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