CHANGING OF THE CD CASES

As you may (or may not) have noticed, we are putting the CD’s in skinnier cases. The new cases will be filed for the public as the others are. The CD will still be in the back room to be pulled at checkout.

Checkout at Library:
1. The plastic envelope containing the booklet (or copy of the album cover with note that booklet is missing) will be brought to the Circ desk. On the front of the envelope will be the Filing Label and the cover of the booklet will be showing. On the back of the insert is the barcode tab.

2. When the CD is pulled and put in the envelope for checkout the front of the CD with the actual barcode will face the back and show through the circle in the insert. (Our hope is that the patron will return them packaged the same way.)

3. The booklet is always kept in the envelope.

Checkin at Library:
This procedure should not change from our current practices.

Checkout for the Pick List:
1. The plastic envelope containing the booklet (or copy of the album cover with note that booklet is missing) will be pulled from the CD rack.

2. When the CD is pulled it will be put in a hard plastic blank holder (one of the old cases).

3. The booklet stays in the envelope here.

4. The plastic envelope is put in the box marked “CD’s out on Inter-Library Loan” by barcode number.

5. The CD is sent to the requesting library.

Return from ILL:
1. Check the “CD’s out on Inter-Library Loan” box. If the CD has had its packaging changed then it (and its booklet) should be in there.

1. Continue with regular checkin procedures.

Summer Reading Baskets

The remaining Summer Reading basket winners are being called today (7/30). Some of the baskets are in the Children's area. Other baskets which contain certificates, etc. are located on the table behind Jody Studer. Please take a photo when they come in to claim their prize.

Teen Intern Certificates

If any teen intern comes in to pick up their certificate & there is no one at the Help Desk, any staff member can get it for them. The certificates are in the "reference request" bin in front of Alex's office and they're in alphabetical order by last name.

If the teen needs an actual letter (for National Honor Society, etc.) & Heather isn't here, please take down their name & leave a note on Heather's computer.

Thanks!

Answers to this week’s popular patron questions:
Questions about HS books ---
1. Please don’t hold them on the side from now on. It is first come first serve because it is too close to the end.
2. If we do not have any in stock, patrons should place them on hold immediately so that the first available copy will go to the patron first.
Questions about Book Sale ---
1. Press releases say we will begin taking items on August 4th, however, we will begin taking items August 1st. Before this time we cannot store any more books.
2. While I am gone, please take responsibility for any donations that come your way and put the donations in the meeting room and stack the books against the wall by the meeting room entrance.
Questions about the Twilight Party ---
1. Yes, it is full.
2. No, we are not discussing Breaking Dawn ---the book is not out until August 2nd.
3. Yes, there is a Breaking Dawn book discussion – it is on August 20th. There’s a sign-up list for this also.
Questions about Summer Reading Program ---
1. Last day is Saturday, July 26th.
2. Baskets will probably be pulled during the beginning of next week.
3. Winners will be called.
4. Ask Kitty or Patty for further information about the summer reading program & prizes.
Questions about the Fall Newsletter/Registration ---
1. Registration will be in September. Definitely after Labor day. Have them call back closer to the first week of September.
2. Newsletter will be in end of August/September. And will be in the sent with the Homer Horizon.

New Bookmobile Schedule: Start Sept 1, 2008

A newly revised bookmobile schedule will begin on Sept. 1st.

There are some new stops, notably at Oasis after school centers located at Goodings Grove school, Schilling school and Butler school.

One stop, Whispering Pines, has been cancelled.

The stop at Stately Oaks has been changed to Saturday.

Schedules are currently at the printers. As soon as they are ready, they will be available at the circ desk, on the bookmobile and on the Library website.

If you have any questions, please ask. Thanks.

Bookmobile Summer Reading Winners

The bookmobile summer reading program has come to completion.

There are two grand prize winners Julie Wilk and Patrick Piwoni. They have won Ipod shuffles.

Additionally, there are 11 weekly raffle winners who have each won an autographed book. Please check the gift tags on the books as each prize is individually assigned. The adult prize winner, Rachel Chorley, has won a borders gift card which is wrapped in a multicolored star bag.

Prizes may be found on a shelf above JodyO's desk.

Please take a photo of the winners.

Thanks for your help.

Book Sale -- Please Read

Please remember to tell patrons that we have space limitations and that we prefer to accept donations during the first 2 weeks of August. If any patron asks to donate books before that date, please direct them to Adult Services so that arrangements can be made. At this point, the basement is full and we can not store books in the meeting room until August due to programming.Though we would like to, we can not continue to take boxes and boxes of books from everyone.

FYI

The Village of Homer Glen is taking a Special Census at the end of July. Fliers, in English and Polish, are posted throughout the library informing people of the census.

DVD DONATIONS

In partnership with the Lockport American Legion we are collecting gently used (or new) DVD's (MOVIE DVD's ONLY) for the troops in Iraq for the forseeable future. The American Legion will ship them. The first shipment will go out the week of July 14th.

Adult Movie Title

The selection for July 8th's adult movie program is "The Namesake." It begins at 7pm & is 122 minutes long. All adults are welcome!

QUILT RAFFLE

SALLY DALY is the winner in the quilt raffle. Please take her photo when she picks it up.