Northwest Library

Kay discussed the process of ordering certain supplies using MyMetrolibrary. This system has a built in cart feature for employees to place supply orders for marketing promotional supplies, technical processing supplies and volunteer recognition item. You can now place orders using one cart, meaning you can check out with all your needed supplies at once. After checking out, you will receive a confirmation email. The department where the supplies are requested will receive a confirmation as well. This feature is similar to Amazon’s Marketplace checkout feature, so if you’ve ordered items from Amazon it works the same.

We have had only one reportable worker’s comp injury during this quarter. Due to our low injury rate, our worker’s comp insurance rate has reduced from 1.21 to .97 effective in October.

Jana reported that the Capitol Hill building is in need of many repairs. Maintenance is working to resolve some of the issues.

During the last six months, Patrick has been reviewing cleaning procedures to meet LEED specifications. Currently, we are testing products that can be incorporated at all locations and standardized for the system.

The Changing Face of Reference: Julie Ballou spoke briefly about the changes implemented in Northwest such as the combined service desk and phones being answered in the back room first, and the challenges some of these changes have presented to serving reference customers. Julie then took the group on a tour of the building.

Sharing – After the break, we had reference service topics suggested by a variety of librarians