Calculator Checkouts

The sign-out sheet for calculators is a bit different.  Besides date, calculator number and name, we have columns for Time In and Time Out along with Staff Initials.  

When checking out, remind the student that the calculator is due back by closing of the same day (like the laptops).  Leave a note for Kaitlyn if any are not returned.  We hope this will help them from "walking away."  

Calculators are still in the same drawer, but there is a box for them within that drawer.

Easier Checkout - Scanning Badges

Scanning a Mount Carmel Student Badge will bring up the student's Sierra account (if one exists).  No more fumbling with a last name and trying to find the correct person. 

Here is how you do it:

• Click in box where you type person's name 

• Point Scanner and press button at Red Barcode on front of Badge (see picture below)

• The client's Library account will open

• Checkout items(s) as usual  

                               

HOW TO HANDLE A CODE GRAY

Besides flowers and sunshine, Spring weather can be scary.  If you are working an evening shift and the loudspeaker announces CODE GRAY, here are tips on what to do.

If a Tornado Watch is announced, conditions are right for a tornado to occur.  Do the following:

• Monitor weather
• Close windows, curtains, and blinds in occupied areas
• Test flashlights (in top drawer -- above TV Remotes)

If a Tornado Warning is announced, conditions for a tornado have been sighted or indicated by weather radar.  Do the following:

• Close all doors
• DO NOT take the elevator
• Take flashlights
• Move all Library visitors away from windows and to the College basement or interior hallways

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these instructions.  Also, refer to the Emergency Response Codes & Info at Front Desk.

Library Closing Reminder

Just a reminder of Closing Procedures:

• Log off both front desk computers (do not shut down)
• LOCK laptop cabinets - we are unlocking in the morning and putting the keys away, so you shouldn't need to worry about that. If the key is out, please put it in the glass mug in the workroom (let me know if you don't know where this is).  The small key is for the padlock and the bigger one marked "C" is for the cabinet where the Chromebooks are kept.  Normally, this one is locked, but please check it every night.
• Turn off 4 TVs - 2 on 3rd floor, 2 on 4th floor, remotes are in drawer with headphones
• Turn off stained glass window display on 4th floor
• Push in chairs - at tables & computers on 3rd & 4th floors
• Turn off lights IF no one is in the Library - they can be left on if their are clients here working 
• Turn off workroom lights and shut workroom door - it locks automatically

Let Kaitlyn or Noreen know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Password Update

One of the many "joys" of working for a large corporation is your password expiring right when you need to clock in to LaborWorkx!  

To avoid this problem, use Password Self Service to reset.  Go to ZenWorks in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.  See screenshot below for more guidance.  Passwords expire every six months.

New E-Book

Welcome back from Spring Break!  Hope everyone had time to relax.

While you were gone, we added a new e-book collection from the American Academy of Pediatrics.  This includes the latest edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Manual (NRP).  Use this link to direct people to the titles.  The NRP manual is the the fourth book on the page.

We will be getting print copies of the NRP book at a later time.

Library Staffing Change

Allison has accepted a new position at the Library and a new library assistant will be starting on Tuesday, Feb. 28th. 

Allison will be moving up to the 4th floor and will be responsible for supporting several Trinity Health Libraries in other states - you may have heard us refer to these as the "Iowa Libraries." The new Library Assistant is Kaitlyn Humphrey. Allison will be training her during Spring Break, and when you return after break, you will see Kaitlyn at the Library Assistant desk; please introduce yourself to her during your first shift after Spring Break.

As Kaitlyn settles in and completes her training, Noreen will be your only contact on and off shift. Noreen will notify you when Kaitlyn is ready to begin working directly with the Work Study Students.