Reading is our THING here at Stanaker!

Celebrating our beloved Dr. Seuss on his upcoming birthday (Monday, March 2nd)!

TIME to schedule for SRP!

Hi everyone,

It’s that TIME again! We need to schedule 2015 Summer Reading programs as soon as possible so that we can have print pieces in hand by mid-April.

Locations should plan for programs to take place June 1-August 1, 2015 using last summer’s calendars as a reference guide with the understanding that requesting programs/performers is NOT a guarantee that they will be scheduled. The Resource Guide, which has been updated with some new and exciting options, is attached. Please discuss preferences, dates, and times with all youth services staff and your manager before submitting them to the Programming team (copied here).

This year’s theme is…Summer Reading Time Machine: Go Back to Invent the Future! Yes, this is a spinoff of our Books Alive! CBC theme, The Good, the Mad and the Nerdy!, based on the works of Jon Scieszka, i.e. The Time Warp Trio series, Frank Einstein series, and his wild retellings of classic fairy tales!

Please note that we plan to rewind to the summer of 2014 and once again highlight STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering and math do, after all, play into the time machine theme!) through exciting programs and workshops. There will be sticker badges and reading rewards for everyone to look forward to!

Please submit the following information by the end of the day on Thursday, February 19, 2015:

1.       Programs in order of preference—please be sure to include a few extra choices in case your first choices cannot be scheduled.

2.       Day(s) of the week for programs

3.       Preferred time(s) for programs

4.       Please also share with us any free programs that you plan to schedule.

If you would like any assistance in choosing programs, we would be happy to help. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know!

Thank you!

Carmen Peña Abrego

Incident Reports

Good day Team,

I just wanted to let your know to please remind your staff that when an incident occurs at a location, all staff present when the incident took place should write and submit an incident report. This is because there are several sides to a story and we want to make sure that all information needed to aid in the resolution of the matter or incident is available to us.

An incident took place recently at one of our locations and only one person sent in an incident report even though there were staff who was present and witnessed the interaction. In order to find out exactly what happened, staff had to be asked to send in a report of their experiences concerning the incident. Several days had passed at this time and they could only provide information based on how they remembered it. It would have been easier for all parties concerned if they had submitted an incident report as soon as they could.

Thanks for your help with this and have a wonderful day.

Sincerely,                           

Theodora.

HPL Staff Development Day Committee

Dear HPL Team,

 

Exciting news! We are planning a HPL Staff Development Day on Friday, May 1^st at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This will be a wonderful opportunity for all HPL team members to join together for a day of learning, sharing, fun and festivities!

 

To make this day successful, we need your support. We are currently seeking dedicated, enthusiastic committee members who are ready to make this day a huge success! We hope to have a diverse group of committee members from all areas of the organization. Generally, we will bring the committee together bi-weekly through March and then weekly in April. We will try to meet on Thursdays and Fridays for about 1-2 hours per meeting.

 

If you are interested in serving on the HPL Staff Development Day Committee please take a moment to review the sub-committee list below and respond to me via email with your preference for participation by close of business Friday, February 13, 2015. Those selected for the committee will be notified by the 18^th.

 

 

§  Program Committee: Responsibilities include selecting and coordinating speakers, identifying breakout session topics, and determining layout / flow of program

 

§  Logistics Committee:  Responsibilities include set-up, facility preparation, decorations, and signage/marketing materials

 

§  Activities Committee: Responsibilities include developing ice breakers, selecting prizes, identifying vendors/donors, and soliciting department participation

 

§  Food Committee: Responsibilities include menu selections for breakfast, lunch, and providing snack items

 

§  Registration Committee: Responsibilities include coordinating sign-in tables and distributing packets/give-a-way bags

 

§  Communication Committee: Responsibilities include disseminating information to staff  via email updates, website postings, or inter office correspondence; and distributing invitations

 

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

 Thank you!

 

 

Ophelia R. Cespedes, SPHR

Deputy Assistant Director – Organizational Development

WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FEBRUARY AT STANAKER!!

Graduation Game Plan

Hello,

 

I have spoken with Chris Graves in the Department of Neighborhoods.  He is excited to be working with you again this spring.  Here is what works for them.

 

Park Place:  Saturday March 7th at 10am

Tuttle:  Saturday March 7th at 10am

Pleasantville: two-day after school programs on Tuesday, March 3^rd and Tuesday, March 10^th at 4:30pm

Stanaker:  two-day after school programs on Tuesday, March 3^rd and Tuesday, March 10^th at 5:00pm

Smith:  two-day after school programs on Tuesday, March 3^rd and Tuesday, March 10th at 3:30pm

 

I wanted to let you know the dates so that meeting rooms can be reserved.

 

Thanks,

 

PS If you got this before, I had a date wrong so I am resending with the correct date.

 

Laurie Covington

Senior Manager of Customer Experience Administration