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HomeMy WebLinkAbout202302 Library Board UpdateColumbia Heights Public Library Library Board Report – February 2023 BUILDING • Foot-operated pulls were installed on restroom doors. • Orkin performed a bi-monthly inspection for pests. Mouse sightings continued but none were caught. TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION • Book displays included African American History month, Winter Reads, and new materials. • The glass display case continued the “Whittle Away the Winter” display, and promotional material for the Doug Ohman series, both created by the Friends of the Library. • Youth Media Award winners, missing titles from juvenile series, and baby board books about consent, gender and love were added to the collection. • Weeding was completed in adult nonfiction 000 - 099. PROGRAMS, VIRTUAL EVENTS, SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITIES DATE INTENDED AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE Daycare Storytime 02/01 Children (0-5) 15 English Language Conversation Circle 02/02 Adult 3 Doug Ohman’s MN from the Road: Bluff Country 02/04 Adult 53 Getting Started with Libby 02/04 Adult 2 Family Storytime 02/06 Children (0-5) 38 English Language Conversation Circle 02/06 Adult 5 Tinker Time: DIY Play Dough 02/07 Children (6-11) 14 English Language Conversation Circle 02/09 Adult 3 Pet Beds for Animal Shelters 02/11 Adult 50 Family Storytime 02/13 Children (0-5) 16 English Language Conversation Circle 02/13 Adult 6 Legacy: Pet Portraits 02/13 Adult 14 Teen DIY: Boba Tea 02/14 Teen (12-18) 17 Book Club: Winterdance 02/15 Adult 5 Finger Knitting 02/17 Children (6-11) 16 Tinker Time: Engineer-a-thon 02/21 Children (6-11) 15 Cozy Clay Cocoa Mugs 02/25 Children (6-11) 22 Family Storytime 02/27 Children (0-5) 36 English Language Conversation Circle 02/27 Adult 3 Children’s Area Scavenger Hunt (self-directed) 34 Winter Reads (self-directed) 117 STAFF • Eliza Pope, Youth Services Librarian, o Installed a veterinarian clinic in the early literacy play space. o Welcomes new and returning families at storytime each week. o Planned and facilitated Tinker Time programs featuring the chemistry of homemade play dough, and an engineering event where kids created balloon cars, catapults, and straw rockets. o Notes that the sixteen kids who took Parcel Art’s “Finger Knitting” class left with impressively long scarves. • Cortni O’Brien, Adult Services Librarian, o Created and delivered the “Getting Started with Libby” program. o Coordinated with HeightsNEXT to host a Pet Bed Maker event. One hundred and sixteen completed beds were donated to Midwest Animal Rescue. o Delivered materials to four “At-Home” patrons. Columbia Heights Public Library Library Board Monthly Update – February 2023 • Renee Dougherty, Library Director, o Participated in strategic planning with City Council members and department heads. o With Cortni O’Brien, interviewed nine candidates for the Library Page position. o Visited the library at Valley View Elementary School with the Library Foundation. MISCELLANEOUS • During the week of January 30 through February 4, staff tracked the number, duration, and category of reference transactions. Sample data from four weeks each year is used to estimate total annual reference questions. • Winter Reads, a reading program for adults, ended on February 28. One hundred and seventeen book reviews were submitted. Winners of the grand prize drawings were Jaimee Leibfried and Melanie Magidow • The Foundation met on February 8. The Foundation donated three pieces of textile art “Orchid Triptych” created by Kelly Marshall which has been installed over the laptop counter. The Foundation also donated $10,000 to Columbia Heights Public Schools for their libraries. • The Friends of the Library met on February 9. • The library closed early (5 pm) on February 22 and remained closed on February 23 for a winter storm. • “Save Your Food!” an educational exhibit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency was installed. • The patron who was trespassed in January for inappropriate behavior returned on February 24 and was ticketed by the police. PUBLIC COMPUTER USE 2023 2022 Users 792 797 Sessions 1,142 1,083 Minutes 45,029 43,779 VOLUNTEERS Total Hours Adult 7 25 Teen 0 0 FACILITY USE 2023 2022 Visitors 5,495 5,037 Study & Meeting Room Use 234 180