Update at El Toro

The last few months have been very busy with interviewing and training personnel. Two of my favorite things about my job are giving someone a job and giving someone a raise. Even interviewing and making a decision on who to hire is enjoyable. As one of the extra help coordinators, the staff at El Toro has been busy hiring and training two new extra help Library Assistants and two new extra help Library Clerks. Next month we will assist in training one more extra help Library Assistant and will be interviewing for an open regular part time Library Clerk for the El Toro Library.

It is never ending, one thing after another here. But I like it that way. We are getting ready to do more shelf reading and weeding, I have several presentations coming up, two in October and one in November. There is always something new to learn or a skill to hone. This is why I have been in this profession for nearly 32 years.

There are two committee on which I sit. The Volunteer Committee is in the process of updating the Volunteer Manual brining it into the computer age. This is a great learning experience, my first policy and procedure committee work. The other committee is the Reader's Rally Committee. Going into its third year, Reader's Rally is a system wide open house with each branch choosing a day during the two week period to hold special events. There are chances to win prizes at the branch level and countywide.

The coming months will be even busier with the holidays coming up. It is hard to believe that nearly a year has already come and gone. It has been a great year at El Toro. Many challenges have been met and conquered and I'm looking forward to what 2009 has to offer.