Adult Services Minutes - September 01, 2021

Guest speaker: Diversion Hub

Meagan Taylor, Director of Programs 

The Diversion Hub is a comprehensive, one-stop network dedicated to assisting justice-involved individuals by harnessing the power of multiple support agencies through combined and synchronized services. They can provide resources related to: case management, justice navigation, employment, housing, education, government benefits, substance abuse, mental health, and family services. 

Low-barrier and accessible – everything is free, on M-F from 8am-noon adults can show up for intakes, pending OK County pre-trial or probation case is eligibility requirement, Front Porch Initiative, work with 18+, help provide transportation with bus passes and bus, reach out to OES or directly to Meagan with questions 

OES Updates 

LitFest – month-long program series wrapped up yesterday, thank you to all who planned events and coordinated efforts 

Hispanic/Latinx Heritages Month – reach out to Kristin with questions 

Vaccine clinics – health officials want to reach 18-35yo and are looking into positivity rates near libraries to determine placement, clinics 2-3 hours each, vaccine process is 20 minutes per person, Jessica will schedule with library managers 

CityCare’s Pershing Center – Kimberly, DOES did a site visit to this adult facility, they serve long-term residents (6 months- several years), on-site library being planned, programming possibilities, overview of On-Site Libraries and Books by Mail 

Summer Reading Wrap-Up 

What went well – one prize and one level was easy and less confusing with staff and customers, tote prizes, adult titles were popular, book prize room, instruction sheets for Beanstack helped 

What didn’t go well – several people were disappointed by delayed prize pickup (especially parents and kids), not everyone will remember to come back, not as much promotion or momentum because volunteers weren’t present and we didn’t have in-person indoor programs, pandemic sapped the excitement, people used paper forms but didn’t sign up online, confusion logging between 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and SR – need Beanstack to improve, lots of left-over kits 

Ideas for next year – training or communication specifically about how staff can sign up and log retroactively, find ways to engage teens differently if they can’t be in the library, tickets/additional entries into big prize drawings if customers read beyond 600 minutes 

Sharing and Virtual Programming Discussion  

Jessica (SO) - pen pal letters, social worker student, comic book day 

Darrie (SO) - book club on the patio, Citizenship classes resulted in 3 students recently achieving their US citizenship 

Tulin (MC) - kits, Scrabble and memory care, OHAI resources this fall, nonfiction book club 

Kadey (DC) - virtual HiSET classes with Community Literacy Centers (CLC), bullet journaling kit, financial literacy programs and budget box 

Beth (CT) - SAIL has started up again, take home kits, Cricut projects, fall lawn care, waterwise plant selection for Oklahoma 

Rebecca (NP) - outdoor yoga, geocaching passive program 

Johnathan (CL) - outdoor story time, DVD display on Bill Murray, intro to investing 

Lynda (AL) - very busy, ESL with CLC, writing group coming together 

Ann (RE) - new staff, take home kits, job search program, poetry group, Adult Basic Education classes with CLC 

Saidah (RE) - excited about programming 

Grant (BE) - take home kits for all ages, adult reading kit this summer 

Mitch (BE) - craft kits, kits for assisted living and memory care center, art on the patio, computer help time 

Eva (DN) - LitFest take home kit, movie night kit based on book box model, resources for connecting customers to health care coverage and campaign during open enrollment 

Sarah (DN) - finished LitFest, planning Paranormal Fest during October – please use universal tag for landing page and additional promotion, book clubs, presentation at Palomar and Homeless Alliance, Native American Heritage Month programs for November 

Haley (DN) - helped with LitFest, expectant parent storytimes, reminiscence kits for caretakers and older adults 

Julianna (BI) - writing prompts, string art kit, still in temp location, visited Normal Central Library makerspace to help plan BI’s 

Adrien (ED) - fall outreach events, Edmond Vibes and outreach storytime, Edmond Pride, Arts Festival, cozy mystery book club 

Jessica (ED) - Heard on Hurd in October, table at UCO Library outdoor event, open air health fair, voter registration kits 

Danielle (ED) - Shalla giving presentation at Unpacking the Boxes in October to promote library services, citizenship and ESL classes continue this fall virtually, finished LitFest, breastfeeding panel, momentum from LitFest to create writing groups 

Armando (WA) - grab bags for students to check out, DVDs with popcorn, LEGO club with Eric Carle theme 

Becky (NW) - Zoom programs with OHAI and OSU Extension, family book club on children’s patio, Dinovember planning 

Cindy (VI) - Natural Grocers  

Kate (VI) - take home kit for memory care, sun photo kits, yoga outside 

Lupita (CH) - Rock the Native Vote voter registration and Sooner Care Expansion, ESL starting back up in September with CLC, Asian culture club kit, international coffee day kit, Halloween horror makeup kit, Latin American film club, after school on patio 

Judie (SCR) - contemporary art library collection launched, hope you enjoyed the training, copies of Art Desk coming to all locations, next show at OCAC is about art and video games, new tour for haunted downtown 

Kelley (OUT) - patio outreach programs for seniors, book clubs and booktalks 

Heidi (DVS) - room available to help with Children Reading to Dogs, teen volunteers can help with take and make kits 

Kellie (SPP) - opportunities to contribute to social media content