Bernardsville Library Staff Information Blog

FYI: I have put some of the Sept/Oct. programs on the website. More to follow.
M.E.

As many of you have noticed the media area is being reorganized. Ryan has made the big shift. He began yesterday Wednesday the 27th and hopes to be finished today the 28th. Why are we moving things? Here is the reason, the circulation on the DVDs has been lagging behind previous years so as a first strike at getting circulation up we decided to move the DVDs to a more convenient location for the browser looking for a movie. The ever popular books on CD have been moved to the DVD area and the DVDs to the sound recording area.

The circuit will be going on shelves at the end of the green dot collection of DVDs. - British collection will continue to have an aisle of shelves to display and house the collection as will the TV shows and non fiction DVDs.

Please take a walk around the media area so you are familiar with where things have moved. The results of the move will be monitored not only for circulation changes but also for patron comments. If you do get comments positive or negative please pass them along to me.

Pat

Michaele offered a prize book to any rec. camp child who comes in with a "golden token" to exchange. We have stockpiled prize books in the children's area, so there should be plenty for all! Please feel free to let a child have a book without a token, as long as they mention that they attend the rec. camp and that they qualify for one.

Anne

The bicycle in staff kitchen was donated by a patron for a particular family. Felicia and Evelyn know about this.

The donating family have another larger bike to donate if the receiving family want it also. It would be good size for a 10 year old. See translated note on bike.

- Anne

As a follow up to the conversation today at the circ meeting I pass along this information about the replacement cart in technical services.

There is a circ status of replacement cart. This was created by Rosalie for Michaele to have a place to put books that can be swapped out from our shelves with books donated to us. Rosalie who previously had a swaps cart now also uses the circ status of replacement cart. Again the books are damaged or very used copies of books that now have a donated replacement copy.

The book to be replaced and the replacement both sit on the cart awaiting the appropriate processing. This will include changes to the bib record, item label change and processing like covering, stamping etc. Some of the work is done by Ryan under the direction of Rosalie. Karen V has been helping to decide which children's items should go on the cart she does not do any of the tech services work.

If you need an item that has the circ status replacement cart you need to ask Rosalie to move the item along more quickly. She works on the cart items periodically but it is not a first priority.
If you need a book such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid and it has the circ status replacement cart you may take it from the cart and put it on Rosalie's desk or ask her if she is here to process the item as soon as possible. Make sure you give her both books, the one being replaced and the replacement. She said she will try to process it immediately if possible if the patron can wait. If she is not available or the patron can not wait please put a hold on the item using the bib record. When the books is processed it will immediately grab the hold.

Questions?

1. Michaele, Rosalie and Karen V are putting items on the replacement cart.

2. Rosalie is the person you must ask to process an item from the replacement cart.

3. You may take an item from the cart and put both the item and the replacement on Rosalie's desk with a note to expedite the process.

3. If the item is not processed immediately while the patron waits then a hold is placed on the bib record. The hold will be satisfied when the processing of the item is complete.

Pat

We have (randomly!) selected a winner from our raffle; I have a left a message for the winner, and the prize, "The Great American Presidents Puzzle" is on the bookshelf in the YS office, with the winning raffle ticket (with name of winner) attached.

Thanks to everyone who supported us on our Road Trip, especially the Saturday circ staff who helped many of our "travelers."

There are now 2 shelves in the back with long-term loan paperbacks. They are under the problem/repair shelves. Each shelf is labeled and there are 3 bins which are also labeled, we want to separate romance from non-romance. If you are putting away donations or long-term returns please put them in the appropriate place. This will make it easier when putting them out on the carts.

Just a reminder -

Summer Reading lists for Bernardsville schools and Bernards Township schools are available on the kids' page of our website under "resources".

We have some copies of lists in the binders at the end of J/DVD bookshelf.

Also, BTPL has hard copies of the BT schools for patrons to look at while selecting books there.

-- Anne

I spoke with Linda Valera, Kyle's summer job organizer. She assures me Kyle will be back but not this week, and possibly not next week.

She will let me know his new start date and hours. He will most likely come Wednesdays in the afternoon. (transportation is a factor)

Thanks, Anne

The Morris Museum neglected to send us a renewal notice, so the pass expired on June 30. We will renew it immediately. I expect we will have the new one in 7-10 days.
M.E.

In an effort to make Tech. Services more manageable, we are no longer retaining as many back issues of some newspapers as previously. It doesn't seem like we have much demand for back issues except the local papers. Check the bibliographic record of the paper in question to see the current retention policy. It is no longer 3 months for all papers.

We are retaining all back issues of the Bernardsville News until we run out of space and then they go to Local History. WE are keeping 2 months back of the Star Ledger, Courier News, and Daily record. We are now only keeping 1 month of the New York Times. We are keeping no back issues (except for those outside the quiet room) of USA Today, Wall St. Journal, Barrons, and Financial Times.

If you find there is a demand for back issues of papers that we are no longer retaining, please let me know and we could start keeping some. The articles from the national papers are usually available online, so there shouldn't be an issue.
RB

Our DVD shelver, Kyle, will be coming back for summer work on Wednesdays 10:00-11:30, most likely starting on July 13. Will let you know if there's a change in starting date.

Thanks,
Anne

A woman left her driver's license and social security card in the copier this morning.  They are in a marked envelope and stored in the money drawer.

I have closed the Windows Operating System class scheduled for tomorrow, July 6. Please take names for a waiting list. We may be able to offer another class if we have enough people on the list.
I have also closed the the Word class for July 13. Ditto above.
Wait lists for the classes are in the program binder at Circ.
M.E.

Please note: I made an error in the mass email on the date for Paula Butturini's appearance at the library. It is Thursday, July 14 at 7:00 pm. [The email said Tues., July 14.]
Sorry, M.E.

Artist returning on Tues. 7/5 to hang rest of exhibit. Extra hardware is in "table closet".

Note: he cracked the glass on one picture but rehung it anyway. He's going to repair it on Tuesday.

So far 25 pictures are hung up.

Anne

In case anyone inquires about purchasing the prints that were in the display case in June, I have left the flyers at Circ. in the drawer under the cash register. Sales benefit the Friends of the Library.
M.E.