer library newsletter/City newsletter compilation
c. Summer program planning
d. Take and make craft supplies ordered
e. Office and ILS supplies ordered
IV. Other
a. Four At-Home-Deliveries were made, following safe, curbside procedures.