Family Prize Packs, more info!

Before you hand out our Family Prize Packs, make sure the customer has done these three things:

1. Completed a youth book review.
2. Completed an adult book review.
3. At least 1 youth on the same account as this adult needs to have completed the 30 book or 30 hour level.

Both Ring & Hillendahl have received the first round of prize packs, YS is working diligently to create more. 

Additionally, if we're running low on prizes, please let me know so that I can request more from YS. 

As always, if you have any questions please ask! :)

- Holly

SRP - Family Prize Packs are on the way!

Hi folks, I'm copying and pasting this from an e-mail Sara Pope sent out regarding the family prize packs...

Family prize packs update:

• The first round of family prize packs has gone down to delivery and should be delivered within the next couple of days! The box that you will receive has 4 prize packs in it. Please note, there are 4 different prize packs (for 4 different age groups). They are marked with a color-coded label. There is a bag that includes board books, recommended for ages 0-3, a bag with picture books for kids 4-7, a bag with picture books and chapter books for kids 8-11 and a bag with teen books for 12-18. Each bag includes 5 books for the youth and 5 books for the adult, as well as a Raising Cane’s kids meal (while supplies last) and tickets for Hermann Park (while supplies last). 
• The ages are recommendations-you can let the customer pick which age bag they want (a customer might have a baby and an 8 year old, the baby completed 30 books but the kid didn’t yet complete 30 hours but the parent would like the 8-11 year old bag-that’s fine!)
• The bags are stapled shut-please give them to the customer this way.
• Also, no, people can’t trade books with your supply of SRP registration books!
• Remember, you will award the Family Completion Prize through the adult’s account. The adult needs to put in the 3 codes to complete the program (1 for the youth book review, 1 for the adult review, and one for the youth achieving the 30 book or hour level).

If you have any questions please ask! - Holly

SRP Training and Homework!

Hi folks,

I've added some helpful SRP links on the side of our blog! Check 'em out!

I'm also copying over the "homework" slide from today's training. Please visit
houstonlibrary.beanstack.org and create some fake accounts! (It's fun, I promise. I've made several for the Darth Vader family.)

Your Homework:

•Create an account. Make sure the first name begins with HPL_ so that we can easily identify and delete these test accounts.

▫Example: HPL_Hermione

•Test the following functions

▫Logging books/minutes (after June 1)

▫Attending programs (enter codes after June 1)

▫Switching Account Creators

▫Award prizes to your test accounts using your location’s account

If you have any questions, please ask!
- HD

Summer Reading Program

Just a few reminders: SRP sign up starts JUNE 1st, 2017 for the general public.

Early registration for schools and teachers starts May 1st, 2017.

More information, including a list of prizes, can be found on our website:  houstonlibrary.org/summer 

Also, Evance is gone! We're using a new system called BeanStack !

We'll have an in-depth training on BeanStack in our May staff meeting.  ☺

- Holly D.

UPDATE: Here's a link to the HPL Staff Beanstack Training if you would like to read through it before our training

Pamela's Children's Craft Time!

Hello!

Here are the pictures from Pamela's 3rd Craft Time!

- Staff

Pamela's Children's Craft Time!

Hello!

Here are the pictures from Pamela's 2nd Craft Time!

Good night monster!

- Staff

Pamela's Children's Craft Time!

Hello All!

Here are some pictures from Pamela's Children's Craft Time!

So cute!

- Staff