Recognition and Awards

The annual staff day ends with recognition of Orange County employees who have served 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 years.

Awards were also given to Health Safety and Wellness to Library Central, the FISH award to Reference Central, and the Employee of the Year to Valerie Dawson.

This concludes OCLS staff day 2008.

More Staff Day Pics

Break Out Session 3

My third break out session was It's Time to Game which included Grid, for XBox 360, Boom Blox for Wii and Rock Band for Wii.

Break Out Session 2

The second break out session of the day was with John Claytor, who has been a staff member with OCLS since 1970. The session he led was Hide and Seek Exposing the OCLS Secret Places. This included pictures from the roof, hidden staircases, the cooler rooms, the computer and phone networking equipment and a other areas. He also showed some of the early children's programming books and old Better Homes and Garden from 1949 which had a picture of John sitting in his father's lap (of which we own the microfiche).

More pics from staff day

Staff Day Images

Here are a few images from staff day. Me and Herndon's Lead Circulation Clerk, Betsy Nieves and me with Wendy Prasad, one of Herndon's two librarians.

OCLS Staff Day Live!

Today is the big day! Staff day at OCLS! The theme this year is Ride the Wave. As we speak, staff are arriving for breakfast and networking in the lobby of the Main Library. This will be followed by staff team building all around the library as managers get to meet to talk about accomplishments for the year, set goals for the new year, and set the tone for the day with fun and encouragement. My branch, the Herndon team, will be meeting in the Information Power Suite. Here is a breakdown of the day's activities:

8:00-8:20 Networking, Parking Validation and Breakfast
8:20-9:00 Manager and Staff Team Building
9:00-9:10 Welcome from the CEO of the library, Mary Anne Hodel
9:10-9:20 Welcome from the Human Resources Coordinator, Carla Fountain
9:20-10:15 Keynote Speaker: Joan Frye Williams
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-10:45 Bibliotube
10:45-11:40 Breakout Session: Let's Eat, the smarter way to do dinner
11:45-11:50 Prize Patrol
11:50-12:05 Bibliotube
12:05-1:05 Lunch
1:05-1:10 Prize Patrol
1:10-1:25 Bibliotube
1:25-2:20 Hide and Seek: Exposing the OCLS secret places
2:25-3:20 It's Time to Game
3:20-3:35 Break
3:35-4:05 Staff recognition
4:05-4:10 Prize patrol
4:10-4:25 Bibliotube
4:25-5:00 Award Presentation

Stay tuned for more updates!

Staff Day Live!

A reminder! Tuesday will be my live blog from the Orange County Library System staff day. Follow along with me!

Staff Day at OCLS

So....a week from tomorrow is the annual staff day at the Orange County Library System. In celebration of 2.1 and staff day, I am going to blog/post/upload pics of the festivities where possible. Staff day was the brainchild of our director, Mary Anne Hodel, to get staff all together on one day and offer professional development, speakers, awards, and general library merriment in celebration of its employees, its accomplishments, and look forward to anotheryear of growth and opportunity.

We'll see how it goes as I lug my laptop and digital camera around and how tech savvy or not I wind up being. I thought it would be an interesting way for others who may run across my blog to experience an enriching day in each year at the library.

More to follow....so check it out....