Bundles

We are no longer making bundles effective immediately. If you have any questions, please ask. Thanks.

J Audio Books

The J audio books were interfiled with the J Fiction, but now they've been pulled out and shelved separately. We did this to be consistent with how we shelve the adult and YA audio. They are now shelved after the folk and fairy tale books.

Thanks

CybraryN Blocks

Effective Monday, 11/15 customers will be blocked from using the public computers and express checkout if their library account falls into any of the following categories:

· Registration has expired

· Address check required

· Bad phone number per Unique

· Bad address per Unique

· Verify ID card left at branch

· Bad e-mail address

· Lost/stolen card

· No more claims returned (5)

· Mail returned

· Post office update

· Incomplete patron information

· Verify address and phone number

· Verify ID each time card is used

· Confiscate card

· Address update

· Out of state

· Sent to collection

If there is any doubt in your mind about how to handle any of these transactions, please refer it to a circulation staff member. If cusomters come to the information desk because they're being blocked, rather than send the customer to the circulation side of the desk, please bring the circ. staff over to the customer. This prevents the customer from going to multiple service points.

Please ask, if you have any questions. Thanks -Erin

Shelving New Books

For all librarians:

If it's slow at the desk, please remember to shelve new books and record that you shelved it on the book cart form in the returns room. You could also do a little merchandising if you see holes that need to be filled, like the tops of the counters in the picture book area.

Thanks

Merchandising Checklist

For all librarians:

I updated the merchandising checklist to include the morning and evening. I also, left blank spaces for the Power Wall and merchandising tables so that we could write in the individual display names, since these tend to change monthly and sometimes weekly depending on the success of the display. This form is kept on a clipboard on the island behind our service desk.
Please remember to initial on the form to show others that you've merchandised in that area.

Please continue to merchandise throughout the day as you're roving. The checklist serves as a reminder to us to merchandise these areas before we open and close.

Thank you

Video Games Being Held

We are still keeping video games behind the desk for customers to pick up. Please check the game(s) out to the customer before handing it to them. Some customers assume that it's already checked out to them when we hand it to them, so when they walk out they beep because it never got checked out.

Again, please check the game out to the customers before handing it to them. Thanks

SRC

Parents have started to ask about our SRC program.
Behind the information desk, you'll find two blue boxes: One marked Elementary and the other Read to Me. You'll find the SRC bags, filled with gameboards and coupons inside the blue boxes.

To register the children, give the correct registration form (forms are on top of the boxes) to the parent to fill out. Once they've filled it out, place it in the blue wire basket. Explain how the program works and hand them the appropriate bag.

There is no registration form for the TEENs. For TEENs everything is done online. Please familiarize yourself with the SRC page from our homepage if you have not already done so. http://www.bcpl.info/kidspage/summerreading.html

We will not be having any drawings this year. Children who complete the program will receive a completion prize.