Staff Meeting Notes, 11-20-13

1.     Floating Updates (Alice)
o    Adult overflow has been cleared finally; Leona and Regina sending JUV and YA items too.
o    Mancuso staff is taking our overflow and distributing it to other branches
o    Overflow items—perfect condition; don’t change status to missing or repair shelf
o    Return overflow items sent by other locations and add a note that we don’t take overflow--we have enough already. 
o    If overflow items have been requested, ask that they be sent to your attention, or we will send them back.

 2.     SirsiDynix Updates (Nina)
o    Symhony continues to be super slow at different times of the day
o    When should we go offline?  How long should we wait before switching to offline mode?   Will the software automatically upload any offline work?  What’s our back-up plan if the system is down for an extended period of time?
o    New accounts: look up customer first by name (last, first only) and ID# in browse search; use child’s birthday instead of ID search.
o    Google docs (esp. schedule and room reservations) not accessible, esp. in Chrome, limited/sporadic access in IE.  Room reservations spreadsheet has been saved in Excel on 2R computer (left side); refer all reservation requests/questions to this desk.  Schedule is updated and paper copies distributed to each service desk and workroom as changes occur; check header for most current version.

3.     Program Deadlines Updates (Meg).  Copy of program deadlines for 2014 distributed to mailboxes.

4.     Incident Report Practice (Karen); Handout and practice report will be distributed to mailboxes.
 

Upcoming Staff Events

●      Nov 21:  NL Managers Meeting, 9:15-12 Noon (Karen, Meg)
●      Nov 28-29: Library Closed for Thanksgiving
●      Dec 5: Service Innovation Team Meeting, 9:15-11:15  (Karen)
●      Dec 19: NL Managers Meeting, 9:15-12 (Karen)
●      Dec 20: Youth Services Meeting, 8:15-10:15 (Leona, Regina)
●      Dec 20, HPL Staff Holiday Party, 11-1:30; RSVP to e-invite.
●      Dec 24-25: Library Closed for Christmas
●      Jan 1: Library Closed for New Year’s Day

Remaining November Programs

ADULT PROGRAMS
●      Intermediate MS Excel, Thursday, November 21, 10:30 AM – 12:30PM, 2^nd Floor Conference Room
●      Kendall Bee Quilters, Monday, November 26, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 1^st Floor Meeting Room.

TEEN PROGRAMS

●      Teen Video Game Time, Wednesday, November 20, 27, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
●      Teen Movie Time, Tuesday, November 26, 3:30 PM-5:30 PM

KIDS PROGRAMS

●      Babytime, Thursday, November 21, 11 AM – 12 PM
●      Babytime: Baby Yoga, Friday, November 22, 2:30-3:00 PM