Online Training Help

In the evaluations everyone has asked about training opportunities, here is an excellent site that offers online course (Sandi told me about it). I will add the address to the YD blog:

http://www.webjunction.org/do/Home

and

http://al.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=372

Department Heads Meeting, October 24, 2007

From ADCOU

• There will be a new statistical training session on Nov. 8th at 9:30am in the RLCC. Mary can you attend?
• FYI- the spine labels for YA will change from "YA" to "TEEN"
• The Birmingham Historical Society will be having a luncheon on Sunday Nov. 4th.
• The United Way kickoff has kicked off- we should be getting some more information soon.
• Alabama Bound Committee will be meeting Oct. 29th @ 9:30am- contact Linda if you wan to be on the committee.
• There is a page wiki- ask Cheryl for details.
• Contact Tobin if there is a database problem (not Debbie or Elizabeth).
• Sandi will be taping at BrightHouse on Nov. 5th- I will probably be there to tape a part of my Tech Tuesday presentation and/or seasons reading.

Departments

• InforCirc: Karyn and her staff want tours of each department. She will contact us when she wants to set one up in Youth. She is also training her staff to look/use the library blogs. Take a look at the BPL Staff Blog- it has usefull information.
• BST- Karen created a Small Business Resource Page that is very good.

Department Heads Meeting, Oct 10, 2007

• Pam will attend some of the dept. heads meetings (like today).
• SH is short staffed this week, they might need help.

ADCOU

• Ben Franklin will visit Dec. 31st 2008 when the exhibit will be delivered. The exhibit will be here thru February 27, 2008. The exhibit will be on the 4th floor gallery.
• The garage sale earned a good bit of money- (1,300 IIRC).
• Personal mail delivery is prohibited from the library address.
• Janine is looking for help at the library booth/book walk at the Fiesta in Linn Park on the 20th. Contact Sandi to volunteer.
• There will be a meeting of the Adult Programming committee after Coll. Dev. on Oct. 17th.
• BPL at Nite is next Thursday night.

Staff Training Day

• If you wanto go on the library vann- contact Linda W.
• Remember that you can donate toys and nonperishable goods at staff day.
• Staff Day committee members will be working on the 17th and after the program for setting up/cleaning up.

Other

• You cannot combine 15 minute breaks unless you are working 12-8 on Mon. or Tue.
• The NCCJ walkathon will be this Sunday at 2pm. If you wan tot volunteer to walk, contact Pam.
• The dumpster will not be here for much longer.
• The people from LEAD (library paraprofessional training) will be presenting Debbie D. will a special award next week. If you are a parap. and took the training course, please consider attending.
• Gambling sites are being blocked and should not be unblocked.
• BST- Karen is creating a small business resource page.