Advisory Council Minutes - December 16, 2024

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Meeting Date / Time: 
Monday, December 16, 2024 - 10:30am
Meeting Location: 
Downtown Library

Leadership Team

Meeting Date / Time:

Monday, December 16, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.

Meeting Location: 

Downtown Library, Lee Brawner Conference Room

Attendees: Charisse Dye, Chris Bachman, Kelley Hoffman, Susan Smith, Dennis Letter, Erin Bedford, Heather Zeoli, Janeal Walker, Kelly Dexter, Mark Schuster, Stephen Butts, Stephen Dahlgren, Tracie Randolph

Absent: Chris Kennedy, Kim Boldt, Tim Whisenhunt

Notetaker: Charisse Dye

WELCOME/HOUSEKEEPING

Type

Item

Discussion

Checking in

Discussion

Moment for Mission/Core Values/GX

MISSION Connecting our diverse communities with resources and experiences to educate and enrich lives.

Values Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, People First, Innovation, Integrity, Respect

UPDATES (milestones/goals; recent progress/completions; planned activities; risks/issues)

CEO

 

  • Discussed visits to libraries this weekend

CCO                

COM

  • The Annual report should be finalized this week
  • Intranet transition ongoing, user feedback sessions this week, thoughts on launch week activities?
  • Winter Reading marketing campaign begins 1/1/25 - tv/radio/billboards/social/digital
  • Demographic survey – 3,100 completes! Working with Telemundo rep to increase # of Spanish surveys completed
  • Info Mag goes to printer this week
  • Jan. 6 Shelf Life – send stories to Zoe

DVS

  • Year End Giving/Receipting Continues!
  • New at the book sale 2025: Sensory Shopping on Sunday 9am to 12
  • Dolly Parton Imagination Library program cost increase

CR

  • Not present

CFO

 

  • Intacct approvers please monitor you purchase approvals so that purchases are processed and received in a timely manner with the holidays upon us.
  • Payroll is going to have a very tight turnaround next Monday Dec 23rd, managers need to update and approve timecards routinely throughout the week and make corrections early.  It is imperative that all timecards are correct and approved before Monday at 8:00 am.

 

 

CGO                 

SEC

  • DN Elevator inspections will be ongoing this week.  The Vendors (AE) will be issued a badge while conducting the inspections.  They will have access via the issued fob.
  • Dennis will be out after COB, Friday, 12/20/24 until 01/02/2025.  Be Alert, Be Aware and Stay Safe.

MARK (South Central)

  • Downtown lockers arriving soon
  • Voices and Votes are underway
  • SO is having HVAC issues
  • CH Resource Fair

Erin

  • RE Shelving is going to be ordered soon
  • CL manager is in final stages
  • WA security services working out well
  • NW planning DIL party
  • MWC all is well nothing to report

Tracie

  • Interviewed for 3 Library Aides (ED)
  • Additional materials will arrive tomorrow for VI roof

OES

  • Not present

COO

 

  • Patience requested as MTC is short staffed
  • ED & NW Sorter Installation
  • Branch Delivery Schedules discussed
  • RE projects are ongoing
  • MWC work is near completion
  • Aspen will soon show guest savings based on checkouts. The grouped order of formats in search results will also be updated to list all physical then digital items. The order is based on guest feedback during user experience testing. Aspen will also do a “Year in Review” of material checked out in 2024.
  • Hiring for Acquisitions Invoice Specialist. Not a new position-new title for Data Entry Technician. The vacancy was created due to an internal promotion.
  • Working on updates to the staff cataloging consideration form.

CPO

 

  • December 23rd NEO will be held from 8:00 a.m. until noon.
  • Reminder: Diversity, Winter Reading, Hazardous Communication (4th quarter Safety) & Social Engineering (Level 2 staff only), due December 31
  • Reminder: XChange training, Goal Setting for Managers, due January 10th

CTO

 

Not present

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Please remember to make your gift to the United Way and encourage your teams to participate if they are able. Thank you!

 

 

OTHER DISCUSSION/ANNOUCEMENTS

 

  • Holiday lunch – scheduled for Monday, December 16 (TODAY!), 12 pm at Iron Star BBQ (3700 N Shartel)—Reservation under Susan’s name.
  • No meeting 12/23

MINI MEETINGS

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING December 30, 2024, 10:30 am

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