Staff Meeting Notes
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Attendees: SK, MH, SB, JO, RS, FS, Djuina Hammett
Team Building Activity (MH): Name the worst movie you’ve ever seen or a
popular movie you’ve never seen
5-minute resource (FS): Mississippi Death Index
- Digitized and available on Internet Archive
- Covers years 1912-1943; for later dates must inquire with Mississippi vital records
- Codes are used for counties, race and gender
- Clayton Library has Mississippi death index on microfilm and it is much more legible than the digitized version. No other institutions seem to hold this resource.
Section Reports:
- SB – thanks to all for their help with volunteer party; volunteers had a good time. Great job Steven!
- JO- regarding class registration for February 8th event – African American History Month with Sharon Gillins and Ari Wilkins at the Holocaust Museum Auditorium - please ask for customer’s name, phone number and email address so we can email them the handouts. It will be an all-day event with lots of talks and attendees. More details TBA.
- FS and RS will attend 1619 Project training at UH. It is about developing a teaching module on slavery in the U.S.
- FS – the roof is leaking again.
- SK received the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award on Saturday from the Dallas Genealogical Society. Congratulations Sue!
Renovation Update:
- There is a delay on the new furniture. May arrive in mid to late February.
- SK to meet with renovation coordinators to get more information.
Manager’s Meeting Overview:
- Review Clayton Library blog entry on resources for homeless customers
- Remember 211 is a resource as well. It is a free helpline operated by United Way, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in many languages
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