Bernardsville Library Staff Information Blog

There is a big stash of DVD cases in a nice green trash can by the fax machine. These are the last of the cases, but there are lots of them. It will make a nice storage container for DVD cases when we have a lot of them checked out.
RB & RW

To make more room on the volunteer desk, we have moved the typewriter to a shelf down the first aisle. The power strip is still on the floor, so it can easily be plugged in for use. Just move it back to the volunteer desk, plug in and type!
RB and RW

The antique appraisal program is almost full as of 6 pm Monday. I have overbooked a little, but at 40, the registration will close automatically. People who call after it is closed are welcome to come and listen to the program. You can take their name and phone number and we'll let them know if we have cancellations which would enable them to bring an item.
Thanks, M.E.

Hi All

If you happen to be the lucky recipient of a long overdue item(s), please leave a note in my mailbox or Mary Jo's so we can update the patron status notes.

Thanks for your help

Susan

Most books are out, but every time we come across a title we put them on top of the "J New" bookshelves (new storybooks, J fic, J non fic) to catch people's eyes. So you may want to check there if a patron needs a particular title. There are also some non fiction titles on top of the J394 shelves as well.

All is well with the patron record I erased. Patron came in today and all information was put back in.

On 11/9 patron thinks she ret'd her book: If You Give A Dog A Bone by Numeroff to the library along with her library books. Her book was signed by the author.

Library may have called her about it, but she didn't listen to the call.

She followed up on it, now, a week later at story time. We don't have her book, however. Does anyone remember the book?

There is a library copy of the book if you want to see the cover picture.

Thanks for anything you can remember.

Anne

Yikes, I deleted a patron, J. Lewis, (a vet) and put all of his videoes in another patron's account (P. Jones). He now has a patron record with his name, but the bar code is xxxxxxxxx (not sure how many), so when he comes up to the desk and gives you his card, you'll have to get his name, and then put his phone number, etc. in his patron registration, as well as getting rid of the xxxxxx's and putting in his bar code number. I did move what I believe were his DVDs to his account. Sorry for the mix-up.

If anyone is looking for the Infidel book group bag, it is currently checked out, but we have 5 of the 10 copies available. So, if anyone asks, we could have the a 5-copy Infidel book group bag ready to go out in 1 business day.

The library has been designated a warming center by the Bernardsville Police Dept. It will stay open all night staffed with local Office of Emergency Management certified volunteers. Limited bottled water and food is available as well as some cots. Potable water is available outside. M.E.

We have two ways to dress a teddy bear this year. Thanks to Evelyn, Esther, Rosalie, and others, we have beautiful clothes for people to purchase here for $10. They can pick a sweater and pick the bear they want to dress, and then give us a check payable to Bernardsville Library. The $10 will benefit the library. The dressed bear will go, as always, to the Salvation Army which distributes them to needy children during the holiday season. [Please note: the overalls and sweaters are separate purchases--each $10.]

People can also take a bear, dress it themselves, and bring it back as we have done in the past. The receipts/reminders are at Circ. The date due is November 29.

If you have questions, let M.E. know. Thanks.