The Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF) is facilitating a monthly newsletter feature to keep library staff informed about advocacy-related information at Emory.

Level 1 breakroom updates

A newsletter item on the breakroom effort from August 2019 can be found here.

Milestone update as of 10/4/2019

Step 1: COMPLETE: Remove 2 upper cabinets and old ice machine.

Step 2: SCHEDULED: Remove (craft) shelves: (re-Scheduling with Zone Carpenter)

Step 3: Install Flooring and new Wall base (will be completed after large cubby is removed – first week of November) Flooring has been ordered.

Step 4: Paint and Patch (Behind vending machines- Complete, waiting to determine If we need to paint behind the craft cabinets)

Step 5: Install new appliances (Install after flooring is completed – to minimize movement of appliances on new flooring)

Step 6: Surplus to remove old furniture the day before new furniture installs (date TBD)

Step 7: Install new furniture (1st-2nd week of November). We are still on schedule for installation of the furniture.

Library External Review

The Library External Review staff meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 28 at 9:15am in the Jones Room. The external review is facilitated by the Office of the Provost and the group will meet with faculty, students, deans, and other stakeholders between October 27-29 in order to explain their process and answer questions. Any libraries staff member can attend the Oct. 28 session.

Salvation Army Angel Tree program

LEAF will be facilitating a Salvation Army Angel Tree program this holiday season. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program allows organizations like Emory help needy families of Atlanta. In 2018, the Salvation Army assisted over 10,000 children and senior citizens throughout Atlanta. They estimated that over 29,000 toys and 65,000 articles of clothing were distributed through the 2018 campaign—and we were part of this!

• • This year Emory will adopt 300 “angels” to sponsor
  • You can help by “adopting” a kid(s) or senior citizen as an individual or as a department.
  • Please reach out to adams [at] emory [dot] edu ASAP if you are interested in participating