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Our regular staff meeting will be held this Thursday at 8am. We will cover the PAC in detail, do our usual discussion, then have our annual volunteer breakfast.

Hello!

Just a little reminder that timesheets are due today, Wednesday, May 14.

Thank you,

Missy

The recent webinar on dealing with difficult patrons along with dozens of other archived State Library classes are available via the link below.

http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/c-d/continuing-ed/conted-ials/archives-webinar

I have changed the PC Reservation validation rules to allow children with “full-service” cards (that is, a parent has signed the library card application) to use the Games PCs even if their cards have expired and/or they owe more than $10.00.

The rules now read:

• If the patron owes more than $10, restrict usage to the Games PCs.
• If the patron card has expired, restrict usage to the Games PCs.
• If the Internet/No Internet area is not equal to Internet, restrict usage to the Games PCs.

Do not issue a second “Games Only” card to a child patron with a “full-services” card.  If his card isn’t allowing him to use the Games PCs, let me know, and I will fix it so it will work.

Dreama

We’ve made some changes to how the public will use the Games and Internet PCs.  The following changes are effective Monday, May 12:

• The Games PCs now require a library card or guest card.  Children ages 5 through 14 may now obtain a Games Computers Only library card without parental signature.  Please direct the child to the Circulation Desk to complete the new yellow application form.
• If a child is visiting friends or relatives and will not be visiting long enough or frequently enough to obtain a library card, you can sign the child on to one of the Games PCs as a guest:  Patron: Games1 / PIN: 6700 or Patron: Games2 / PIN: 6700.  Do not give the information to the child; type the information into the PC Reservation login screen yourself.
• Guest passes printed from PC Reservation are to be used only for patrons with Internet permission.  A guest pass is valid on all public PCs.  Therefore, it should not be given to Games Only users.
• The YS 1-5 and Stations 1-12 have now been combined into a single area which means that anyone who has Internet permission may use any of the 17 PCs.  This area is now called Internet PCs.
• Each user has a total of 90 minutes of PC use per day.  The Internet PC sessions are 90 minutes long, and they may be extended for people working on projects.  The Games PC sessions are 30 minutes long.  A Games PC user can log in multiple times until he has used all 90 minutes.  Children with Internet permission have a total of 90 minutes across both areas.  For example, a child could spend 20 minutes on a Games PC and 70 minutes of an Internet PC.
• I eliminated the step where users have to Accept the Internet Use Agreement.  Once a patron enters his barcode/PIN, he is taken directly to the PC desktop.

If you have any questions about these changes, please let me know.

Dreama

All staff – the certificates for the KOTG contest will be kept at circ desk. 

The contestants for the kite contest just receive a certificate. They are in one pile.

However, the winners for the Kite Poetry contest all receive a gift cardin addition to the certificate.  There are 3 poetry winners and the gift cards are paperclipped to their certificate.  These are in a separate pile.

I’m going home early.  Call me at 250-1539 with any questions.

thanks!

Cheryl

Here is the direct link to Kites On The Green.

Click on Schedule if you wish to view the schedule.  I’ve also printed out several schedules and scattered them throughout the building for your convience.  Let me know if something else would be helpful for you as well before Saturday arrives.

Thanks everyone!

Cheryl

Please turn in your timesheet today, Wednesday, April 30th.

Thank you!

Missy

Lori E. found the bike stamp for the passports we used last year. It is in one of the drawers at circ.

Hello Team,

New book displays feature graphic novel/comic books and gardening. The display cases will have a wonderful comic book collection from Richard Collum.

May is National Bike Month and Bike To Work Week is May 12-16. To celebrate bike month the Des Moines Bike Collective gave us bike passports to handout to customers. The bike passports are located at the northend of the circulation desk along with DOT bike maps, bookmarks, and bike safety handouts.

Just like last year, customers will ask us to mark their passport book. I couldn’t find the stamp we used last year so just mark “Johnston Library” and initial it. For more information about Bike Month click on the link below.

http://bikemonthiowa.com/

Thanks,

Karla

Beginning Tuesday April 29, change for the copier/printer will be given from the cash register.  Enter your ID code and a ‘No sale’  transaction to open the cash drawer.  Public Services should direct anyone needing change to the Circulation desk as the blue Public Services change bag is no longer available.

Additional change is also still available from the black change bag in Maurine’s desk and can be used if you need change for the Foundation bag.   Please do not make Foundation change from the cash register.

Please see Dreama or Maurine if you have questions about making or giving change.

Maurine

The weather radio has a broken antennae. I’ll be picking up a new one in the next couple of days.

Eric

Just a reminder that all staff are invited to attend the “Dealing With Difficult Patrons” webinar Wednesday 9:30 – 11 in the meeting room.

To keep printing costs down, when printing to the Xerox please print in black and white whenever possible. 

Adult audiobooks are being shifted to create space and to add a section at the end of audiobook nonfiction for oversized audiobooks. These items will have a shelf-location of “Oversized”

The food bin for donating to the Johnston Partnership is now in place between the main entry doors. Kelly Renfrow from the Partnership will pick-up donations as needed.

We had a board book bin break today.  So, the boxes that are marked “Littles” are now “Littles” and Board books due to having to combine 3 bins into 2 bins.  If you have questions on this ask Dreama or Cheryl or Kinney.

Check out the new lounge chairs and lego table in the northwest corner of the YS area.

Just sending out a quick reminder about bad weather since we have been blessed with many new staff members.

When a tornado watch is issued for Polk County, we have signs at Circ that state we are under a tornado watch.  These are posted on the front door, at circ, and at Ref.

When a warning occurs, here is what happends:

1. Circ locks the front doors and posts a sign on doors saying we are closed due to weather.

2. Circ Staff put the phone on night ring and makes an announcement the building is closed due to weather and all patrons MUST immediately go into the tornado shelter which is the restrooms.

3. Public Services sweeps the building and requires everyone to enter into the restrooms.  All patrons must go in or leave the building.

4. Please remember to grab the emergency buckets located at Youth Services; Reference; and Circ.  These buckets have coloring sheets, flashlights, etc. to help. 

5. Public Services staff will grab a laptop computer to watch the weather and news to help know when the warning is over.  PS wil also watch the outside doors for stragglers, etc.

All batteries in all flashlights have been replaced.  Please refer to the Emergency Manual in Eric’s office for more information and location of all flashlights and emergency kits.