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Database Highlight #39: We've got the Educational Video for That

Submitted by sadie.bruce on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 08:37

Poetry, taxes, and…autism! This month is Autism Awareness Month a.k.a. Minecraft Awareness Month. Despite growing numbers of children being identified on the spectrum, not much is known about this neurological disorder. Keeping up with the latest research can be daunting but this week’s database highlight, Access Video on Demand, offers hundreds of videos on educational topics, including autism, from producers like ABC, TED, PBS, HBO, and more.

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Databases

Summer Reading Training is LIVE

Submitted by jessica.gonzalez on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 09:31

To familiarize yourself with the 2018 Summer Reading Program, Engagement and Program Services (EPS) asks that all staff complete a required self-guided Summer Reading Program training by performing various tasks in Beanstack and watching a Summer Reading Program video. These actions are designed to provide you with an overview of the program along with the procedures our customers (and you as staff members) will need to complete to sign up, track reading, claim prizes and more!

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Summer Reading, Summer Reading Training, Training

Classification Plan and Compensation Schedule

Submitted by ekessler on Thu, 04/12/2018 - 13:50

The revised 2018 classification plan and compensation schedule is now posted. You may view these by clicking the links below. This information is also available in our policies and procedures under the Stewardship of Human Resources. 

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Policies & Procedures

Summer Reading 2018 Behind the Scenes

Submitted by victoria.stephens on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 13:57

Our Summer Reading prep team has put their sweat and tears into creating a successful SRP '18. Kudos to staff from around the system and our amazing maintenance department for all of their help working with EPS on what is sure to be the best summer ever here at Metro! Over the past couple of months, staff volunteers spent a total of three days working at the Service Center to box 21,000 prize books for children and teens! 

Check out this special behind the scenes video to see some of the great work staff have been up to: 

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Summer Reading

Database Highlight #38: We've Got the Legal Form for That

Submitted by sadie.bruce on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 08:40

 

“Tax Deadline” may not be poetry to your ears but it does happen in April. This week’s database highlight, Legal Forms Library, provides our customers with state-specific copies/examples of legal forms, including various tax forms. Most major forms can be downloaded in Word. The database has forms on Divorce, Wills, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, and much more!

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Databases

Volunteer Hours Log - The Link has Changed

Submitted by hport on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 11:05

There has been a change in the link for logging volunteer hours.  The shortcuts that were previously used have been replaced by this link:  https://volunteer.metrolibrary.org.  The link will work from any computer. 

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Volunteers

Metro MakerSpace: What's in a Name?

Submitted by victoria.stephens on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:37

Wanted: Your Creativity

Why: We need a name for “potential” MakerSpace rooms at Metro, the first of which will be located in the new Bethany Library.

Background: A committee has been working on system guidelines for MakerSpaces, and one of the topics is what to name the space. The committee recommends using the same name for any MakerSpace areas that are developed in the future. The team agreed that we have a lot of staff members who are very creative, so we would like to hear your suggestions for naming the space!

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Makerspace, Bethany, Naming

Staff Day '18 - Share your ideas with us!

Submitted by milissa.copeland on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:48

Staff Day '18 will be here before we know it! What breakout sessions do you want to see this year? Do you have a theme idea?

Help us make Staff Day '18 the best staff day yet! Share your ideas in the form below.

 

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Staff Day

Daily Life Through History Expires End of the Month

Submitted by sadie.bruce on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 08:35

Daily Life through History will be expiring at the end of April. For customers and students seeking an alternative, we offer several history-specific databases including: 

African-American History Online

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Databases

Summer Reading #ireadbecause Campaign 2018

Submitted by victoria.stephens on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 13:25

We are preparing to enter that beautiful time of year when the weather is warm and sunny, the days are longer and students are filling the library ready to read the summer away.

Each year the library uses the #ireadbecause social media campaign to help drive home the importance of reading and promote the Summer Reading Program.

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Summer Reading

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