Author: Eric Melton

Adventure Passes are now limited to Johnston residents. This change does not affect existing reservations by out-of-towners. The software is not sophisticated enough at this point to allow rural Polk County patrons. Please refer any rural patrons to me.

There is a notepad by the volunteer log in workroom. If you or a patron notice an area that needs to be straightened or shelf read, can you please enter it on the notepad and be as specific as possible with the call numbers? The shelvers, volunteers and I will be checking this notebook daily.

Please register here > https://www.johnstonlibrary.com/events/?event_page=registration&did=32665

Are you intimidated at the thought of helping romance readers? Whether your readers are fans of category romances or paranormal romances, let NoveList and LibraryReads break down the best romance has to offer your readers — from bouncing back to secret babies.

The staff printer is out of order again. Please send print jobs to a different printer until the staff printer is fixed again.

The toner waste container has been replaced. The staff printer is back in service. 5/24/19 lf

The bad news is that in working on our browse genres on the website I lost all of our staff picks. 

The good news is that you can now add staff picks via the website. If you’re logged in, you’ll see an “add to staff picks” link below each book (books only). Click the link to add your favorites to the staff picks page. Your first name will be recorded to be used on a coming feature where patrons can view a list of picks limited to a particular staff member. Plus, you will get rewarded with a small affirmation each time you choose a book. 

https://www.johnstonlibrary.com/pac/?pac_page=browse&item_type=book&genre[]=21

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/arts/design/chicago-public-housing.html

The staff printer got (another) new fuser is up and running again.

I’ve placed a service call, and a Premier technician will be in today to fix the problem. In the meantime, if you need assistance printing to the Youth Services printer, please let me know.

Update: The printer is back in service.

I’ve placed a service call, and a Premier technician will be in today to fix the problem. In the meantime, if you need assistance printing to the Youth Services printer, please let me know.

Article on the Des Moines Register web site about the Sensory Spaces program.

YS is now accepting your egg cartons. While we are grateful for any, we would especially appreciate the cardboard variety. Thanks!

Exciting news to announce–

Kathleen has accepted the Director position at Van Meter Public Library. Her last day will be May 23. Best of luck to Kathleen at her new gig!

David Wilwerding, Johnston’s Community Development Director, sent the report linked below ahead of a Comprehensize Plan meeting that will take place Monday. The report includes interseting data about who lives in Johnston–their race, education, income, etc.–and how that’s changing as well as the makeup of the city’s housing stock and other information. It even has a point about the Library!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kzbTV9oSsi_IsuYFqw3se_M2rTgQ4zLc

Megan B. has accepted a full-time position at the Hawkeye Community College Library. She’ll be moving to the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area in June. Her last day with us will be June 3rd. Congrats Megan!

Yep, I’m asking for you to get your time sheets turned in early AGAIN. My daughter is graduating college on Friday night the 10th and I’m taking Saturday off to celebrate with her.

Thank you for being diligent in getting your time sheets turned in – and proofing them before you do so. As always, send me an email if you need me to pay attention to something on your time sheet.

You may have heard already that our own Megan B. will be serving as our AmeriCorps member this summer. She’ll be doing a lot of outreach–at parks, free lunch sites, and community events–and helping with summer reading sign-ups and programs. Rachel Vaughan will fill Megan’s circulation hours during June and July.

For the fourth year, the JPL Foundation is organizing a 5k to raise funds for library projects. This year’s run/walk will be held at Terra Lake Park on Saturday, June 15th at 7am. Online registration and more information is available online via the link below. Paper registration forms are also on display above the inside book return–in-person registrants can pay by check, cash, or card via the book sale iPad. 

https://foundation.johnstonlibrary.com/?page=5k

We’ve purchased two Des Moines Children’s Museum passes to add to our Adventure Pass collection. They’ll be available for checkout sometime this week. The museum is located at Valley West Mall. See photos and get more details at https://dsmchildrensmuseum.com/

Clarification added in caps:

Theft of bikes, scooters, and other property–taken from patrons inside or outside the library–should be reported BY THE PATRON to the police department. If needed, Molly or I will work with PD to review surveillance video and help identify suspects.