SWAN Libraries -
Due to ongoing HVAC repairs, the Broadview Public Library District will be closed Friday, November 17th. They hope to complete the repairs and reopen on Saturday at 10:00 am.
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Here are your weekly shelf check lists for items that have been in transit 10-30 days. Happy Hunting!
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving so we will be sending out the shelf check lists on Wednesday. Have a wonderful holiday.
Vickie Totton
Consultant, Member Services
vickie(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:vickie@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8714
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SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
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SWAN Libraries -
The Broadview Public Library District will be closing this evening (Tuesday, 11/14/17) at 6:00 p.m. and will be closed all day - both Wednesday, 11/15 and Thursday, 11/16 - due to emergency HVAC repairs. They anticipate re-opening at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 11/17/17.
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Here are your weekly shelf check lists for items that have been in transit 10-30 days. Happy Hunting!
Vickie Totton
Consultant, Member Services
vickie(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:vickie@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8714
**Please note my new contact information**
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
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We have received notification from Riverdale PL that they are temporarily closing beginning on December 1, 2017.
They intend to re-open the library on January 29, 2018.
At present, they are receiving RAILS delivery and processing the materials received in their bookdrop. Their bookdrop will be available for patrons to use until Dec. 15th, after that time it will not be accessible.
In the interim:
* Riverdale PL has requested that SWAN suspend all Riverdale patron holds with a pickup of Riverdale.
* Riverdale PL patrons that have placed holds and requested pickup at another library have not been suspended.
* All Riverdale PL materials are not holdable.
Riverdale PL has requested that any Riverdale patron cards that expire before January 29th be renewed for a period of one month as long as the patron is not delinquent. However, new patrons requiring a Riverdale PL card should not be issued a new card until Riverdale re-opens. Please ask them to visit the Riverdale library to secure a card after January 29th.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you should have any questions, please contact us via the ticket system at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>
Kate Boyle
Member Services Manager
kate(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:kate@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8617
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Library Directors & Administrators,
Please refer to the updated SWAN support site post about the library bond amount SWAN is gathering to determine the public library membership fee formula.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2017-11-08/update-fee-formula-reques…
We have heard back from 67 of the 91 SWAN public libraries so far. Refer to the list of libraries we have heard from in the link above. The deadline to report back is Sunday, November 12 at 5pm.
If you have any questions, please contact me. Please be aware that I will not be available Friday, November 10th due to an Illinois consortia-wide CE event.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
844-792-6542
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We are planning to make some changes to the list of payment types you see in your dropdown in WorkFlows:
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The CANCEL payment type will be removed as it is the payment type used when an item is returned after receiving a bill. It will be replaced by VOID.
The xxxBCC payment type will be removed for everyone; it is for payments made through Enterprise and should not be used in WorkFlows. Those of you that have had ProPay credit card swipes recently installed will retain your xxxBCC2 payment type.
Additionally the following payment types must be retained: BANKRUPTCY, BILL_LIB, MISS_PIECE and PROPAYUPD.
The rest of the list can be customized by you! Please choose which payment types from the following list you would like removed:
ADJUSTMENT
AMNESTY
AUTOREFUND
CASH
CHECK
CREDITCARD
DEBITCARD
FOOD4FINES
FORGIVEN
MIGRATBILL
NONE
PAYPAL
REPLACEMENT
If you do not reply, no further changes will be made to your payment types. Let us know if you have any questions!
Dave Pacin
Support Specialist, Member Services
dave(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:dave@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8360
SWAN Library Services
125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
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Here are your weekly shelf check lists for items that have been in transit 10-30 days. Happy Hunting!
Vickie Totton
Consultant, Member Services
vickie(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:vickie@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8714
**Please note my new contact information**
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
In advance of the addition of the New 19, we have renewed our investigation of the order that libraries appear in when viewing the "Call Number/Item" tab in various wizards such as "Item Search and Display". We were delighted to learn from SirsiDynix that there is now a way to do this, and we implemented it last week.
Items from Franklin Park and Lansing should now appear in alphabetical order according to agency code. If you have any questions please let us know.
Dave Pacin
Support Specialist, Member Services
dave(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:dave@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8360
SWAN Library Services
125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Library Directors & Administrators:
We have heard back from 43 of the 91 public libraries thus far. For details on this request, read the following SWAN Support news post:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2017-10-25/fee-formula-request-91-pu…
If your library is listed below, we have your information. The deadline to report is Sunday, November 12th until 5pm. We request you respond even if you do not have a bond for your building.
1. Batavia Public Library District
2. Bedford Park Public Library District
3. Beecher Community Library District
4. Bellwood Public Library
5. Bensenville Community Public Library District
6. Berkeley Public Library
7. Brookfield Public Library
8. Carol Stream Public Library
9. Chicago Heights Public Library
10. Chicago Ridge Public Library
11. Cicero Public Library
12. Crestwood Public Library District
13. Crete Public Library District
14. Downers Grove Public Library
15. Eisenhower Public Library District
16. Evergreen Park Public Library
17. Forest Park Public Library
18. Frankfort Public Library District
19. Geneva Public Library District
20. Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District
21. Hodgkins Public Library District
22. Itasca Community Library
23. Justice Public Library District
24. La Grange Public Library
25. Markham Public Library
26. Matteson Area Public Library District
27. Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
28. Midlothian Public Library
29. Nancy L. McConathy Public Library District
30. Oak Lawn Public Library
31. Oak Park Public Library
32. Palos Heights Public Library
33. Palos Park Public Library
34. Prairie Trails Public Library District
35. South Holland Public Library
36. Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
37. Thomas Ford Memorial Library
38. Tinley Park Public Library
39. Villa Park Public Library
40. West Chicago Public Library District
41. Westchester Public Library
42. Westmont Public Library
43. Wood Dale Public Library District
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
844-792-6542
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
We have discovered patrons with ILL_LIBS as a library, including NONSWAN_RB, CHICAGO_P and Internet Access are not able to place holds in the Online Catalog. We are working to isolate and resolve the issue. Holds placed for these users in Symphony are not affected.
Our sincere apologies for the confusion and inconvenience. We will update you when we have more information.
Helen Pinder
Analyst, Member Services
helen(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:helen@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8716
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Dr, Westmont, Il 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
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Here are your weekly shelf check lists for items that have been in transit 10-30 days. Happy Hunting!
Vickie Totton
Consultant, Member Services
vickie(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:vickie@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8714
**Please note my new contact information**
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
SWAN Public Library Directors, Administrators
Thanks for attending our membership meeting to discuss the membership fee formulas that are proposed for next year's budget. The SWAN Board on Friday last week reviewed the discussion from the meeting and would like to explore the idea of removing the bond amount from the property tax portion of the public library formula.
You can report your bond amount using the online form below. We ask that you do so by Sunday, November 12th 5pm. The 16 public libraries joining SWAN should also respond.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2017-10-25/fee-formula-request-91-pu…
If you haven't read the Fees Committee study and recommendations, here is the link to the report:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/system/files/Public/SWAN_Fees_Com_Narrati…
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
844-792-6542
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
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+++ Only one vote per SWAN/MAGIC/LINC library +++
Voting is now open for the SWAN Circulation Advisory Committee. Please have your Circulation Manager/Supervisor complete your ballot. There are seven vacancies this year, please vote for six representatives from the SWAN membership and one candidate from the MAGIC and LINC libraries. The voting closes at noon on Monday, Oct. 30th. Good luck to all the candidates and thank you for volunteering to serve. Your time and energies are greatly appreciated.
Link to ballot: https://fs8.formsite.com/SWANServices/form245/index.html
Kate Boyle
Member Services Manager
kate(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:kate@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-8617
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>