The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.

Making a bad experience better

Posted by on August 30, 2011

My library is installing a new library computer system (ILS) next year.  Today was our first meeting with our installation manager and the in-house team.  This is exciting and will be both fun and nerve-wracking!  A topic of conversation was how many days we would be down as we transitioned from one system to another.  [...]

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Is your library welcoming?

Posted by on August 12, 2011

Do you visually welcome the public at your library?  As I visit libraries (Yes! I’m one of those library geeks who visit on their vacations!) each one has it’s own feeling.  Some are warm and welcoming and others seem cluttered and confusing or cold and impersonal. Our building was designed by Michael Graves.  If you [...]

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You are what you experience.

Posted by on August 9, 2011

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“You are what you experience!” I was so excited.  What a great phrase! I fashioned it after the phrase, “you are what you eat.”  It gets at my thinking about what libraries should be about – The experiences of the members and the staff combine to make us what we are. I just knew Barlett’s [...]

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