Meeting Agenda 11/28/2017

Vinson Staff Meeting 11/28/17

1. Upcoming events
1. Staff Development Week December 4 - 8.  We will have scheduled hours each day during that week to complete required online trainings.  Friday may included a little time for catch up with trainings, I’m still waiting for details as to what we are required to do on Friday.  Some of the trainings we will take will be from Lynda.com; please be sure to have your account set up and ready to go for that week.  Staff who do not complete this mandatory training by the December 31st due date will be subject to disciplinary action under the HPL Positive Corrective Action program (PCAP).
2. 12 Days of Giving- Tiffany will explain.
1. Staff who want to volunteer will purchase gifts for adults or kids ($5 or less) and bring gifts by Monday, Dec. 4
2. Quilting ladies will provide quilt for grand prize
3. Staff Annual Holiday Party- Cotton Club theme Saturday, December 9 7:00pm - 11:30pm
4. Santa (Frances’s husband) visit- Thursday, December 14 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm.  He will take pictures with the kids, read a story and will hand out candy canes.
5. Holiday FUN- Tuesday, December 19.  Still waiting for details.
2. Reminders:
1. No cell phones at the desk or while shelf reading or shelving.  If you need to answer a phone call or text please take it in the work room, but please make it brief.
2. While at the Customer Service or Xpress desk there is to be NO: reading of books; studying; looking at gossip websites; playing games; looking at online shopping, etc.  Things that can be done while at the desks: reading the intranet; looking at the catalog; reading library related blogs; reading reviews of books; looking at websites for programs you may have scheduled; reading legitimate  news.  When we are at the desks we are in the public eye and they can see what we are looking at on our computers; as public employees we want the public to know we are spending their tax dollars wisely and this includes paying our salaries. (Addressed in previous meetings)
1. Laura will use browser history to help documentation of activity at the desk.
3. No eating at the desk.  We do not allow our customers to eat inside the library, this rule also applies to us eating in the public area.
4. If you are observed looking or doing any of these off limit actions (including cell phones and eating) you will be given a verbal warning, if the action is repeated other disciplinary actions will follow.
5. Please be sure to logout of your session in Sirsi and Smartmoney when you are done using it.
3. All-Circ machine will no longer be used. 
1. All DVDs will be kept in the cases. 
2. Please be sure to remind customers to open the cases and verify the disc is inside before checking it out. 
3. The processing of DVDs will remain the same.  The staff member will open the cases:
1. verify the barcode matches the case
2. condition of the disc is good
3. then discharge the item to see if it has holds
4. Open Discuss/Questions
1. Shelving will be scheduled.
2. Staff must wash dishes after use.