1. HPL/ CSC positions have closed. HEI vacancy is at top of list to be filled. There were 764 applicants! COH hiring process is very slow. Two recently posted Librarian I positions went unfilled - qualified selected candidates declined the offers, had accepted other jobs & one cited the length of time in selection/notification process as an issue.
2.Current HPL staff interested in other positions are encouraged to attend the Interview 101 seminars to be offered soon.
3. Flash drives are now on sale for customers for $7.00. SMART Money has a category already created. Ecah location has received 10 flashdrives as an initial shipment. NL (Theodora Umbeke)is interested in customer feedback.
4. Collier NL is slated to open before Summer.
5. Theodora Umbeke reported on the HPL-sponsored programs initiated to support the Education component of the department's goals. The Mayor's Education Initiative offers mentoring program at several library locations. The purpose is the encourage graduation. Writers in Schools is being offered at Carnegie, Stella Link, and Heights.
6. Deadline for TLA/ALA- do not know how many staff can be funded.
7. Lyn Swalley reported on COMS issues.
Floating: you can float up to 5 items w/o calling ahead. More than that, you should call the recipient and make sure they are able to accept. Floating supports/fills system needs in a flat budget year. In the time period since floating formally began HPL has purchased 200,000 fewer items. Floating can help balance a collection. COMS staff are in communication with other large library systems who are using this as a necessary tool to shore up collections when their is an inadequate materials budget. All seem to experiencing the same issues as HPL. Each location is encouraged to have a designated "Float Captain" who has responsibility for sending items out and would be point person to be contacted by other location hoping to send out items.JOANN JENKINS has agreed to be the Float Captain for HEI! Please direct all float questions to her.
. e-books
2011 approx. 18,000 circulated
2012 approx. 98,000 circulated ( e-books=2% of materials budget. Big return on small investment!)
Lyn is looking for staff interested in helping to write a new Collection Development Policy. Pat has volunteered.
Collection HQ
Lyn will be tweaking categories to make more user-friendly for HPL.
Parameter for "dusty" is still 10 years. That may change.
Materials that fall into that time frame that do not have good circ: float or set aside & call COMS to come out & review.
System-wide Weeding Project will begin sometime in February. Stay tuned for details.
Budget
FLAT!
Periodical Adds & Drops
This year is the year for this process, but because of all the system/network changes HPL will not be doing this.
Felicia Brisco has sent out an "Old Shipped Status" list to all locations. Please complete by 1/31/2012. Items continue to show "shipped". Do shelf checks. Rita Washington is completing this list for HEI.
CMH Kits: Always return to CMH.
DISCARDS/FRIENDS
FIDS has been contacted to pick up for HEI. Friends warehouse has space issues. Better World Books will be contacted to pick up at locations with 50+ boxes (HEI)
8. SMART $ issues should be directed to Theodora Umbeke's office.
9. Planning & Facilities
Roosevelt Weeks has authority(Wendy Heger has left HPL). Carter Roper is making day-to-day decisions. Stephen Chamberlain is next in the chain of command. Shammi Gill is the NL contact for issues.
More later...Pat
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