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Library Board Report - May 2022
BUILDING
• The landscape irrigation system was inspected and restarted for the season.
• A leak from the coolant system for the server room was discovered and repaired.
COLLECTION
• Book displays featured Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, spring cleaning, and
new books.
• Adult and juvenile print books were selected from regular review journals. Replacement copies,
new paperbacks, new releases by bestselling authors, and requests for juvenile BOB books and
Naruto graphic novels were ordered. Adult music and youth and adult DVDs were purchased.
• Weeding was completed in adult fiction A-B.
• The glass display case featured a “Thank You for Shopping” department store display in
promotion of the upcoming (June 15) author talk.
FACILITY USAGE 2022 2021
Visitors 5,696 4,124
Public Uses of Study and Meeting Rooms 117 2
PROGRAMS, VIRTUAL EVENTS, SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITIES
NAME DATE INTENDED AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE
English Language Conversation Circle 5/2 Adult 4
Coding Club 5/3 Young Adult (12-18) 13
Daycare Storytime 5/4 Children (0-5) 7
Tinker Time 5/5 Children (6-11) 10
English Language Conversation Circle 5/9 Adult 7
Coding Club 5/10 Young Adult (12-18) 9
Friends of the Library 5/11 Adult 5
Tinker Time 5/12 Children (6-11) 2
Poems in the Park 5/13 Adult 15
English Language Conversation Circle 5/16 Adult 8
Coding Club 5/17 Young Adult (12-18) 8
Adult Book Club: Gentleman in Moscow 5/18 Adult 6
Story Stroll at LaBelle Park 5/18-19 Self Directed 35
Wine and Words Book Club: Before We Were Yours 5/20 Adult 6
Author Talk by Joe Kimball 5/21 Adult 35
Bike Fix-it Clinic 5/21 Adult 27
English Language Conversation Circle 5/23 Adult 9
Coding Club 5/24 Young Adult (12-18) 8
Tinker Time 5/26 Children (6-11) 9
TOTAL Programs =19 223
STAFF
• Eliza Pope, Youth Services Librarian,
o attended the City Career Fair at the Hylander Center on May 12.
o Retired the post office play/learning space. See participant post card addressed “To my
beautiful and amazing family and this loving community I live in.”
Columbia Heights Public Library Library Board Monthly Update – May 2022
o Concluded the initial sessions of “Tinker Time” (see photo below) which attracted a
small, but consistent cohort of kids to experiment with LEGOs, salt painting, button
making and creating with polymer clay.
• Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian,
o Conducted a virtual library orientation with an English-as-a-second language class from
the MetroNorth Adult Basic Education Center on May 10.
o Participated in leadership training for new supervisors at the City of Columbia Heights.
o Met with the Friends of the Library on May 11 at Tasty Pizza.
o Delivered materials to three “At-Home” patrons.
• Renee Dougherty, Director
o Participated in Graci Leadership training for city supervisors with Cortni O’Brien.
o Met with ACL staff about the county library’s collection procedure.
o Was oriented to the DNR state park pass library program on May 24.
o Met with Eliza Pope and Cortni O’Brien for regular check-ins.
o Met with the State Librarian and statewide library directors on May 12.
• Full-time staff and Library Supervisors participated in training with ACL staff on May 19.
• Full-time staff participated in an info blitz on public computer needs at the library on May 18
and received orientation on voter registration from Cynthia Wetzell from the League of Women
Voters on May 25.
VOLUNTEERS Total Hours Served
Adult 10 29.5
Teen 1 3
PUBLIC COMPUTER
USAGE
2022 2021
Users 764 744
Sessions 1,147 1,089
Minutes 39,034 40,092