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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 – July Operational Report
DATE: July 30, 2021
I. Adult Programs and Displays
a. The July take and make craft kit for adults was “Button Bracelets.” Twenty-five kits
were distributed.
b. Hand-Built Ceramic Mugs, a Legacy arts program, was presented by Artistry via
Zoom on July 14. The program was full with 15 participants. The mugs were sent
back to Artistry for firing.
c. The Poems in the Park poetry walk was at Huset Park West on July 16. The theme
was “A Midsummer’s Day.” Twenty-five people reported attendance.
d. I hosted the first “Wine and Words” book club with Delynn Mulligan at the Murzyn
Hall Senior Center on July 16. We discussed “You, Me and the Sea” by Meg
Donohue. We had 8 participants at the program and have planned for two more in
2021.
e. The July 26 “Landscape Features” collaboration with the Mississippi watershed
management organization was cancelled due to low registration.
f. I collaborated with Mayor Marquez Simula to host the first Mayor’s Book
Discussion via Zoom on July 29. Six adults discussed “Flight Behavior” by Barbara
Kingsolver, in celebration of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge.
g. Adult book displays included “Summer Olympics,” “Summer Reads,” and new
books.
h. The Centennial Celebration glass display case this month highlighted the entire 100
years of Columbia Heights’ history and was created by Kathy Super from the
Friends of the Library.
II. Meetings/Outreach
a. Check in with Mississippi Watershed Management/Adam Flett, 7/7
b. Donation accepted from Tibetan American Foundation of MN, along with
Councilmember Jacobs, 7/7
c. Former volunteer/potential future volunteer Pat Tollefson, 7/23
d. Former volunteer/potential future volunteer Mary Claire Wahlburg, 7/28
III. Projects
a. Adult audiobooks order
b. Youth DVDs order
c. Book supplies order
IV. Other
a. Three At-Home-Deliveries