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Posts by Bethany Brown

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Beginning-of-year essentials

Here we are again at the start of another school year. We’ve got all the info you need to start off right in Alexandria.

Bookmarks? Check

When you hear “bookmark,” your first thought is probably some fun bookmark design to give out to patrons, and hopefully avoid the dreaded dog-eared pages. But bookmarks in your internet browser can be a super handy tool!

Patron reading history

Whether for a reading program or to see what the next book is in the series, chances are you’ve had patrons asking about previous titles they checked out. Did you know that your patrons can access their own reading history through Researcher?

End-of-year is here, here, here!

Another school year is coming to a close, and there is so much to do! Don’t worry, we’ve got all the links you need right here for a smooth EOY.

In the weeds about weeding?

It’s time to clean up the shelves. How do you identify items for the chopping block? You can use the Weeding List report to find, say, items more than 10 years old that haven’t been used in the last 10 years.

Report highlight: usage by period

It’s almost summer, and Ms. Honey needs to see circulation statistics for the whole school year. What is the best report for this? The Usage by Period report– See checkouts, check-ins, renewals, and hold requests for a particular date range.