Staff Shout Outs

Are you ready for some shout-outs? If you’d like to submit a shout-out, fill out the form on the Forms page. Don’t be shy! Shout it out! And I KNOW there are more shout-outs from other departments. Let’s see them!

Shout out to Chris for keeping it positive. I look forward to her Irish soda bread every March 17th and it NEVER disappoints. Thanks for the tasty treat! From Michelle.

Shout out to the Borrower Services staff for exemplary customer service and keeping it positive. As we pass the 2nd anniversary of the pandemic, I want to give a shout-out to our Borrower Services staff who have consistently rolled with every pivot, all with good humor, kindness, and hard work. It does not go unnoticed. From Michelle.

Shout out to Cate for going above and beyond. Cate did a fantastic, fantabulous, wondrous, most lovely job putting together the March Gladness event! Thank you so much for getting us all together to try new things and have fun! From anonymous.

Shout out to Lyndsay for going above and beyond and helping a co-worker. Lyndsay loaned us her Beach umbrella for our play space in the Children’s Room and it added such a fun prop for the kids! Many thanks! From Cate.

Shout out to Andrea H for going above and beyond. Andrea was outside before we opened this morning with a spade, fertilizer, and fierce lipstick getting the pollinator garden ready for spring! She has a green thumb and golden spoon! From Cate.

Staff Shout Outs

Are you ready for some shout-outs? If you’d like to submit a shout-out, fill out the form on the Forms page. Don’t be shy! Shout it out! And I KNOW there are more shout-outs from other departments. Let’s see them!

Shout out to Nemaya for going above and beyond, keeping it positive. She came in on a day she wasn’t working to spoil us with the sweetest Valentine’s Day treats. But the best gift is getting to work with Nemaya! From the Children’s Room.

Shout out to Kathleen Wilcox for going above and beyond and exemplary customer service. Kathleen took charge when entering the library this morning. The alarm had been going off since around 3am(?) She called Kevin Cabuzzi (facilities) to make the awful ringing stop! This is my first time working with her and every interaction she has had with patrons has been positive & high energy. From anonymous.

Shout out to Cate for coming up with a new idea with the signs on the stairwell. There was high praise by a patron for such a great idea and learning tool!

Shout out to Desiree for leading by example. Desiree is always on top of the publicity for the library, and she also keeps me on track. We are lucky to have her! From Michelle.

Shout out to Ally for exemplary customer service. When we get push back from patrons outside of our state about Pride Storytime, Ally is there with a firm hand or an outgoing voicemail message. It’s a huge relief not to have to battle these people over the phone from wherever they are across the country. I simply press “forward call,” and I don’t have to think about it anymore. Ally taking the brunt of it and knowing exactly what to say shows what a strong leader she is! Thank you for dealing with all of that! From Olivia.

Shout out to Susan, Ashley and Ally for going above and beyond, coming up with a new idea and exemplary customer service: Ashley & Susan developed a brand new series for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental disabilities; the amazing new Nature Connection program–such a wonderful addition of services for these patrons and their caregivers!. Despite some bumps and rescheduling, AW & SB hosted their first program the end of March to an almost full house. A big nod to both of them for brainstorming this idea and working hard to pull all the pieces together to create something very special and important to the library and its patrons. From Cate (And Ally-two separate shout outs for this program!).

Staff Shout-Outs 02/11/2022

Are you ready for some shout-outs? If you’d like to submit a shout-out, fill out the form on the Forms page. Don’t be shy! Shout it out! And I KNOW there are more shout-outs from other departments. Let’s see them!

Shout-out to Jianna Christopher for Helping a co-worker, Solving a problem, Keeping it positive: Jianna cheerfully filled in lots of holes in the Children’s Room schedule! And she’s a pleasure to work with!! From Cate & the Children’s Room Staff

Meghan, Dawn, Melissa, Desiree, Andrea H, Susanne, Rebecca, Lauren, Eileen, Michelle, & Kath for Going above and beyond, Exemplary customer service, Keeping it positive: Winning at Winter Warmers! EVERY department contributed to making Winter Warmers: Hot Date Edition smoking hot. From our venerable veterans to our virgins (Meghan & Rebecca) you pulled together to enlighten and entertain our community. Watch for the premiere on February 14th on our YouTube channel. Thank you thank you thank you! From Andrea F

Shout out to Lisa R for Going above and beyond, Helping a co-worker, Keeping it positive. Lisa has been the Weekend Wonder miracle worker! The weekly bags are very popular and a lot of work–Lisa keeps us organized, creative, and enthusiastic! From CR staff.

Shout out to Rebecca Bailey and Susanne Sullivan for Helping a co-worker, Solving a problem: Both Susanne and Rebecca were recently called upon last minute to cover shifts for the Ref department. The extra help allows staff and the library to continue moving forward smoothly. RPL has amazing substitute librarians who graciously offer their time and we are all very grateful. From Ally.

Shout out to Megan W for Going above and beyond. Megan did her first virtual storytime and crushed it! Her calm voice, her sweet fingerplays, her adorable books and songs–pajama storytime magic!. From Cate.

Shout out to Ally for Helping a co-worker. Shout out to Ally for always being ready with a listening ear to brainstorm new ideas, problem solve tricky situations, and share a laugh about the craziness of library life. From Anonymous.

Praise for RPL in the local paper!

If you get a chance, read the column called “From the Inside” on page A2 of the Tuesday, Feb. 8 Daily Times Chronicle. It’s full of lovely praise for RPL — the building and facilities (“spotless and inviting”), the resources, and especially the helpful and friendly staff (“always have a ready smile or friendly greeting”)! Great job, everyone!

FYI: Vendors in (and around) the building …

Two things to be aware of ASAP:

Tuesday through Wednesday there will be an employee from the town’s locksmith vendor who will be rekeying the exterior doors.  This will not affect the key fobs. This work will not interfere in any way with employee access.

Starting Wednesday, there will be two employees from NORESCO working out of the library boiler room.  NORESCO is the company working on the performance contracting for all the town buildings (including all the schools). Performance contracting assesses current systems with the goal to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact (both of which ultimately save the town $$).This project will go on for about 18 months.

John and Lynda are aware of this. If you are unsure when you see someone who might be the locksmith or from NORESCO, you can check in with a custodian or approach the person if you feel comfortable.

Staff Shout-Outs 01/28/2022

Are you ready for some shout-outs? If you’d like to submit a shout-out, fill out the form on the Forms page. Don’t be shy! Shout it out! And I KNOW there are more shout outs from other departments. Let’s see them!

Shout-out to Kath GS for Going above and beyond, Helping a co-worker, Solving a problem: Kath is always reading and willing to come up to the North Pole to help out! We are all super-grateful! From Children’s Room Staff

Kath GS again for Going above and beyond, Helping a co-worker, Solving a problem: Kath advised and helped Amy on the furnishing needs for the the newly constructed office for the Director of Equity and Social Justice. Great ideas, excellent critical thinking, and soooooo patient!

Shout out to Meghan McCabe for going above and beyond. After hearing that several of the T.A.G. members were in the Coolidge production of High School Musical, she (and her mom) watched the live stream so she could see them. The kids were really touched that she made the effort and love their new teen librarian! From Valerie Gould Heithaus.

Shout out to Desiree and Michelle for Going above and beyond, Coming up with a new idea: Amazing job by Desiree and Michelle on the “RPL Year in Review” with happenings and highlights from 2021 From Anonymous.

Shout out to Public Service staff and Leadership Team for helping a co-worker. A general thank you for everyone’s support during the entire month of January. My family was persistently impacted by COVID causing me to frequently be in and out of work. Thank you to everyone who covered shifts, sent thoughtful notes, or simply picked up invisible and visible slack while I was gone. Peace of mind was so very helpful these past few weeks. From Ally.

Shout out to Lisa Racine and Olivia McElwain for going above and beyond and Keeping it Positive. Olivia and Lisa have done some awesome FaceBook Live storytimes this month! Nice pivot! Read, sing, dance, and play games with them on Thursday mornings at 10:00am. #rockstarlibrarians. From Cate.

Staff Shout Outs

Are you ready for some shout-outs? If you’d like to submit a shout-out, fill out the form on the Forms page. Don’t be shy! Shout it out! And I KNOW there are more shout outs from other departments. Let’s see them!

Shout-out to Cate for Going above and beyond and helping a co-worker: Cate was super helpful during Plant Lab! The room was total chaos (delightful but still chaos) and she helped wrangle the kids, kept the room from being completely covered in paint and dirt, and worked with the caregivers as well. The help was deeply appreciated! From Lisa R.

Shout out to The Post-Holiday Crew for going above and beyond and helping a co-worker. Shout out to all the intrepid RPLers who worked the Sundays after Christmas and New Year’s Day! You are holiday heroes! From Cate.

Shout out to The Children’s Room peeps for solving a problem, keeping it positive: You all made the COVID pivot in January with smiles on your faces, virtual programs for families, live storytimes on Facebook, slime bags and more on Fridays, and amazing energy every day! TY!!! From Cate.

Shout out to Ally for helping a co-worker, leading by example and solving a problem. Ally is always calm, cool, collected–she is a compass, providing comfort and vision in these chaotic times. Plus, she’s always ready to talk about the wonder weird of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson! (seriously what is UP with that?? editorial note from MF) From Cate.

Barron’s newspaper changes

Going forward, Barron’s will be in library use only, like the other newspapers. It will have a sticker that says library use only and it will not have a barcode. It will still be findable in the catalog, just not allowed to be put on hold or checked out. This will be for ALL Barron’s issues going forward, not just the most recent one.

Racial Justice Bookshelf

I just found this extremely helpful website while looking for more title for the “Racial Justice: Then and Now” book display: https://www.racialjusticebookshelf.com/

I’m just going to quote straight from the “About” page:
“The Racial Justice Bookshelf was created to make it easy to find and buy anti-racist books from Black-owned bookstores. “