It's that time of year. With Summer Reading at an end and kids back in school, the books, DVDs and CDs begin to overflow the shelves. I've said it many times before: the only reason this Library can own as many items as it does is because about half of the collection is checked out at any given time. But there are cycles to this, and a few times a year, Library staff struggles to find places to put it all. Sure, there's an empty range at the front of the Fiction side in the Adult area, but that's the shifting project waiting to happen to provide more space throughout the collection for exactly times like this!
This building was designed to hold a maximum collection of 67,830 items, plus all of the required seating for library users and staff. Today, the Library owns 132,915 items.
So help us out - stop by and check out a stack of books today!
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
From the Suggestion Box: More Music CDs
We received this suggestion:
More CDs (music). More diverse music, not only "Michael Bolton" and other not-so-great "classics." Over near the CDs, leave a donation/suggestion box for new CDs.
Music CDs are some of the most-frequently checked out items in the library, along with DVDs. With the high volume of check outs, the item you are looking for may very well be checked out by someone else. Just the other day, a patron checked out 180 CDs at once!
If you don't see what you are looking for while browsing, be sure to look in the catalog for the item. If we don't own it, another library in our catalog consortium might. You can place a hold from the catalog that will bring the CD here for you. It may take a little more time, but it makes maximum use of the resources the library already has.
Suggestions of particular books, CDs, DVDs and other items are always welcome. They can be placed in the suggestion box on the counter near the Check In Desk. At the moment, there is not a good location for a second suggestion box near the CDs, but I will bear it in mind as we shift furniture around upstairs. There may be an opportunity to create a space for it in the future. Donations are also welcome and can be dropped off at the Check In Desk. Please, no copied CDs or DVDS! The library cannot put them into the collection.
More CDs (music). More diverse music, not only "Michael Bolton" and other not-so-great "classics." Over near the CDs, leave a donation/suggestion box for new CDs.
Music CDs are some of the most-frequently checked out items in the library, along with DVDs. With the high volume of check outs, the item you are looking for may very well be checked out by someone else. Just the other day, a patron checked out 180 CDs at once!
If you don't see what you are looking for while browsing, be sure to look in the catalog for the item. If we don't own it, another library in our catalog consortium might. You can place a hold from the catalog that will bring the CD here for you. It may take a little more time, but it makes maximum use of the resources the library already has.
Suggestions of particular books, CDs, DVDs and other items are always welcome. They can be placed in the suggestion box on the counter near the Check In Desk. At the moment, there is not a good location for a second suggestion box near the CDs, but I will bear it in mind as we shift furniture around upstairs. There may be an opportunity to create a space for it in the future. Donations are also welcome and can be dropped off at the Check In Desk. Please, no copied CDs or DVDS! The library cannot put them into the collection.
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