Upcoming Location Closures

Greetings all,

I wanted to share information about facilities closures that are coming in the next few months. The information below is taken from the Planning and Facilities Department page on HPL’s Intranet (https://hplnet.hpl.lib.tx.us/depts-plan.html), which is updated any time there is new information:

Fiscal Year 2011 Public Closings and Openings
Note: These dates are based on the latest information provided by the General Services Department on construction completion dates. Last updated 09/22/11

August 26, 2011 – Looscan closes for up to 120 days

October 24, 2011 – Alief closes for 3 days

October 27, 2011 - Alief reopens

November 04, 2011 close of business – Carnegie closes for 2 weeks

November 9, November 13 & November 17 – JIB Donor Events

November 21, 2011– Carnegie reopens

December 2, 2011 close of business – Robinson-Westchase closes for 1 week

December 5, 2011 – JIB reopens

December 12, 2011 close of business – Robinson-Westchase reopens

January 9, 2012 close of business - Collier closes for 120 days

Moving forward, the NL Administration office will send out e-mails to all staff with notification that this information has been updated.

Please let me know if you have any questions/comments about this.

Thanks and have a great day,

Mike Van Campen

Staff Feedback Discussions

Greetings all,

As has been shared, I will be conducting weekly staff meetings at rotating locations every Monday morning from 10 am to noon. These meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. They are not based on agenda and our intended to be open and informal discussions. I want to encourage folks to come to these meetings and ask questions, provide input, share ideas, etc. As I indicated in a previous message, I want to get feedback and input from staff on how NL Administration can help you to provide customers the services they need and make your job more enjoyable. But, I don't want to limit it to that, I really want these meetings to be your meetings. Below is a schedule for the upcoming meetings:

• Kendall Oct 10 10AM-12PM 1^st Floor Meeting Room
• Carnegie Oct 17 10AM-12PM Carnegie Annex Meeting Room
• Mancuso Oct 24 10AM-12PM Meeting Room
• Alief Oct 31 10AM-12PM Meeting Room
• Scenic Woods Nov 7 10AM-12PM Meeting Room

We will be sending out a reminder to all staff as each meeting approaches. I will be holding these meetings on an ongoing basis so that I can continue to get feedback from staff. So, not only is everyone welcome and encouraged to attend, you are perfectly welcome to attend multiple meetings as your schedule allows.

I look forward to meeting with all of you.

Thanks,

Mike Van Campen

Chief of Neighborhood Libraries