Author: Eric Melton

Today the Simplex alarm started going off about every 5 minutes alerting us that the smoke detector in the storage room of the meeting room is dirty. Eric stopped in and cleaned it out. Hopefully that takes care of the problem.

Peg

Do you have a bunch of old neckties hanging out around your house. (Sure, we all do, right?) If you are looking to repurpose those old ties, Youth Services would love to have them! We will be using them Tuesday, July 10! Thanks!

Belin Quartet Moved Indoors due to HEAT

If Patrons ask, please let them know this new information.

Thanks!

A car key with a Honda key ring was left on the chairs by the newspapers on Friday evening around 5:00pm. It is locked up in the grey cabinet. 

 Marcia will be cleaning the library several days each week starting tonight as part of Shawn’s crew.

Our next fiscal year (FY20) starts July 1. Information about wage increases has been placed in your boxes.

I went to Your Library yesterday for the first time! Not only was I impressed with everything! You have such a great staff! They
helped me with everything you can think of! Just wanted too personally say Thanks! Rick Smith Des Moines Iowa

2019 Yankee Doodle Pops will take place on Wednesday, July 3rd, at 8:30 PM on the Iowa State Capitol grounds.  It’s free, and feel free to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and food.  https://dmsymphony.org/events/des-moines-symphonys-26th-annual-yankee-doodle-pops/.

We are starting a new summer series in July at Lauridsen Ampitheater at Waterworks Park in Des Moines, and we are performing on July 14th and 28th, each at 7:30 PM.  Those concerts are free too, so I hope you all can make it.  https://dmsymphony.org/events/renee-elise-goldsberry/.     https://dmsymphony.org/events/renee-elise-goldsberry/. 

Keegan Oppewall’s wallet with his ID & JPL card (no money) was found today near the self-check-out. The phone # on file didn’t work so I emailed the email address on file. It is locked up where we keep the money drawers. I asked him to bring another form of ID (if possible, since we have his).

The smoke detector closest to the staff entrance has gone bad. As we wait for a replacement, the fire panels by the staff door and the main entrance may beep (the guy said only once every 24 hours). Press the ACK button to silence the beeping.

I know it’s been hot and humid in the building. The work required to update the software that controls our HVAC will be complete by 7/1. This should make temps in the building much more consistent. 

Quick reminder to double-check the hours you enter on your time sheet with your hours scheduled in WTW. Bring any descrepancies to your supervisor’s attention. Thanks!

The air pressure in the building is making it hard to open the staff door. Our HVAC has been called and will be in soon.

Patrons have been asking about Maisy and when she will return from vacation. I have replaced the “Maisy is on vacation” sign with a sign that tells patrons that Maisy has passed away. 

Hey all, 

PS is looking for a current staff member to help with child care activities for children of adults attending ESL. The position would be every Thursday from 5:15pm to 8:15pm. No ESL experience is necessary. Peg has worked with YS to put together a schedule of activities to keep kids occupied and engaged for the two-hour class. Activities include short Kanopy movies, blocks, crafts, coloring, etc. The only requirements for this position include an age requirement of 21 or over,  a person who is not currently scheduled to work on Thursdays already, and the ability to have fun hanging out with kids. If you’re interested, please send Beth an email. 

Beginning readers will now be color-coded according to reading level. You’ll see new books with a colored label under the spine label. Eventually, we’ll re-do all beginning readers to match this new system that will make it easier for parents to find books that match their child’s reading level.

The seven levels are:

Red – Reading concepts

Yellow – Level 1

Green – Level 2

Blue – Level 3

Purple – Level 4

Orange – Biographies

Pink – Nonfiction

Mediacom will send someone on-site to resolve problem with signal. Tech person may be here tonight, but it may be morning before they have someone to send. I’ll have more details in an hour or so.

Folks can use the PCs to create a Word document or print from a flash drive, etc. Anything that doesn’t involve the Internet.

No Internet also means no Wi-Fi. Public catalogs won’t work, but staff can access catalogs and Adventure Passes from staff PCs.

From Rachel:

After three long years of yogurt drops and rolling around the library, Maisy the hamster passed away peacefully with a treat between her paws. While her side completely healed as time went on, she started to show her age and wasn’t moving around as easily, or eating as much. In her last few days, I had to feed Maisy by hand as she could no longer reach the inside of her food bowl.

Maisy received a candle-lit funeral and is now buried beside my house next to Sherb.