Get to Know Melissa...December's Employee of the Month!

This is Melissa's second round working at the Hobart library.  She worked here during high school, left us to go to college, and is now back working not only here but at the Boy's and Girls Club using her college degree.

What do you love about working at the library?

I love being able to see all of the newest books in my favorite subjects.  It give me ideas for my own dream library at home.

Her favorite book is the Odyssey and her favorite movie is The Godfather part one.  If she could have dinner with any person living or dead it would be King Richard the III of England so that she could see for sure what was true about him and what wasn't.

Melissa's favorite food is Kung Pow Chicken.  She is completely obsessed with the royal history of Europe.

Get to Know Stephanie...September's Employee of the Month

Stephanie has been with us for a little over a year. She loves being around all of the books and her co-workers. Stephanie does double duty working here and at McDonald's. You don't see many young people with that dedication. She is a hard worker to.

Her favorite book series is Harry Potter and her favorite book is Room by Emma Donoghue. Her favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast. If she could have dinner with any person living or dead it would be Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (Could I tag along? He's a cutie!) She would probably take him out for pizza since that is her favorite food.

When she grows up she would like to be a makeup artist on movie sets. (Now Stephanie remember us little people when you are rubbing elbows with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Blake Lively!)

Get to Know Ellen...August's Employee of the Month

 Ellen started at Hobart when she was in high school and she has been with us for four and a half years.  Now she is in college studying Forensic Science.  She changed her major to that from Psychology.  She says that is something we didn't know about her.  Another thing you may not know is that she is a great artist.  She painted the window she is standing next to in the photo.

What Ellen loves about working at the the library are her co-workers.  She said they have become a like a family to her.  Her favorite book is "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood and her favorite movie is You're Next.

If she could have dinner with any person living or dead she would have dinner with her maternal grandmother and they would probably have lasagna which is Ellen's favorite food.

Ellen taking a much needed nap after painting her masterpiece!

Friendly Staff Summer Reading Bingo Competition

For the eight weeks that we promoted summer reading for the kids, young adults, adults, and staff the staff participated in a friendly competition.  Each week they recieved a Bingo sheet that consisted of squares filled with everyday library duties and some not so everyday library duties.  Each day the staff member had to cross off a Bingo square that they completed. 

At the end of each week they turned their sheet into me and depending on how many squares they crossed of determined how many times their name got put into the weekly drawing.  All staff members but the librarians participated in this competition.  Each week three names were drawn.  At the end of the eight weeks one grand prize winner was chosen.

Danielle was the grand prize winner.  Congrats Danielle!  She won a $10 gift card to Panera Bread and a bucket full of nail goodies.  I promise if a boy would of won it would have been a different prize!

These were the total number of entries each staff member received for the grand prize drawing:

Danielle-50
Ella-80
Ellen-45
Gary-50
Joyce-40
Kris-45
Sarah-30
Serena-45
Stephanie-40
Ty-45

Thank you all for playing.  I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and everyone did a great job this summer.  Thank you all for your hard work!

July's Employee of the Month is...Amy

Amy's Welcome to Hobart

 Amy is our Assistant Manager and has been with us at the Hobart branch for almost a year.  She has been with LCPL for five years, two in a half as a clerk and two in a half as a librarian.  Some of the comments about Amy were:

Amy is a wonderful person.  She always helps with anything you need.  She is an outstanding employee you have to be proud of.

She has been a great Assistant Manager.  Friendly, helpful and I am glad she came to work for us here.

YMCA, Amy is the M!

 Amy is a dedicated Asst. Manager that puts up with all of us clerks.  She has patients with the staff and patrons and with different issues that arise.

What do you like about working at the library?

"I like helping people.  I love when people come back and love the book I suggested to them or the database I told them about."

What is your favorite book/movie?

"I have so many, but the book I can read over and over again is "Can you Keep a Secret" by Sophie Kinsella.  Favorite movie-Love Actually or Bridget Jones Diary."

Amy with our Tri-Kappa check

If you could have dinner with any person living or dead who would it be?

"My grandma since she passed when I was a baby and after her Ryan Gosling!"

What is your favorite food?

"Chocolate-so unhealthy but I have to have it everyday."  Eat dark chocolate, they say it is good for you!  But in my opinion milk chocolate is the best.

What is one thing we don't know about you?

"I've seen U2 seven times, three of those times spending hours in line to get a good spot on the floor of the arena!  I also got Bono's autograph."  That is what I call a fan and dedication!

Get to Know Serena...

Serena has been with us at the Hobart library as a page for about ten months.  What she loves about working at the library is that everyone is very friendly and she loves seeing new faces come in.

Her favorite book is The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice and favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton. 

When asked who she would like to have dinner with living or dead Serena answered, "Bettie Paige, Judy Garland, or Marilyn Manson."  I think she should have dinner with all three and serve them some of her favorite food, grilled salmon or sweet bbq ribs.  I say live dangerously and serve both!

A couple things that we don't know about Serena is that she sings and she is drawn into the paranormal.

Get to Know Danielle...

Danielle has worked for LCPL for seven years.  She started out as a page at the Lake Station library and continued as a page when Lake Station and New Chicago merged.  When Hobart had a clerk opening last year Danielle knew she was ready to challenge herself and take on more responsibility and we are glad that she did.  She fits right into our library family.

What do you love about working at the library?

"I love being surround by books and my co-workers are awesome.  I enjoy working a job meeting people."

Danielle's favorite books are Bridges of Madison County, White Fang, and the Twilight Series.  I wonder if Danielle realizes that all of those books have become movies and if she thinks the movies are as good as the books!?  Well maybe not since her favorite movies are classic movies such as An Affair to Remember and Indiscreet with Cary Grant.

If she could have dinner with anyone living or dead it would be with Cary Grant.

I think she might have found my favorite food question offensive!  Her answer, "Really?  If I have to choose...Chocolate!"  One thing that we don't know about Danielle is that she loves Teddy Bears!

Danielle dressed up as Flo, Progressives most perky and dedicated Employee!