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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-07 Library Board UpdateColumbia Heights Public Library Library Board Report - July 2022 BUILDING and EQUIPMENT • HEPA filters purchased for the HVAC system are incorrect size so Facilities will contract a sheet metal fabricator to construct external brackets to use them. • Tech Logic performed annual cleaning and maintenance of the automated book return. • Five upholstered footstools in the children’s area were slashed, and stuffing removed. • Various incidents of vandalism occurred: graffiti on fence; men’s room door keyed; men’s paper towel dispenser damaged; baby changing stations in both restrooms damaged; thermostat torn from wall in men’s room. COLLECTION • Book displays featured “What’s in Season/farmer’s market, hot summer reads, and new books. • Adult and juvenile print books and adult DVDs were ordered. • Weeding continued in adult fiction. • Glass display case featured work by youth completed in Summer Reading programs. FACILITY USE 2022 2021 Visitors 6,671 5,244 Study & Meeting Room Use 172 1 PROGRAMS, VIRTUAL EVENTS, SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITIES DATE INTENDED AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE Daycare Storytime 7/1 Children (0-5) 17 Clay Creatures II 7/6 Children (6-11) 19 English Language Conversation Circle 7/7 Adult 4 Charcoal en Plein Air 7/8 Adult 8 Family Storytime 7/11 Children (0-5) 35 English Language Conversation Circle 7/11 Adult 9 Youth Services Librarian at North Park classes (6) 7/12 (Children (6-11) 300 Android Smart Phone Workshop 7/12 Adult 10 Story Stroll 7/12 Self-Directed 50 Gyotaku Fish Prints 7/13 Children (6-11) 17 Go Big with Coil Building 7/13 Young Adult (12-18) 5 English Language Conversation Circle 7/14 Adult 0 Screen Printing 7/14 Young Adult (12-18) 11 Wine and Words (offsite) 7/15 Adult 7 Poems in the Park 7/15 Self-directed 10 Steampunk Bugs 7/16 Children (6-11) 16 Family Storytime 7/18 Children (0-5) 22 Blooming Heights Garden Tour (offsite) 7/18 Adult 4 English Language Conversation Circle 7/18 Adult 5 Exploring Map Art 7/18 Adult 12 Science in the Summer with the Bakken 7/19 Children (6-11) 17 Book Club: Code Girls 7/20 Adult 6 Ink Painting with Bamboo Brushes 7/20 Children (6-11) 23 PUBLIC COMPUTER USE 2022 2021 Users 911 789 Sessions 1,421 1,139 Minutes 48,655 41,411 Columbia Heights Public Library Library Board Monthly Update – July 2022 English Language Conversation Circle 7/21 Adult 6 Screen Printing 7/21 Young Adult (12-18) 9 Storytime @ Sullivan Park (offsite) 7/22 Children (0-5) 18 Family Storytime 7/25 Children (0-5) 31 English Language Conversation Circle 7/25 Adult 7 Acrylic Painting 7/27 Children (6-11) 20 English Language Conversation Circle 7/28 Adult 4 Screen Printing 7/28 Young Adult (12-18) 10 TOTAL =37 779 STAFF • Eliza Pope, Youth Services Librarian, o Supervised six teen volunteers who assisted with youth programming, prepared materials for story time and Story Strolls, cleaned toys, shelved holds, served lunches, phoned prize winners and designed a mermaid for the inside book return. o Oversaw multiple indoor scavenger hunts with assistance from teen volunteers. o Negotiated additional lunches from CHPS after running out for two weeks. o Coordinated distribution of Summer Reading prizes including Bunker Beach, Twins baseball, and State Fair tickets. • Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian, o Delivered materials to five “At-Home” patrons. o Met with Winnie Coyne and Renee to plan how the Minnesota Digital Library will scan and catalog a selection of World War II letters from active-duty servicemen/women to Columbia Heights Record owner Robert Tema. • Renee Dougherty, Library Director, o With Nick Olberding and Anoka County Library branch managers, was trained by the Sheriff’s office to respond to an active shooter incident. o Presented the proposed 2023 library budget to the city manager and finance director and incorporated their recommended changes. o Met with Eliza Pope for her six-month performance evaluation. o Contracted with “Every Meal” to receive free food bags to distribute in August VOLUNTEERS Total Hours Adult 5 16 Teen 6 40.5