11/09/2017 Staff Meeting

1. Library Materials reminder and Senior Manager inspection this month
2. Welcome Mary Wagoner - Youth Services Advocate
3. Computer Skills Assessment coming soon
4. Upcoming Events:
1. Literacy In The Bag @ Open House - Saturday, December 8 @ Ring Library
1. Volunteers hand out bags in community starting at 10 AM
2. Promote Library Recovery and Friends of HPL
3. Texas Tamale Company/Library Outreach Information Table/Ideas? Flyers in Bags?
2. Literacy In The Bag Collection Pick Up - Saturday, December 15 @ Ring Library
1. Volunteers pick up bags in community starting at 10 AM
2. Books will be sorted and stored for later pickup 1-5 PM
3. Santa @ Your Library & Open House @ Ring NL Planning Wednesday, December 19th
1. Santa - 4-5 PM                                  
2. Open House - 4-5:45 PM

Have a nice day!

- Staff

10/19/18 Staff Meeting

Good Afternoon!

1. HEAR WPR (turn in monthly reports please)
2. Hillendahl Halloween Happening & Ring STEM, Thursday, October 18, 5:50-7:45
1. Texas Recovery, Girl Scouts, etc.
3. CMC Update
1. CMC Fall Festival Friday, October 26, 11:00 - 1:00 @ CEN
2. All Libraries open @ 2:00 PM
4. Holiday Closings 
1. Paid Holiday TH/FR Nov. 22-23
2. No Pay/Change schedule Saturday, Nov. 24
5. HPL Staff Holiday Party Saturday, December 8, 7:00-11:00 PM
6. Computer Use - InPrivate use, social media, etc. (Nothing is private!)

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Team Building and Discussion

1. "I AM" POEM - Knowing each other better
2. "common cold" Exercise
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvoWoMlwr-g
4. Harvard Test results
5. Uncomfortable Discussions
1. Race
2. Age
3. Jokes
4. Politics
5. Religion
6. Language - and not just foreign
7. Work ethic
8. Cliques

Trainings

1. New Incident Report Format (PITS)
1. https://houtx-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/dominick_spinelli_houstontx_gov/EUtHgjiO8KFJgilpbm_yLQMB3jrVgXts7fDJPUPz1CLPbQ?e=BG0XTh
2. Online Library Card Applications
3. Copier - Scan to USB

That's all for now!

-Staff