Reset Millennium Due date for 7/6/2009

Please rest Millennium per Fred Schumacher's email below to correct the due date for the July 4th weekend:

The closed dates calendar in III has been reset to include July 5th. Please restart your Millennium sessions as soon as possible, so it will recognize the new closed dates and stop giving July 5th as a due date.

Thanks.
Fred Shumacher

Many thanks for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
Charlie Murray
Acting Branch Manager, LOO

FY 2009 Book Sale Money

Please see note from Gina Stemmer today (Friday 6/19/2009) about end of FY 2009 Book sale money:

This to remind everyone that all deposits and book sales through June 29^th must be in the Financial Services office by June 30^th to ensure that they are processed to close FY2009. Any deposits and book sales submitted after June 30^th will be carried into the FY2010 budget.

Your assistance with this effort is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,

Charlie Murray, LOO Acting Branch Manager

Independence Day Holiday 2009

For the Independence Day Holiday in 2009, HPL will be closed for the entire weekend (Friday 7/3/2009 is the official city holiday; Saturday 7/4/2009; and Sunday 7/5/2009).

The Looscan Neighborhood Library will be closed on Friday 7/3/2009 and Saturday 7/4/2009. Should customers call to inquire about our 4th of July holiday hours, please inform them that we will be closed for both Friday (7/3/2009) and Saturday (7/4/2009).

Many thanks for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
Charlie Murray
Acting Branch Manager LOO

HPL Policy on Children in the Workplace

Please see memo from Dr Lawson, HPL Library Director, concerning HPL policy about children in the workplace:

Please note that children may not be brought to the workplace in lieu of day care. They may participate in the Summer Reading Program and other library activities. However, children will not be allowed in the parent's or care giver's woprk area, staff lounges, or left alone for long periods of time in any part of the library.

Thanks for your cooperation.


Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director


Many thanks for your kind and immediate attention in this matter.

Sincerely,
Charlie Murray
Acting Branch Manager LOO

Rash of customer car break-ins at NL

Please see email from Gina Stemmer below asking nieghborhood libraries to be more vigilant due to a rash of car break-ins recently:

"There has been a rash of car break-ins and attempted thefts at several of our locations. In order to deter this activity, those locations with security guards should have them patrol the parking lot regularly. For those without security, it would be beneficial to have staff check the parking area when possible. Any increased visibility of staff or public can discourage potential car thieves.

Thank you,Gina"

Many thanks for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
Charlie Murray

Branch Manager's Meeting on 6/11/2009

The following points were addressed at the monthly June meeting of the Neighborhood Library's Branch Managers Meeting fyi:

I. Bi-Lingual pay (Meller Langord, Deputy Director, Public Services)

A. New policies and procedures effectice on 7/1/2009

B. Employees eligible for bilingual pay:
1. World Language Center
2. Technical Services
3. NL Hubs
(a) specific hubs: Alief, Carnegie, Park Place, Ring, Stanaker, & Walter
(b) criteria used in determining hubs
i. geographic location
ii. ethnicity
iii. languages spoken in community
(c) Employees receiving bilingual pay are expected to put their talents to use HPL
system wide
i. reference
ii. circulation
iii. programming
iv. training for citizenship classes

II. After-hours contact information (Jason Stephens, Planning & Facilities)

A. List of branch contact information in hierarchical order with updated phone numbers
given
B. Location specific passcodes to be developed

III. FY 09 Statistics (Ann Otto, Planning & Evaluation Coordinator)
A. Please be advised that FY 09 stats are in July

IV. Safety Committee (Laurie Covington, Collier Branch Manager)
A. Introduction: Consultants judged HPL staff poorly prepared or knowledgeable about city
of Houston and HPL safety policies and procedures
B. HPL asks all Branch Managers to include some public safety item on their monthly staff
meeting agendas
C. If there is a specific staff member who is rapidly enthusiastic about public safety, that staff
member may be asked to volunteer to held staff preparedness

V. NL Announcements (Gina Stemmer, Chief, NL)
A. Discussion about training staff at certain HPL locations (Looscan, Stella Link) for issuing
citation for violations of handicapped parking
B. programmed-focused televisions and dvds have been bought for NL.
C. FY 09 Annual Reports are due in July.

VI. Supervisor's Training (Roosevelt Weeks, Deputy Director for Administration) for
Summer 2009 Summer Jobs for Youth Project Handbook

Many thanks for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
Charlie Murray
LOO Acting Branch Manager