JPL Intranet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Friday, September 30, 2022

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Janet Wilwerding
Communications Manager
O: 515.727.7781
C: 515.414.0662
jwilwerding@cityofjohnston.com

Michel Pogge-Weaver Appointed Johnston City Administrator

Johnston, Iowa – The City of Johnston is pleased to announce Michel Pogge-Weaver will join the team as the new City Administrator.

Michel Pogge-Weaver has served as the City Manager in Carroll, IA, since 2016. Prior to this position, he served as the County Administrator for Swift County, MN, from 2013 to 2016. Prior to Swift County, Pogge-Weaver served as the City Planner for the City of Stillwater, MN and Ankeny, IA. Michel is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the State IaCMA, where he currently sits on the State IaCMA Executive Board and serves as the State IaCMA President-Elect.

“We are excited to welcome Michel Pogge-Weaver as Johnston’s new City Administrator,” said Mayor Paula Dierenfeld. “His 22 years of experience in local government management and community development makes him particularly well suited to step into the position and keep our community moving in the right direction. He will be joining a team of very qualified and competent department heads and city staff. We are confident he will provide the guidance and support needed to carry forward several significant projects, including developing the Johnston Gateway, Johnston Town Center and the Northwest Annexation Area.”

“I am honored and thrilled the Council has entrusted me with the responsibility of being Johnston’s next administrator,” said Michel Pogge-Weaver. “I look forward to becoming an active member of the Johnston community and working with the Mayor, City Council, and the talented and committed staff of Johnston as we collectively work to build upon the incredible success Johnston has achieved.”

Michel holds a Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Planning and Political Science from Iowa State University, and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Hamline University.

The city utilized SGR to assist in conducting the extensive search that resulted in an impressive candidate pool. They received 29 applications from candidates in 11 states.

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Circ 1 has been replaced. We believe that all the printers are connected and everything should be functioning. Please let Molly or Lori F know if you have any questions.

We have had an uptick of kids that want to leave their scooters or bikes behind the Circulation Desk. For the safety of staff (tripping hazard) and to discourage kids from riding them in and out of the library, we are asking that library users keep bikes and scooters outside of the library.

Since we have allowed some users to keep bikes and scooter behind the desk recently, you may get some questions or pushback. Please always remind people that we offer scooter and bike locks. If the bike or scooter owner does not feel comfortable locking their bike or scooter outside, please let them know that we cannot, for safety reasons, keep them in the library. You can use your judgment, but for younger library users, you may want to gently let them know that if they do not feel comfortable locking it up outside, they may need to return it to their home, and they may not want to ride it to the library anymore.

We are able to keep balls behind the Circulation Desk on or below the white cart.

Please let Molly or Beth know if you have any questions.

Abbi Waugh, former JPL librarian, says hi to everyone.  She and her friend were at one of my concerts this past weekend.  Her birthday was yesterday, and she said that she was taking off work and getting a massage.

Upcoming Des Moines Symphony concerts:

Saturday, October 15th at 7:30 PM:  The Music of Queen

https://desmoinesperformingarts.org/events/the-music-of-queen/

Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, October 23rd at 2:30 PM: The Firebird

https://desmoinesperformingarts.org/events/the-firebird/

For the Queen concert, Martin Herman will be guest conducting with MiG Ayesa as vocalist.  The Firebird concert will feature Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini with Charlie Albright as piano soloist, William Bolcom’s Ragomania, and St. Georges Symphony No. 2.

A new waste toner cartridge has been installed in the public printer. We’ve tested printing and all appears to work well. Yay!!

City staff and their families are eligible for free flu shots from the Johnston HyVee Pharmacy. To receive a shot, take the coupon linked below to the pharmacy any time they’re open: Sunday 10am – 5pm, Monday – Friday 9am – 8pm, Saturday 8am – 6pm

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KIjB8B35aXtQyCQQZH7Hn6M9TsvKftfP/view?usp=sharing

The public printer is out-of-order. The waste toner cartridge needs replaced. The part was ordered on Monday, but has NOT been received yet. Patrons will need to see PS Staff to print.

The new Tech Lab switch has been installed. The replacement’s interface is nearly identical to the old one but it only has four inputs–four fewer inputs than we had before–so one piece of equipment had to go. I’ve removed the record player which has only been used a handful of times since the Tech Lab opened in 2015.

https://my.desmoinesperformingarts.org/7130/7131?queueittoken=e_newdmpasafetynet~q_9b81bff4-622a-41b1-8d49-10316c8dc3da~ts_1663700706~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_1b22b09cec255f49dab53c8becbb51da5ea4adc4994e8498ccc9a829c3b61213

The above link can be used to purchase online access for this weekend’s masterworks by the Des Moines Symphony, and Andrew Holm is playing in this.  Remember, there’s also an opportunity on Saturday at 7:30 PM at Johnston Town Center and Riverview Park in Des Moines to watch it via a large screen for free!

The library will be sending a bouquet in memory of Gloria for the service this week, but I will not be collecting donations from staff. Gloria’s family requested that memorials be made to the Library Foundation in lieu of flowers.

I need to complete time sheets on Thursday because I don’t work Friday-Sunday.

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/sEoRMoAcsprIHOvf8QgBBPpiSLFgugqRRi-LFhpp8cR16Iu9ZnIT8yRJh_B7B6fZ.Ux7Lhh1piaSNyTOR

Above is the link to the Circ Staff Meeting 09/18/22. If you did not attend “live” via Zoom today, please watch it at a time that works for you, outside your regular library shifts. I have 1 hour on When to Work for all Circ staff and subs for this meeting, so please include it on your timesheet.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

We no longer need to separate J and YA donations. Please treat any of those items like any other donations.

You guys. I am sorry that I didn’t get this out there sooner. We have a Circ Staff Meeting, via Zoom, this Sunday, September 18th at 11 am.

I will record the meeting, as usual – if I remember, so please do not worry if you are unable to attend the meeting in live time via Zoom. As I always say, it is great if you can join us at 11 am on Sunday. Otherwise, please just watch the recording at home at a time that works for you.

Topic: Circ Staff Meeting
Time: Sep 18, 2022 11:00 AM Central Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82456850281

Next Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 PM, there will be a free watch party for the season debut of the Des Moines Symphony at the Johnston Town Center as well as at Riverview Park in Des Moines.  I have been having trouble finding information about this on their website, but if you like the Des Moines Symphony facebook page or follow them on Instagram, there will be more information.

Cathy and Miren are working together on Home Delivery. Calls about Home Delivery can be forwarded to the new home delivery extension – 603.

We will not have that phone line staffed all the time, but we will do our best to respond to messages within 24 hours Monday – Friday. Typically Cathy works afternoons Tu, W, Th, and Miren works 12-4 pm M – F.

If patrons wish to reach Cathy or Miren about home delivery via email, they should use homedelivery@johnstonlibrary.org

There will be a memorial gathering followed by a service on Thursday, September 29th from 4-6 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Grimes.

If you would like to attend and the service falls during a regular library shift, please contact your supervisor.

We’ve been working on organizing supplies. Office and processing supplies will continue to be stored in the TS area, and the cabinets are labeled. Please ask anyone in TS if you need assistance finding something.

Janitorial supplies are stored in the maintenance room behind the Whisper Room.

Copier paper is stored at each copier. Surplus reams and rolls of receipt paper are stored in the staff kitchen.

You can find a list of core supplies at P:Office SuppliesCore Office Supplies.xlsx. This list is a work in progress. Suggestions are welcome.

Use the #Office-Supplies-Needed channel on Slack to report when you take the next to the last of something. The person who places the order will reply to the channel.

All supervisors will continue to order supplies for programs, special projects, etc. If you need supplies that aren’t on the core list, check with your supervisor.

There will be six sets of flashcards over AP subject tests available to check out as learning tools. These flashcard sets have 500 cards, but we have decided that we will NOT count for missing cards. Patrons will get as many cards as were left by the previous borrower.

There is a check-in and check-out note, similar to the note that pops up about SD card reformatting, that will remind you that you do not need to verify that all 500 cards are in the set.

Please let me know if you have any questions about circulating these flashcard sets.