Condolences, Continuing Ed, Birthday

Condolences to Janice & Family

For those of you who haven't heard, Bill Hoelscher passed away this week. He will be missed by so many, but especially by his wife, Janice.   You can read the obituary here.

Continuing Education

Welcome to a new fiscal year!  Tennessee has instituted some new rules for CE, one of which is that the training session must be at least one hour to count.  This means that a 50 minute webinar can NOT be counted for CE hours.   Check before you invest your time; even though it may be worthy and useful, a program may not earn you CE hours.

Happy Birthday

Bill (Avoca)  July 6

Security questions, birthdays, more

Security and Camera Questions

Remember, no one can view security footage without permission from Amy.  All such requests should be directed to her. If anyone (such as a lawyer or someone from law enforcement)  has questions about a past incident, send them to Amy first. This is to try to keep the library from getting tangled unnecessarily in legal proceedings. Do not give out any names other than Amy's.

If anyone asks which guards were on duty on a specific day, give the name of our Security Company, 3D.  If the person persists, give them Amy's contact information.

Mount Readmore

We're getting in votes for the American authors who should grace Mt. Readmore.  Staff may vote once a day, and please encourage patrons to do so as well.  So far Shirley Jackson, Mark Twain, Harper Lee, Emily Dickinson, and John Green have multiple votes.   We have a very diverse list going on, including one vote for Neil Gaiman. . . hmmm.  Lives in the U.S., but generally considered a British author. We'll cross that bridge when and if we need to.

Janice H.

We have heard that there are some health issues in Janice's family.  While we don't know any details, we're sure that prayers and good thoughts would be appreciated.

Happy June Birthdays!

Michelle  June 4

Susie  June 7

Candess  June 17

Rebecca  June 29

And just in case you didn't see Tammy's cake....

Condolences, Recycling, Board Meeting, and More

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

The May Board Meeting has been changed to Thursday, May 24, one week later than usual.  Ambrea has put it on Facebook and changed the posted notice.

Condolences

We extend our sympathies to Brenda G. and her family on the passing of her husband's brother.  From Brenda G.:
  

"Stanley Jackson G’Fellers, 66, Gary’s middle brother, left this Earth Monday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m.  Stanley attended Steed College and ETSU, earning a B. S. degree. He was a long-term employee of Williams Electric in Johnson City. He requested that no obituary be published and no service be held. Despite the absence of these marker events, there is much to be done. Please keep Carolyn, Stanley’s wife of 26 years, his daughters Nikki and Stacye, and his two brothers Gary and Homer in your thoughts and lift them up as you feel called to do. Thank you."

Recycling Batteries

Nicki is our recycling champion!  She wanted everyone to know that if you have batteries at home to be recycled, just bring them to Reference and Nicki will take it from there.  Thanks!

A Visit from Chantelle!

Melba, Tommy, and Marva brought along the latest addition to the Peters clan, baby Chantelle! She is Heather's daughter and looks to be a very happy baby.  

Happy Birthday

Tammy May 15

Quoth the Melon, "Happy Birthday!"

Found Reviews
We thought this one was so funny we just left the book alone!  Click on the image to enlarge.

Mandatory Staff Training, Open Enrollment, Condolences

Mandatory Staff Training

From the City:

All,

There will be a mandatory training workshop for City employees on Sexual Harassment/Diversity/Workplace Behavior on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.  There will be a morning session from 10:00 am – noon and an afternoon session from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.   Please schedule your employees accordingly to attend.  (Each session may not last the full two hours.)  There is a maximum room capacity of 107, so, if you could please let me know how many you intend to send to one session, it may be helpful.  

An additional date for the workshop will also be scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, from 10 – noon and 1 -3. 

Sign-up sheets will be presented at both workshops.  Also, employees will receive a copy of an updated policy that day and will be required to return a signed acknowledgement copy to HR.    Workshop attendance is required as no electronic means such as webinars are acceptable. 

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation and please let me know if there are any questions.

Please get in touch with your supervisor so we can schedule appropriately.

May 4th Deadline for Open Enrollment & Flex Spending

Remember, this is your last day to make any changes to your insurance.  Also, your Flex Spending accounts need to be renewed each year, whether you make changes or not.

Condolences to Becky

Becky's mother passed away this week. Prayers and good thoughts for the family would be appreciated.  The obituary is here.

Open Enrollment, Recycling, Birthdays, & More

Open Enrollment

Remember, you only have until May 4 to make any changes to your benefits.  That's next week, so if you need to make changes, don't put it off or else you'll have to wait until next year.

Recycling

We are delighted that so many staff members are into recycling! However, we have to ask that you only use our recycling bins for items you have used at work.  Joyce has been very nice about it, but it does make a lot of extra work for her. If you want to recycle your items from home, there are several locations fairly close by, including:

Euclid and Division Streets, near the stadium (Virginia)
Broad Street at Steele Creek Park (Tennessee)

There are other options available.  Check with Reference if you need a list.

Nancy (Avoca)  April 14 (Belated! Sorry, Nancy!)

Amy (Everywhere) April 29

Happy Administrative Assistants Day!

Thanks for everything, Brenda D!  Especially for all the prufrading.

Open Enrollment, News

Open Enrollment

From Trish Henderson: 

April 16 – May 4, 2018 has been designated as Open Enrollment for changes to all benefits.  The effective date for the new plan year is July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019.  Payroll deductions may be elected on pre-tax basis.  Eligible employees wishing to enroll or make changes need to contact Human Resources  at (276) 642-2325 to make an appointment to fill out the required form(s).  Plans may only be switched during open enrollment or other qualifying events.

You can find details of plans under Human Resources at www.bristolva.org

Representatives for benefit plans will be at the Employee Benefits Fair on April 18 to answer any questions.

Staff  & Patron News

Becky B. said to tell everyone hello and that she misses being here.  Her mother has hospitalized recently.  She is now back home being cared for by Becky. Prayers would be appreciated.

Sadly, we lost two patrons recently:

Walt Vernon

John Mongle

Nuit says, "Happy National Library Week!  Remember, if you see a black cat on Friday the 13th, pet it!"

Avoca Book Sale & National Library Week

Avoca Book Sale

The Avoca Friends are kicking off National Library Week with a bodacious book sale! It starts on Thursday and runs through Saturday.  The hours are:

Thursday, April 5: 10:00 – 5:00
Friday, April 6: 9:00 – 5:00
Saturday, April 7: 9:00 – 12:00

It is said there will be nifty gifty things as well!  Shop early and often, and spread the word!

National Library Week April 8-14

The theme this year is "Libraries Lead."

Staff Luncheon April 10:  The Board of Trustees and the Bristol Public Library Foundation will be treating the staff of both Main and Avoca to a catered lunch!

There are a number of other special events being offered that week, including a presentation by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Maker Space Open House at the Jones Creativity Center, wreath making, and much more. 

Employee Benefits Fair

The Benefits Fair will be April 18.  If you want to attend, please make arrangements with your supervisor.   Also, today (April 6) is the last day to schedule the health screening.  You will need to call HR to do that.