Happy New Year!

Hello Dear Pages,
Sorry it's been so long since I've blogged; I'm sure you're missed my exciting posts.
Thanks to our college kids who came back over break; it's been nice to have you around.

Some updates: the LAS upgrade is happening tomorrow!! I need to have a short one-on-one session with each of you, so I'll check your schedules and try to make sure to meet with each of you during the next week or two.

Related to the LAS - has anyone noticed anything strange about the missing P29 when checking in?

Gotta go for now, but check for new posts soon!
Pam

Also --

make sure you fit in the CDs next to the transits...

We're all caught up again! Now is a great time to work on shifting CDs!

Justin, Laura, John, Kim and Heidi - find your assignments on the counter under the transits. The rest of you, work on shifting cassettes.

Please report your progress (leave a note on my desk)

Merry December!

1. Approve your timecards!
2. Look over the AV Page Workflow (posted) to refresh your memory for each shift.
3. Remember to work on oldest carts first (by Jim's desk).
4. Remember to leave a note on cart indicating status of items.
5. Check the posted December calendar - adjust accordingly.
6. Take 15 minutes per shift to shelf-read (make sure everything is in order) and shift items, if necessary, in the audiocassette or CDs area.

Thanks!

Coupla things:
1. Please work on some CDs (find your sheet) each shift.
2. The library is closed Tues. Nov 11 for Veteran's Day.
3. Please add yourself to the Nov. page calendar, if you're not already on there.
4. When you open Internet Explorer, go under "favorites" to find "Customer Service Standards". Please fill it out once online. We are doing some training and updating and would appreciate your opinions.
Thank you!

Approve your timecard!

The CDs are becoming more of a mess. I'm going to assign each of you areas to "clean up" (put in order, and shift to make room for them all). Look for your name on a packet on the counter under the transits. The packet will give you your assigned area and a little quiz on putting CDs in order. When you are done with your packet, leave it on my desk. It'll be fun! You'll love it! Kathie B will thank you for making easier her job of locating reserve CDs!

Thanks for all you do!
Pam

November Schedule

Please write out your November schedule (days & hours you are working/days you can't work) and leave it on my desk. Thanks!

Sorting CDs

Hi Pages,
We're working our way through the massive CD collection, one genre at a time. There is a list of music genres on one of the AV Pages desks. Please pick a genre, go through the CDs carefully - please ask if you have questions about how they're sorted - and then cross it off the list. Once we're through with the whole collection, we have new labels to attach to the carousels, so the CDs will actually correspond to the labels!

Remember to approve your timecard by your last shift Wednesday, Oct 22.

Welcome to Haley Nelson, who is just starting in AV!

Remember to "approve" your Kronos by your last shift on Wednesday!

Cart Flow

We're coordinating with the bookdrop pages in making a concerted effort to keep the carts moving out in a timely manner. The oldest carts should always be closer to Katherine's office (on the way to the DVD closet) and the newest carts should be closer to Pam's office. Always work on the oldest carts first. Keep moving the carts toward Katherine's so there is room for newer carts to come out. You can sit anywhere to work on a cart, as long as you take the oldest cart.

Thanks!

Posted Schedule

Look at the October schedule posted outside my office and mark any adjustments on it.

Remember to APPROVE your time card after your last shift of the pay period. Next Wednesday (Oct 8) is the last day of the pay period. Approve your time after your last shift that is before that date. So, if you only work Sat and Mon, approve it the Monday before the 8th. If this is unclear, please ask me!

Make sure you are locking the rock CDs!

and one more...

Welcome to Hollie Shumaker, starting Thursday!

Would you please do some shifting in the CD area so those rock CDs that are on the shelf in the AV area can get back in the CD area? Thanks!

NEW AV PAGES!

Welcome to our new pages, Laura Behrenbeck and Sarah Harris. Laura worked bookdrop last year for a bit, so she knows her way around. Sarah's mom, Gail, works with volunteers upstairs. Please welcome them and help them out when they're here.

Remember to approve your timecards by Wednesday!

NEW music

The library has run out of budgeted money for now for purchasing new music. Our "new music shelf" is looking sparce, so let's just leave all music NEW for 3 more months.

Also, remember, when shelving, to put anything with a NEW sticker on the NEW shelves. (Except NEW DVDs, which should be put in the top rows of LAS "C".

Staff Lounge

The kitchen committee is wanting to refresh everyone on staff lounge use. There have been numerous incidents where the staff lounge has been left with dirty dishes and dirty tables. As a general rule, feel free to use the staff lounge to have a break, eat, and drink. Just make sure you clean up after yourself. If you want to leave food in the lounge for yourself, make sure you put a little label on it with your initials. Here is what is in our page manual:

"A staff room is provided on second floor for all employees. Follow instructions exactly as given for use of the microwave oven and other equipment, and wash and put away your own utensils. Articles in the refrigerator and freezer belong to individual staff members. Food put out on the staff room tables is for everyone. Deposit cans in the recycling barrel near the snack machine.

Please do not bring friends to the staff room. Remember to wear your name badge when you are in the staff room."
Thanks!

Fall Schedule

Hi Pages,
Can you each leave me a note on my desk stating your preferred hours for fall?
I'll come up with a rough plan, so that the AV dept will be fairly well-covered throughout the week.

Thanks much!
Pam

Monday Musings

1. Andrew, Heidi and Kim - I moved a couple hours from last weeks pay period to this weeks, to keep you withing the 13.5 range - see me if you have a question.

2. Kathie, the AV reuniter, was hoping I'd pass on these tips:
a) If a case doesn't close properly or feels sticky or tacky, leave a note on the item explaining that to her.
b) If an item is returned in a wrong case, leave the item in that case, put a note on it and return the whole thing to Kathie.

3. If you weren't aware of it, last week we did a DVD inventory. At first it appeared that over 100 DVDs were missing, but after a quick search we found all but 35 of them.
I might have you do a spot check of those 35 some time this week to see if we can find more of them. The list is on my desk.

4. If you have an idea of what your fall looks like, in terms of changing hours, please let me know so I can get a rough schedule laid out.

Thanks!

Hello Pages!

It must be exactly 2 week since I last blogged: I was about to write the same thing as last time (approve your timecards!)

We are shifting the books on CD so we can fit Dr. Who in the regular collection. So, feel free to help with shifting. We will shelve Dr. Who right in with the books on CD, using its call number of DOC. Have fun!

Remember to take the Non Fiction green dot DVDs off the non fiction cart and carry them to the cart in that room around the corner upstairs. Please ask me or another page if you don't know where that is!

Thanks,
Enjoy the rain!
Pam

Approve your timecards!

Run out of AV materials?

Grab a Fiction cart and shelve books! When things slow down in our area, please grab the "oldest" book cart and shelve it. That is where Jim's pages need the most help. Thanks!