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Library ScoopMarch 2015

Johnson County Public Library

Birdseed Bottles Program @ FRB

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ForgivenessClearing the recordof those who havewronged me and

not holdinga grudge.

To the Core

From: Bev MartinAn extremely huge thank you to all the staff who shoveled their way out and made it to work on Saturday, February

21st and Sunday, March 1st! Your dedication to serve the patrons of JCPL is greatly appreciated.

From: Leadership Academy ParticipantsTo: Linda Kilbert & Karen EmeryA huge thanks to Karen and Linda for guiding the Leadership Academy Class of 2015 through cluster coach-ing! We will be much better prepared for Assessment Center with your great coaching and guidance.

p.1 HR Newsp.2 Celebrations / Strategic Planning Updatep.3 Getting to Know…Eva Frazierp.4 Getting to Know…Anna Reisz

p.5 SWAT Spot!p.6 Time Travel Through the Agesp.7 Top 10 Picture Books / Guess the Desk!

HR News!Amber TurnerHuman Resources Manager

The annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

will be held onTuesday, April 14

at the Trafalgar Branch. The theme is “Celebrate Our Library Heroes at the

Soup-er Supper!”Soup and salad will be

served to all of ourwonderful volunteers

while playing a round ofsuper hero trivia.

Congratulations to Ann Alexander

On March 5, 2015, at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis, our own Ann Alexander was

recognized as the United Way Volunteer of the Year

for Johnson County!Way to go, Ann!

Wear jeans onFridays & Saturdays

for just $2.00!All proceeds go to

Cheers & Tears & United Way.

Thank you, Bev!

March 31, 2015 is the final day for Flex Spending Account participants to claim

monies spent during 2014 for medical expenses. Participants can view their

account balances by visitingwww.takecarewageworks.com.

Benefits Update

March Birthdays Nathan Turner March 7 WRB Kalen Jones March 9 FRB Kelly Schmidt March 11 FRB Ken Crenshaw March 13 FRB Amber Turner March 17 LSC LuAnn Waltz March 18 TRB Chad Vanmeter March 29 FRB

April Birthdays Linda Kilbert April 2 WRB Sue Salamone April 6 CPB Patty Todd April 9 WRB Linda Walker April 11 TRB Nathan Biberdorf April 13 WRB Paul Courville April 16 WRB Annemarie Wallace April 24 TRB Sue Hewett April 28 FRB

Celebrations

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Strategic Planning Update

Years of Service Pat Clarke March 3 12 years Hannah Rollett March 12 2 years Beverly Martin March 16 28 years Georgia Vaught April 7 18 years Wes Klutts April 9 1 year Erin Kirchhoff April 13 7 years Lori Roberts April 15 15 years Amanda Caito April 28 1 year

Amber Turner, HR Manager

During the upcoming month, the followingstrategies will begin forming new Task Forces:

Business Outreach & MarketingFriends/FoundationLeadership practices for CouncilLibrary ProgrammingLocal History & Culture ProgramsPlay & Learn Spaces Pilot

RFIDSpace AllocationsSocial Services Links: Process ImprovementTeen Spaces Pilot

If you would like to read more about thesestrategies, follow the link found onwww.pageafterpage.org under JCPL: The Next Chapter.

The hard work of Task Force and Committee members brought much success in 2014 in Strategic Planning. Accomplishments included:

Collaboration with Town/County Planners Digital Reference Every Child Ready to Read training Library Card Challenge Management & Balanced Scorecard training

Material Selection Policy Mobile Circ Mobile Web Multi-Media Content Newcomer Program Reciprocal Borrowing Several of these projects have become "Business as Usual" and some will continue on into the next phase of JCPL's ongoing Strategic Plan.

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If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be and why?39. It would seem that this is the year that everything was best for me. Ijust gave birth to my 7th and last child, and was leading a miraculously peaceful existence. I also felt the best that I have ever felt physically.

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?I started playing violin in my early 20’s, but gave it up due to time conflictwith being mommy and working. I would love to learn to play the violin completely.

If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be?To get my youngest daughter through driver’s ed! I have to do it the inexpensive way by obtaining the permit and logging her hours, so this takes time, and she is already getting ready to turn 18!

If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would it be?A cat.

When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time?Reading a book!

If you could have dinner with only three people (real or fictitious/from any time period/dead or alive),which three people would you choose and why?My maternal grandmother who has passed and I miss her every single day! Buddha - I would love to learn to just “become” one with the universe. Martha Stewart - she is just so crafty!

What is your idea of fun? If given a chance to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?I would spend the entire day out and about with my children. We do not get to spend enough time together, it seems.

If you were stranded on a beach alone, what are five things that you would want to have with you?A book, shade umbrella, unlimited water, bonfire and my best friend.

What was your favorite musical group in middle school?Prince and the Revolution.

Name one thing you miss about being a kid.Having NO worries…

Do you have any phobias?Spiders and heights.

What types of food do you NOT eat?Lima beans…yuck!

Getting to Know…Eva Frazier, Circulation, TRB

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it beand why?Probably this age (30). Things are pretty good right now.

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?It would be awesome to learn how to sew and be good enough that I could sew just about anything I wanted to. I have a really nice sewing machine collecting dust at my house and I haven’t gotten around to teaching myself how to use it yet.

If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be?Probably catching up on my reading! My “to-read” list grows much faster than my “read” list, and I can’t seem to keep up very well. In reality though, my project for the next year is going to be figuring out how totake care of my kid and keep her in one piece after she arrives in April.

If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would it be?I’m debating between a dog or cat. I’ve become more of a dog person in recent years, but…my personali-ty traits are probably more cat-like. Either way, I’d be a lazy, non-athletic lap-cat or lap-dog.

When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time?Right now, I spend much of my free time working on the nursery or other baby preparations…or sittingthere lazily, thinking about how I “should” be working on that stuff.

If you could have dinner with only three people (real or fictitious/from any time period/dead or alive),which three people would you choose and why?Probably Buffy Summers (as in Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Albus Dumbledore, and Quentin Coldwater (maincharacter in the Magicians books by Lev Grossman). Because I’m a big nerd and they’re a few of my favorite fictional characters.

What is your idea of fun? If given a chance to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?If I could skip work for a day (and wasn’t pregnant at the time), I would spend the day with my husbandat King’s Island riding all of the roller coasters over and over! I just started riding roller coasters last year, after spending my whole life being too scared, and now I’m kind of obsessed.

If you were stranded on a beach alone, what are five things that you would want to have with you?My husband, sunscreen, water, shelter, and my dogs - though I’m sure they wouldn’t be very helpful to our survival.

What was your favorite musical group in middle school?I was a huge fan of NSYNC. I had a big picture of Justin Timberlake on my bedroom wall. I think I had a Backstreet Boys poster at one point, too, but I liked NSYNC the best!

Name one thing you miss about being a kid.I’m still basically a kid. I’ve made it to a point to not really grow up.But I miss when I was younger, I could be a kid AND not have as manystressful responsibilities.

Do you have any phobias?I’m not a big fan of spiders or roaches.

What types of food do you NOT eat?Raw tomatoes, okra, cantaloupe, orhoneydew melon.

Getting to Know…Anna Reisz, Programming Asst., CPB

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We all know that vegetables provide many healthful benefits. Yet many of us still do not get enough “green” in our diet. So, in celebration of National Nutrition Month, here are some tips from the US Department of Agriculture for getting more vegetables in our diet: • Buy vegetables that are easy to prepare. Pick up pre-washed bags of salad greens and add baby carrots or grape tomatoes for a salad in minutes. Buy packages of veggies such as baby carrots or celery sticks for quick snacks. • Use a microwave to quickly “zap” vegetables. White or sweet potatoes can be baked quickly this way. • Plan some meals around a vegetable main dish, such as a vegetable stir-fry or soup. Then add other foods to complement it. • Try a main dish salad for lunch. Go light on the salad dressing. • Include a green salad with your dinner every night. • Shred carrots or zucchini into meatloaf, casseroles, quick breads, and muffins. • Include chopped vegetables in pasta sauce or lasagna.

Linda Kilbert, WRB Branch Manager

50 Shades of… Green! • Order a veggie pizza with toppings like mush rooms, green peppers, and onions, and ask for extra veggies. • Use pureed, cooked vegetables such as potatoes to thicken stews, soups and gravies. These add flavor, nutrients, and texture. • Grill vegetable kabobs as part of a barbecue meal. Try tomatoes, mushrooms, green peppers, and onions.

To kick off the new year of SWAT, your wellness committee will be providing healthy protein-packed “green” snacks during “Go Green! Week,” March 16-20. Watch for more information about this and other upcoming SWAT Events:

May In Motion – May 3-30Individual Competition

Lotta Watta Wellness Challenge – July 5-31Team Competition

Walktoberfest – October 4-31Building Competition

SWAT Spot!

Linda

It's March, the time of year when we all become time travelers...jumping forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time. So as we wonder where those sixty minutes went to, let's see if we can figure out which mode of time travel is the best.

Steampunk Time Machine The Time Traveler, 1895It may not have been the first to explore the concept, but H.G. Wells' novel popularized the idea of time travel. After building a working time machine in his basement, the novel's narrator leaps forward to the year 802,701, to see what has become of humanity. Pros: Ahead of its time (in more ways than one); Eloi. Cons: Morlocks. Creepy, creepy Morlocks.

Intergalactic Blue Police Box Doctor Who, 1963-presentFor over fifty years, off and on, Britain (and eventu-ally, everybody else) has followed the exploits of the Time Lord known as the Doctor as he explores time and space in his blue Tardis...which looks suspiciously like a British police phone box from the 1960s. Pros: Takes you anywhere (and anywhen) you want to go. Cons: When you get there, everything is trying to kill you. Daleks, cybermen, psychotic Christ mastrees...nowhere is safe.

Phone Booth Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989High school slackers Bill and Ted use a time-travel-ing phone booth to bring historical figures to the present for their history presentation. Pros: There are apparently no consequences for altering the timeline. Cons: Using a time machine for homework is arguably a frivolous use of the technology.

Safari A Sound of Thunder, 1952Ray Bradbury's short story explores the ramifica-tions of taking a safari back in time to hunt

dinosaurs. The hunt goes well enough, but human history is changed when someone steps on a butterfly. This, incidentally, is where the term 'butterfly effect' comes from. Pros: Killing dinosaurs. Cons: Killing history.

Souped-Up DeLorean Back to the Future Trilogy, 1985-1990After Doc Brown makes a time machine out of a modified DeLorean, Marty McFly ends up on a hilarious adventure through time, first into the past to 1955, and then into the distant future world of...2015. Pros: It's a DeLorean. Nuff said. Cons: It's too easy to run out of gas...or plutonium. Also, accidentally keeping yourself from being born isn't fun either.

Cardboard BoxCalvin and Hobbes, 1985-1995When not doubling as a cloning machine or Transmogrifier, Calvin's cardboard box makes a very serviceable time machine. He also tries to use time travel to get out of doing homework, but his plan involves going forward to steal the completed homework from his future self...who of course has not done it either. Pros: It's the most economical time machine on this list. Cons: It may also be imaginary.

LivingEverybody, all the timeTechnically, we time travel every day. We all move forward into the future at the reasonable rate of sixty minutes per hour. It's not very fast, and it only goes one way, but it does at least protect us from universe-collapsing paradoxes. Maybe this everyday time travel is the best kind there is. Pros: You don't erase yourself from existence, become your own grandparent, make Hitler win World War II, or release dinosaurs in Central Park. Cons: Tick...tick...tick...

Nathan

Time Travel Through the AgesNathan Biberdorf, WRB Circulation

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Top 10 Picture Books

FEBRUARY 2015 GUESS THE DESK

Who’s Desk? Sue Salamone

Winner: Josh Turner at WRB

MARCH 2015 GUESS THE DESK

Who’s Desk is this? Submit your answer to Amber by April 1 and you just might win a treat from the Cheers & Tears Snack Box and a JCPL mug!

CPB FRB TRB WRB

Clifford’s Halloween Don’t Let the Pigeon Hooway for Wodney West The Pigeon Finds a Hot Drive the Bus Dog!

Pete the Cat: Franklin’s Valentines Tacky the Penguin The Very HungryValentine’s Day is Cool Caterpillar

The Finest Christmas The Very Hungry Scoop Saves the Day Arthur’s ValentineTree Caterpillar

What Am I? Christmas A New Reindeer Friend Franklin’s Valentines If You Give a Dog a Donut

Pete the Cat and the If You Give a Dog a Clifford’s Valentine’s Day A New Reindeer Friendand the New Guy Donut

A Piggie Christmas Arthur’s Valentine Very Little Red Riding If You Give a Moose Hood a Muffin

Trick or Treat, Marley! Froggy’s First Kiss Snow Party Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Sick Simon Amelia Bedelia’s First Super Duck Arthur’s TV Trouble Valentine

Froggy’s Best Be Mine, Be Mine, Mrs. Mo’s Monster Arthur’s Nose: 25thChristmas Sweet Valentine Anniversary Limited Ed.

I Spy Mystery: A Book The Pigeon Wants a The Berenstain Bears’ Stellalunaof Picture Riddles a Puppy! Funny Valentine

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