It's Inventory Time Again!

Someone said to me the other day, "Why are y'all going to be closed so long? What do y'all do doing inventory, anyway?" So, I asked our director, Melody Jenkins, how she'd answer those questions. She said it's during inventory week (July 30 - August 3 this year) that we check every book, etc., and scan it into the computer. We look for lost books and repair the damaged ones. However, since our new computer software doesn't have the inventory module loaded yet, this year we will read the shelves, put books in order and weed out items to be removed. We'll also inventory every computer, printer, scanner, etc. We're going to put up shelves in the new storage center and move stored items from the classroom in the Children's Library area to the new storage. Then the classroom (which was recently named the Melody Stinson Jenkins Conference Room) will be available for meetings, public and library use. Melody said we've been doing inventory the same week every year for the past 20 years. And for that reason, we hope you'll bear with us as we clean, straighten, move and brighten the library for your continued happy use.