Support Staff Interest Group - November 2, 2006 Meeting Notes
Support Staff Symposiums
Structural Ideas
Mini-breakouts in the morning?
Dessert as an afternoon snack
3 breakout sessions where everyone can pick 2
Have breakout sessions geared to a type of library
- one to academic, one to public,
and one to both?
Possible Timing:
Registration 9-10 a.m.
Keynote 10 a.m.-12 noon
Lunch 12 noon - 1:00
p.m.
1:00-1:45 p.m. Breakout
1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Afternoon
Break/Dessert
2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Breakout
3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Closing and Prizes
Close all SSS with door prizes and evaluations
during the last ½ hour
In January, send out Support Staff Symposium email
with SSIG dates, explanations of programs for
Jan-June
In July, send out SSS email with SSIG dates and
explanations of programs July-Dec
Have Massage for both Spring and Fall
Are they licensed in both states?
Erin might know of some backup people
Topics
Making decisions on your own
How to work well with your supervisor
- how to train your boss
More detailed program on conflict management
Keep angry customers calm and happy
Reader's Advisory
- How to do it?
Technical Services Issues
Student workers and volunteers
How to "Hire, Motivate, and
Keep Student Workers" (Erin)
Their work is valuable and these skills
transfer to the work world
We are flexible with their schedules
Spring Symposium - Breaking the
Mold - April 19, 2007
Dayton
U.D.
Dayton Metropolitan Library
Registration at 9:00 a.m.
Keynote session 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Lunch 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Breakout 1 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
Break 1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Breakout 2 2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Closing 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Must be present to win doorprizes
Pick to names for each ahead of time
Lisa Marie Luccioni?
Have her send us ideas and we can look them
over to pick keynote or breakout sessions
Breakouts
Supervising Student Workers
Panel Discussion?
Millennials as this group
- how to deal with
millennials as a group
we're training
How do you involve them?
Role-Playing with conflict situations?
Serving People with disabilities
Physical and Mental disabilities
Evaluating the best candidate
"Things to look for and
things to look past" (Pat)
Students and regular staff
Best Hiring Practices
Giveaways
Give a bag to those who
didn't come in the Fall?
Upright Stapler?
Deals @ EmbroidMe?
Letter openers with magnets?
Pin with our logo?
Have an extra supply of pins?
Fall Symposium - April 4, 2007
Kentucky
Program ideas
Can Marietta talk about people who are
going through change?
Have the Ohio and Kentucky State Librarians
Speak?
Would be nice to have them do a
presentation
Could have one speak in the morning and one
in the afternoon, with breakout sessions in the
middle
Update on libraries in general
Q&A (plant questions in audience?)
Spring Symposium - April 17,
2008
Fall Symposium - Oct. 2, 2008
Crystal Palace on Rt. 4 - Near
Jungle Jim's?
Twin Oaks Golf Course in Kentucky is a good site
Need a database of
"talent" in the SWON
region
Meetings - SSIG
Thursday of Feb., May, August, and Nov.
2 meetings in KY, 2 meetings at SWON
2/8/2007 @ SWON @ noon
5/3/2007 @ Panera in Crestview Hills @ 11:30 a.m.
8/2/2007 @ SWON @ noon
11/1/2007 @ Panera in Crestview Hills @ 11:30 a.m.
2/7/2008 @ SWON
New Chair - Katy McBryan
Change SSIG website and registration pages
SSIG Website
Archive newsletters on website
Post photos from Support Staff Symposiums with
info
Meetings – ILLIG
Try for the second Thursday of March, June, September,
and December
3/8/2007 @ SWON
Odyssey Training with Jenny Thomas
Considering going electronic? See what it looks
like! Training and improving Odyssey techniques?
Editing? Cropping? Email addresses? Making it more
efficient?
Jennie Thomas at Athenaeum of Ohio
9/13/2007 - Roadtrip?
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006 - ILLIG
Meeting at NKU - Copyright Presentation
by John Schlipp
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