Before we open . . .
Tasks completed before the Library opens: 1. Empty book drops, both front & back 2. Turn on all computers 3. Check in books, movies, magazines, etc., for adult & children’s rooms 4. Replace newspapers from day before with current issues 5. Straighten all rooms 6. Print interlibrary loan (ILL) requests & pull books to be sent to other libraries (usually 30 to 40 items) 7. Retrieve messages left on answering machines & solve requests/and or problems 8. Sort mail 9. Update displays, water plants, feed & clean “Lizzie” (gecko) 10. Pack ILL requests in travel pouches 11. Print overdue notices …