The POD

The POD in the parking lot will be picked up Friday. Leave a few spaces open around it on Friday morning.

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From earlier today

I saw Kinney at the Franklin Library in Des Moines this morning, and she says hi to everyone.  She enjoyed her birthday and the wishes from all!

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Book Displays in the Library Are Back!

Book displays in the library are back again. During check-in, if an item comes back with a shelf location of Adult Displays, please place it on the Public Services display shelf and a member of PS will grab it. 

Thank you!

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Phone found

Found a phone in YS on 2/24. It is in the money cabinet.

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Timesheets Due Early

Please have timesheets completed and turned in by Noon, Wednesday, February 28*. I’m going to be out of the office March 1-4 and need to double-check them before I leave town.

Thanks,

Peg

*If this early deadline is inconvenient just let me know and we’ll work it out.

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All Tax Forms Have Arrived

All tax forms that were ordered have now been received. The forms are on the Ref Desk counter near the public phone.

1040 EZ

1040 and instructions

1040A and instructions

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Leave Outgoing Mail at the Circ Desk

The outgoing mail basket will be at the Circ Desk.

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Volunteer Log is behind the Circ Desk

In case anyone asks in the next few days, the volunteer log is behind the Circ Desk on a temporary basis.

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Timesheets Due This Week

Friendly reminder to have your completed timesheets and PARS turned in so that I can double-check them on Saturday.

Thanks!

Peg

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More Local Option Sales & Services Tax Information

Janet, the city’s communications coordinator, put together a handout with information about the local option sales and services tax coming up for a vote  in Polk County next month.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1invc7b0uF5xhG-juV945KqoP5h2OnK-p/view?usp=sharing

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PCs Carpeting – Week 2 [UPDATE}

All public PCs are up and runnning at their home locations. (No, the video is not of me as a kid.)  

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March all-staff meeting moving to Thursday, March 29th.

Megan, Beth, and I will are attending an out of town conference in March. I’m moving the all staff meeting to the week after we return: Thursday, March 29th.

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Winter Weather Advisory

From Polk County Emergency Management:

A winter weather advisory will be effect from 9 pm this evening to 9 am Friday morning. Snow accumulations from 2-5 inches with the varient of banding snow causing localized amounts up to 8 inches. Winds increasing from 15 to 25 mph which will create areas ofblowing and drifting snow. Plan on slippery road conditions and reduced visibilities at times affecting Friday morning commute. Another round of light snow expected Friday eveningthrough Saturday afternoon with accumulations up to 4 inches south of I-80. Travel impactswill be through Saturday including wind chills of -7 for Saturday and Sunday morning.

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Thursday Night Book Club

Beth is moving the Thursday Night Book club to the West Meeting Room tonight due to the re-carpeting project.

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PCs – Carpeting Week 1 [UPDATED]

UPDATE: 4 additional PCS added near adult music CDs (see updated image below)

 

Today, I moved three PCs (10, 11, 13) into Study Room 2 to create a temporary computer lab—the door should be kept open.

 PC 9 has been moved into Study Room 4.

 The only remaining PCs that are currently inactive are the Youth Computer Lounge PCs and YS 7.

The movers suggested that it may be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week before we’re able to move all of the adult PCs back home. 

 

The image below shows all of the public PCs currently available. All are on the west/adult half of the building

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Overheard in the Library

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Moving boxes

The moving boxes for staff to pack up items in preparation for recarpeting are on the counter behind the checkout desk. 

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Carpet Snafu

The carpet installer mistakenly ordered blue and green accent colors for the Youth Services area that were shown in an early draft of the carpet plan. These will be installed but will be replaced with the seafoam accents whenever they arrive. 

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Desk Stats

If you help a patron choose a book, use an online resource, use a computer, print a document, or answer a reference question, please remember to track the interaction via the overlay in the bottom right corner of the JPL Intranet. 

Please take a look at the “help” document accessible via the red link above the top right corner of the overlay if you have questions. 

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Jeans Weeks

Just a reminder that today through 2/25 are jeans days.

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