Jamie's Meeting
10-Nov-2020
(12:59 PM) Antigo Library: no music today?
(01:00 PM) Antigo Library: :(
(01:02 PM) Antigo Library: yes
(01:08 PM) Antigo Library: what erica said. 48 hours is good
(01:09 PM) Teresa: Ditto to Erica
(01:09 PM) Demmer  Library: Ditto the quicker check-in approval
(01:10 PM) Demmer  Library: And patrons still comment that they feel we're doing a good job of keeping us safe while providing service
(01:12 PM) Antigo Library: if we know, they can wait to return them.
(01:13 PM) Antigo Library: unfortunately, we don't know, so that's why there is quarantine
(01:17 PM) Vicky: Could you share that flowchart/policy, please?
(01:19 PM) Vicky: Thank you!
(01:19 PM) Peggy O'Connell: Thanks Virginia.
(01:19 PM) Teresa: Stephanie shared it
(01:22 PM) Vicky: The schools have been closing when they run out of staff.
(01:22 PM) Vicky: If we run out of staff, we will do the same.
(01:22 PM) Vicky: If school closes completely, we will close.
(01:22 PM) Demmer  Library: Ditto Virginia/Rhinelander.
(01:22 PM) Antigo Library: schools won't factor into it. the library board will make transitions based on staffing 
(01:23 PM) Antigo Library: ditto Virginia
(01:24 PM) Demmer  Library: Currently our school has zero cases. They've also decided to report cases even before they're confirmed by the health department.
(01:25 PM) Peggy O'Connell: Minocqua is in line with Antigo and Rhinelander
(01:26 PM) Sherry M: brb
(01:26 PM) Rhinelander  Library: That's really proactive.  Good on them Erica
(01:30 PM) Antigo Library: brain fatigue! 
(01:30 PM) Rhinelander  Library: And election stress.
(01:31 PM) Rhinelander  Library: What Erica says.  That goes here, too.
(01:31 PM) Vicky: Staff likes not being open on Saturday!
(01:32 PM) Antigo Library: I keep waiting for the "new normal" to be "normal", but it's just not. 
(01:33 PM) Teresa: that's for sure Dominic
(01:34 PM) Rhinelander  Library: Although the resilience is becoming almost fatalism.  We have developed a warrior attitude.  "Let's do this".
(01:35 PM) Antigo Library: Staff seem to be doing well, but they are all suffering brain fatigue and just life that is a lot harder with the environment of covid
(01:35 PM) Joshua Klingbeil: Has the prospect of a viable vaccination made headway into the consideraton of directors/administrors yet?   

The news is still so new that it almost feels like there's a big "oh wait, nevermind" just around the corner...   

I personally had put off even the idea of a vaccine being available for large scale testing until late next year so it just wasn't on my radar at all until yesterday - BAM !!!  all over the news.
(01:36 PM) Teresa: and as people start thinking about holidays or lack of holidays, that adds another layer of fatigue
(01:36 PM) Demmer  Library: Also, staff said out loud in staff meeting, "We'll do ANYTHING not be furloughed again."
(01:38 PM) Antigo Library: Vaccine will go to others first, so really not on our radar. but the holiday things are getting a lot of discussion
(01:38 PM) Demmer  Library: Ditto Peggy. We have a weekly meeting and that is a HUGE change and benefit.
(01:38 PM) Teresa: Is anybody thinking about What's going to happen if the mask mandate doesn't get renewed?
(01:39 PM) Rhinelander  Library: RDL as well, meetings.  And the Weekend is  needed.
(01:39 PM) Antigo Library: i think holidays are even more stressful as people want to see family but are conflicted
(01:39 PM) Demmer  Library: Vaccine is simultaneously an astounding thought and still completely a fantasy.
(01:41 PM) Antigo Library: i agree virginia
(01:41 PM) Teresa: agree with vaccine not on radar
(01:45 PM) Demmer  Library: I do want to circle back to your question Teresa. Our staff brought up the possible end to the mask mandate this morning.
(01:45 PM) Jamie  Matczak: We will circle back to Teresa's question
(01:47 PM) Rhinelander  Library: Its policy.  As long as there is a pandemic, RDL can require a mask.
(01:47 PM) Demmer  Library: November 21
(01:48 PM) Demmer  Library: We also wrote it into policy.
(01:49 PM) Vicky: I like the mandate and we have our policy.
(01:49 PM) Peggy O'Connell: yes I like having the state mandate to fall back on
(01:52 PM) Peggy O'Connell: no preference on meeting date as most likely I will not be able to attend.
(01:52 PM) Teresa: Dec 1
(01:53 PM) Demmer  Library: No preference
(01:53 PM) Heidi: Dec 1
(01:53 PM) Vicky: Dec 1
(01:55 PM) Teresa: Thank you all for what you do