Welcome!

I recently found out that Capitola staff sometimes refer to the branch as Cappy, so I thought it would be apropos to have our Blog named after that famous old salty dog from the Sunday Comics, Cappy Dick, seeings as we are Capitola by the sea, and a bunch of  library swabbies soon to be awash in more work than we know what to do with! If you want more on our new mascot, you can check out this site:

http://www.loti.com/cappy_dick.htm

 Since we are all starting in new positions in the new year, and there will be much to figure out, I thought a blog format would be simpler than the previous page clipboard or e-mails. I will use this forum to communicate with all of you any branch activities, changes being made, special areas that need help, upcoming events and programs, and you can use the comments area to communicate any of your concerns, needs, ideas, etc.
I will also, of course be on-site for most of our open hours, so you can talk with me then, but considering all of your varying schedules, it will be impossible to have staff meetings, so hopefully we can utilize this blog to meet most of our meeting needs.
  I would like you to check the blog at the beginning of your shifts when you first arrive on-site, just to keep apprised of any changes, and please do feel free to use the comments area if you have questions or concerns. You can also access the blog from afar should you forget your work schedule and check out the calendar. Your regular work schedule should be listed there.

I have also set up a twitter feed, so if any of you have events planned or want to get information out that way, let me know and I will do a tweet. As you can see, Gina's band will be playing at the Blue Lagoon so if you are old enough, go check out her drumming!  Also, if you know you are going to be absent and  you let me know i can tweet the hours that need filling, in case any other staff want to jump in and grab a couple extra hours.

And don't forget to feed the fish at the bottom of the page!

Thanks and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Jonell Jel'enedra