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Just a reminder that while the Library will not be open for regular service on Saturday June 18, all staff will still be working their regular schedules that day as they will be helping with the Green Days crafts from 1:00-4:00.  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 (Molly will give you instruction about the handling of holds).  

The library will be closed and no one will work on Sunday June 19.

Here is the nitty gritty of the 2016 Adult Summer Reading Program so you can answer questions, if necessary:

Adult Summer Reading Instructions for Reference Staff

1. Have patrons sign-up in the Sign-Up book at the Reference Desk. Patrons must be 18 to participate in Adult Summer Reading Program. Official Sign up begins June 6^th but we may start as early as June 2^nd when kids start coming in.
2. Have patrons take a punch card and the Adult Summer Reading Bookmark with the schedule on back. Tell patrons they can pick and choose what they like to do to earn chances to win prizes.  If they want additional stuff, i.e. quizzes or book reviews they can take those items. They are located toward the left of the reference desk.
3. Each activity is good for one entry into the level one prize drawing.  Activities include:
   • Reading or listening to a book—just take their word for it
   • Completing a book review book mark
   • Completing a Trivia Quiz
   • Attending an adult program—just take their word for it
   • Submitting a name in the Name the Man Contest—just take their word for it.

  4.      When a patron brings Summer Reading Material back, punch their punch card using the punch located in the drawer labeled Summer Reading(beneath the summer reading display). 

  6.    Have patron write name and phone number on a red ticket in the summer reading drawer and place it in the “Tickets Please” glass jar.

  7. When a patron has filled up an entire punch card with three punches, they can put the punch card in one of the Grand Prize paint buckets of their choice. Make sure their name and phone number are on it. Patrons can have as many punch cards as they want.

  8.      Place returned items in Summer Reading Drawer. (book marks, quizzes) Beth will handle these when she works.

  9.      Don’t worry about checking the answers for quizzes. If a patron completes a quiz, they get a ticket. If a patron does want to see the correct answer for their quiz, the Answer Key is in the Sign-Up book.

Please ask me if you have questions. Grand prizes are located behind the Circulation Desk and there will also be 10 $10 dollar gift cards drawn from the “tickets please” jar. 

Thanks, 

Beth and Public Services

The results of Johnston’s 2016 special census are now official. New numbers reveal that Johnston’s current population is 20,460. That is an 18.4 percent increase since 2010 and a 137 percent increase since 2000.

More details at:

http://catalog.johnstonlibrary.com/staff/drupal/sites/default/files/users/emelton/DP-1%20General%20Demographic%20Characteristics%20Johnston%20IA%20-%20Special%20Census%201-9-16.pdf

Maryann forwarded me the link to the ALA “trends” webpage she showed at yesterday’s meeting. I’ve included a link to that as well as our current strategic plan below.

http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/future/trends

http://www.cityofjohnston.com/DocumentCenter/View/203

POLK, IA

A Samsung smartphone was left at computer 8 today (5/26) around lunchtime. It will be locked up with the money. 

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/06/quiet-in-the-library-working-with-introverted-personalities/

You have 3 options for scanning documents from the new Xerox printers:

1. Scan to USB drive.  This option works the same as it did before. Tap the Workflow Scanning icon to get started.
2. Scan to e-mail. Tap the e-mail icon, choose an e-mail address, tap OK, and press Start.
3. Scan to a network folder. On the server, there is a folder called Scans.  I added this folder to your computers as the S: drive.  Tap the Scan icon and press Start.  The document will be saved to the S: drive using the default file name of  Scan-[year][month][day]-[hour][minute][second].pdf.  You have the option of renaming the file before you press Start.

The new staff printers (Xerox WorkCentre 7225 in the workroom; Xerox WorkCentre 6655 in Youth Services) have two separate printers for black & white and color.  Instead of going to Printer Properties to uncheck the black & white option, you’ll choose the Color printer instead.

The existing Xerox 7225 printer that is installed on your PC will only print in black & white.  Lori F. will be installing the color option on Tuesday.

Thanks

Nonfiction and biography DVDs and Blu-Rays are now set to check out for 2 weeks.  The TV genre also checks out for 2 weeks.  All other genres (Act/Adv, Children, Family, Drama, etc.) continue to have a 1-week loan period.  Fiction mini-series will be moving to the TV genre over the next few weeks.

This month’s all-staff meeting this Thursday will be held from 8am-10am. Maryann Mori from Iowa Library Services will conduct a strategic plan input session. 

 We will open, as usual, at 9am this day. If you’re scheduled to work a public desk, you’ll leave the meeting at 8:50 to open and start your regular work.

Today a group of students setup a bake sale on library property. They said they had been told by a library staff member that they could sell items as long as it was outside the library. Groups cannot sell or solicit donations on library property (inside or outside) without permission from Eric. This is addressed in the Conduct in the Library Policy. Selling or fundraising is prohibited in the Meeting Rooms per the Meeting Room Policy. Please see Eric or Molly with questions.

We are having two new printers installed late Monday morning. Expect public and staff printing to be down for a time. If you absolutely need to print during the installation, send your job to the printer on the Tech Services counter: HP LaserJet Professional P1606dn

When Janene was in yesterday (Wednesday 5/18) to volunteer in the book drop room she noticed her stock pile of boxes.  She feels she has plenty at this time, so there is no need to save any boxes for her until further notice.  Thank you!

The adult paperbacks (PB AUT) will be joining the New Arrivals.  Starting today, Technical Services will add the Shelf Location “New” to the mass market paperbacks we catalog.

The chart included below shows holds placed each month since migrating to Polaris in November 2013. The dotted line shows the trend which is increasing steadily.