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Everyone has been doing a great job handing in their timesheets with columns/rows tallied and accurate and attaching their completed PARs. 

So, let’s try having a deadline of Friday, January 22 at noon this payperiod. 

If you can get your timesheet into the green folder before then, I’ll start working on them on Thursday and get done what I can.  My deadline is to have them on Eric’s desk 8 am on Monday.

If you questions with PTO or Holiday pay, just ask.

Thanks,

Peg

Tax info is now available on our website. We are NOT a location for AARP tax aide this year, but Urbandale Library and Northwest Community Center are locations, among other places. We will be getting a limited number of paper Federal forms. We cannot say when the forms will arive–they get here when they get here. The State no longer prints paper forms. Paper State forms are available at the Hoover building and paper Federal forms are available at the Federal Building. 

Link to tax info on our site is here: http://www.cityofjohnston.com/index.aspx?NID=558

Ask Lori F. is you have questions.  

The form used to acknowledge donations (not memorials) has been updated, see below.  The form is now 1/4 page, two-sided and will be printed in black and white.  It is no longer necessary for JPL to keep a copy of this donation form.  The forms will be stored in the same location (under the card catalog drawers at Circ).

When patrons bring in a donation, offer them a receipt.  Complete the receipt and give to the patron.

Thanks,

Peg

Hey all, 

Reminder that the staff party is this Friday. 515 is a very relaxed environment–I hope you will like it. They don’t serve food, but they allow people to bring in their own (which people do all the time). 

If anyone is interested, I would be willing to make a run to Gusto Pizza and be the pizza delivery person for any interested parties. If you would like to order something from Gusto and have me bring it to the party for you this Friday, check out their menu (link below) and then send me an email with what you want. If you could pay me ahead of time that would be appreciated, but I would also take payment afterwards. 

http://gustopizzaco.com/pizza

Otherwise, you’re welcome to bring whatever you want or eat beforehand. 

Let me know!

Beth

The bypass tray on the Xerox printer isn’t recognizing that there is paper loaded.  We have a service call in.

Update: The technician fixed the problem, and the bypass tray is working.

Update: The item was mailed and the patron has been contacted.

Jerry Green returned a CD book to our library on Monday, January 4th that belonged to the Estes Park Library in Colorado. If you know where this item is, please let Jerry know. His phone number is 515-971-2620. Thanks!

Please complete all columns and rows on your timesheet, sign and turn in by 8 pm Wednesday, January 6.  Make sure PARS are in the expandable file folder for any PTO.

Thanks,

Peg

As many of you may have noticed your January 2, 2016 paycheck was deposited in your account today.  At this point, I don’t have an answer back from the bank as to why this happened.  Please let your fellow employees know, we are checking with the bank and we’ll share their response once we receive it.

Teresa Rotschafer

Check out the DIY Blizzard on the Archive glass!

Hopefully, patrons will begin to make their own coffee filter snowflakes. After snoflakes are made, signage directs them to come to Circ, Ref or YS desks and get a piece of tape to hang their snowflake on the string. 

Each desk has a roll of double-sided tape for this purpose. Please give patrons one piece of double-sided tape per snowflake. 

Thanks! Ask Beth or Lynne is you have questions. 

A large bottle of hand sanitizer has been purchased and is stored below the Workroom sink.  Please use this bottle to refill the small bottles of hand sanitzers that are used throughout the library. 

Peg

Please take moment to check your contact information in the list linked below. If it’s incorrect, please login, click your name in the list, then click “edit” to update your information.

http://catalog.johnstonlibrary.com/staff/drupal/?q=staff

The Public Printer is out of order. It was saying that the black toner needed to be replaced. Black toner was replaced, but error message will not go away. 

Esperance (Hope) Namahoro’s Johnston Schools yearly pass, 2 debit cards, and one Finish Line card were found in the JPL parking lot and were turned in at the circ. desk.  They are currently in the back locked cabinet.  We were unable to reach her by phone but sent an email letting her know they are here.

Do you ever wonder what my role is when it comes to timesheets?  It’s simple:

1.  I compare total hours worked as recorded on your timesheet to total hours worked as reflected in When to Work.  If they don’t match, I have to determine why.  I will always default to WTW as being correct.  That’s why it’s important that you check WTW and communicate any needed changes to your supervisor.

2.  I make sure you sign your timesheet.  That’s why I ask for you to sign-in when you receive it – so you don’t forget – timesheets must be signed before they are taken to City Hall.

3.  If you are eligible for paid time off (PTO) and have taken PTO in a given payperiod, I make sure that a PAR has been completed and that the PAR and the PTO match. 

4.  Then I turn over the timesheets for Eric, he approves, signs and delivers to City Hall.

With the holiday closings next week, please have your completed timesheet turned in by 8 pm on Tuesday, December 22.  I will work on them Wednesday and leave them for Eric to deliver first thing Monday morning.

As always, don’t hesitate to ask questions; if I don’t know the answer, I’ll find it for you.

Peg

We have gone live with “Awesomeness.” Patrons are now able to grab a red “Awesome Flag,” which is available inside the building by the book return slots, to put inside their favorite book, movie or cd. Circ staff will then mark the item as “Awesomed” in the catalog after they have checked the book in. (Molly will be sending more detailed info to Circ Staff regarding this process). 

You can also search items that have been “Awesomed” on the PAC. To search awesomed items, you need to be looking for a specific type of item, i.e. books, music, movies, etc. 

Ask Eric or Molly if you have questions. 

Thanks! You’re awesome. 

JCSD Community Education picked-up the Project Share gifts today (due date was yesterday 12/16/15).  If additional gifts are returned to the library, please encourage patrons to return the gift to Johnston Community Ed. Center at 6600 62nd Ave. Johnston. 

If that’s not possible, allow the patron to leave the gift here and then phone Community Ed to let them know another pick-up is needed – 278-0552.

Peg