Grafton Library Weekly Report For March 8-12

Press release from the Grafton Library:

March 15, 2021

The Director was surprised last Friday upon leaving the jobsite at 35 Grafton Common to bump into a patron looking for curbside pickup items! The Library remains in temporary quarters at 53 N. Main Street, North Grafton. No-contact curbside pickup is provided via the covered front porch at the former St. Andrews church.

We put out 205 bags for curbside, as well as 2 takeaway kits for kids/YA. The Children’s Room prepared Daylight Savings Time activity packets, available through Saturday 3/13/21. March Activity Kits and Easter Egg Coloring Sheets were also prepped and made available while supplies last. We are preparing a takeaway kit for adults for next week: “Relax with a DIY lavender journaling kit.”

Federal Tax Forms and State Tax booklets are available while supplies last at Curbside Pickup on the Covered Porch. Don’t see the form you need? We are happy to print a copy free of charge and put in an envelope for pickup – call 508-839-4649 to request. We do not have any IRS instruction booklets this year, but they are available online.

Susan Leto delivered 7 items to 3 home delivery patrons; some only needed a pick-up this week.

Beth Gallaway presented the Library budget request to FinCom on Wednesday evening, requesting an additional $50,000 for personnel to cover service gaps in the new library. Much of the week was spent working on budget and final furniture and shelving selections for the new library. She consulted with the Capital Campaign on a number of items. She also attended a webinar on Course Correction: How to Guide Library Employees Back on Track and worked on scheduling a professional development series for staff on Reader’s Advisory.

The Trustees Policy Committee met to begin drafting a Meeting Room policy.

Three museums have notified us they will be reopening next month: Davis Farmland (tickets have been ordered, but not yet received); Boston Children’s Museum and Garden in the Woods. Reserve online.

Staff have been creating database tutorials and revamping the library newsletters.

Library staff will be participating in a scheduled staff development day Friday March 12 from 9am-2pm. The theme is self-care and we will be watching a presentation on Filling Your Cup During COVID: Self-Care Practices in Librarianship; attending a Mobile Digital Photography training, and practicing Laughter Yoga. Please email graftonlibrary.ma@gmail.com or leave a message and staff will return calls after 2pm.

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