From Memo# 2010-132.
We are pleased to announce that wireless printing will be available to BCPL customers with effect from Thursday April 1, 2010. However, the wireless printing will only be available to users of notebook computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems. As usual, BCPL customers will continue to have wireless internet access via various Wi-Fi enabled computers, and handheld devices.
A video tutorial to guide branch staff on wireless internet access and printing is now available online (Please go to the memo to view the tutorial).
Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
SRC Volunteer Registration
SRC Volunteer Registration is from March 29 - April 9
Volunteers can sign up in person or via phone. Registration packets will be kept on the file cabinet behind the information desk. Instructions on how to sign up, along with the orientation and training dates are attached.
1. Write volunteer's name, school entering in the fall, grade, phone#, email, and whether or not they volunteered before on the following numbered list. (Volunteer must be at least entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in September.)
2. If signing up in person - give student his/her packet of materials to fill out and bring back on Thursday, May 6 - parent & child orientation.
*Please note: If attending orientation elsewhere, please return the packet before May 6 so your child will be included on the schedule.
3. If calling by phone - write student's name on the numbered packet. Ask student to come in this week to pick up packet.
*Please note: If attending orientation elsewhere, please return the packet before May 6 so your child will be included on the schedule.
4. Students should plan to attend
Parent & Child Orientation session on Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Training session on Thursday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Once all the branches have recorded their orientation and training dates, a copy will be kept at the information desk.
Any questions, please ask Ann.
Volunteers can sign up in person or via phone. Registration packets will be kept on the file cabinet behind the information desk. Instructions on how to sign up, along with the orientation and training dates are attached.
1. Write volunteer's name, school entering in the fall, grade, phone#, email, and whether or not they volunteered before on the following numbered list. (Volunteer must be at least entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in September.)
2. If signing up in person - give student his/her packet of materials to fill out and bring back on Thursday, May 6 - parent & child orientation.
*Please note: If attending orientation elsewhere, please return the packet before May 6 so your child will be included on the schedule.
3. If calling by phone - write student's name on the numbered packet. Ask student to come in this week to pick up packet.
*Please note: If attending orientation elsewhere, please return the packet before May 6 so your child will be included on the schedule.
4. Students should plan to attend
Parent & Child Orientation session on Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Training session on Thursday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Once all the branches have recorded their orientation and training dates, a copy will be kept at the information desk.
Any questions, please ask Ann.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Summer Reading Club 2010
Important Dates:
March 29 - April 9 Applications for Middle School Volunteers accepted (flyers have gone out so we might get some calls regarding this, please let parents know that volunteer registration starts 3/29)
May 10 - June 21 Pre-registration period
June 21 - August 14 Official start and end of SRC
Ann and Nancy are working on getting together the volunteer registration packets. These will be ready before 3/29.
There will be 3 levels of participation
Birth-5 years old (Read to me club)
Grades K-5 (Elementary)
Grades 6-12 (Teens)
SRC stuff to know:
* Theme: Make a Splash - READ! (Preschool and Elementary). Make Waves @ Your Library (Middle and High School).
* We will have gameboards for the birth-5 years old and grades k-5.
* We will have online registration again, but for the birth-5 years old and grades k-5groups they only need to register online once. They do not need a username and password to participate in this years SRC. Once they register online, they can either download the gameboard and print it out or come into the library to pick up their gameboard. For every 5 activities they complete they get a sticker. When they complete all their activities (20) they can get one completion prize.
* In contrast, Teens will be doing everything online, so they will need to keep track of their username and password. Teens need to print out their completed log and bring it into the branch to receive their completion prize (need to complete 20 hrs reading/activities/volunteering in the community).
* We will have crafts again this year. For preschool and elementary we will have four different crafts available throughout the summer. Craft programs for the Teens have been centrally planned and can be found in the Teens program guide which will be forthcoming.
* There will be no drawings of any kind this year.
Thanks
March 29 - April 9 Applications for Middle School Volunteers accepted (flyers have gone out so we might get some calls regarding this, please let parents know that volunteer registration starts 3/29)
May 10 - June 21 Pre-registration period
June 21 - August 14 Official start and end of SRC
Ann and Nancy are working on getting together the volunteer registration packets. These will be ready before 3/29.
There will be 3 levels of participation
Birth-5 years old (Read to me club)
Grades K-5 (Elementary)
Grades 6-12 (Teens)
SRC stuff to know:
* Theme: Make a Splash - READ! (Preschool and Elementary). Make Waves @ Your Library (Middle and High School).
* We will have gameboards for the birth-5 years old and grades k-5.
* We will have online registration again, but for the birth-5 years old and grades k-5groups they only need to register online once. They do not need a username and password to participate in this years SRC. Once they register online, they can either download the gameboard and print it out or come into the library to pick up their gameboard. For every 5 activities they complete they get a sticker. When they complete all their activities (20) they can get one completion prize.
* In contrast, Teens will be doing everything online, so they will need to keep track of their username and password. Teens need to print out their completed log and bring it into the branch to receive their completion prize (need to complete 20 hrs reading/activities/volunteering in the community).
* We will have crafts again this year. For preschool and elementary we will have four different crafts available throughout the summer. Craft programs for the Teens have been centrally planned and can be found in the Teens program guide which will be forthcoming.
* There will be no drawings of any kind this year.
Thanks
Color Printer
1. NEVER turn off the color printer at the end of the day!! It needs to remain on to keep the color “ink” flowing the next morning – it will go into an energy-saving dormant mode overnight and wake itself up before we need it, but this function will not work if it’s turned off and we’ll have a really long wait for it to reactivate. So just DON’T TURN IT OFF! (The On/Off switch is hard to find for a reason!) The printer should always be "On". If we have a power outage, it will turn itself back on when the power is restored.
2. Encourage customers to print from the file command, not from the printer icons. This is important because it will allow them to choose black and white or color – if they do it from the printer icon, it will print on whichever the LAST customer chose, which may not be their choice. (There are warning signs that pop up, including the prices page that tells them the color prints are $0.30 per page rather than $0.15 for black and white. If they DON’T do this, the selection cannot be changed.) If customers send it to the color printer by mistake, please cancel their job, resend their job as black or white (or vise versa depending on what they wanted), and help them to print it.
3. “Ink” replacement is detailed in the cover – they are “Crayon-like” solids, unlike either toners or ink cartridges. Each color is numbered, and if they don’t go in easily, do NOT force them! They fit only one way, and care must be taken. Also, make sure you ONLY put each in the right place or major color disasters will befall. I have additional black ink, if we run out of the other colors we are to call the help desk and ask for more. In the future, supplies will have these as a supply item, but for now please call the help desk if you need more.
4. Adding paper is pretty much the same as for all the other printers – a drawer on the front.
5. It will only print on 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper. If it's any other size, customers will get a prompt asking them to insert the correct size. Please DO NOT do this. Again it will only print on 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper. If a customer happens to do this, to remove the prompt push the cancel button (red button) on the color printer. If it looks like it's not doing anything, push the cancel button a couple of times.
6. In case there is a paper jam, there's a flap in the front and the top of the printer that you can open to remove the jam. There is no flap to open in the back.
If you've checked all the flaps and you don't see a paper jam, try turning the printer off and on. You have to remove the back flap to get to the power button.
7. There is also a maintenance tray located on the right hand side. This tray catches any drips that might fall from the ink blocks as they melt. If you get a message saying that the color printer needs maintenance then it might mean that the tray needs to be cleaned out.
8. We also have a representative who comes to replenish our printer ink/toner cartridges, the color printer is not included in this. He/she will also get statistics from our printers, again the color printer is not included in this.
If you have any questions regarding this, please ask Erin
2. Encourage customers to print from the file command, not from the printer icons. This is important because it will allow them to choose black and white or color – if they do it from the printer icon, it will print on whichever the LAST customer chose, which may not be their choice. (There are warning signs that pop up, including the prices page that tells them the color prints are $0.30 per page rather than $0.15 for black and white. If they DON’T do this, the selection cannot be changed.) If customers send it to the color printer by mistake, please cancel their job, resend their job as black or white (or vise versa depending on what they wanted), and help them to print it.
3. “Ink” replacement is detailed in the cover – they are “Crayon-like” solids, unlike either toners or ink cartridges. Each color is numbered, and if they don’t go in easily, do NOT force them! They fit only one way, and care must be taken. Also, make sure you ONLY put each in the right place or major color disasters will befall. I have additional black ink, if we run out of the other colors we are to call the help desk and ask for more. In the future, supplies will have these as a supply item, but for now please call the help desk if you need more.
4. Adding paper is pretty much the same as for all the other printers – a drawer on the front.
5. It will only print on 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper. If it's any other size, customers will get a prompt asking them to insert the correct size. Please DO NOT do this. Again it will only print on 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper. If a customer happens to do this, to remove the prompt push the cancel button (red button) on the color printer. If it looks like it's not doing anything, push the cancel button a couple of times.
6. In case there is a paper jam, there's a flap in the front and the top of the printer that you can open to remove the jam. There is no flap to open in the back.
If you've checked all the flaps and you don't see a paper jam, try turning the printer off and on. You have to remove the back flap to get to the power button.
7. There is also a maintenance tray located on the right hand side. This tray catches any drips that might fall from the ink blocks as they melt. If you get a message saying that the color printer needs maintenance then it might mean that the tray needs to be cleaned out.
8. We also have a representative who comes to replenish our printer ink/toner cartridges, the color printer is not included in this. He/she will also get statistics from our printers, again the color printer is not included in this.
If you have any questions regarding this, please ask Erin
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Using Bulk Change to Edit Item Records
Here are the instructions on how to use bulk change to edit multiple item records. In order to use this function, you first have to create a record set. Please read all the instructions first before you proceed.
Record Set
Bulk Change
If you have any questions about this, ask Erin. Thanks
Record Set
Bulk Change
If you have any questions about this, ask Erin. Thanks
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