3 Things:

1.) Easy Books: Selections of easy books will be placed on the shelving currently holding the federal and state taxes. These selections will contain Easy books (picture books) based on subject/topic. If you missed the staff meeting and need information regarding the easy book changes, please contact your manager.
a. Taxes will be moved to the empty shelving between Adult Non-fiction and Adult Fiction.
b. Goal date: March 18th
2.) ILLs: Out of system ILLs will have a max fee of $30 per book. Patti is making labels for the ILL strips that will state “Out-of-system materials are subject to increased late fees.” This will only affect patrons that have checked out books as of March 8th, 2011.
3.) E-Readers: The library plans on circulating the ereaders on April 1st. Adult Services staff and Circulation staff will be responsible for checking in the ereader and preparing the ereader for the next checkout. Staff will be trained – more information on training to follow.
a. Right now we plan on
i. Checking/discharging ereaders through workflows.
ii. $20 deposit.
iii. $1.00 per day late fee. Late fees will automatically be taken from the $20 deposit.
iv. A max late fee of $25.
v. No renewals
vi. Only Homer Township Public Library patrons can check out the ereaders
vii. Patrons must return the item to a staff member and stay while the staff member checks the ereader to make sure that the item is in working condition and wait while staff resets the device to factory settings.