The Bookmark Cafe hours will be adjusted in the evenings. Starting next week, the Bookmark Cafe will be closing at 10pm (currently closing at 9:30pm) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday and Friday hours will stay the same.

Beginning the first week of September, Bonnie Johnson in our Receiving/Facilities team will begin vacuuming private office spaces in Ellis Library not currently covered under the University’s custodial contract.

As most of you know, private office spaces are no longer vacuumed as part of the University’s custodial contract. Even though vacuums were purchased almost two years ago and are readily available in all staff areas, it’s become clear that vacuuming of private offices by individuals has proven to be challenging in Ellis Library. Because we need to keep our floors to stay in good shape for many years, the carpets need to be vacuumed regularly to slow the aging process and to provide a clean environment for our staff.

Bonnie will vacuum private office spaces once per month. I have tried to personally speak with everyone affected. If I missed talking to you and you would prefer to vacuum your own space, please let me know. If your office area is on the list for vacuuming, you will receive a recurring calendar appointment in Outlook very soon to let you know when to clear your office floors. This does not affect anyone in the Specialized Libraries, Archives, or the remote storage facilities at this time. If there are issues with vacuuming in those areas, please let your LMT member know.

Please note:

• Have floors cleared by the end of the work day prior to vacuuming.
• Vacuuming will be done between 7:00-7:30am.
• Bonnie has been asked to vacuum open floor spaces that can be reached easily. She has been asked to avoid moving anything, including chairs.
• You are still responsible for removing trash and recycling.
• If you lock your door, please continue to lock your door. Bonnie will key herself in and lock the door behind her (or ask Security for assistance).
• If your office space cannot be vacuumed on the appointed day, the appointment will simply be missed. There are many other facilities tasks that need attention. If possible, Bonnie will let you know about conflicts in advance and I hope you will consider vacuuming on those rare occasions.

Thanks in advance!

Kathy Peters

As part of the move of the film in 406 to CRL, we have taken a stopover at U2 so that remodeling of 406 can begin sooner than later. As such, all film has been updated in the catalog to show it is currently ‘Unavailable’ with Identity = ‘Temporarily Unavailable’. As these materials are processed, the records will be updated to accurately reflect the situation. We will also be moving the indexes in that room shortly to 2 East for final review and again, the catalog will be updated as they are moved.

–Corrie Hutchinson

Jeannette Pierce has moved from Ellis Library Room 152 to Ellis Library Room 105 (Ellen Blair’s former office). We’ll have more moves to announce in the future, but this one is complete.

Sign Project: Ellis Library signs are scheduled to arrive on Monday morning (Nov 20). We’re working on the final details for the Signage Project with Cyndi Curnutte on Friday afternoon. Signage installation will take place Monday-Wednesday (Nov 20-22).

Outdoor Cameras: ACC will be here Monday-Wednesday (Nov 20-22). They will be here to finish the outdoor camera installation project.

Door Controls: Overhead Door will be here on Monday (Nov 20) to install the new card readers on the North and West doors. They should be operational and under campus control by end of business on Monday. The door to Room 52 might be non-functional on Monday and Tuesday. Ernest is working with Energy Management on the technical details and will give us an update soon.

Chancellors Move: Beginning Monday (Nov 20), Larry will begin moving Chancellor Wallace to Room 3A31 and Chancellor Deaton to Room 104G.

Furniture warranty work: Cyndi Curnutte is scheduled to walk-through the building on Tuesday (Nov 21) with some manufacturers. They will be looking at the furniture in IC1, IC2, and the lounge chairs throughout the building to determine what can be repaired under warranty. The warranty work will begin as quickly as possible. Cyndi will provide cost estimates for work that needs to be done, but is not covered under warranty.

–Kathy Peters