Beaches Branch Manager Theresa Rooney gave Job Well Done Awards to her staff, July 28, 2018. She said, "This year, I challenged my FT staff at JB to
plan and produce Comic Con instead of allowing the bulk of work to fall on
Julie Rekow, who had produced five successful previous Comic Cons. This year’s
event was four months in the planning and the entire Beaches Branch FT staff--in
addition to accomplishing their regular tasks-- produced the most successful Comic Con yet. They all
shared equally in producing 2018 Comic Con, which had over 2,000 attendees and 20 exhibitors, many of
whom exhibited for the first time.
· "Julie Rekow, Teen Librarian, provided the vision and the passion, shared the planning process with volunteer
Candy Keane, and kept staff on track with regular updates at meetings.
·
Gail Blumberg, Library Associate, went to work months before the event and contacted over 25 local
businesses to solicit prizes. She ended up obtaining more prizes than we had
ever received before. Both Julie and Gail also were instrumental in making our
branch TARDIS machine a reality.
·
Robbie Crabtree, Library Assistant, assisted Julie with the gargantuan task of decorating the branch to
Julie’s meticulous standards and spent many hours on a ladder. During the
event, he roamed the branch in full Deathstroke costume, providing additional
photo ops.
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Terry Welch and Amber Pierce, Library
Clerks, planned all the book displays, which were
comic-themed for the first time. They also came up with the awesome idea of
having each person who checked out a book during Comic Con spin for a
prize, which boosted circulation.
·
Mary Hatfield, Library Clerk, provided critical behind the scenes help and also worked as a floater
to provide breaks to staff and volunteers during the event.
·
Nicole Saville and Andre Smith, Children’s Librarian and Children’s Library Associate, respectively, planned and supervised children’s activities for the first time this year
so we had some new activities and crafts in addition to two superheroes roaming
the branch.
"We actuated Comic Con 2018 in a way we’ve
never done before and I’m so proud of my staff for stepping up to meet my
challenge. My PT staff, Darlene Boda, Mary Wilson, Margaret Terrell, Theresa
Weatherford and Rachael Jones, deserve recognition as well. Without their
support, FT staff would not have been able to meet regularly to plan this event." (No photo available.)
Tia
Samuels (above), Library Associate at the Graham Library, has provided book readings and word puzzles to elderly residents at the Mary Eaves Apartments, gaming for the after-school crowd at Graham, and basic email and ebook instruction for others. For this, Tia received the Challenge the Process Award.
September 12, 2018: Tim Dorsey - author talk and book signing at JB (latest book: Pope Of Palm Beach).
"Council Member Matt Schellenberg, center, standing, came and spoke about the importance of libraries at the South Mandarin Branch Library, July 26, 2018. closing SLP party. Library Board Chair Ronnie King, standing far right, and his daughter were there, too. CM Schellenberg took pictures with attendees and congratulated staff on completing their Summer Learning Program goals," said Library Associate Christie Rogers.
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