Category: All-Library News

The Yankee Doodle Pops will not only broadcast live on Iowa PBS on Friday the 1st at 8:30 PM, but also on Saturday at 3:30 AM, and on Sunday at 1 PM.  Will also broadcast live on Iowa Public Radio Classical, but don’t know about re-runs on that network.  Again, it’s free, so feel free to bring family and friends, blankets, food, and lawn chairs.  https://dmsymphony.org/concerts-events/yankee-doodle-pops/

The shade installers are currently creating footings for the shade structure. Once the footings are in and have cured, they’ll install the structures legs. Once that’s done, the concrete company will come back to pour the patio. It may be up to two weeks before the patio is reopened.

Ciara Wheeler is the winner of our week #4 prize – a gift card to Ace Hardware in Johnston. Please direct Ciara to YS/PS staff to pick up her prize.

Note: Whomever gives Ciara her prize, please write the date picked up and your initials on the envelope; keep the empty envelope and return it to the ASR drawer at the Ref Desk. Thanks!

The adult Media Literacy Training program scheduled for this Saturday, June 25 is cancelled because of a health thing that came up with the presenter.  I have cancelled the event on our calendar and on Facebook. This program did not have registration attached to it, but should you receive calls please pass on this information. Peg will attempt to work with the presenter to reschedule the event, possibly in August or in the fall. Thanks!

Molly and I will be out of town this Thursday so our all-staff meeting will be held next Thursday, June 30th at 8am.

I would like to inform you about the 2022 Des Moines Symphony Yankee Doodle Pops, which will take place on Friday, July 1st, at 8:30 PM on the Iowa State Capitol grounds.  It’s free, so please feel free to bring your friends and family.  It will also be broadcast live on Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio.

https://www.dmsymphony.org/concerts-events/yankee-doodle-pops/

Kinney Carnahan, JPL children’s librarian from 1992 to 2016, passed away last week. I’ve placed an envelope on the magnet board in the break room if you’d like to contribute to sending flowers to her service which will be held next Thursday at 11am at New Hope Methodist Church.

Hey – I’m going on vacation and won’t be in the office after Wednesday. If at all possible, please turn in your time sheets by Wednesday noon and I’ll work on what I can before I leave Wednesday afternoon. If you can’t get it in before that, Eric will double-check it before taking them to City Hall.

Jeannie Gee is the winner of our week #2 prize – a gift card to Cactus Bob’s. Please direct Jeannie to YS/PS staff to pick up her prize.

Note: Whomever gives Jeannie her prize, please write the date picked up and your initials on the envelope; keep the empty envelope and return it to the ASR drawer at the Ref Desk. Thanks!

Tear-out and replacement of the west patio concrete will start next week. The shade structure will be installed soon after.

Our replacement clocks have finally arrived. Assuming they’re going to work, they should show the correct time before we open tomorrow.

This month’s library board meeting will be the last for Megan Tooker. Emily Betz will start her six year term on the board in July. Emily grew up in Johnston and has been a longtime library user.  She worked at the Grimes Public Library from 2010 to 2012. She is currently Business Liaison for Des Moines Area Community College.

Leah Johnson has won this week’s ASR prize, a $10 gift card to Big Acai. The gift card is located at the Ref Desk. Please direct Leah to a PS/YS staff person to pick up her prize.

The library has purchased a new keyboard that can be used by patrons in the library. A patron with macular degeneration explained that the larger font and the white on black contrast is helpful.

The keyboard is at the Ref Desk on a shelf under the Brother Printer. Power off the public PC the patron wants to use and unplug the existing keyboard. Plug in the EZSee keyboard USB cable and then power up the PC and the keyboard should be recognized.

Artists will be dropping off their art walk paintings over the next couple of weeks. They can be placed in my office.

The Parks Department has asked me to check if any part-time library staff would like a few extra hours helping with senior programming at Crown Point. They’re looking for help Thursday and Friday from 3pm-5pm and possibly some weekend hours. Let me know if you’re interested.