Overdrive Handouts

Additional (and much more detailed) handouts for Overdrive can be found at the HPL Staff Training Portal.

Check Item Status Log

I created a Check Item Status Log so that we don't duplicate our efforts to scan everything and clean up our collection.  Feel free to edit the form as necessary.  The link can be found under "Useful Links" in the side menu.

Door Count

Sunday, April 19th begins our Spring door count week, which will run through Saturday, April 25th. Door count is a process where we count two things: 1. Visitors on an hourly basis and 2. All In-house reference and circulating materials use on a daily basis. This means we need to check the gate count every hour and count pick ups.

LOO/MNT Meeting Notes 3/30/15 & 3/31/15

Updates from Manager’s Meeting:

Staff Development Day
When: May 1st
Where: GRB
Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
Attendance is Mandatory
Carpooling is suggested
More information to follow

LMS Update
Esther Reyes is now Manager of Circulation Administration
Sara Karow is responsible for collection selection and balance
Materials will be fully processed. Beginning of fiscal year

SPACES Update
Library Rules - Branches will receive a copy soon
Electronic cigarettes – City doesn’t have a ban, so HPL cannot yet ban them

List of repairs:
MNT - Re-carpet meeting room floor
New teen and juvenile furniture
Re-upholster all furniture
LOO - Re-upholster all furniture

AV equipment: those who know how train the others. If no-one knows how call IT

Weeding Pilot
Involves coordinating: FIDS; Friends; Systematic; Enforce Procedures; Schedule Rotation; Improve communication
Usually alternates 1 week for Central; then two weeks for NL
Approval from LMS for weeding (other than condition)
Box count – update every Friday
Box – like items should be together; don’t over-fill
Sara Karow will be resending guidelines
Never weed a ‘Stacks’ item without approval (STX or S)

Announcements:
Job openings
More coming
Let Melissa, Leonore or Laurie know
Be sure to update info on application, such as dates, etc.

Training
Training Request / Approval Form (handout) for classes that cost
TMS – must be approved or staff will be dropped.
Training Portal has videos on serials, etc.

MYLINK stories
Collect stories
How HPL has made a difference

Service Animals
Only two questions we may ask:
“Is this animal required because of a disability?”
“What work or task has this animal been trained to perform?”

OPEN ENROLLMENT
By April 15th
Must select, or you will be put in the highest paying one.

PROGRAMMING AT LOO/MNT
Knitting and Crochet – added to Looscan on Mondays, Cynthia and Melissa
Computer Classes – Luis or Leonore will do Looscan’s in the interim: Renee will do Montrose’s classes and Melissa will be the backup.
Any ideas for programs are welcome!