Open Discussion Notes 5-4-16

11:15-11:45AM, Break Room
Attended by:  Jasmine, Iffat, Alice, Alisa, Janalyn, Kathrine, Chris, Leona, Rita, Nagma, Lauren, Doug, Shanti, Trish, Pam, Karen, and Temeka; absent: Albert, Nina.

Karen reviewed HPL meeting room policy regarding multiple reservations:

1. Limit of 6 advance reservations in 3-month period (which starts with first reservation)--2 per month or approx. every two weeks, OR 6 weekly reservations then none for approx. 6 weeks (or when 3-month period ends).  
2. Do not move designated open study times in 2nd floor conference room to accomodate an afternoon reservation.  This room is blocked out on Fridays and Saturdays to provide seating on the 2nd floor.  
3. Give the customer a copy of the guidelines for every room reservation.  We want to make sure they know what the guidelines are.
4. Mark reservations TENT (tentative) if we don't have a meeting room reservation form.  They're not confirmed until we have the reservation form.  Customers may fax the form to us at 832-393-1881 or drop it off or mail it.

Other discussion:

Open Discussion Notes 4-6-16

11:15-11:45AM, Break Room
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Staff Training Notes April 1 & 8

Kendall Staff Training

Hidden Gems                                                                                                             April 2016

Presented by Alice Dooley

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Overview:  Presenting “Special Collections,” archival and research materials available through the HPL website.

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Description:  The Houston Public Library website under the tab, “Research”

1.    The African American Library at the Gregory School

2.    Clayton Library for Genealogical Research

3.    The Foundation Center Funding Information network Partner

4.    Greenburg Collection

5.    Government Documents

6.    Houston Area Digital Resources

7.    Houston Metropolitan Research Center

8.    Houston Oral History Project

9.    The Texas and Local History Department

10.  The World Languages Collection

Hidden Gems

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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):  April 15^th

As a way to introduce you to Digital Collections, the Houston Public Library, Houston Area Digital Archives, Smithsonian Libraries, library.si.edu/color, New York Public Library, nypl.org/publicdomaindigitalcollections.nypl.org, the Portland State University Library, http://library.pdx.edu/color-our-collections-february-1-5/ and other libraries, have made available pictures that are in the public domain that you can color.

Your assignment is to choose a picture(s), color it, and then put it in my mailbox.  A displayed of your artwork will be put on display somewhere in the workroom.