Information Item – Twenty-four/Five issues: No one has heard any negative issues or concerns with the first few days of the 24 hour operation of Ellis Library. On September 8th, 2015, Ellis Library started a regular semester schedule that will open the first and ground floor from 12 midnight to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday mornings. The upper floors of Ellis Library will be closed during those times. Ellis Library Security reports that about 49 Library users were in the building at some point during the first overnight.
Information Item – Library Space: Cyndi Curnutte of Campus Facilities Space Planning and Design reported to the Library that Room 114 Ellis Library should be available to patrons next week. The new carpet is installed. They are currently moving furniture. Work is still in process in Room 202.
Information Item – Long range planning committee: A first draft of the charge for the Libraries Long Range Planning Committee was distributed. Members of that group have been invited to serve and will be meeting soon. LMT was asked to review the drafted charge and get any suggestions back to Ann Campion Riley by next Tuesday, September 15th.
Action Item – Policy Review: Mike Holland presented Policy 25 “Policy on the Staff Suggestion and Innovation System”. The policy was last updated in 1984 and although staff suggestion and innovation is highly valued and sought after in the Libraries, the policy in question refers to a specific method that was likely trendy at the time of its adoption. Among other things it refers to forms that do not exist and mentions ways of making suggestions that predate anonymous computers suggestion pages. As far as Mike and anyone else in LMT can remember the system was never fully put into place and would not benefit the Libraries if it was attempted as written. LMT resolved to rescind the policy and encourage all employees in all departments to continue making suggestions in person and by email to supervisors and division-heads. Mike will present this topic at the next Library Assembly meeting.
Information Item – Workplace Recognition: Libraries Human Resources Manager Sheryl Cullina presented several ideas for formal and informal employee recognition programs that she would like to adopt at the Libraries. These efforts would be in line with the overall goal of creating a “recognition culture”.