Unemployment Benefits

Here is some information that I found with a patron looking to file for unemployment.

The folks down at the Montrose Workforce Center are really helpful and serve our area if anyone needs further information.

http://www.yourworkforcecenter.com/western/montrose/montrose_wfc.asp


To file online:
http://www.coworkforce.com/

Once people receive benefits, they must register at a workforce center. The folks from Montrose wanted to emphasize that they can do this online at www.connectingcolorado.com and that people do not need to travel to Montrose to fulfill the terms of unemployment.

Sarah

Garage Passes

They're ready!

We're now handing out garage passes. Patrons who live within the district (same boundaries as the schools) may have a pass at no charge. For those who live outside the district (this includes Norwood & Rico), there will be a $5 charge for a pass. Please record money taken for passes on the stats sheets. Let patrons know that our supply is limited, so they should only get one if they actually need it.

Patrons must fill out a paper form and sign it to acknowledge that they will abide by our terms of use. On this form, record the garage pass number, the window sticker number and the patron barcode. Be sure to tell patrons that they need to display the window sticker on the driver's side or they could be subject to towing. Passes will work during library hours only. We would be happy to take their garage pass back if they no longer need it or if they are moving out of the district.

Enter the sticker and pass numbers as individual "U" fields in the patron account. Use the prefix WPLG for the pass number and WPLS for the stickers (no spaces, please). Patrons may take up to two window stickers, just enter each number as a separate "U" field.

Place a check and your initials in the upper right corner of the form to indicate that the information has been entered in Millennium. File forms in the manilla folder at each service desk.

Staff cards are the only passes that permit 24/7 access. Please see Dan for assistance if you need a staff pass.

Questions? Ask Andy, Dan, Barb, Sarah(s)...

Cheap Travel Planning Sites

Thought this was an interesting link. It's a review of the top 5 website search engines for cheap travel.
http://lifehacker.com/5073437/five-best-travel-sites-for-cheap-tickets

Sarah

ANGEL BASKETS

Angel Baskets are collecting food and we have boxes behind the circ desk for collection. Anyone bringing in an item receives $1.00 off their existing fines. No vouchers. Any questions can be directed to Ann Brady or Nancy Talmey.

Horray for angel baskets.

:-)
From Faith

NOW AVAILABLE: Microsoft Office 2007

We now have Microsoft Office 2007 on Ref-3 and Ref-4.
:-)

Thanks,
Faith

New Table

The large meeting room has a new oval-shaped table that seats 8 nicely. Take a look - it makes for a better arrangement in the room.

Sarah

Self Check

If the barcode reader on the self check doesn't work check to see if there is paper in the receipt printer. There is thermal paper in the back by the cd "buffer", and usually a roll or two stashed in the bottom drawer at the service desk. M

NEW LIBRARY CARDS

It seems that its the season for New Library Cards!

An easy check to see that the New Patron accounts are "good" is to close the account and scan the barcode before giving the card away. That way you can check the record to see that it looks good and all of the fields are filled in properly.

Sarah (thanks to Erlend)

That Darn Millennium...

Hey Guys, here's one I found out about the hard way:

I was trying to put a book on hold for one of our patrons using Millennium. ADD HOLDS brings up a search window, but no matter how I searched (by Title, by ISN, etc) nothing at all would come up, not even the usual "Your entry would be here..." Of course I was frustrated since I had already found the book in the catalog and I knew which library had it. I went downstairs and used one of the circ computers and it worked fine, I got the hold placed.

Evil spirits? Gremlins? Nope, the librarian before me had used the "limit" feature which operates just like the location menu in the catalog, and had "limited" the search results to only show what was in Wilkinson. Since the title was found, but no copies are in our collection, the search list came up empty. I was finally tipped off by the little message "LIMITED" in the very bottom left hand corner of the search window. In the menu bar at the top of the screen is an icon where you can turn on and off this feature.

Live and learn, Andy

Circulation desk phone messages

There are alot of old phone messages left on the machine,please remember to delete (*3) any messages on the phone if you have dealt with them, that way we are not redundant in our tasks and we don't have to listen to a whole lot of old messages. Thanks