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.
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.
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!
Hello all, there is a Town Election happening on April 7th. Here is the yearly reminder about what the public and staff can do regarding political campaigns.
Staff can answer factual questions about the candidates, but, per the Town of Reading personnel policy, should not engage in any political activity during working hours or on town property. Also, while on a service desk, keep discussions quick and quiet. Please read the full policy regarding town personnel political activity below, and the library policy on free speech and expressive conduct, specifically about candidates gathering signatures.
Hi all, The Town Social Media and Website working group met today and has requested that for any image/static social media posts we include the library logo. Also, if we want to something shared to the Town of Reading social media account, send Katie or Joshua the image and blurb and they will share directly to that account.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks to additional feedback on our website, we have updated and improved the Contact Us page to provide more detailed information.
We added an Administration section that lists me and Michelle (Director and Assistant Director) together with the rdgadmin@noblenet.email. Also, we added a “Full Staff List” button that takes visitors to the MBLC Directory, which now shows all regular employees and their job titles.
This setup makes things easier because we only need to update staff listings in one location (MBLC Directory). Just so you know, the MBLC directory also has staff emails and contact information private from the general public – only other librarians who sign in can see these details.
Thanks again for the feedback and for helping us improve the website.
As a reminder, create a Static QR code for programs and a dynamic QR code for services and products. Dynamic QR codes are trackable and the codes can be changed. Also as a reminder, the instructions are saved on the Staff Intranet under Instructions.
Just a reminder: I have swag available in my office. These could be used for outreach, welcome bags, programs, etc.
Turtle stress balls
Calm strips
Notebooks
Colored Pencils
RPL mugs
Blue lanyards
If you want to come grab some for programs or events, please do!