Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Local History Closed
Local history will be closed on Thursday April 1. Really, no joke!
Pat
Pat
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ebooks now in catalog
We now have 99 ebooks in our catalog for patron perusal. Most of the books have reserve lists, so the patrons must be prepared to wait. If they go to the ListenNJNW website, there are more available, but I just don't have the records yet.
Ebooks can be downloaded to a Sony eBook reader or a Barnes & Noble nook. They don't work on a Kindle or palm pilot, etc.
We have a Sony ebook reader for check-out to patrons, that's almost ready to go. Checkout will be similar to the MP3 players.
RB
Ebooks can be downloaded to a Sony eBook reader or a Barnes & Noble nook. They don't work on a Kindle or palm pilot, etc.
We have a Sony ebook reader for check-out to patrons, that's almost ready to go. Checkout will be similar to the MP3 players.
RB
Monday, March 29, 2010
Leave the computers on
At the end of each work day beginning today Monday March 29 please leave all the public computers on as well as the monitors. Shutdown only the circ monitors and any computers in private offices or tech services. This should speed up the opening procedure while Tim is away.
Pat
Pat
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Confusion with census assistance hours.
We had a patron come in today looking for help with her census form. She expected to find someone here based on the schedule listed for our library at this site (see screen shot at left): http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/ . I spoke with Dimaris; the hours we have in our blog are correct and she is working with her supervisor to correct the hours on the census website.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
New Music Circuit in Town!
Patrons are now able to check out CDs from the new circuit (F). In order to simplify processing, they will now only display the Disc # and not the title in the item record. If a patron wants to know about a particular disc, or find out what is on their card, I have left a numerical list of Music Circuit F below the music circuit binders. Also there is a list sorted by artist, in case a patron is looking for works by a particular artist or composer.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Newsletter is in the mail
The April-June newsletter is at the post office and should be delivered in the next two days.
M.E.
M.E.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Census Employee Here
Dimaris Fuentes, a regular library user, is working for the Census Bureau and will be at a card table in the foyer to answer questions about the census form. Her schedule will be Mondays, 1-4, Tuesdays-Thursdays, 6-9, and Fridays, 2-5. She will take out the card table and put it away each day. She will have extra census forms available, but only she can give them out as there is a short form to fill out with them. If any patron has questions about the census, please ask them to come in during the above hours. She speaks English and Spanish.
Thanks, M.E.
Thanks, M.E.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Battle of the Books---Round 1
Liberty Corner School in Basking Ridge has announced the titles of their Battle of the Books. We have multiple copies of a few of the titles. Remember extra copies of books for this purpose can be found in Tech Services on a the shelf opposite the sink.
I have attached the title list I received from a parent: http://www.bernardsvillelibrary.org/Michaele/Battle%20of%20the%20Books.eml
YS will not pull these books or set them aside. If they say they are in they should be on a shelf, in Tech Services or on a cart.
mc
I have attached the title list I received from a parent: http://www.bernardsvillelibrary.org/Michaele/Battle%20of%20the%20Books.eml
YS will not pull these books or set them aside. If they say they are in they should be on a shelf, in Tech Services or on a cart.
mc
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
NJ Tax Forms
A Patron reported a problem requesting 2009 NJ tax forms at the number being given out by the state, which was confirmed by Pat who contacted the Somerset County Lib. I'm not sure if this is to be a permanent state of affairs (no pun intended) but for now, we can have people call the Somerville Regional Office of NJ Taxation at 609-292-5082. A real person answers the phone and they are able to ail out forms.
Book Sale
Yesterday our book sale volunteer, A. J., said that the "Deal of the Decade" is officially over. All books are now 50 cents again including the ones on the carts. She put signs on the carts to let patrons know. Of course, the free cart is still there for the books that no one would buy. MH
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Self-check--patrons can check their accounts and renew
Patrons can now check their accounts and renew books from the Self-Check. There is a "my account" button on the top right hand side. The patron must know their PIN number (they call it a password). Check it out!!!
RB
RB
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Upcoming Adult Programs
Our website has been updated for events in the next quarter. This includes all computer classes, art displays, and book discussions, and adult programs through the beginning of May. Please let me know if you see any problems.
M.E.
M.E.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Senior Property Tax Freeze Booklets
We got this info from HRLC today. The state of NJ is not sending the PRT-1 booklets for the Senior Property Tax Freeze to libraries. Patrons may call the hotline 800-882-6597 and request a booklet for this information. MH 3-8-10
Books for West Virginia
I have 2 bags of books to go to West Virginia--the patron has been called. They are by the mail boxes.
RB
RB
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
An elderly patron who takes out books on CD and tapes mentioned that she appreciates it when the cds or cassettes are in order because she can't see well. I'm sure this is true for other patrons so it would help if we check for that when they are returned. Linda
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Meditation classes
For anyone who asks, our meditation classes will start up again in April (April 9 to be precise) at 10:00 am with the same leader, Fauzia Burke. No sign-up is needed.
M.E.
M.E.
