Bernardsville Library Staff Information Blog

Many times there are items left with circ staff at the desk for pickup or someone has been called by another staff member and the item they are calling about has to be stored for pickup. The first place to look is in or near the Green Princeton file in the cubby on the shelf with the ILLs waiting to be picked up. This has always been the place used for pickups such as Summer Reading prizes, envelops for patrons from tax preparers etc.. It is really important that people leave things there so that circ people can find them when the person comes to pick them up.

What to do with sensitive things like a check. If the check is in an envelop, or other senstive item can be secured out of sight in an envelop then the green princeton file is fine. No one but staff should be behind the desk or in the cubby so it is safe. If it is something personal such as private papers, the papers or item can go into an envelop and it can wait for pick up in the green file.

Jewelry usually goes into the cash register until pick up or can be given to Pat or Madelyn to be locked in a filing cabinet in the Admin office. Keys put in an envelop and leave in the green file or they can stay on the problem shelf where we usually leave cell phones. But when in doubt what to do with something the shelf with green princeton file is the place to put things and your first stop for checking for things.

I things don't fit into Mail boxes such as large envelopes or notebooks for the Foundation, Board or Friends group, please also put them by the green princeton folder so circ staff will know where to look.

I think I have covered just about everything but something always pops up. Start by saying can I leave it safely in the princeton file or do I need to do something else with it. If you do something else with it you need to blog where you put something so others can find it if you are not here.

Pat