Montrose Meeting Notes 6/1/2017

Here’s a re-cap of what we went over on Thursday’s meeting:

 

·       A reminder that Montrose will be open on Mondays beginning June 26^th. I’ve sent an email to Djuina regarding Security.

·       Both Meyer and Walter will be open on Mondays beginning June 5^th.

·       Alex will be going back to working alternating Saturdays.

·       Do not change the customer’s location unless they fill out a new application form.

·       Please remember to remove the old date stickers off the spines on books.

·       Please remember to separate phone numbers and emails with a comma.

·       Please be sure check and verify any events flyers you are responsible for so that information is accurate.

·       Books floating to LMS should be first checked out to MNT-FLOAT; and then added to the list document on “important links” on the blog.

·        Kay has developed displays for Pride month.

·        SRP begins June 1^st. 

o   There is a list of prizes on the door behind Courtnie’s desk. 

o   The kid’s SRP events will be on Tuedays at 3:00pm

o   The teens SRP events will be on Thursdays at 4:00pm

o   People should register and log their books themselves

o   Do not use ‘various’ as a book description.

·       Someone finally picked up the left over bike from last year’s SRP.

·       Tasha attended the ILL Training for Montrose. She’ll go over the changes at our next staff meeting.

·       If you see  books that are on their side, these were shelved by volunteers. Please check the accuracy. If it’s correct, it’s okay to put the book upright.

·       Leonore has created a branch email for us. It is mnt.lilbrary@houstontx.gov and the password is Book$2013.  She added a signature with the branch info and also set up a forwarding rule, so that anytime someone responds to that email account, it will be forwarded to, Melissa, Doris, Courtnie and Alex. This email can be used to notify customers about missing CDs, damaged books, etc., and also meeting room requests. You’ll be able to tell if it’s a forwarded email from the official accounts because the sender will be HPL Looscan or HPL Montrose.  If a response is needed, I would recommend not replying from your own account, but logging into the official account and responding that way.

·       Courtnie is having a dance party at the end of July. She’ll need help with it!

·       Hotspots are at the following branches: ACR, BLU, CAR, CEN, FLO, JOH, JUN, MAN, MOO, SMI, SWX, YOU.  Staff can also check out hotspots for outreaches or personal use by emailing the IT Helpdesk and providing your library card number.  Hotspots do not have international service.

·       Citizenship toolkits - https://halan.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/hou/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1967043/ada?qu=citizenship+toolkit  Each toolkit comes with multiple parts.  The three customers MUST return are: 1. Civics Flashcards 2. Quick Civics Lesson Guide 3. Welcome to the US booklet in English & Spanish.  There is $7 charge per missing part (like a CD in an audiobook).  The entire kit costs $21 + $10 processing fee.  Email Jessica Stanley to have missing parts replaced and notate what is missing on the kit’s content list.  Kits should be kept at the desk rather than on the public floor.

·       The next Staff Development Day will be in April 2018.

·       Our intern(s) will start June 13^th.  We should know who we get by June 5^th.  Interns work 30 hours/week. Please let Tasha do an orientation with the intern before assigning any tasks.

·       Do not send HPL Training/Leilany course completion emails from TMS.  She automatically downloads information from TMS on a regular basis and doesn’t need those emails from us.  Do send certificates to her upon completion of a training.

·       Niche Academy offers training videos that don’t officially count towards credit, but if you take any, do list them on your monthly report. http://training.houstonlibrary.org/niche-academy

·       The end of the fiscal year is near.  If you are doing mileage for June, have your paperwork in no later than July 5^th (the earlier, the better).

·       I passed around information about: The Living Room programs HPL has been doing; the Mayor’s priorities, specifically Complete Communities; Plan Houston; and the proposed FY18 library budget. I will make copies for anyone who wants one.