Updates!

 Steve and I have many updates to share, so let's get right to them: 

1. Doublechecks 

We have decided to curtail double-checking check-ins for 3 months, starting immediately. Why are we doing this? For now, we believe this will ease the burden on front desk staff and free up that time to be spent on other valuable work.

Best practice is to simply take your time when checking in items and try to look at the screen after each beep.

If we find that problems crop up during this trial, we will consider reinstituting the procedure, but for now, it's one less thing to worry about. 

2. Personnel Policy 

Trustees have gotten the policy back from the lawyer, made some light edits, and they will officially sign and adopt the policy at the next BoT meeting. 

Once that document is officially signed, Steve will be distributing it to all of us via email.

3. Saturday Schedule 

Since Lesley and Sam have gone, we now are down to 3 full-timers. We have 6 part-timers, so we've put together a rotation, where full timers will work every third Saturday, and part-timers will work every sixth Saturday.

A set rotation will help us plan our personal lives and ensure we all work an equitable share of Saturdays. It will be posted on the big calendar later today.

We expect people will need to trade days based on other obligations, and that's fine, just let us know and mark it on the calendar. 

4. Digital Services Librarian Position 

FYI, we're holding off for now on advertising that position as it is currently written, in order to think creatively about how to best meet the needs of the library going forward.

In the meantime, Steve and I will be chiefly taking on tech assistance scheduled appointments, so forward requests for an appointment to the two of us. Stay tuned for more updates/details on this front as we hope to get more staff involved.

5. Blog 

"Stuff you should know" is still a thing. All of this will be posted there. If you have any news you want to share with the group, let me know and I'll post it there, too. (I'll post Crystal's very helpful update on the Teen Room there, e.g.).

6. Staff Meeting 

Lastly, we are planning to have an all-staff meeting soon. It will probably be on a Tuesday morning, say 9:30 and we'd open at 11AM, as we've done in the past.  

Don't forget our big staff dinner at 110 Grill next Wednesday! 

Thanks everyone! 

Steve & Scott