Staff Meeting Notes 21 May 2015

Microprint Notebooks We’re putting up a notice for customers that notebooks are out of date and they can find the most current information by visiting the online microprint database. Notebooks will be gone by July 1st.
Global Family Reunion Clayton is streaming the event June 6th. Posters and more info to come soon.
CLF Meeting  Sue gave presentation to CLF on State of the Library – it was well received. A printout of her slide presentation is in the break room. Sue discussed statistics, what we’re doing, future plans, and partnerships. Statistics indicate visitor use, reference questions, etc. are in a downward trend.
Customer Stories Discussed at management meeting that these are hard to obtain. Three customers will  be interviewed with professional interviewer and used in future PR.
MD Anderson MD Anderson’s archivist has put us in touch with the patient librarian at MD Anderson. Look for a developing relationship with them that involves presentations for patients and volunteers.
U of I Conference Call  Sue gave a Skype interview with a class of library school students about genealogy librarianship.
Training Portal Take a look and see what it has to offer. Steven is researching short, instructional videos available online that could be added to the training portal to assist our neighborhood libraries colleagues.
Lean Six Sigma Recent email about this required training stated deadline is Dec. 1st, however, let’s accomplish this by July to correlate it with our HEAR plans in July.
FY16 HEAR Planning Think about what role you want to add to the library, what you’re excited about, and how you can best utilize your talents.
Ancestry vs. FamilySearch You may be able to see an index on Ancestry for unindexed records on FamilySearch . Utilize the library catalog in FamilySearch to see all available resources, like microfilm and digital images. Remember HeritageQuest is available to our customers as well.
News  *Elevator isn’t working at the Guest House – may or may not get repaired. Keep this in mind for events at the Guest House since the restroom is located upstairs. Some customers may need to use the facilities in other buildings. *ScanPro – see email from Steven for update. *Bring in your photos to use scanner.

War of 1812 Pension File Applications on Fold3 Digitization Update

The digitization of the War of 1812 pension applications keeps on moving forward. Last month, over 20,000 pages were added to Fold3. Applications for surnames A-L are now available and searchable for FREE either here at the library through our Fold3 database, and for FREE at home too. Customers can visit fold3.com to access those applications from home, again for FREE. No subscription is needed.