Library board meets to debate Winter Wonderland enjoyable

The Columbia County Library Board met on Dec. 22 to debate the success of Christmas occasions.

“We had really good recording numbers,” stated Columbia County Library Director Jennifer Moore. “The month of November is admittedly good. You guys can reply these numbers individually, in a while, if you wish to. Circulation mirrored the everyday season traits to the vacation interval. We went a little bit decrease in November, however that is to be anticipated with all people being out for the vacation. Digital assortment is just about the identical. Youth in younger grownup supplies demonstrated, actually had good utilization, puzzle circulation elevated because of the seasonal setting, facility, utilization, stay regular, supporting neighborhood and library program and workers supplied constant reference and know-how help.

“Our winter Wonderland experience has been wonderful. We’ve had great foot traffic through the library. Our holiday crafts and movies has been top notch. Miss Kathy attended one of them. We have changed the room over into, it’s kind of like a palette type layout where we lay the blankets down and the throw pillows and the kiddos just sprawl out on the floor and watch the movie on a projection. So, it turned out to be a pretty good experience. We think we have quite a few adults that say they have enjoyed it as well. I’ve got nothing but good reviews from the public.”

Continuing the Director’s Report, Moore said, “So far, we had huge volunteer numbers. I was going to tell you, we had 322 volunteer hours. SAU students come in and volunteering at the library, whether they’re shelving books, they help set up this beautiful setup, we had SAU baseball come out, we had SAU basketball come out, the SAU students are coming consistently, pretty much every day. We have someone here every day.”

Jim Garrett commented, “That’s kind of a source of pride for us, them using our library that much.”

After the monetary report was accredited and outdated enterprise was mentioned, new enterprise commenced, with dialogue being revamped the Columbia County Library’s Winter Wonderland.

“So, we had a full-on snowball fight in the foyer, and it was the, we had kids. We had adults. It was a blast. But this has been, we had real snow. I don’t know if you felt it when you come through the door, but if you stick your hand in there, it is cold. It like snow. You can build a snowman if you want to. We have had a huge turnout. We’ve had people decorate ornaments. We have had people decorate bookmarks. We had a lady that came in and made a tree, like a Christmas tree. We had nothing but wonderful comments from different city officials. They brought their families. The mayor come by and said it was beautiful setup. He had said he hadn’t seen the library this pretty, ever,” Moore stated.

The assembly ended with congratulating Garrett on his retirement from the Columbia County Library Board.

He served on the board for ten years. “We appreciate your service and your time. Which brings us to when someone leaves the board someone, who has to join the board. And Jennifer and Judge Fields let me know that 2 applications were received. And all those applications, Jennifer and Judge Fields have chosen the application for top, from Todd Duke. And he is going to be recommended now to the Quorum Court in January for them to approve him to become our new board member,” Kathy Sharp said, resulting in the tip of the assembly.

The subsequent Columbia County Library Board assembly might be in January.