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Timesheets due
Hello,
Please turn in your timesheet today.
Thank you,
Missy
PTO Request Forms
Please place completed PTO request forms in the basket on my desk until further notice.
Thanks
Staff Night Out – Jazz in July this Sunday the 12th
Molly Mauer (JPL’s new Assistant Director) and her husband, Ben, will be joining us at JPL’s Staff Night Out this coming Sunday, July 12th at Greenwood Park.
Maurine’s Address
Before Maurine left this morning I had her update her Polaris account with her new address.
The Xeriox Printer Is Back Online
You can once again resume printing to the Xerox printer. It was just feeling a little sad about Maurine’s departure and needed some TLC.
Xerox Printer Currently Not Available
The Xerox printer is not currently working. Please direct your print projects to another printer or hold off until the printer is fixed (later today).
If you need help sending a project to a different printer, let me know.
Thanks for your patience.
Printable PTO Forms
PTO/Leave Request forms are now accessible via the Printables menu. Please print more if the supply kept with the timesheets runs out.
Sheila’s new email address
Sheila’s email address is now olson@johnstonlibary.com. Please update your things.
Leave/PTO Request Forms
Some notes about the leave/PTO request forms:
- The forms are no longer the triplicate, pink, yellow, and white forms we’ve been using. They’re one sheet. Staff will not receive a copy of their approved leave request form. A sheet detailing each staff members PTO usage and accrual is kept in the black folder with the leave request forms.
- Staff who do not accrue PTO can request unpaid timeoff by contacting their supervisor (they do not need to complete a leave request form).
Desk Stats – Revised
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
I’ve revised the paper Desk/Reference Stat Form and made it available via the intranet under the “Printables” menu. This is a new version the sheet located at each desk that has been used to record patron interactions.
As I mentioned at the staff meeting yesterday, we’ll begin using the overlay in the bottom right corner of the intranet on Wednesday, July 1 to record these interactions. Stats can either be entered into the intranet as patron interactions occur or recorded on the new paper Desk/Reference Stat form to be entered into the intranet at a later time.
Please take a look at the instructions under the “help” in the upper right corner of the overlay. Please also review the stat categories (they’re quite different than those we’ve been recording) and let me know if you have questions or suggestions for better phrasing.
Ebook Consortium Merger – WILBOR + NEIBORS
From the State Library:
In the interest of bringing the best service to our customers, the Iowa library community, we have merged the two existing downloadable eBook and audiobook consortia, WILBOR and NEIBORS, into one system. We have named this new consortium “Bridges: Iowa’s eLibrary”. It will provide the same eBook and audiobook service that you have come to expect from OverDrive. Iowa Library Services has signed a 6 year contract with OverDrive to provide this service. We anticipate Bri dges will launch by July 20, 2015. Both NEIBORS & WILBOR sites will be fully functional until then. There will be no gap in service.
FAQ’s for Bridges: Iowa’s eLibrary are available here: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/c-d/download/bridges/bridges-faq
Workroom Reorganization
A 3D model of the workroom reorganization plan is linked below. Mouse wheel zooms in and out. Mouse click-and-drag rotates. Mouse click+shift pans. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
https://sketchfab.com/models/00645146c7d440378cf79c4340327554
Public Services Librarian Posting
The Public Services Librarian position has been posted on the bulletin board by the staff mailboxes.
Cheryl
Cheryl Heid has accepted the Library Director position at the Grimes Public Library. Her last day at JPL will be Friday, July 10th. Her work ethic, humor, and experience will be greatly missed. Information on going-away proceedings forthcoming.
Staff Meeting Minutes + Laptops
Our staff meeting will be held this Thursday at 8am.
We are in need of one or two additional laptops for the staff meeting. If you have one you can bring let me know.
This Saturday – Green Days
Just a reminder that while the Library will not be open for regular service on Saturday June 20, all staff will still be working their regular schedules that day as we will be helping with the Green Days crafts from 1:00-4:00. Staff should come in at your regularly scheduled time and work on your regularly assigned activities until such time as you might be needed in the meeting room. Circulation staff should empty the book drop and begin check in (Dreama will give you instruction about the handling of holds).
Desk Stats
Beginning in July, we will collect desk stats via the Intranet rather than with the paper forms currently located at each desk. On the Intranet, you should now see an overlay in the bottom right corner. Please take a look at the “help” document accessible via the red link above the top right corner of the overlay. I’m looking for feedback on functionality at this point–let me know what you think about how it works. We will discuss definitions of the four categories (which are quite different than those we currently use) at the June staff meeting.
Office Supplies
I will be taking over office supply ordering (at least temporarily) in the new fiscal year. If you have office supply needs or see that something has run out or is running low, please let me know.
Kitchen Cleanup and First Aid
To make this message easier to access, I’m posting to the Intranet as well as the email you already received.
It’s time for the semi-annual staff kitchen clean-up. Although, this time it should be pretty easy.
To make the First Aid Kit and Safety poster more visible and accessible to staff and volunteers, they have been moved from the staff kitchen to the workroom. The First Aid Kit is now in the drawer immediately to the LEFT of the workroom sink and the safety poster is above the sink.
Everyone has been doing a great job of marking their items and taking care of them as needed – thank you. Thus, this semi-annual cleanup should be a snap. I will be cleaning the kitchen area on Wednesday, June 10th, so please take care of whatever you need to by June 9th.
Here’s what I won’t be doing:
1. messing with anyone’s basket or shelf – I’m leaving that up to you to take care of
2. throwing away anything with someone’s name on it – again, I’m leaving that up to you
Here’s what I will be doing:
1. searching through the refrigerator and freezer for unmarked food items that are past their prime and throwing them away
2. looking through the shelves that hold items for ALL of us and throwing away expired, broken, or damaged items, etc.
3. removing any containers from the refrigerator that are not marked with a staff person’s name, cleaning them and setting them on the counter for the owner to handle
4. cleaning up the refrigerator, counter tops, tops of cupboards, vacuuming, etc. – basically just making everything look clean and tidy.
Thanks,
Peg