Volunteers for July 4th

The Mobile Express will be participating in the July 4, Freedom over Houston Event from 3:00pm to 10:00pm. We need staff to volunteer to provide coverage for this event. The shifts are 3:00-7:00pm or 6:00- 10:00pm. Please let Thuy know if you are able to work this event.

Edward

Going Away Party!

Hey All,
As you may know, Thuy is leaving us for Central. As a result, we've decided to throw her a rockin' goodbye party! Join us next Friday after work at the Pappas BBQ off 59 near Southwest. (Don't worry, they have baked potatoes and stuff, too.)

Please let us know by Wednesday if you're coming, so we can get an accurate head count, and if you're at Frank or DG, pass the word along and post this on your blog!

Rachel

Volunteers at SW

Hello All,

We are currently maxed out on the number of volunteers that we can take here at Southwest. Please DO NOT tell anybody that asks about volunteering opportunities that they can volunteer here. We should have some more opportunities available in July once some of the current volunteers finish their hours.

Also, the Summer Youth Enrichment Program Interns are going to be helping out at the front desk per Edward's instructions. They are to be assigned to the shelf-check machine. Any and all checkouts are to be sent to the shelf-check machine where the S.Y.E.P. Interns will complete the checkout procedure. If there are any dvds/cds to be checked out, they will be checked out first at the self-check machine and then brought to the desk to be filled. When the interns are assigned to the desk they are to be supervised by whichever staff member(s) is/are at the desk. The interns are here to assist us with everything except MilCirc. That means the staff memebers should be concerned with only things that involve MilCirc (new record creation, checking in books, looking up numbers, etc.). This means that the majority of shelving, shelf-reading, shelf-cleaning, etc. is to be done by the interns.

Finally, the intern's schedule will be merged into the main schedule used by the Southwest staff, this will allow you to see which intern is assigned where. If you notice that they are not where they need to be please let me know and I will correct the problem as soon as possible.

Thank you all for your help with this.

James

Newspapers at DG

Newspapers were not picked up yesterday. Just as a reminder, please pickup all material (newspapers, magazines. etc.) that are in DG's inbox which is located at DGC front office.

Thank You,
Norma

Sunday Information

Hi all,

Here is the link for your Sunday information and schedule.

Thanks,

Thuy

Miscellaneous IT supplies

Hello All,

If you need any miscellaneous IT supplies that cannot be ordered through the regular supply ordering process please let me know A.S.A.P. Such supplies would be ink cartridges, headphones, cd-r's, etc.

Thanks,
James

Digital Literacy Certificate Test

All HPL Express staff that are involved in technology training are required to take and pass the Digital Literacy Certificate Test including managers. Please use the following link to complete the test by June 15, 2009. Please print and forward a copy of your certificate to Thuy at HPL Express SW.If you have any question please contact me.

http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/eng/Curriculum.mspx#certificatetest

Edward Melton

Summer Youth Workers Supervisors

(4)Interns will perform basic customer service duties such as assisting with technology training, programming, program preparation, collection maintenance and outreach. The following staff will serve as Summer Youth Worker On-site Supervisors at HPL Express Southwest: James Chavez (Primary Supervisor) and Dionne McLaughlin( Secondary Supervisor).

Edward Melton

MISSION POSSIBLE

Hello Everyone

This sunday @ HPL Discovery Green, We are having an event called "Mission Possible" where kids in teams must view nature plants and wildlife and much more.

This sunday we are having kids of finding birds and doing at least 3 objectives for them

The first objective is that a child must find a actual bird then draw and describe what the bird does.

The second objective is that the children must go to the playground where there are metallic birds all over the playground set and count them all.

The third objective is that the children will have to do a word puzzle and once they have found all the words, they must use the unused letters and reveal the secret message.

If there is anyone that needs to make up their hours, or would like to come to and participate, please feel free to come on Sunday @ HPL Discovery Green.

The event starts by noon and ends at 4:00 P.M.

Call us for more information

Thanks

Anthony

Summer Reading Program Prize Distribution

Hello All,

The Summer Reading Program is in full swing and the patrons are beginning to bring in their reading logs in hopes of receiving some awesome incentives. But how do they receive them? Well I'm glad you asked. The following steps should be taken to distribute prizes:

1. Verify that the patron has registered online for the Summer Reading Program, the registration page can be found here. If they have already then proceed to step 2.

2. Ask the patron if he/she has logged their total number of hours read or books read in their online reading log and that they have filled out their logbook with the correct personal information. If they have then proceed to step 3, if they have not then do the following: Have them log in to their account and input the information needed before proceeding to step 3.

3. Once you have verified the total number of hours/books read begin to distribute the prizes according to the following list:

5 books/hours

• SRP certificate
• Chance to win a book gift set, craft set, or puppet in the weekly random drawing

10 books/hours

• Whataburger certificate redeemable for a Justaburger*
• James Coney Island coupon for a regular or cheese Coney*
• Chance to win a book gift set, craft set, or puppet in the weekly random drawing

20 books/hours

• Downtown Aquarium all day adventure pass**
• Houston Astros ticket coupon for Students grades K - 12 (Set game days as determined by the Houston Astros)**
• Ticket voucher to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus**
• Chance to win a book gift set, craft set, or puppet in the weekly random drawing.

If they have read 20 books/hours then they get the all prizes for all three sections, if they have read 10 books/hours then they get all the prizes for the 10 books/hours and the 5 books/hours sections.

4. Once the prizes have been distributed the participant have to sign a form indicating that they have received their prizes. The form is located on a clipboard which can be found at the front desk. Please record the number on the Circus ticket issued to the participant on the form, we are supposed to try to regulate the prize distribution a little closer this year. Once this is done please move on to step 5.

5. Please keep the reading log from the participant, they have to turn it in to the staff in order to receive their prizes, DO NOT give it back to them. Record the number from the form in the first column on the book to make it easier to keep track of which booklet belongs to which participant. The reading log should be turned in to Dionne.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask Dionne.

Thanks,
James

Distribution of More Hand Sanitizer

FYI,

From Wendy:

Thanks to our FIDS Department, many of you who are responsible for public service areas will be receiving a large container of hand sanitizer on Monday, June 8. While the previous distribution was for staff use, this one is intended for public use as well. Please put it in a monitored location, such as a customer service desk or reference desk, but in a location where the public will understand they can use it as well.

Our goal is to reduce the spread of germs and prevent disease within our available resources. Your feedback is welcome.

Shelving Handout for Volunteers

Greetings to All and Sundry:

I made a handout to give to our volunteers explaining how to shelve. Hopefully it will cut down on misfilings and so forth as we go through the summer.

Shelving Handout

Let's test the volunteers before allowing them to shelve books

Since opening was slow today, I thought I'd straighten the shelves and try shelving the few books left on the cart. As I straightened the shelves in just the JUV section, it would seem that EVERY book that was overloading the cart yesterday was shelved in the wrong place.

It would appear some of the volunteers were just grabbing books and sticking them wherever there was room, whether or not the books belonged there. The cart is again overloaded.

Please send volunteers to me for shelf testing before allowing them to put ANY books up, please.


On a side note, please do NOT remove the book ends in the JUV NON-FICTION section. The books are separated into neat blocks of books, and it's impossible to keep them standing if people keep removing them when it gets a little tight. If it gets tight in a shelving area, look for out-of-place books, as this is usually the culprit.

Thanks,

Eric

WeCAN Works Track II Course Updates

From: Bryant, Jolea - HPL

Good Afternoon Team,

This email serves to inform you of some important updates regarding the WeCAN Works Track II training schedule. Phase II of training for Track II is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 6, 2009. Per the initial course schedule, sessions were to commence at nine additional sites: Stella Link, Family Road, HPL Express Frank, Scenic Wood, Flores, Park Place, Carnegie, Kashmere, and Blueridge; however, after conferring with our partners at HCC, we have decided to postpone implementation of the courses at these sites until the September session, scheduled to begin September 8^thand resume training at HPL Central, HPL Express Southwest, and Burnett Bayland for July. This strategy will allow us to concentrate our efforts on recruitment for the three locations holding sessions in July to ensure maximum participation. Additionally, it will allow more time to engage in an aggressive recruitment strategy for the September sessions, at which time, the additional HPL locations and WeCAN Centers that can provide accommodations will begin offering the Adult Basic Education/GED courses. Thus, if you are one of the additional sites scheduled to begin classes in July, you may resume your normal training schedule and/or consider additional training opportunities presented as part of Track III for the months of June and July.

I will forward the recruitment flyer to you once it has been finalized so that you may distribute it to your patrons and persons who inquire about the program. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the updated course schedule, please do not hesitate to contact either myself at 832.832.3123 or Nicole at 832.393.1559.

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. We will follow up with you accordingly as recruitment begins for the September session.

Best regards,

Jolea T. Bryant

Community Involvement Coordinator

Office of Digital Inclusion/HPL

Ph: 832.393.1623

Jolea.Bryant@cityofhouston.net

www.houstonwecan.org

Mobile Express has Overdue Books

The Mobile Express has several books checked out to their staff card that are overdue and have been billed to the account. One of the books was brought to the desk to be checked out and it was discovered that it was still checked out to the Mobile Express staff card. Would somebody from the bus please verify that their books are either checked in correctly or that they are not on our shelves. Thanks.

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