Cash Extravaganza

Customers are coming in and asking for help in logging their lottery ticket numbers, if you're able, please help the customer with this to the best of your ability.




1.Go to http://www.mdlottery.com/lucky/
2.On the right hand side you will see two options, one to enter lucky code and another to enter the coupon number, click on the appropriate one. This will redirect you to a form that needs to be filled out
3.The numbers can be found on the tickets that they hand you
4.Unfortunately, it does not save their information, so if they have multiple tickets you''ll have to enter their information each time. Please use your best judgement as to whether you can do this for them or not.

Cassettes be GONE!

FYI: ALL cassettes have been removed from the public floor.

Anime DVDs

The Anime DVDs have been moved to the red wire rack in YA. The collection team made this decision to make them more visible and appeal to the age group that it's targeted towards, thereby increasing the circulation for them. I've posted a sign saying there is a fee to borrow them, so that customers do not think that it's free. It reads" Anime DVDs $2.50 per dvd for 2 nights. Mondays and Wednesdays 2 for 1.

Dear Reader

This is from memo 2009-184:

On Monday, June 15, we will make the Dear Reader service available to customers through the BCPL web site.

Dear Reader is a service that will allow us to provide four additional readers advisory features for our customers:
• E-newsletters. Customers will be able to subscribe to monthly e-newsletters that highlight selected titles in 21 different genres including new and bestselling fiction and nonfiction, mystery, romance and science fiction.
• Online Book Clubs - Customers can subscribe to one or more of 12 online book clubs featuring genres including fiction, nonfiction, romance, and teen. New titles are selected each week and customers receive five daily emails (Monday through Friday) with selections from the book. The goal is to give customers enough of a taste of the book to encourage them to check it out from the library.
• Next Good Book - Customers can set up a profile which will allow them to make and share comments about titles that they have read in an online forum.
• Book Lists - The Dear Reader service also includes a large number of prepared online book lists. These include best seller and award lists. Each of those include cover art for each title, a summary and links directly into the BCPL catalog.

The first two features allow us to reach out to customers by delivering book recommendations directly to them via email. The others allow us to provide a richer experience for customers who visit our web site.

When the service is made available for customers on June 15, we will also launch a redesigned Books and More section of our web site. These pages have been substantially edited to offer greater visual appeal and to take advantage of the pre-constructed book lists that Dear Reader provides. The Books and More menu on the left side of each page will be updated to reflect the changes to this section of our site.

Please become familiar with the new Books and More pages and sign up for one or more of the Dear Reader newsletters or book clubs. By gaining knowledge of these new features we will be able to demonstrate and recommend them more enthusiastically to our customers.

Videogame Circulation Procedures

This is from memo 2009-185:

Beginning July 1, 2009, BCPL will provide videogames to customers through the Hold process only. We will not have videogames on shelves in any branches. After July 1, 2009, all videogames owned by BCPL will be housed in Information Services in the Administrative Offices. Customers may obtain videogames by placing a Hold using CARLWeb, Aquabrowser or at the Information Desk. Information Services will be checking Router daily to fill Holds and will send the items to the requesting branch. There will be no fee for the reserve unless it is a Book Ahead item. The Not Picked Up fee of $1.00 will apply. The loan period is still 7 days and can be renewed once as long as there is no hold on it.

Information Services is developing a webpage (www.bcpl.info/videogames) that will go live on July 1, 2009. Using this webpage, a complete search of all videogames owned by BCPL can be browsed and Holds can be placed. There is still a limit of 3 videogames per library card. Please familiarize yourself with this webpage as soon as possible after July 1.

For Arbutus only
There is still a possibility of theft for these items from the hold shelf, so we will still be keeping the games behind the desk once they come in for the customers(as discussed at the circulation meeting). Carolyn will post a sign on the hold shelves alerting customers to this. Any questions, ask Carolyn or Ann.

Catalog and Label Changes Come July 1st

1.Subject searches can now be conducted for award winners using the terms Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, and Printz. This excludes Black Eyed Susans.

2.Databases are being added into the catalog (format is "website") with the generic call number "Database." Customers will be able to click on the link, enter their validation, and move right into subscription databases.

3.Short Stories anthologies will feature call number " (Y) Short Stories" followed by the first three letters of the main entry. Catalog work will be done centrally and retrospective relabeling will be done.

4.The call number "GAME NINTEN" will be retired and replaced with "(J) GAME Wii A - Z" due to the popularity and brand recognition of Wii over its parent company Nintendo. Cataloging will handle the changes and labeling will be done retrospectively.

5.The new designation "J DVD Series A - Z" (patterned on the DVD SERIES collection, but think Backyardigans, Sesame Street, etc.) will be established and the loan period will be extended to 7-days although the rental fee will still apply. Current fiscal constraints do not allow us to eliminate the fee at this time. A new sticker is being developed that will help customers determine which DVDs cost money.

Customer Suggestion Forms

The customer suggestion forms have been removed from the information desk. For now, if there is a new title that our customers would like us to order, please fill out the green MIC.

SRC Procedures

I've created a folder titled "2009 Summer Reading Program", which will explain everything about this year's summer reading program. It is on the file cabinet behind the information desk. Please read through everything thoroughly and acquaint yourself with the procedures. If you have any questions, ask Ann, Kathy, or Tyler. Thanks.

Where in Arbutus is Sneaks?

We're having a scavenger hunt and it's titled: Where in Arbutus is Sneaks? This will run from June 1st through June 8th. Local participating businesses in Arbutus are displaying a poster of Sneaks holding a different colored book in their windows. There is a display right by the front door of the library, where participants can pick up their handout. On the handout, children first have to figure out the riddle to find out which business to go to, then they have to actually go there to find out the color of the book that Sneaks is holding. Once they're done, they drop off their handouts in the blue box by the front door for the grand prize drawing, which will be on June 30th at the Magic & Stuff Program. The answer key to the handout is in the information notebook. It has the answers to the businesses, but not the color of the book. The children will have to visit the businesses to find out the color of Sneaks' book.

From Kim: This is a fun game meant to encourage children to come see what's at the library- feel free to give hints as to the businesses and where it is located if they call and need help- there may be a number of children and parents who are not very familiar with the area- remember we are only checking to see if the book color is correct on the entry form.

Any questions, ask Kim.

One on One Technology Assistance

The sign up sheet is in the program notebook under one on one. Please fill the chart out completely except for the column that reads "assigned to". We are offering this service on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights at 6:00 PM OR 7:00PM for the summer. Only one appointment per night. If they are calling the week of, please let the librarian in charge know so that he/she can put it on the schedule. If their appointment is for the following week, Sharyn will assign someone and put it on the desk schedule. If this service is in high demand the programming team will consider it again for future programs. Any questions, ask Sharyn or Erin. Thank you.