DVD and Videogame Changes

Please read memo# 2009-008 for full details.

Effective July 1, 2008. Here are the highlights:
1. Customers will be able to place Holds on DVDs and videogames.
2. Book Ahead will apply and customers placing Holds on new DVDs and videogames that are “on order” will be charged the $1.00 Book Ahead fee. This will be in addition to the $2.50 for DVD rental fee. 2 for 1 days apply.
3. Borrowing limits on DVDs and videogames will be eliminated.
4. TV series and a new Classic DVD collection will have a 7-day loan period and there will be no charge for these items.
5. TV series, Classic DVDs, and Viedogames can be renewed once.

Flash Drives

Please read memo# 2008-214, regarding Flash Drives for purchase.

1 GB flash drives are now available for sale to the public. They cost $10.00 each with tax. The cash register has been programmed for this. When you ring it up, please do so under flash drives. These will be kept at the information desk. If we run low, please let Erin or Ruth S. know so that we can order more. We still have floppy disks available. However, these are not as reliable as the flash drives and eventually will become unavailable.

Wednesday Club

There's a new program that we're offering for the summer for all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. It's called the Wednesday Club and their first meeting is on June 18th. There's a flyer about it on the SRC table and on the small round table in the TEEN area.

Here's what it says:
Are you entering the 4th, 5th, or 6th grade in the Fall?
If so, please join us for fun afternoons of karaoke, video games, art and craft activities, and more! Sign up today with your parent's permission at the Information Desk. Attend 7 of the 8 Wednesdays to earn a pizza party at the end of the program.
Program runs from 1:30 - 3:00 pm every Wednesday starting June 18th - August 6th.

The sign up sheet is in the programming notebook, along with copies of the flyers.
Any questions, please ask Gail.

ILLs

Please review memo# 2008-121 concerning the procedures for ILLS, especially to stress the three points below (comes directly from ILL):

1. Determine the amount of $$ a customer is willing to pay for the ILL, if the lending institution charges a processing fee. We will try to get the item for free but if it is unavailable and they have not designated a limit, we will not pursue it.
This is a required field, you have to put at least $1.00. There is a $1.00 hold fee for all ILLs.

2. Remind customers about the Not Picked Up Fee which also applies to ILLs. If they have designated a fee they are willing to pay and they do not pick up the item, they will also be charged that processing fee.

3. Try to get a current e-mail address for notification. It will make the process move more quickly.

Thanks