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Aspen Implementation

The Metropolitan Library Commission approved the purchase of Aspen (a discovery system offered by Bywater Solutions) at the April 20th meeting. Aspen is a discovery system which offers a single-search interface combining print resources from the catalog (CARL.X) and electronic resources (i.e. Overdrive, Hoopla, Kanopy, and more). I have been very interested in implementing such a system to improve guest experience and increase use of our resources.

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Foreign Language Material Expanding

We are proud to announce that MLS is expanding the number of languages we offer in the physical collection. We are developing print book collections in Vietnamese, French, and Farsi. We are still looking for a vendor that can provide materials and MARC records in Pashto and Dari, but we hope to add those languages next.

As part of this process, we will be adjusting how we catalog and process materials in languages other than English. Details are outlined below.

The collections will start small and grow over time. We have ordered the following:

Survey: Shirt Swap at Staff Development Day 2023

We are considering an innovative idea by one of your fellow staff members – Shirt Swap at Staff Development Day. Before we get into the planning and logistics, we need to determine how much participation we are going to have.

MetroU Course Highlight: Earth Day


Earth Day 2023

Did you know? The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970 to provide a voice to the emerging environmental consciousness of that decade!

EDS and Ebsco eBooks

Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) has been canceled with the last day of access being 4/30/23.  The drop-down research option on the homepage has been removed.  The search box on the database page is being updated and will continue to search Ebsco resources.

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Free PLA Webinar Series ~ Social Emotional Learning in the Library

Social Emotional Learning in the Library

A free Public Library Association (PLA) on-demand webinar series

*Must create a free ALA account to access*

2nd QTR Safety and April Training Launched!

2nd QTR Safety - Bloodborne Pathogens (REQ) - due June 30, 2023 

Why is the training important?

MetroU: Stress Awareness Month Courses

Since 1992, April has been designated as Stress Awareness Month by the Stress Management Society. The month is set aside to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic. Check out these four optional courses from Learning & Development about stress, stress management and more!

Special Message About Staff Development Day 2023

Please take a few minutes to watch the below video to get the inside scoop from our CEO, Larry White, about this year's Staff Development Day. He'll explain more of the "why" behind the day and what we can all expect. We hope you're as excited about Staff Development Day 2023 as we are!

Library 2.0 Podcast Available in MetroU

Library 2.0 Podcast Episodes Now Available in MetroU!

Just search "Library 2.0" or filter by listen in the MetroU Learning Library to pull up all our available podcasts and audio courses!

Episodes include: 

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