News for the Week

Cathy and Elkid posing for their contest entry for $1,000 in mystery titles.

Thanks to everyone for attending the Business Plan meetings. I hope you learned a little about what other departments are doing and feel very proud of the collective impact we are making in our community. We are quite the educational engine!

• The next Library Board meeting is Tuesday at Northside beginning at 5:30pm. On the agenda is a draft of a revised circulation policy that changes loan periods for DVDs to 2 weeks to accommodate TV series and to match our DVD loan rules SHARE-wide and cause less confusion to patrons.

• Rob will now be your point person in place of Lin and Anne. So whatever you would call Lin or Anne for, please call Rob. Shannon is working remotely while she fully recuperates, so feel free to contact her as needed. Rob and Shannon's cell phone numbers are on the Staff Extension/Direct Numbers list.

• We will be recruiting to replace Anne's position as soon as I get permission from the Board. We will immediately begin recruitment to replace the Digital Strategy Librarian position left vacant when Marcia moved to Circulation.

• Rob and I will be in Madison for a systems meeting on Monday and Rob will attend Library Legislative Day on Tuesday. We are always available by cell.

• Brandi, Jennifer, and I will be the featured interview on WGTD Tuesday morning, talking about the upcoming Big Read. 

• The next FOL Book Sale begins February 22nd through 24th at Southwest. You might have noticed Dan and Jason disassembling a couple of red tables in the Southwest lobby. Those tables will sit out on the front patio for warm weather enjoyment. Dan and his team are converting the cafe space to a Friends of the Library Bookstore.