FY 07 - 12 Strategic Plan Show & Tell
Highlight |
Date |
GED preparation classes held at Edmond and Southern Oaks Libraries. |
2010/August |
Groundbreaking for Ralph Ellison Library renovations |
2008/September |
Harrah hosted 17 Virginia Elementary School classes, a total of 533 students |
2008/April |
Harrah hosted the Tail Waggin` Tutors program, children read to a dog named Duke |
2008/August |
Headquarters Manager Candace McDaniel hosts the annual holiday open house to promote MLS meeting spaces to the downtown business community. This year featured an amazing collection of gingerbread houses decorated by various agencies for the occasion. |
2009/December |
Historic Map Works |
2012/July |
Homeschoolers 6 and older turn out in record numbers for Friday Art Class at the Choctaw Library. |
2010/September |
Hours of operation extended at all libraries |
2012/May |
How to do Homework without Throwing Up is a popular workshop for elementary age students at many libraries. |
2009/August |
Human Resources Department acquires a new Virtual Customer Services Skills Assessment test to help identify the top candidates for Circulation Clerk openings. |
2010/September |
Human Resources implements new customer service and management tests to help select the highest quality applicants. |
2009/November |
Human Resources participates in the Oklahoma Employer Council Spring Job Fair at the Coca Cola events center in Bricktown. |
2011/April |
Human Resources purchases a new recruitment banner, to be displayed at job fairs, to showcase the many career opportunities available at the library. |
2010/February |
ILL and IT work together to integrate ILL circulation into our V-circ software. |
2008/November |
ILL completes the V2R program. |
2008/October |
Implementation of iFind, iWeed and sr confirm |
2012/April |
In celebration of the city of Bethany's Centennial, four original paintings created by artist Danny Gordon especially for the Bethany Library children’s area debuted. |
2010/February |
In conjunction with the Junior League of Oklahoma City, Outreach completes an 8-month-long series of programs designed to teach children in the 3rd to 6th grades about the cultures of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. |
2010/April |
In March, the Oklahoman ran an article based on our press release about our new genealogy database. |
2009/March |
In order to provide better customer service, the Downtown Library installed a copier in the Oklahoma Room. Customers no longer have to leave the room in order to make the copies they might need since these materials can’t be checked out. |
2010/September |
In partnership with OKC Metro Literacy Coalition and OKC Community Foundation, a Literacy Referral Service is established at Village Library each Saturday from 10am to Noon for the 10 months. |
2011/October |
In partnership with the American Red Cross, Outreach presents "Are You Prepared", a discussion on disaster preparedness, at 16 library locations. |
2010/April |
In trying to make visiting the Edmond Library a more enjoyable experience, MLS staff met with City of Edmond to continue working on the parking situation for the library. |
2010/March |
Increase awareness of eMedia |
2012/June |
INFO article about events during Summer at the Library |
2008/June |
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