Tim shared that he had received some great submissions for the Alignment Blog. The group discussed ideas for encouraging more staff to participate in comments.
The committee discussed appraisals following the alignment. Standards that were in effect during the majority of the appraisal period will remain applicable and will continue to be used for a while. Supervisors will complete appraisals for their prior direct reports if it occurs within the next month.
The APC discussed and clarified the different levels of the Access Service Manager position. These discussions were also discussed at the May 11 Library Manager meeting and will be reflected in the updated job descriptions.
The final org charts will be updated on Monday, May 15.
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Library on (the) Line Plan
Melody shared the Library on (the) Line Plan (formerly the Call Center and Virtual Library) which includes an overview, member engagement model, staffing, space needs, equipment, and technology as well as future plans. The first libraries to have calls answered in the Call Center will be DN and BI, and additional libraries will be added as the group scales. The plan will be posted on the intranet this week.
Review of Alignment Project Committee Work Plan/ Schedule
Michele shared an updated draft of the work plan resolving the transition dates and other milestones. The group reviewed, discussed and approved it for distribution via the intranet. The distribution of the Public Services/Member Services mapping information will be presented to Library Managers at a meeting at 11am on Friday, April 28. It will be shared with the rest of staff before the end of that day.
Chris shared possible staffing models for the Community Libraries group which will include Choctaw.
Library Alignment Preparations
Julie and Jessica shared the results of the survey of libraries to identify preparations for the alignment including local training, local experience opportunities, and priority needs for system-wide training. The results will be reviewed to identify a short list of best practices.
Melody shared the proposal for unique experiences, products and services identified by the Workgroup. These included a create space, special collections and meeting spaces. She shared a proposal for next steps for the DN collections and services.
Community Libraries Feedback
Chris S. shared a proposed staffing model for the Community Libraries and the Committee discussed.
