Libraries Lead! (National Library Week, April 8-14, 2018)

Do you know where you're going?  The library can lead you there.  The journey begins April 8th.

This year's theme is "Libraries Lead!"  Share your story with us and become eligible to win prizes!  (We're working on lining-up prizes as my minions type this.)  Complete the form (available at the library) and return it to our circulation desk during National Library Week (April 8-14, 2018).

Casey at the Bat and Scowl-Face would like to make some videos of patrons and staff reading their "libraries lead" stories for the camera.  Your big chance for fortune and fame!  Well, you get to sit in a comfy chair while they're filming you.  If you're interested in participating in our videos, just add a postscript to your form with your phone number or email address, and we'll be in touch.  We're planning to record the videos during National Library Week, so keep your calendar free!  (Actually, we'll work around your schedule.)  It'll be totally fun!

Questions?  Just ask our library staff.  That's what they're there for.

I'm hoping that my library can lead moi to a full supper dish.  Minions, take the lead.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

For When You Need A Really BIG Book Cart

My library has these little handheld metal baskets patrons may pickup and carry around to hold all the stuff they want to checkout.  They're perfectly adequate for ordinary needs, but what if you want to checkout LOADS of books, movies, audiobooks, kits, music CDs, or whatever?  You'll need a REALLY BIG book cart for that.  Fortunately, we've got you covered.

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Key Words:  Inside and Return Here

Obviously (Duh!)

These grocery carts are kept next to the Hold Shelves by the elevator.  Patrons may use these carts throughout the inside of the library.  Don't take them outside, or else we'll unleash our finely-trained crew of feline enforcers--like this dude.

You've Been Warned

After gathering together everything you wish to checkout, and our helpful circulation staff (or our self-checkout kiosks) have checked the items out to you, then you should return the cart to where you found it.  If not, then, once again, it's attack cat city.  Nobody wants that.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

April Library Displays

It's practically April--it has been raining for the past two days--so it's time for my library to put up some Spring-themed displays.  As always, click the photos below to bigify.

CatPro, our relatively new (she's been here a couple months) technical services coordinator, created this display for National Garden Month (April).  Checkout these (and other, similarly topical) books (and other stuff) using your Evergreen Indiana library card.

The Decorinator added this John Deere toy display to the glass cabinet next to the library's front entrance.  You can't get more Spring than farming in Indiana.

Drop by to see these (and other) displays.  It makes sense to come into the library.  It's raining outside.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

Our Go-To Go-Tabs

So, you're visiting my library, and you need to access the Internet, but you've forgotten your mobile device or laptop or whatever.  You could use our computer lab, but that cramps your style (I'm only guessing here, but let's just say for fun).  You'd really like to be able to checkout a portable tablet with Internet access that you could use while you're inside the library, taking it to one of our many quiet areas with tables by the windows.  Guess what?  We've got you covered.

Use your Evergreen Indiana library card to checkout our Hublet portable Internet tablets available at the circulation desk.

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You'll need your Evergreen Indiana password (i.e., PIN) to checkout the tablets.  If you've forgotten your password, our circulation staff can reset it for you.

Our I.T. guru T. Rex has pre-loaded these tablets with our mobile app (MPL2GO), as well as some popular, super helpful apps.  These may require your own login credentials, however, so you may need to setup an account with the app providers to use them.

These tablets only function inside the library, so don't try to take them outside.  If you do, we've got a highly trained squad of attack kitties standing by.

Okay, Maybe Not

The tablets should automatically connect to our WiFi network after you check them out.  There are instructions on each tablet to help you.

When you're done, just return the tablet to the Hub at the circulation desk, insert it into a vacant slot, and it automatically checks-in.  It's as simple as that.

Try out our tabs on the go.  (We need a catchier name.)  Go-Tabs?  I like the sound of that.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

There's Snow Telling About Hoosier Weather

When it comes to Indiana weather, there's snow telling what's next.  I've checked my calendar, and it's definitely Spring.  So, what's all this, then?

Honestly, the Videos Aren't Really Blurry

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It's not much snow--certainly nothing like what they've been getting lately in New England--but it's still a bummer.

My supper dish is completely covered!  Minions, make with the snow shoveling!

Snow, shmow.  My library's open anyway.  Drop by where it's warm and dry.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat