During the month of November, we ran a #Movemberatthelibrary contest:
27 new chairs were purchased for the Lakehead campus, vastly improving comfort and streamlining the footprint.
A Teknion glass wall was installed behind the Information desk at the Laurentian campus. As a way to address persistent complaints about noise levels, the glass wall creates an enclosed work space for the staff behind the Info desk. People studying are less affected by the normal library work happening behind the glass wall.
Food for Fines allows library users to donate non-perishable food items in exchange for their overdue fines. Each food item correlates to $2.00 in waived overdue fines. The event is held in May to coincide with convocation, to provide an opportunity for students to settle their outstanding library fines prior to graduation. We forgave $46.50 in fines.
OFF THE SHELF has consistent readership. Each newsletter has a mix of topical or theme articles, recurring columns and a contest. In addition to the links on our website, the newsletter is emailed to faculty and learners and shared via the NOSM Pulse.
Recurring columns include:
"Library Voices" highlights feedback and comments from our users:
In January, the reserves were moved from behind the Information desks to the stacks, creating an open reserve system:
Apps are selected through a review process with an emphasis on reasonable cost and relevance to our users. They are showcased monthly:
The Lakehead and Laurentian University Libraries did not renew their subscriptions to RefWorks. We provided information for users to migrate to a different tool, with regular reminders and updates to our news feeds:
The Library team won the Staff Award of Excellence for Team Effort:
Carol Delorme also won a Staff Award of Excellence for Reliability.
Jessie Belanger accepted a 1 year contract extension as Administrative Assistant at our Laurentian campus beginning January 1st.
