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Picture clippings

How to circulation items from the picture clipping file at Central Library.

Printing spine labels

Instructions on how to set up the label printer to print spine labels, and illustrations of the Symphony commands.

Problem shelf

Information about possible problem shelf procedures. Keywords: snag, missing piece

Puberty Education Kits

Puberty Education Kits help adults support Autistic, Black/African American and Latine youth to learn about puberty.

Purchase alerts/holds ratios

Selectors buy more copies of titles with a lot of holds to meet patron demand, when possible.

Reference material special loans

Some reference material may be taken out of the library by a patron with a valid library card. A librarian or supervisor must authorize the loan and determine the loan period. In addition, some Central reference material may be sent to a branch for checkout or in-library use.

Repairs and mending

Information on mending and recasing.

Retired Library Materials

Describes how retired (weeded) materials can be shared with partner organizations or used as giveaways.

Selection criteria - general

The selectors use these guidelines in determining what to add to our physical and digital collections.

Shared collections

This page describes how Shared collections work with access circulation. Keywords: shared, floating

Standing Orders and New Reference Books

How to handle new reference items that arrive at your location.

Storytime bags: Zoom Bags (Baby, Toddler, & Preschool) & Leyendo Aprendo (family)

This page describes the Storytime bags (Zoom bags) program and how they should be managed.

Subject gaps and how to fill them (IMMS manual orders)

Replaces the "collection transfer" process when your location needs more materials on a topic.

Suggestions for purchase

Procedure for requesting physical and digital additions to the collection.

We Speak Your Language (WSYL) + World Languages Collections

About the We Speak Your Language (WSYL) + World Languages Collections.

Weed for Circulation with IMMS

How to weed for circulation using the IMMS weeding picklist

Weed for condition

Guidelines and procedures for removing damaged material from the collection.