The group started out with a game of "Whose line?" guessing which book or movie the line is from. No score was kept, it was just for fun.
Afterwards, Tula gave a tour of the library pointing out the hard work her staff has done on the displays; and the continuous work that the volunteers are doing to help with shifting and straightening of the shelves.
The book discussion for the meeting was on the Power of Nice by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval. Examples were given on how the managers have used the techniques as a result or even prior to reading the book. The overall lesson that was taken from the book is, "treat others like you would want to be treated". During the group discussion, the question of after-hours relationships with co-workers was brought up and discussed.
The group talked about bedbugs and how we need to be aware of what they look like. Locations are getting them as books are returned but are not noticed until people start to get bitten.
Djuina asked if we wanted to have a break in meetings for August, which we all agreed. It was decided that next meeting will be on September 7th @ Johnson.
Booksale items - it was mentioned that some items may be turned over to LMS to be added to our location. Items such as paperback classics, which can be a hot commodity when the reading lists come out. Keep in mind though, they do need to be in good condition. Djuina also asked if any of our locations had held or has plans for holding a giant booksale. A few stated they were planning on it. Use the meeting room for a day to put out your booksale items and see what can be sold, to help clear out your area. Also, it was discussed about the need for a unified price list across the system, to make things fair (i.e. a magazine at some locations costs 10 cents, while others charge 25 cents).
Maggie has asked if anyone would like to donated good condition children's books for a December 11th outreach that Bracewell is trying to do for military families.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Be aware that when handing out the Chipotle coupon, that some parents may not be aware that the coupons can only be used separately. Let them know that if they have multiple kids, they may have to improvise how they use the coupons all at once.
Be aware that Sara Pope has found several duplicate records in the SRP registration. One family in particular had created 2 different accounts, one set with their names and the other set with their nicknames. Double check for phone numbers, addresses (if applicable), or any other information to make sure the customer does not already have a SRP account set up. Remember, they may not know they have already signed up.
If a library comes up short in the till of $25 or more, the police NEEDS to be notified and a report needs to be done immediately.
BRANCH UPDATES
Virginia from FLO/FIF stated she is getting a new staff member on July 16th and is very happy. They just finished up their 1 month Summer Food Program at Flores.
Kitty from SMI/YOU talked about the new staff is going to be receiving soon; a new YA person and a new Asst. Manager.
Nathan from STA said that his location was finally fully staffed and because of that, he has been able to help out at other locations that have needed help. The new P/T person has been real flexible with their hours to help out the location. They also received a new PS4 in the YA section; they are trying to devise a system that would prevent the kids from leaving the controllers on the ground instead of returning them to the desk. Suggestions are welcomed. They will also be holding a new Para los Niños group this coming month. They did have a landscaping issue when parks came out and cut down limbs but left all the debris in the library parking spaces. This caused their small parking lot to become even smaller and several calls were made before trash came and picked it up.
Maggie from Bracewell said they have a new staff member who started the day prior. Right now they are staffed but in December she is aware two of her P/T 'ers are graduating and possibly leave shortly after or before. The citizenship classes are going on but not as well as possible.
Tula from Mancuso said that the Summer Food Program is going good, on average 15-24 kids may show up. A little more or less based on weather. Mancuso held Facebook and Twitter classes for adults this past month, but not many interested. It could possibly be because the name used in the booklet is "Social Media".
LeRoy from Johnson stated that his branch does the Summer Food Program on Tues, Wed, and Thurs, each time they have good numbers. They host a craft hour on Wednesdays and their computer classes are still going strong. Open Job Lab is on Thurs which is conducted by Darryl.
Melissa from LOO/MNT said that Darryl from Johnson has been helping out on Mondays. She asked if anyone else was having issues with the interns timesheets. She will be attending the citizenship training class in Tomball coming up.
Shirley from MCH said they have finally received their bicycles, they have very little room but they are making it work. They are trying to regroup since being out of their location for a few weeks due to A/C issues; there are concerns about the smell. Robert has added a movie time on Thursdays and it doing good. There are issues with patrons still wanting their fines taken off claiming they didn't know MCH had reopened nor that they could return the books to another location.
The meeting ended with questions about the possible upcoming door count and whether the annual report will need to be done.
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