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Things that we wish you wouldn’t place in library books, especially when returning them: Tissues Diaper Band-aids Rubber Nipple Cover Bills Mail Checks  

I spoke to some coworkers about the scanners that could assist Paging staff to keep our library in order efficiently (as I mentioned in my previous post). Coincidentally, earlier that day, Charlotte had seen an article about a shelf-reading robot invented in Singapore. Here are some links about it: http://www.opengovasia.com/articles/6787-singapore-pasir-ris-public-library-reopens-revealing-the-library-of-the-future-complete-with-a-robot-and-self-service-capabilities https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/robot-shelf-reading-librarians-singapore/ Although this is a … More Shelf-reading Scanners 2

A patron was checking out a lot of material on myths and legends, and during a chat, they mentioned this website. After skimming a few pages on the site, my coworker, Katie, and I loved it. Here’s our favorite rejected princess so far: http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/iara

I’ve worked several departments at a public library in Ohio for just over six years. We’ve had so many books go missing and I think I’ve come up with a solution! The same way that people who work at grocery stores use that hand laser reader thing to keep track of what’s in stock, I … More Shelf-reading Scanner