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Bi-Annual Maintenance for CARL.X servers - August 26, 2017

Staff,

I wanted to let you know our bi-annual maintenance for the servers and operating systems for TLC will take place on Saturday, August 26th beginning at 8pm, CDT.  At this time, the catalog, CARL.Connect, and CARL.X will be down overnight.  This update includes operating system patches and updates, firmware updates, and updates to nightly scripts and monitoring scripts.  Please help pass this information on to our members.

Web Services will add information on our website and social media to help spread the message.

Database Highlight #7: We've got the Encyclopedia for That

Remember choosing an animal to research then having to choose a different animal because the encyclopedia with your animal in it was being used? Those days are gone! Now students have access to a full encyclopedia 24/7. This week’s database highlight is Britannica Library Children and Britannica Library Young Adults.

Hoopla is LIVE

Just a reminder – hoopla launches today!

Here are some links that may help members get to know this new service:

Hoopla homepage

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Intranet Update - August 13th

In June, we completed a server migration of the Intranet and ran into several issues on our host’s side.  We postponed our migration until we could complete further testing and to better understand the issues we experienced.   I’m happy to report that we have resolved these issues and are ready to finalize our migration.  This migration it set to complete Sunday, August 13th at 9pm. 

What to Expect:

Come Celebrate Bethany’s New Library Facility

Staff can join the city of Bethany Saturday August 12 at 10am for the groundbreaking of a new building, replacing the more than 50-year-old building that previously housed the Bethany branch.

There is an opportunity for children to bring their shovels and join in on the groundbreaking. They will also hand out hard hats for the kids to wear as they dig. 

FREE Shirts for All – Order by Monday 08/14

We are all beaming with pride from our summer reading accomplishments this year, so why not treat the whole system to a free t-shirt?

That’s right, everyone will get a summer reading t-shirt for the system’s teamwork and dedication to achieving our minutes read goal.

The winners of the summer reading challenge announced last week will still get a special prize for their hard work, in addition to a summer reading t-shirt.

Please fill out the WuFoo form below to order your shirt. Orders must be placed by 08/14/17.

Database Highlight #6: We've got the Research Pack for That!

It’s Back to School time! While it might be too early for the kids to start thinking about research, here at Metro it’s all we think about (right?). This week’s database highlight is a four-for-one. SIRS Discoverer is a visually appealing database for grades K-8th.  Covering grades 6 – 12, SIRS Knowledge Source is a collection of three databases.

Brown bag – Don’t make Tim eat lunch alone

If you missed out on the brown bag with Tim today, there will be another one next month! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to ask Tim those burning questions, and perhaps more importantly, don’t make him eat lunch alone.

We had a great lunch today with several team members, but if we missed you today, please come join us next month. This is open to all staff, and an on-the-clock event.

Hello, RBDigital / See Ya, Zinio

Starting today, August 2nd, active Zinio app users will receive a message guiding them to download the new RBdigital app. If you are an active Zinio user and do not see the notification, try completely closing the app and relaunching. While the Zinio app will remain active for a time, it will not be supported in any way so it’s important members understand they do need to make the switch sooner rather than later. While inconvenient, there shouldn’t be any serious issues with moving – no magazine downloads will be lost.

Metro Library, the system that was on fire!

Many of you are undoubtedly jumping for joy that we have reached the conclusion of the Summer Reading Program. We managed to not only reach our goal, but surpass it by over 2 million minutes!

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