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National Friends of Libraries Week 2023!

Submitted by heather.zeoli on Mon, 10/16/2023 - 10:10

October 15 to October 21 is National Friends of Libraries Week! We will be celebrating our Friends volunteers this week with special treats and visits to the Sort Site. You may also notice some fun shout-outs on social media. Here are a few fun facts about our Friends!

Procedure Update - SH 110.2 Compensation Plan (Revised 09/23)

Submitted by khoffman on Fri, 10/06/2023 - 10:35

You may have noticed a new starting pay rate in HUM's recent recruitment announcements for Access Specialists.  In May, Administration recommended increasing the minimum pay for salary grade 31 positions from $13.46 per hour to $14.13 per hour.  This change was approved as part of the final budget and went into effect on October 2.  Current salary grade 31 employees below the updated minimum will receive the new rate in their October 19 paychecks.  The updated procedure, SH 110.2

Tags: 
Policies & Procedures, Stewardship of Human Resources, Compensation Schedule, Human Resources, Procedures

Last day to donate to the Ultimate United Way Giveaway

Submitted by zoe.elrod on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 10:25

It’s the last day to donate! You have until 9:00 pm TONIGHT to donate!

DONATE HERE!

Each 2 DOLLAR DONATION EQUALS ONE CHANCE TO WIN. 

Read it Forward 2023 – 4,500 Free Books Delivered to the Regional Food Bank

Submitted by zoe.elrod on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 12:36

Hispanic Heritage Month

Since 2015, Summer Reading participants have used their reading power to fuel book donations in our community. When we meet our community goal, bonus books are donated to a pre-selected local charitable organization.  

Friends first fall Better Books Sale!

Submitted by heather.zeoli on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 10:30

The Friends have a book sale event this weekend, Oct. 6 and 7 at OSU OKC!

 Here's a helpful FAQ document to assist any guest questions, or, please direct folks to DVS at [email protected] - thank you!

Attachments: 
MLS Staff - fall better books sale FAQ.pdf

Happy National Customer Service Week!

Submitted by candace.robertson on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 00:00

Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support guests on a daily basis.

Attachments: 
Customer Service Word Search.pdf
Tags: 
Professional Development, MetroU, Customer Service, People First

Suggest A Title

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 09:05

When our public catalog switches to Aspen on November 1, Collection Development will accept suggestions for physical material through Aspen. To improve the guest experience, clear and transparent expectations will be listed on the Aspen Suggest a Title form:

• We welcome suggestions for items we may have missed. Guests can suggest 50 titles a year and have 5 active suggestions at a time.

• We accept suggestions for titles coming out within 1 month and already published titles.

Attachments: 
2023 Suggest a Title and Aspen
Tags: 
Aspen

4th QTR Safety and October Compliance Launched!

Submitted by candace.robertson on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 00:00

4th QTR Safety and October Compliance Launched!

October 2023 - Compliance - Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace (REQ) due October 31st, 2023

Tags: 
Safety; Compliance; Training; 2021; October; L&D; Required

Aspen Permissions & Patron Types

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 09:32

Aspen allows us to have different levels of permissions based on the staff member's library card number. We have assigned different Aspen permissions based on staff / departments who will be continuously working on Aspen once we are live.

Attachments: 
Masquerade 2023-09-22.pdf
Tags: 
Aspen

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