Playaways

If you get a question like...How can I see what new playaways have been ordered or added to the collection? Here's how:

For a list of the most recently purchased Playaways you can go into CARL and do a call# search of: ON ORDER PLAYAWAY and you will get a list of approximately 200 titles still on order covering A, Y and J age levels.

However, once they are fully processed they will no longer have this call# but we can help the customer search under the regular call# and then scan for circs. Those without any circs you can bet will be new.

This is one way we can get a quick answer as to how new it is. Hope this helps.

Video Games Binder

I've created a video games binder for our customers who want to see quickly what BCPL owns. The list is comprised of the three different platforms: PS3, Wii, and Xbox360 for the past two years sorted by newest to oldest. For each platform it is divided by age: Adult/Teen and Kids. I've also added a note saying, if they don't see what they're looking for to ask a librarian. This binder will be kept at the information desk. Please let our customers know that this is available. I'll update the list once a month. Thanks

SRC Completion Prize - Barnes & Noble Certificates

From Linda Volk:

Barnes & Noble asks that our staff/volunteers remind our customers that they can redeem the Barnes & Noble Certificates from August 1 through September 2, 2009.

Bottom shelf in new fiction

From Nancy:

I'm sure most of you have noticed that we are no longer shelving new fiction titles on the bottom shelf. The bottom shelf will be used to display titles face out only. If the shelves get too tight we'll revisit the idea. Of course we wanted to alert everyone before we made the change-- but you have to move really fast to stay ahead of our Great CAs! They had already made the move before our dinner break was over. Thanks to Carolyn and her crew for always being on top of everything.

Electronic MICs

Starting on July 20th we will be submitting MICs electronically. The form will be located under "Forms and Applications" on StaffNet and is titled Suggestion for Purchase - Specific Title and Suggestion for Purchase - Subject. Once you submit a MIC, you'll get a copy of what you submitted as an email. Please forward this to the email account that I've set up. The address is arbutuslibrary@gmail.com
If you have any questions, ask Erin. Thank you

Video Games

All video games are now housed at information services in AO. To browse or place a hold customers can go to http://www.bcpl.info/videogames. Please read memo# 2009-185 for full detail.