Library Card Applications Activity—Cheryl Mann, Circulation Control, facilitated an activity for the group. She handed out sheets of blank V-Circ application screenshots along with some completed application forms. Participants worked in groups of two to enter the information on the form just as they would in V-Circ. Cheryl went around the room answering questions and providing feedback. She reminded everyone that reciprocal cards are issued to customers who are eligible for a Pioneer card according to the Pioneer Library System policies. Their policy states that any individual owning property, working, attending school, or living in Cleveland, McClain, or Pottawatomie Counties is eligible for a card. If a child attends school in their service area, the whole family qualifies for a card. Cheryl said that for MLS, a Pioneer card is not required for a reciprocal card, but can be taken as proof of eligibility. Cheryl told everyone that their Circulation Policy is on their website. She provided some tips of how to handle situations in which a person’s name or address doesn’t fit in the allotted space in V-Circ. She also explained the V-Circ software adds the “th” to numbered streets and the “St” for street names to save staff the time of typing them in. She asked that on school cards to include a note on the form to indicate the school attended.
