Scream-In Registration

From Rebecca Denham, 12:58PM:

Registration for Scream-In is underway and I just wanted to clarify the process as it is slightly different from last year.  Scream-In is our annual Halloween-themed after hours event for youth ages 10-15.  Registration is required and spaces are limited.

Scream-In Registration

• Online registration is official this year, do not need paper forms if registered online
• Must be registered by a parent or guardian

o   Go to http://houstonlibrary.org/learn-explore/library-events/scream then click on “Registration REQUIRED” or “Registration now open” to get to the online registration page

Paper forms will be available night of event if spaces are still available but there’s no guarantee a space will be available.  Encourage registration prior to date.  If the event fills up before October 21^st I will let you know.

SRP Prizees Update

From Kallie Benes, 2:53PM:

Just some SRP prize updates: We are sending out more Family Prize Packs, along with other prizes as you request them now.  So send us your request if you need more prizes.  Please include the audience, prize level, & qty. needed. Ex. Baby/Toddler 10 level- 20

As of Friday, we had nearly 17,000 registered participants in SRP (we had 18,000 at the end of July last year), so you can see our numbers are really up.  That’s fantastic!!! Keep up the great work!  This has caused a slight hiccup, in that we’re currently out of bibs/teethers and only have 5 toddler/presc. Meal sets left.  We are working to get another shipment of these prizes sent out asap.  If you need more of these, let us know and we will send you some as soon as they get in, but please let your patrons know that more are on their way and if they could stop back in in 1-2 weeks, we should be back in stock.  Thanks so much for your understanding, we appreciate your help in conveying this to our customers.  Please make sure all staff are awarding the correct prizes to the correct age group (0-2yr. get bibs/teethers, 3-4yr. get meal sets).

One additional reminder, a customer mentioned that she was told she had to print the Hermann Park and Raising Cane tickets/coupons online herself.  This is incorrect.  All tickets for the family prize pack are in the stapled bags.  Please ensure staff are awarding the correct bag for the correct age of the child (label on bag).  The astros tickets are also inside the pixelated bags at the 30 level (for kids/teens).

Also, I’m attaching the prize distribution chart again, for you to display for staff’s use.  You may want to put this near your prizes.

Thanks again for all of your amazing work in making this one of our most successful SRPs to date!  You’re all awesome!  Keep it up for our last month.  Here’s a virtual hug!

Comics Plus

From Sally Bates, 10:22AM:

Just a reminder that we still subscribe to Comics Plus forLibraries and that it is also available through the HPL app (under e-books and more).

CPL is a streaming service that includes such favorites as Big Nate, Peanuts, Bone, My Little Pony, Adventure Time, Plants vs. Zombies, as well as a bunch of popular teen and adult titles available from such publishers as IDW, Dark Horse, and Image.  Customers can check out up to 25 titles at a time and keep them for 7 days.  They just need their library, library card number and PIN to check out through our website and our app stores their information if they check out that way.

NOTE: It can be found in the alphabetical list of databases and in the category "Books and Readers". Karen

Applications Now Open for Summer Youth Jobs

From Laurie Covington, 2/13:

Applications for the 2017 Summer Jobs Program are now being accepted from February 13 through March 20^th!  Please encourage any volunteers or customers ages 16-21 to apply.  Youth must live in a City of Houston council district to apply.

Look for more information here:  http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/gyow/summer_jobs.html

NOTE: We have b&w posters too.  KL