Well we made it through a first month (well, if you read this on Monday, almost, but I am always looking forward). It feels like the public is figuring out our new hours and things seem to have evened out, or just gotten busier all the time, instead of having those couple of lull days we could sort of count on, to do our catch up work. Guess the staffing plan is going to be put to the test now!
This coming week we have a few changes, including a Play and Learn Island
which will be living in our children's area for a few months before it moves on to another library in our system. While it is here, we will have to move our kid's cart over to where the puzzle table was living, (it has moved across the aisle) and see how that works. If it needs to move elsewhere, well everything is on wheels so we can adjust as we need to.
There will also be a new display for the month of February, which is National Library Lover's Month, and hence the theme. The display will consist of "books you love" so if you have some library favorites, please feel free to grab a few heart stickers (they will be at the display) affiix them to the spines and add them to the exhibit There will also be some bookmarks with cheesy sayings. Remember to look here if you have items on the pulls list you can't find and if you are shelving keep an eye out also for the heart on the spine designating "display item".
We have a class visit scheduled for Wednesday morning, Feb. 1st as well as tales for tails Wednesday afternoon, so if any of you have time from Thursday on, I imagine the children's area will need some serious shelf reading.
The story hour theme this week is nighttime, so again, if you can't find J titles about night on the pulls list, look on the counter between my desk and David's and take what you need.
Also starting in February, there will be a separate sign in sheet for volunteers, so if you want to get paid be sure and sign in on the correct sheet.
Things seemed to be getting impacted over by the drinking fountains, with all our carts lined up there, so we have moved them. There is now a spare in Heather's old office and at least one more in the break room, so if you are looking for an empty cart, check there, and if you have an excess of empties on the floor, please put them in the break room. One at the end of each shelving unit in the adult area should be ample.
There is a new process for dealing with the READ TO ME book kits. Since these have many pieces and are difficult to check in, please do not check them in, but put them on the programming shelving directly across from my desk. They will be checked and discharged by programming staff or myself.
There are more copies of the internet sign up sheet on the bottom shelf of the cupboard beneath the library aide cubbies.
There is also a magnifying glass and a pair of reading glasses available for any of the public who might request them. These are housed in the drawer of the circulation counter, near the sit down station.
Ok, that's a long list of things to remember so that should suffice for this week, but, wait! Don't forget that the new pull date, starting on Wednesday, will be 8, so if you see those orange stickers with 3-8 on them go ahead and yank them off those no longer "new" books. Ok, that's enough. Carry on!
Happy week and thanks for all of your hard work. It is much appreciated.
Jonell
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