Changes to Interlibrary Loan Services
Wright Memorial Public Library has made some changes to the way it offers interlibrary loan services. The library has withdrawn from the Ohio Libraries Share MORE system. The reasons for withdrawing from MORE are the large amount of staff time required to process the requests, the inability of the system to distribute loan requests equitably among participating libraries and restrictions in the MORE agreement that preclude libraries from charging for the extra service of obtaining materials on loan from other libraries.
Circulation Policies Updated
At its March 15 meeting, Wright Library’s Board of Trustees reviewed circulation policies and made the following changes:
- The number of items that established patrons can have checked out simultaneously is now 150. The former limit was 999. There is a lower borrowing limit for new patrons.
- The number of holds patrons can have in the system at one time is now 50. The former limit was 99. The new limits are intended to keep more items in circulation instead of sitting on the holds shelf waiting to be picked up.
The Board also approved a new category of item, “Fast View” DVDs.
The Big Read 2010
Join in The Big Read, the 2010 Dayton, community-wide reading event. Read Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell and participate in the Big Read events, which include an author visit, books discussions, and a Teen Writing Contest.
Wright Library will host two book discussions. The first will take place on Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library's meeting room. The second will be part of the On-the-Road at Starbucks Book Club and will be held Tuesday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. at Starbucks in Oakwood.
Job & Career Accelerator
A new job and career resource is now available from the library. With your library card and a quick, free registration with LearningExpress Library, you will have access to the Job & Career Accelerator™.
LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator™ provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance for all levels of job seekers from exploring and matching suitable occupations from over 1,000 detailed occupation profiles to finding available jobs in their area from a database of over 5 million up-to-date job postings.
