Branch Closures

Hello,

Please be advised that several locations will be closed to the public this weekend.

Friday, June 23, 2017
Location: Heights Library (for maintenance)

On this date, please refer customers to the following locations:

Carnegie Neighborhood Library & Center for Learning
1050 Quitman
Houston, Texas 77006
M 9-8:30; T 9-8:30; W 9-8:30; Th 9-8:30; F 1-5; Sa 10-5
Phone Number: 832-393-1720

Central Library
500 McKinney
Houston, Texas 77002
M 10-8; T 10-8; W 10-8; Th 10-8; F 10-5; Sa 10-5; Su 1-5

Saturday, June 24, 2017
Location: Central Library
Location: Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC)/Julia Ideson Building

On this date, please refer customers to the following locations:

Heights Neighborhood Library
1302 Heights Blvd
Houston, Texas 77008
M 12-8; T 10-6; W 12-8; Th 10-6; F 1-5
Phone Number: 832-393-1810

Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library
4100 Montrose
Houston, Texas 77006
T 10-6, W 10-6, Th 12-8, F 1-5, Sa 10-5
Phone Number: 832-393-1800

Carnegie Neighborhood Library & Center for Learning
1050 Quitman
Houston, Texas 77006
M 9-8:30; T 9-8:30; W 9-8:30; Th 9-8:30; F 1-5; Sa 10-5
Phone Number: 832-393-1720

MR

SRP UPDATE: Family Prize Packs

From Sara Pope:

Good afternoon!

Family Prize Packs for SRP are being built right now. We are waiting for 2 more books to come in before we can complete them and send them out.

If you have customers completing the program and coming in for prize packs, please let them know that they will be coming out to the branches shortly. People are completing the program a bit quicker than we anticipated, but we are doing our best to get the prize packs out in a timely manner.

Please DO NOT award the prize in Beanstack until you have given the prize pack to give to the customer.

Also, please don't try to create your own prize packs with the books that you have for SRP registration-the prize packs contain different books than what you have on hand (including books for the adult), and have been carefully selected for specific age groups. SRP registration prize books are separate from that, and if staff tries to create prize packs from those books, you will quickly deplete your supply of books.

Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks for your hard work on SRP!

MR

Pension Reform Law Meeting

From Deputy Director Roosevelt Weeks:

Team -

The pension reform law was signed by the governor and will take effect on July 1, 2017. Representatives from the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) will be at the Central Library - 500 McKinney in the Concourse Meeting room on Wednesday, July 12 at 9:00 AM to discuss this new law and how it will impact us. This new law will impact every full-time employee. Pension contributions will change and those changes will be reflected in your July 21 payroll check. Please come out and these representatives will answer any questions that you may have.

Look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

MR

KAS: Hours of Operation Installation

Hello,

Please be aware that SPACES is sending Thomas Printworks to replace hours signage on the glass entrance doors at Kashmere NL. They will be coming out in the next couple of weeks (but there is not a set date and time). For our branch, the hours of operation will be placed on the inside of the glass in the same location where the current sign is located (right entrance door near the bottom of the glass pane). The old signage will be removed.

Thomas Printworks has all the precise installation instructions.

Please direct any vendors from this company to the location of the hours of operation signage. Should you have any questions, please let a supervisor know so that they may contact the appropriate persons in SPACES.

Thanks,

MR

New Monday Hours

From Customer Experience Administration:

Hello,

Effective June 5, 2017, Meyer and Walter Neighborhood Libraries will be open on Mondays, 11 AM to 6 PM.

MR