RPL buys batteries for lots of our equipment and peripherals. What happens to those batteries? Hmmmm…
Please put used batteries in the new “Battery Box” near the staff mailboxes in the lounge. We will take all types of batteries and find recycling or appropriate disposal sites. Can you bring in batteries from home? Yes, but please use your judgment.
For more about batteries and how to dispose of them, visit https://www.epa.gov/recycle/used-household-batteries.
Kath GS and Amy L are working on revamping the library website. We are working with Communico, our new calendar, room reservation, and app provider. The new site will be straightforward. We will keep the well-used features of our current website, but other content will go away. One primary goal will be accessibility. The new UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) may not use our favorite colors or fonts. We’ll also get rid of library jargon.
The new website will use the “Create” platform and no longer use WordPress.
Kath and Amy will research UX/UI and work on the infrastructure and core design with Communico.
NEEDS (please email Amy if you are interested in either opportunity):
*This is the correct date. Apologies for the error in the Monday email.
** AND – these dates and topics are subject to change!
Have you met our new student pages? This fall, RPL has hired two new pages to keep our physical collections on track!
Dylin Sharkey works in Borrower Services and is a Senior at RMHS.
Bowen Willis works in the Children’s Room and is a Senior at RMHS.
Don’t forget you can browse through the “Meet the Staff page” to see all your colleagues, or check out “Who does what” for more information.
This week, we received a little envelope with “Season’s Greetings to a great staff!” Inside was a modest donation from Aubrey Stewart with the notation “for good service.”
You are appreciated!
Thank you to Rebecca B., Meaghan C., and Alissa L. for reviewing and making corrections/suggestions to our Employee Handbook (Nov 2023 edition). There were no substantive changes. We worked to clarify certain sections and corrected some errors.
Please find time to take a look at the updated document. Popular sections include those related to timekeeping, time off, and closings.
What’s missing? What questions do you have? We welcome suggestions for the next update!
Please direct all customer inquiries/issues about the Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers to the main RMLD customer service phone at 781-942-6598. The Customer Service Team can properly record and direct the report. If off hours, that number automatically forwards to RMLD Operations Control, which is staffed 24/7.
There was a report of an issue with one of these last week. RMLD is aware and working on it.
If you missed the all staff meeting on 8/31, watch your RPL coworkers in action in two films:
Next Monday, August 14, 2023, the Board of Library Trustees will review two Requests for Reconsideration (RFR). If you receive inquiries about either RFR, you may print the documents linked below, which are being distributed to Trustees today and are thus public documents. The names of the individuals submitting the RFR are redacted. If anyone requests the name of the individual(s) submitting the RFR, please have them email rdgadmin@noblenet.org, and we will supply that information upon request. Patrons may also email rpltrustee@noblenet.org if they wish to make any further comments to the Board. The Trustee meeting will have limited time set aside at Monday’s meeting for Public Comment and be held in person with a Zoom participation option. Please direct patrons to the posted agenda for more details on the meeting.
Do you want:
Presented by Ryan Dowd, author of the American Library Association book, The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness.
When*: Thursday, August 17 at 11:00 AM or Friday, August 18 at 1:00 PM *Times have been adjusted for your time zone
Length: 1 Hour
Registration Required: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/546/vy9lqc09