The CWG met today and has a few reminders:
When creating flyers, please use the logos in Canva. We haven’t decided to strictly use the Red or Blue logos/theme; either is acceptable.
The Branding kit on Canva has all the RPL templates and accessible fonts. Make sure to use the designated fonts-sans serif type. Don’t forget to use the Style guide and the Marketing and Communications Best Practices.
We are missing the paper tracking form for Computer Use statistics at the Ground Floor Desk for the recent semi-annual tracking period (Monday, October 19 – Sunday, November 1). Please doublecheck to see if you may have accidentally gathered it up with your belongings during a recent shift?
If found, please drop off in Admin or Meaghan C.’s mailbox in the staff lounge.
We report these statistics to the state as part of our annual reporting and appreciate your help in gathering the data.
The “Little Essentials Library” of donated hygiene items has been launched for public access in the Health Nook. Please stop by and take a look when you have a moment. Your feedback is welcome.
Teen volunteers will be helping Reference staff manage materials for these in-house carts. Please forward any donations or inquiries to the Reference desk.
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this resource available to the community. We will share more as this initiative moves forward.
Meta/Facebook is changing its policy on posting links, and soon they will charge for posting more than two links each month. Since we will not pay for extra links, this is a good time to encourage people to sign up for our newsletter. That way, library users can stay informed about what’s happening at the library, and we can share updates directly.
If you haven’t already, please sign up for our newsletters.
As collections move, you’ll notice we have updated, moved, and removed some of the signage and displays.
We removed the audiobook room signs and the ground floor sign, with updates coming soon.
Thanks to the Display Committee—Carol, Judy T., Ashley, Alissa, Jocelyn, and Desiree—for their great ideas. Regular lobby displays are paused, so there are no tables under the Brightsign or Borrower Services sign by the purple wall. This creates a more open, peaceful lobby and better views. With fewer visual distractions, it’s easier to interact with patrons and build relationships.
Other displays remain: the ground-floor non-fiction display (maintained by Alissa), displays opposite the Ref Desk, and those along the windows facing the parking lot. Some ground-floor display furniture will move to the Reading Room for collection highlights, maintained by R and R.
A new batch of RPL welcome/swag bags has been delivered. They are in boxes in the Sci-Fi storage area and labeled accordingly. When they get low (which won’t be for a while!), let me know.
This week, Scout Bill Lockhart, of Reading Troop 702, is establishing a Mini-Food Pantry near the School Street steps as his final Eagle Scout project.
What is a Mini-Food Pantry?
Similar in design and size to Little Free Libraries seen around town, the Mini–Food Pantry is designed for community members to donate and will contain non-perishable, shelf-stable food items. It is a free resource for people who need food when the Reading Food Pantry is closed, and a place community members can donate non-perishable food items.
Once installed, the we (RPL) will assist in its ongoing maintenance. The Library’s Mini–Food Pantry joins a growing number of them in the area, including one located at The First Baptist Church at 45 Woburn Street.
The Fall Brochure (September/October/November) will be available in hard copy this week. For the online version, go to this link. Stop by if you need to replenish!