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All-Staff meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. in Annex Room A.
You may attend at the Main Library Annex or virtually via Teams. Check your Outlook calendar or email for the link.
If you attend virtually, you are required to turn and leave your camera on.
Room A
A Gift Exchange
Items should be less than $10 if purchased, or used,
homemade, or re-gifted items.
The Ugly Sweater Contest
Three categories to compete in:
Truly Awful, Best Homemade,
and Most-Festive-But-Not-Necessarily-Ugly
And new this year,
A Gift Wrapping Contest!
The categories will be
Best Misdirection, Fanciest,
and Most Creative
Friends and family
welcome! Paper products
and drinks will be provided.
Room B or via Teams
Presentation: Greg Nartker, BWC--Ergonomics
IN SERVICE DAY (with staff from the Jackson City Library)
7:45 am—Room B: Refreshments
8 am—Room B: Welcome and introductions
8:30 am—Room A: Hands-only CPR with Diana Briggs, American Heart Association
9:45 am Break and door prizes
10 am—Room B: Leading Ourselves and Others with Curiosity and Compassion with Megan Gerber
Noon—Room A: Lunch from Casa Del Taco
1 pm—Room B: Board meeting, Service Awards, Wellness Challenge Winners
2 pm—Room B: Burnout and Selfcare with Darlene Herron, LPCC-S
3 pm Break
3:15 pm—Room B: A Culture of YES! with Jenn and Erin—Room B
3:45 pm Open Floor and Closing
Peformance Appraisals--Jenn and Erin
Cardiac Emergency Response Plan--Kelly
EAP Handouts:
with guest host Jenn Slone
Quick updates:
Joy Jar & Above and Beyond
Wellness Reflection - Cassie
Forest Bathing
Enrichment Check-in - Erin
Safety Minute - Kelly
The View from Access - Jenn
Board Updates - James
Strategic Focus: Programs and Lifelong Learning (page 6)
Booksale -- Courtney
Sustainability and Washing/drying Machines -- James
Total Compsenation Statements -- Kelly
Cybersecurity Training (mandatory for all staff) -- Jenn
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams
8:05 a.m.--Joy Jar & Above and Beyond
8:10 a.m.--Wellness Reflection - Cassie
8:15 a.m.--Enrichment Check-in - Erin
8:20 a.m.--Safety Minute - Kelly
8:25 a.m.--The View from Access - Jenn
8:30 a.m.--Board Updates - James
8:35 a.m.--Strategic Focus: Communications Agreement - Heather (with Erica and Trey)
8 a.m. Annex Room A--in person only
or via Teams
Wes Campbell, Anthem Insurance Updates
8 a.m. Annex Room A--in person only
Voluntary, of course.
For the White Elephant bring a wrapped homemade gift, a re-gifted gift, or something purchased for less than $5.
For the Carry In/Potluck, bring your favorite dish to share. The library will provide beverages, cups, utensils, etc.
Also, we'll do the annual Ugly Sweater Contest with three chances to win (pick your category):
What Child Is This? Reveal -- Jenn C.
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar)
KATHY'S LAST MEETING!
World Heritage Training with Vistor's Bureau
>>> December 19 White Elephant Holiday Party!
October 14
We'll be joined by the staff from Jackson City Library for the speakers and lunch. During CRCPL-specific sessions, they'll hold their own In Service Day meeting.
7:45 am, Room B1: Everyone—Refreshments
8 am, Room B2: Everyone: Welcome and introductions—Roger and James
Expectations—Jenn
Agenda review—Erin
8:15 am: CRCPL Staff—Strategic Plan review, room B2
JCL Staff—Culp Trustee Room
9:30 am: Break
10 am, Room B2: Everyone—Katie Kurtz (https://katie-kurtz.com/)
“Words Matter: Reducing Stigma through Our Language”
Noon, Room A: Everyone—Lunch from Bell Farms
1 pm: CRCPL Staff—Board meeting, room B2
Joy Jar
Above and Beyond
Wellness Winners
Door Prizes
Service Awards
JCL Staff—Culp Trustee Room
2 pm, Room B2: Everyone—Lori Graves, Communication through Humor—workshop
3 pm: Break
3:15, Room B2: Everyone—Workshop Storytelling: Jokes, Anecdotes, Awkward Silences
4 pm: Everyone—Open Floor
Closing remarks
Cleanup
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A -- IN PERSON ONLY!
All Staff Photo! Dress for success!
8 a.m. Annex Room A or
via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81126248264)
Reminder about next month's mandatory in-person All Staff meeting AND photo day!
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar)
with special guest host, Erin!
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check you Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check you Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A or via Teams (check you Outlook calendar)
8 a.m. Annex Room A
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
at the annual In-Service Day
8 a.m.—Introductions and announcements
8:15 a.m.— New timecard software with Jenn S. and Cassie
9:30 a.m.—New WorkFlows logins with Jenn S.
9:45 a.m.—break
10 a.m.—Mickey Hart, Executive Director, UCM Center, Athens
Unconscious Bias and Stereotypes
Noon—lunch
1:15 p.m.—Strategic Plan Planning with Alden Library’s Dr. Kathy Mahuews and Ryan Spellman
Authors of Creating a Staff-Led Strategic Plan
2:45 p.m.—break
3:00 p.m.—Open floor
3:50—Clean up and dismissal
Quick Discussion topics and filler:
(no August All Staff)
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
>>>October 9: Mandatory In-Service Day, 8 to 4. Lunch provided.
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
Room A or via Teams (check your Outlook calendar for the link)
Mindy's Farewell
Guest: https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/
Next month: Picture Day! Courtney will be taking headshots for anyone who wants one. Update you staff bio pic. Add it to your Linkedin profile. Dress for success! (Completely voluntary, of course.)
Room A or via Teams
HOLIDAY PARTY!
with refreshements provided by the library
Room A or via Teams
IN-PERSON FOR ALL STAFF
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No All-Staff meeting October 14!
7:45 a.m. Coffee, refreshments, etc.
8 a.m. Call to order
8:15 a.m. Intellectual Freedom with Dr. Rick Rubin
9:30 a.m. Break and first round of door prizes
10 a.m. Active Shooter Training – Deputy Dave Weber, Ross County Sheriff’s Dept.
11 a.m. Board meeting and service awards
12 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Cyber security—IT Dept.
2 p.m. Break and last of the door prizes
2:15 p.m. Communico/Website—Jenn, Courtney
3 p.m. Safety training
4 p.m. Clean Up / End day
December 18, 2025 -- Holiday Fun
2026:
January 22: Strategic Focus on Reference Interviews and Reader’s Advisory — James
February 19: Opportunities for Ohians with Disabilities — Tanya Vela
March 19: ADA Title II Compliance and Website Audit Training — Courtney, et al
April 16: Bookworm — Liz
May 21: (Open)
June 18: (Open)
July 16: (Open)
August 20: (Open)
September 17: Giving and Receiving Feedback and Evaluation Review — James, Jenn, Erin
October 12 (Monday): In-Service Day
November 19: (Open)
December 17: Holiday Party
Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 1-5pm
Phone: 740-702-4145
Address: 140 S. Paint St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
