First Quarter Team Spirit Award

On July 11th, Ring staff celebrated our hard work by receiving the First Quarter Team Spirit award!!

Feeding Dreams at Hillendahl Neighborhood Library's Summer Reading Program

Hillendahl Neighborhood Library customers have enjoyed a variety of popular programs this summer.

 

Hilarious comic juggler Claude Sims held the audience rapt with expert juggling and witty repartee. 

 

Texas Snakes and More brought visually striking snakes.

 

 Accomplished origami teacher Jennifer Gerring skillfully demonstrated how to make an origami jumping frog, a sail boat and a clever box.

"Jungle Jim" Klinger brought exotic specimens of snakes, turtles, and insects from all over the globe.

Julian Franklin Show

Check out the great fun everyone had at the Julian Franklin show!!

Shelving During SRP

An amazing thing happened. For a brief fleeting moment during SRP, only two carts of books needed to be shelved!!

Hillendahl Staff Keeps Busy with Community Contacts

Hillendahl SR-LA Laura Troy and LA Mary Javaherian attended the Spring Shadows Elementary School Health Fair on May 11th. They spoke to 150 parents, children and teachers, distributed incentives, conducted Power Card registration and made contacts for potential program presenters for Hillendahl. Youth Services LSS Allie Alves conducted Power Card registration at the Sherwood Forest Elementary School Library Night on May 12^th. She continues to make regular visits twice a month to St. Andrew Early Childhood Center to present storytimes. In April, Allie also hosted a large group of children from St. Andrew at Hillendahl, treating them to a brief storytime and a tour of the library. Youth Services LSS Dean Turner visited St. Jerome Catholic School on April 11th to present booktalks on Young Adult titles to 66 middle school students.

Suspension Guidelines

Hello-

Please take a look at the below referenced link and familiarize yourself with HPL's suspension guidelines.

https://hplnet.hpl.lib.tx.us/polandpro/pol-2_3.pdf

We will be discussing how to apply these at our next staff meeting.

Richard

Ring's Grand Opening Celebration

The Ring Neighborhood Library celebrated its Grand Opening on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The event was planned and hosted by the Houston Public Library Foundation.

Distinguished guests are as follows:

Brenda Stardig - Houston City Council Member, District A
Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson - Houston Public Library Director
Harriet Calvin Lattimer - First Vice-Chair, Houston Public Library Foundation

Special Guests:

Peter and Ann Brown - Former Houston City Council Member and Wife
Anne Schlumberger Brown - The Anchorage Foundation of Texas

Also noted is that many Houston Public Library Foundation members, Houston Public Library staff and local community members were in attendance.

Facility improvements include the addition of a meeting room, a wonderful new front entrance, accessibility upgrades and a fiberoptic Internet connection. Other upgrades include, but are not limited to, parking lot upgrades, new flooring, an aesthetically pleasing mixture of refurbished and new furniture and new slat wall accessories to be used for attractive displays.

The Ring Neighborhood Library staff wishes to thank everyone who directly contributed or supported the library's renovation. We are extremely excited and look forward to serving our customers in our new renovated facility!