APRIL SHOWERS??

Ahoy Mateys,
Well last weeks April showers might not have brought us flowers but it certainly brought us a slew of patrons! So much for a Spring BREAK!  Personally, I hope this next week is a little slower so we have a respite before the following week which is FOOD FOR FINES week when I suspect things will get crazy.
If you have not yet done so, please read the FOOD FOR FINES information sheet on one of the clipboard on the circ desk back counter. I have highlighted important info on the second page which you should commit to memory.  I will remind you at the beginning of the actual F4F week once again.

  I have also printed out the Project Scout Calendar to hand out to patrons who are looking for tax help.
These handouts are on the back counter and there are two different pages so be sure and give them one of each.  (One tells what they need to bring to their tax appointments and has vital phone numbers). As the tax date gets closer I imagine we will get more of these questions. You should also direct them to our website (which also has the Project Scout calendar as well as other tax tips and information).

Shelving Quirk Alert: we currently have only one of these titles but if you are looking for a Graphic Novel, non-fiction, that is exactly what it will say in the catalog, as opposed to a call number or Bio. The spine label will read GN Nonfiction and the first 3 letters of the authors last name, so if you are looking for or shelving GN non-fiction, please just handle it as if it were fiction and shelve it under the author's last name.
Also weirdly enough, I discovered that Curious George is shelved under JEASY CUR so I guess that little monkey wrote the books. This is how they are all cataloged so that is how they will show up in the database and on our shelves. Odd!

Ok, enough shelving anomolies for now. Do continue to open the books to make sure they actually belong in our branch, no matter where they are shelved, and remember to check the new books, the Poetry Month display and the April Fools J display for titles on our pulls list or search lists. We have been finding quite a few books that belong at other branches among our own.

The Capitola branch is about to become the proud owner of a Police Communications Radio Transmitter. The transmitter will be housed inside the library near the back route in computer. There will be an atenna on the roof and also a diesel generator installed outside. Whether this will actually power our branch in the event of a black out, I have no idea. I guess we will find out if we ever have another big storm. At any rate, don't be alarmed if you see our "men and women in blue" traipsing around our office. I believe this is mostly for use during emergencies so perhaps we will be the first to know what is going down. After all, the libraries are supposed to be bastions of information so it would behoove us to be in the know. Anyway, I will let you know what I know if anyone ever tells me.

I don't think this has ever happened here, but in the unlikely event that someone wants to post non-library related information on our electronic bulletin board, please tell them that it is NOT our policy to do so, due to the amount of time and labor it takes to make a "flyer" and also because we have a limited amount of space to post our own events. You can also refer them to me or Diane at Virtual Services (through LIT).

Galina has discovered a nifty searching tip for foreign language films: If you type "motion pictures" and the language you are searching for (ex: motion pictures french") in the subject field you should get hits. Thank you Galina and if any of the rest of you discover wonderous tricks to make Evergreen do its proper work, please feel free to pass them on!

The story hour subject this week is Babies and Families so look for those titles near my desk and do remember to keep an eye out for poetry books (adult) and humorous books (childrens) to keep our two April displays replenished.

REMEMBER TO WRITE DOWN THE # OF ANY PRINTS YOU REMOVE FROM THE PRINTER 
(for staff or patrons) on one of the handy tally sheets taped to the front desk by each of the computers. This will go on all month.

Thanks for your great work,
Cappy Dick