does anybody think that its hella stuffy in the library?? i use the computers when i can and i get uncomfortable pretty fast bc theres no air circulation whatsoever /:
Hello all,
I am a current library student working towards an LTA certificate. For my current class, we are working on a research paper. My research question is focused on print use versus e-books/e-materials in the academic library. I am required to collect a certain number of responses, and I have all of them but one... My project is due this Monday, the 13th.
For the paper, I need to gather some data in the form of a questionnaire. It is three questions, and I am basically looking for general circulation numbers.
Would anyone be willing to help me with this? If so, I can send a link to the Google Doc. I would also need to know which college/university you are at.
Thank you!
Hi there, I currently work in the local library in my city and I have a question regarding pay.
In our city we have Three Library Branches, each with different staff, supervisors and Branch Managers. There is a position that has recently been unfrozen (frozen because of COVID) at the branch I would really rather prefer to work at. But, I'm not sure if it would be worth going over there without a pay raise, seeing that I'd be completely uprooted from my current position at this branch and just actively transferred to the other. Currently I make about $17.09 hr with 40 hrs every 2 weeks. We're getting a 3% raise in October due to "living wages" going up so that puts me somewhere around $17.52~ give or take.
Would it be offensive of me to ask for a raise (most likely the pay cap for the position, $19) if I was to apply for this position? I'm not really sure how "raises" work in city jobs, so I'm a little confused and I really don't want to make anyone uncomfortable with such questions. I've been with this library system for about 3 yrs, two summers as a paid intern at the branch I want to work at, and a year at the current branch I'm at right now.
tldr; Is it rude for me to ask for a raise if I apply to a different library branch for the same position I'm in currently?
This might be a long shot, but I'm curious to know: Is anyone aware if there is a way to track circulation data for books at academic libraries? Public libraries?
I realize that there are obviously privacy restrictions in place--not interested in who checked out books--but I am interested to know if circulation data can be extracted from the library circulation software for how long a book has been checked out for and how often was the book checked out for?
So the local county library posted a position for Circulation Services/Children's Services Coordinator. Sounds lucrative for a person interested in school libraries/children's librarian.
Well, the salary is $25,168.80 not including paid insurance and dental for the employee only.
Is this is normal wage for librarians in the public library setting?
I'm a single mama and if I took this position, my son would qualify for Medicaid.
I'm looking to rent the DVD of the 1983 movie, All The Right Moves.
WorldCat lists it as being in the catalogue of Los Angeles Public Library where I live it. unfortunately I cannot find it on LAPL's end when I search their local catalogue online, and I want to place the DVD for transfer to my nearest location.
I'm a novice when it comes to searching for this stuff. There is something called the OCLC which they list for this DVD as: 914159852. If WorldCat lists an ID number like an ISBN, can that lead to a specific identifying
I've searched this number in LAPL's catalogue and it's yielded no results.
On the plus side, I got to spend 4 months hanging with Harry & co. on the daily and become a big Dresden fan. James Marsters does an amazing job and elevates the reading experience.
Edit post: THANK YOU for the many kind offers & suggestions on how to (legally or otherwise) obtain the audiobooks. The offers are appreciated but unnecessary - I did manage to listen to all of the books before they expired :)
‘Buk Buk BUK.’ The librarian decides that the chickens desire three books, and gives it to them. Around midday, the two chickens return to the circulation desk and say, ‘ Buk Buk BuKKOOK!‘ The librarian decides that the chickens desire another three books. The chickens leave as before. The two chickens return to the library in the early afternoon, approach the librarian, looking very annoyed and say, ‘Buk Buk Buk Buk Bukkooook!‘ The librarian is now a little suspicious of these chickens. She gives them what they request, and decides to follow them. She followed them out of the library, out of the town, and to a park. At this point, she hid behind a tree, not wanting to be seen. She saw the two chickens throwing the books at a frog in a pond, to which the frog was saying, “Rrredit Rrredit Rrredit…”
Hello - it's 4:20 EST and the librarians have the munchies, so we have to put on our cardigans, adjust our buns (not bums) and go home to feed the cats now. Thank you and good bye. We'll be looking at more questions tomorrow Thursday and continue to be posting responses then.
Hello r/books, This is Toronto Public Library doing our 2nd AMA on our official Reddit account.
We've posted at 11 am EST and we will start to answer questions at 1 pm EST - going all afternoon.
Here's our proof
We are the world's busiest urban public library system. In 2016, Torontonians borrowed 33 million items online and from our 100 branches. We had 31 million virtual visits and 18 million visits to our branches. Whew!
We have several staff here:
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Collections (Kathryn, Maria, Michele)
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Marketing and Communications (Mabel)
We’re available to answer any questions you have about Toronto Public Library, how we buy what we buy, our services and if you ask us nicely we'll tell you what we're reading and what you should be reading (we're happy to be opinionated).
Some other links:
- TPL’s Freedom to Read Webpage
- Materials Selection Policy
- Reports on TPL challenged items: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, [2009](http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/about-the-library/board/meetings/2010-feb-1
For instance, my sister and I have been trying for years to remember the name of an old VHS we used to borrow from our local library (an educational children’s program about scary animals). Obviously, it is no longer in circulation, but Is there any way they would be able to find it because it used to be in their system?
This would have been the late 90s early 00s so the system was computerized.
Edit: thanks for all the quick and thorough responses! My sis and I excited to use the advice!
Ill get straight to it. Our library is looking to start a weekly/monthly board game group for different ages. We have a few (20?) board games that are not in circulation, and no real events to play them with.
Does anyone have experience starting a board game group or any Librarians have any advice for how to circulate them to the local community or any issues with circulation?
