Open Forum will be next Wednesday, October 29th, from 2 pm – 3 pm.
Open Forum meeting with Maureen is at 9 am in room 245.
The next Shared Leadership Team meeting will be on November 6th.
ALA Midwinter 2009 in Denver
ALA Midwinter is comin’ to town! On Jan. 23-26, ALA Midwinter will be at the Colorado Convention Center. In order to enrich professional development, the Library wants to encourage attendance and will make available additional funds to all who fill out the Library training request form for ALA Midwinter 2009. The Library will pay the member rate registration which is $165 (early-bird if paid before Dec 5). If you are not a member of ALA, the non-membership rate is $245. Non-members will either need to pay the difference or become members. So talk to your supervisor and fill out the training request form at http://intranet.auraria.edu/forms/hr/development/training.doc In order to share knowledge and experience gained from attending this event please be prepared to offer a presentation to the library after the conclusion of the conference.
For more information about ALA Midwinter got to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/home.cfm
Don’t have time to attend the conference but want to see the Exhibits at ALA Midwinter, which can be very educational and interesting? The Library will pay the $25 for you to obtain an Exhibits pass. Please, fill out a training request form for ALA EXHIBITS.
Why go to the Exhibits? One reason is to attend the Technology Showcase. There are many Exhibits floor events including author talks and a reception (free music and food!). For more information about the Exhibits, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/2009/exhibits.cfm
Please, turn your training request form for either the conference or exhibits pass in to Marical Farner no later than November 28, 2008.
Marical Farner
Classified Staff Supervisors
I will be sending out this years Performance Management Plans today and ask that you take the time to do a coaching session with your employees once you have received and reviewed them. Given that we are undergoing a reorganization, if you know that your employee will soon be supervised by someone else, please feel free to do the coaching session, but realize that you will ultimately need to do an early evaluation which will "close out" the plan prior to that person be supervised by someone else.
Please, return plans with completed coaching notes section and initials on the front page to me no later than November 21, 2008. PLEASE, be sure that you return the original front page that I send to you with the original signatures from when the plan was created. UCD HR will not accept copied signatures. Note: I will not provide copies of coaching notes or plans after this review unless specifically asked to do so; you can leave a sticky note on the front specifying who should receive copies or contact me via phone or e-mail.
If you need assistance with how to fill out the plan correctly, conduct the coaching sessions or have any other questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Marical Farner
I will be sending out this years Performance Management Plans today and ask that you take the time to do a coaching session with your employees once you have received and reviewed them. Given that we are undergoing a reorganization, if you know that your employee will soon be supervised by someone else, please feel free to do the coaching session, but realize that you will ultimately need to do an early evaluation which will "close out" the plan prior to that person be supervised by someone else.
Please, return plans with completed coaching notes section and initials on the front page to me no later than November 21, 2008. PLEASE, be sure that you return the original front page that I send to you with the original signatures from when the plan was created. UCD HR will not accept copied signatures. Note: I will not provide copies of coaching notes or plans after this review unless specifically asked to do so; you can leave a sticky note on the front specifying who should receive copies or contact me via phone or e-mail.
If you need assistance with how to fill out the plan correctly, conduct the coaching sessions or have any other questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Marical Farner
Development News:
Avalanche discounted tickets are available for the November 2nd game. The Colorado Avalanche are playing the San Jose Sharks. Game starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $35 for balcony seats and $60 for the club seats. TO ORDER TICKETS CALL, SHANE KOENIG
AT THE AVALANCHE OFFICES AT 303.405.6186 ORDER ONLINE AT:
http://www.pepsicenter.com/Groups/Avalanche/AurariaLibrary
The Auraria Book Store will now host the Book Club Café every month (Book Club). We will be advertising upcoming selections but no longer hosting sessions in the Library.
Beyond the Stacks (Kite Auction) has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009. Stay tuned for details!
Catherine Ostrander
The Book Club Café
Beyond the Stacks (Kite Auction) has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009. Stay tuned for details!
Catherine Ostrander
The Book Club Café
The Book Club Café will meet on Thursday, November 6 to discuss Black Elk Speaks:Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk’s experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind.
When Black Elk received his great vision, white settlers were invading the Lakotas’ homeland, decimating buffalo herds, and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas’ way of life. The Lakotas fought fiercely to retain their freedom and way of life, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time, however. As related by Neihardt, Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and the earth have made this book a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
Please join us from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Auraria Campus Bookstore in the Tivoli Building on the Auraria Campus. Light refreshments will be served. Get your copy at the Auraria Campus Bookstore for 30% off the suggested retail price.For further information, contact Betty Ingles at 303-556-3735 or at ingelsb@ahec.edu.
Ellen Nedzel
Friends of Auraria Library Biggest, Best and Last Book Sale
Would you consider volunteering for the last book sale? The schedule is wide open and on my door. Please come up and schedule an hour or two. We will set up on Friday, October 31st, the Preview Sale is Saturday, November 1st, and the regular sale will run from Monday, November 3rd to Wednesday, November 5th.
Mary Dodge
