new hire orientation

New Hire OrientationPresented by Yvonne PartonStaff Development and Computer [email protected]

05/03/2023 Jackson-George Regional Library System

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Welcome


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Our Mission

To provide high quality and relevant

customer-oriented library and information services, collections of resources and programming

that serves to expand and enrich the lives of our citizens.


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Meet Our Director

Carol Hewlett Native of Jackson County Director since August 2007 30 Years in Librarianship

Photo courtesy of www.jgrls.org


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The Regional Board of Trustees Chairman, Bruce Grimes (top-left), the

appointed representatives from each of our two counties and our Board Attorney.

The Board is the governing body of the library system.



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Our Libraries – an 8 Branch TeamHeadquarters/

Pascagoula



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Our Libraries East Central

Moss Point

Photos courtesy of www.jgrls.org


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Our Libraries

Gautier

Vancleave



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Our Libraries

Ocean Springs

St. Martin



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Our LibrariesLucedale/

George County



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JGRLS-Not Yo’Mama’s Library

Books: regular, large print, paperback, CD, even Portable Audio Players in MP3 format

DVDs: automatic subscriptions for major releases and Disney titles

Magazines Video games:

Xbox®, Playstation 3® and Wii ® formats

Mini laptop computers

Leapsters® Computer classes

Our libraries today provide so much more than in years past


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Questions thus far?


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5 Library Secrets Revealed

Excerpts from an article (with a few adaptations) published in the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 19, 2008.


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Why do we need libraries when everyone has the Internet? Libraries provide access to cultural,

educational, as well as recreational information delivered with privacy in mind and in a friendly environment.

We are a community gathering place, a place for individuals and families. There are programs for all ages at the library as well as expert help.

The staff is a font of information with advice on the next book to read, how to find health information, or even how to use the Internet more effectively.


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Who pays for the library? You do!. In Mississippi, public libraries are

supported by city and county taxes as well as from state appropriations.

In addition, libraries submit applications for federal as well as private grants.


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With so many wonderful books, magazines, DVDs, CDs and other items available, how do librarians decide what to buy? All libraries have a policy outlining the

focus for their purchases referred to as a Collection Development Policy.

We strive to choose the quality and type of materials that are representative of community interests.

Purchases are made from reviews or based on request from our patrons.


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Are all the people who work in the library called librarians? Technically, no. Only people who have

earned a master's degree in Libraries and Information Science (MLIS) are librarians.

Lots of others with related and supporting skills also play an important role in the work at the library.

However, our customers think that everyone who works in a library is a librarian. (That’s ok- we’re all a team!)


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Who really makes the decisions about the library? For example, who decides if the library is open on Sunday? A representative from each of the voting

districts in Jackson County is appointed to serve as public library trustees. In addition, one is also appointed from George County and the City of Lucedale.

These are the folks who make the policies that govern what we do, including when the library will be open.


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Any Additional Questions?

Best of Luck in what we are sure will be a long

career!

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