Young Library

Thank you everyone for making our Dr. Seuss day so much fun!!! Jerome and Michelle went over to Kipp and read some Dr.Seuss books for first graders in the morning. Everyone at Kipp loved them!! We had three Dr. Seuss storytimes throughout the day. Kids received a Dr.Seuss certificate some stickers and a free book. We also had a successful Cat in the Hat craft. Kudos to everyone who read a book. We finished of the day with our monthly Family Movie Night showing The Lorax with popcorn and juice!

Thank you everyone for making our Dr. Seuss day so much fun!!! Jerome and Michelle went over to Kipp and read some Dr.Seuss books for first graders in the morning. Everyone at Kipp loved them!!

In attendance: Cedric Clark, Michelle Henry, Candece Beverly, Agenais Ferguson, Monique Collins, Nuvia Jasso, Lisa Swan, Jerome Hurt Team Building (Monique) Monique started off the meeting with team bingo. We had to figure out what team members each statement applied to and Candece and Cedric won! YS Update (Michelle) We discussed how to approach disruptive children and their parent. We should communicate with ALL staff when a child or teen is suspended, why and for how long. SRP update: This year we will be using Beanstack for SRP. There will be training for staff. We discussed desk set-up and where to store prizes. Performers are booked and we will be holding a SRP Game On party on June 1. We will also open up gaming in children's area for the summer. 3D Printers (Lisa) We are getting new 3D printers. The ones we currently have will be replaced with a newer model. We discussed how we would use 3D printers with patrons. Patrons would be responsible for bringing in their own filame...

In attendance: Cedric Clark, Michelle Henry, Candece Beverly, Agenais Ferguson, Monique Collins, Nuvia Jasso, Lisa Swan, Jerome Hurt Team Building (Monique) Monique started off the meeting with team bingo. We had to figure out what team members each statement applied to and Candece and Cedric won! YS Update (Michelle) We discussed how to approach disruptive children and their parent. We should communicate with ALL staff when a child or teen is suspended, why and for how long. SRP update: This year we will be using Beanstack for SRP. There will be training for staff. We discussed desk set-up and where to store prizes. Performers are booked and we will be holding a SRP Game On party on June 1. We will also open up gaming in children's area for the summer.

There will be a new language learning database available through TexShare. Pronunciator features 80 languages and allows the user to select both which language they speak and what language they want to learn. This allows users to, for example, indicate they want to learn French using a Spanish interface. The number of features and courses available vary by language but can include courses specifically for youths, travel, and advanced learners.   The link to the introductory webinar is  www.pronunciator.com/pronunciator-webinar/ . The video is 30 minutes long and will count as 30 minutes of training credit. All front line staff must watch the video by May 1 st . Managers will keep a sign-in sheet and have team members sign-off on it as they’ve watched the video. Once all of your employees have watched the video please, completed sign in sheet will be sent by e-mail to  hpltraining@houstontx.gov .    If you have any questions, I recommend e-mailing HPL Training an...

There will be a new language learning database available through TexShare. Pronunciator features 80 languages and allows the user to select both which language they speak and what language they want to learn. This allows users to, for example, indicate they want to learn French using a Spanish interface. The number of features and courses available vary by language but can include courses specifically for youths, travel, and advanced learners.   The link to the introductory webinar is  www.pronunciator.com/pronunciator-webinar/ . The video is 30 minutes long and will count as 30 minutes of training credit. All front line staff must watch the video by May 1 st . Managers will keep a sign-in sheet and have team members sign-off on it as they’ve watched the video. Once all of your employees have watched the video please, completed sign in sheet will be sent by e-mail to  hpltraining@houstontx.gov .    If you have any questions, I recommend e-mailing H...