Closing for inventory August 2-6

This is just a reminder that the library will be closed for inventory Monday, August 2nd, through Friday, August 6th. That includes the Odom Genealogical Library and the Doerun Municipal Library.
The MCCL and the Odom Library will reopen on Saturday, August 7th, at 8:30 a.m.
The Doerun Library will reopen on Monday, August 9th, at 2 p.m.
Inventory is a very necessary process at our libraries. It's a time when we will be reading the shelves, doing some weeding, and generally getting the library straightened out after a long and busy year.
Also, on Monday the 2nd, Director Melody Jenkins will conduct a computer class for all staff members. We've added some new databases to our library web page and our staff needs to be familiar with their contents in order to better help you.
Plus, big works will be done in the Jenkins Conference Room. When it's cleaned up, it will be ready for all your special meetings. It's a nice, little private area of the library for small (or rowdy) groups.
By the time we reopen our doors, the place will be brand-spanking clean for you, and we'll be ready to help you in any way we can.
Just give us five days.
See you later.

Will Anybody Notice?

During the closing of our library for inventory, lots of things have happened.

When we reopen on Saturday, August 15th, at 8:30 a.m., will anybody notice our deep cleaning and extra hard work, such as

• the grass was mowed and trimmed away from the sidewalks, and the trees trimmed,
• the sidewalks and entrances to the building were pressure-washed, as well as certain areas of the building itself,
• the weeds were sprayed around the building and parking lots, and pulled from the flowerbeds,
• straw was spread around the plants, and
• the park was cleaned?

Will anyone notice when they come inside the library that

• the carpet was cleaned,
• the hard floors were mopped and buffed to a high shine,
• the computer screens and glass display cases were cleaned,
• the reading area furniture was cleaned and rearranged,
• the ceiling fans were cleaned, and
• everything everywhere was dusted?

No one will really know that the Bookmobile people were getting ready to go out again on August 31st by

• working on their schedule for the upcoming school year,
• transferring routes,
• repairing books,
• working on teachers' cards, and
• cleaning the inside of the Bookmobile.

No one will really know that staff members in the library

• cleaned their work areas by straightening, dusting, discarding junk, sorting, reorganizing, deleting and rearranging,
• repaired books,
• weeded books,
• straightened and cleaned books, audio books, DVDs and VHSs,
• discarded unused books, and
• prepared the sale books.

In the midst of all this activity, the everyday jobs had to go on...like paying bills, answering emails, cataloging books, etc., etc., etc. And writing this blog.

When we open the doors again on Saturday, August 15th, at 8:30 a.m., will anybody notice?

Here We Go Again! Inventory Time!

Yep! It's inventory time again!
We've had our signs posted all around the library for the past couple of weeks about being closed next week. This happens every year at the same time.
So, don't look for our doors to be open Monday, August 10th, through Friday, August 14th, because we'll be in the process of waxing floors, cleaning shelves and ceiling fans, straightening books, and dusting all over the place, as well as the many other inventory processes that will be going on. This gives us time to look into every nook and cranny to find that lost book or misplaced file.
It also gives us time to be together as a library family.
In fact, the first morning of inventory always brings the staff together early (and I mean early for some of us) to share breakfast. In the past, we've met at various restaurants, but this year we're breakfasting here at the library.
Our director plans to serve breakfast casseroles, someone will bring fruit, someone will prepare the coffee, another will fix toast, and another will bring the jams and jellies. We'll all thank the Lord for our jobs and friendships and food, and then we'll sit down together to a feast.
After that, the serious business of inventory will begin and last for a whole five days.
By the time our doors open again on Saturday, August 15th, at 8:30 a.m., the place will be spick and span, clean from top to bottom, and ready for you to join us.
Thanks for your patience and understanding. See you on the 15th.