November Task

It is hard to believe this is the last task for the 6^th Annual Adult Reading Challenge. This year has flown by and it is time to wrap up for the year.

In order to qualify for the prize drawings you must meet the following qualifications for one of the levels:

Book Worm: must have read 15 books that represent 15 different letters of the alphabet (must finish 5 of the monthly tasks)

Book Hound: must have read 30 books, must have one from each letter on the log (must finish 6 of the monthly tasks)

Book Dragon: must have read 60 books, must have one from each letter on the log (must finish 8 of the monthly tasks)

If you are not sure if you have qualified for a level, you can bring your reading log by the Marketing and Outreach office anytime we are here and we will check for you.

Reading logs can be turned in any time after Monday, November 5^th. Before turning in your log, make sure your full name and library card number are printed on the log. If we are not in the office when you come by, feel free to slide it under the door. The logs will be returned to you at the Christmas Open House on Thursday, December 6^th when we award prizes.

The final task for this year is to read a book about or set during the celebration of one of the holidays that are coming up soon. (Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or New Year).

Thank you to each and every person who accepted our challenge and signed up to participate in the 6^th annual Adult Reading Challenge this year. We appreciate you taking part in our reading fun for adults and hope you sign up for the 7^th Annual Adult Reading Challenge in January of 2019.

Happy Reading!

October Task

The month of October is going to be another month of change at DPL. If you haven’t heard we are switching our operating system from TLC to Koha. Our go-live day is Monday, October 1^st, 2018. Decatur Public Library will be closed for staff training that day and will re-open Tuesday, October 2^nd at 10:00 am. When patrons will see a brand new “card catalog” and will notice a few new services. We ask you to please be patient with the changes. Just as things will look different to you, they will look completely different to the staff, as well. We will be working out kinks and  getting used to the new features, just like our patrons. While we are sure there will be a few problems, we will work hard to try to make this as painless as possible.

Some of the new perks with Koha will be that you will be able to put items on hold from our online catalog. And not just items that are currently checked out, you will be able to put holds on books and items that show available. If you see an item you want, you click to put it on hold, and once the staff has pulled it and put your name on it, you will receive an email or text that it is ready to pick up.

Another perk is once we get everything up and running, you can recommend purchases online. The best part about this is you will receive either a confirmation the item will be purchased or a message that we will not be able to purchase the item. No more guessing and hoping your recommendation will be seen.

If you are looking for the October task for the Adult Reading Challenge, you are in luck again. We are so busy with the Koha switch we need the task to be an easy one. This month read a book by your favorite male author. This is your treat for this month. Try out the new catalog while looking for a book for this task and remember we are working hard to make your DPL the best we can.

Happy Reading!