Librarian's Report
November 2010

GIFTS AND DONATIONS:

• 17 bags of used books were donated this month.
  
  
• 1 bag of DVDs was donated and 1 bag of VHS tapes
  
  
• 10 books were donated through the “Adopt an Author” program
  

Misc.  Donations:   Jackie Fefee donated 3 boxes of hot chocolate, Mike Gray donated a Costco pack of paper towels,  the Atocha family donated a large box of goldfish for story time,  Jamie Dolan donated a sturdy, old table for our book sales,  Dave and Peg Gray donated a DVD/VHS machine and a bag of regular and blue ray DVDs, Cynthia Kling donated a framed print for us to auction off,  Annie Leadbetter and Tina Scharf donated DVDs of Ben Kilham and his bears.

New Total for Appeal Letter (as of 12/11):  $5,593 given by 72 donors

CIRCULATION FOR OCTOBER:

2010:  Books= 862    Misc= 160

2009:  Books= 1,085 Misc= 381

2008:  Books= 852    Misc= 314

HIGHLIGHTS:

• We have a new volunteer at the Library named Brenda Lattrell.  She has been coming a couple of times a month to put plastic covering on our adult paperbacks.


• Annie Leadbetter and many children loaded her pick-up on 11/10 with book sale books that went to the Transfer Station on 11/12.  Dick helped with this also.  Jamie Dolan and Susie W. moved all of the tables to the shed.  Many thanks!
  
  
• Found many mice in a box in the shed, so Annie and I spent 2 hours hoeing it out on 11/20.  We have caught 2 mice so far. (Maybe there weren't "many" but it sure looked like it!
  
  
• Meredith shampooed the rugs on 11/19.


• The annual Holiday Workshop for children was held on Dec. 4th.  I had help from teens, a librarian friend and parents who baked.