A little different this year, for sure, as we social distance, but we have a lot to be grateful for! No one on staff tested positive for COVID-19. That means that our social distance, cleaning, and mask efforts are working! Thanks to all of you for complying with these sometimes annoying rules. I think we can all agree that the sacrifice is worth staying healthy.
Construction of the new activities room at Southwest is going well. The room should be completely finished by the end of August.
We will host the August 11th elections at both Northside and Southwest, spacing voting booths and limiting the number of people in the building. Access to library service including curbside at NS and SW will not be available that day. There will be no construction activity at SW. We will take phone calls. Staff should consider vacation or personal time for the day or if you are eligible to work remotely, that will be a great day to do that.
Curbside pickup is incredibly popular. In fact, we checked out over 21,000 items that way in June. As we reopen our buildings, it's clear that curbside is a service that's here to stay. So we're purchasing a software called Curbside Communicator. Here's how the product works with a nice little video to explain the system. We'll have this ready to go as we announce reopening of NS and SW.
We are purchasing SenSource Occupancy Monitoring software to monitor the capacity of our large branches. Here's a video that explains that technology. It will keep track of how many people are in the building and as we reach the capacity we set in the system, patrons will be alerted not to enter. We'll set these up at the entrances to NS and SW, at the children's rooms entrances of each of those branches, and also at the entrances to the activities rooms.
Looking forward to restoring library services, Northside is next on the schedule. We'll need to install plexiglass before we make that decision, but hope to open before Labor Day.
This week's Bright Spot Awards are nominated by Michelle:
"My nominations:
Linda Hinderliter, Lisa Langsdorf, Lori Mohr
The three Ls have supplied us with beautiful masks, using their time, talents, and own supplies to support our mission to keep each other safe at work. I applaud their willingness to keep the mask supply flowing while also working to help get our building open. Thank you all!
I also nominate Jason Holmes. Jason worked diligently and tirelessly in Dan's absence to keep our buildings operational, clean, and welcoming for all. He dealt with difficult situations with grace and never hesitated to answer the call day, night or weekend. I thank Jason for filling the gap during Dan's absence!"
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