Date: June 29 Time: 6:30-9pm Hours: 2.5 Total Hours: 89 Today, I staffed the reference desk with Emily again. I rarely work the reference desk at Heights. I had heard the stories of patrons constantly requesting the latest Grisham or Clancy novels, but had never really experienced it in person! On Tuesday, a woman requested the latest Grisham and […]
Date: June 28 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 86.5 Today, I continued working on website content, as well as updating my previously-created marketing video with a new age group. Library websites have become an important access point for patrons, acting as a digital extension of the library building. The current website is trying too hard to provide everything […]
Date: June 27 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 84.5 Today, I continued to staff the reference desk. Sharon is currently weeding the nonfiction collection and was specifically examining the Christianity section on this day. Perry, as a small, rural library, tends to be much more conservative than my library’s diverse, inner ring Cleveland suburb. Many of the books […]
Date: June 26 Time: 11am-7pm Hours: 8 Total Hours: 81.5 Today, I began the day by observing a computer class on resume creation. Beth, Brandon, and I discussed the survey results, including a few of my observations about cellphone vs. smartphone and wi-fi hotspots. We also discussed the phone system and issues with transferring calls. At my (much larger) […]
Date: June 22 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 73.5 Today, I began by staffing the reference desk and answering computer questions. I also helped Brandon work on setting up virtual workstations through Amazon WorkSpaces as an alternative to purchasing and maintaining physical workstations. This could save the library – and possibly the entire library consortium – some money and […]
Date: June 21 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 70.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk, answered computer questions, and continued entering community surveys. I also continued working on the new database page for the library’s website.
Date: June 20 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 67.5 Today, I continued to enter community surveys into SurveyMonkey. Continuing the work I began yesterday, I continued updating database descriptions and began building a mockup of a database page for the new website. This involved writing custom HTML rather than relying on WordPress’ standard formatting. Currently, the databases are […]
Date: June 19 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 65.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk and began reviewing survey data through SurveyMonkey. I also examined the linked databases on the library’s current website. Several of these links are broken. I also began working on better descriptions for these databases in preparation for moving to the new website.
Date: June 17 Time: 11am-4pm Hours: 5 Total Hours: 63.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk with Emily. I continued to enter community surveys and conduct the observation survey. I answered computer questions and chatted with Emily about MLIS classes.
Date: June 15 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 58.5 Today, I continued to work the reference desk with Sharon and conducted the morning’s observation study. The library was (comparatively) busy. The weekly Lego building program is on Thursday mornings, which attracted a lot of kids (and their parents). For the Summer Reading program, attending a library program equals […]