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07.01.20 |

Help Wanted – PT Circulation/Programming Assistant

Circulation/Programming Assistant – Job Description

Definition: The Circulation/Programming Assistant is responsible for assisting in daily operations at the Circulation Desks and the Collection on all floors. They will work with the Children’s Librarian to plan and execute programming for children. Experience working with and being comfortable working with the public (particularly children) is required. Dependability, positive motivation and creativity are necessary for this position. This job is under the direct supervision of the Library Director and works directly with the Children’s Librarian.

The Circulation/Programming Assistant’s job duties will be as follows:

*Checking in and out materials for patrons

*Collecting and assessing fines

*Guiding patrons to appropriate materials and answering reference questions

*Assisting patrons on the computer, photocopier and microfilm reader

*Answering the telephone

*Re-shelving materials and alphabetizing shelves

*Issuing patron cards and making corrections and updates to patron files

*Repairing materials

*Other duties as they arise or are assigned by Library Director and/or Children’s Librarian

**Planning, creating and implementing after school and special programming opportunities for children kindergarten through middle school under the guidance of the Children’s Librarian

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities shall include:

*Familiarity with authors, books, and genres as well as STEAM and general craft programs

*Strong communication skills with a variety of ages, both one on one and in a group setting

*Basic understanding of internet and various computer programs

*Understanding of the Dewey Decimal System and the ability to alphabetize materials and re-shelve materials accurately

*Position Specific Work Schedule: Approximately 20 hours a week including every other Saturday

*FY21 Starting Salary: $10.30 per hour; raises in hourly rates are increased according to the City of Centerville cost of living schedule

Call the library at 641-856-6676 or email [email protected] to receive application.

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06.12.20 |

Stage Three of Reopening Starts Monday at Drake Public Library

Services are continuing to open up at Drake Public Library. Curbside Pickup has worked so well for the last month and we are ready to open the library for some limited services inside the building. Thank you for your patience as we have navigated the requirements for making library services safe for both staff and the public.

Stage 3 – Starting Monday June 15

In addition to Stage 2 services (Curbside Pickup): Computer use by Individual Appointment. One hour for computer use for up to three people (over the age of 15) at a time in the adult area. One hour for computer use for one person (child, under the age of 18 but over the age of 9, per the library’s Unattended Child Policy) at a time in the children’s area. Call the library at 641-856-6676 during regular business hours to set your appointment.

Things to Remember

Be on time and enter through the lower level entrance. Knock for entry.

You must wear a mask while in the library. If you don’t have a mask, you will be asked to reschedule. Libraries must still take measures to allow for social distancing and follow guidelines from the Iowa Department of Public Health, including maintaining six-feet of social distancing, maintaining good hygiene and wearing a cloth mask.

Adults scheduled to use the main floor computers should use the elevator to go to 1 Main Floor. (Stairwell and Floor 2 are both closed to the public at this time)

Check in at the circulation desk for your assigned computer. (No switching computers during appointment)

Printing is allowed during appointment times. Please let staff now when and how many pages you will be printing. (Regular prices apply) Other services; Photocopying, Fax, Scan to email, ONLY for materials printed in house during appointment time and only with staff supervision. No outside paper at this time. (All materials coming into the building are currently quarantined for 72 hours before staff handling)

You will be given a 15 minute then a 5 minute “heads up” before the end of your time and then you will be required to leave. The computers and the elevator will be cleaned between each set of appointment times. You may call to set up another appointment any time.

When you leave, you will leave through the Lower Level door using the elevator.

For the safety of our staff and patrons, if you are ill or have come in contact with someone with COVD-19 please cancel your appointment.

A two week observation period will determine adding Browsing by Individual Appointment, determined upon adequate availability of public area sanitation supplies and a decline in positive cases in Appanoose County.

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05.18.20 |

PT Janitor Position Available

The Drake Public Library is seeking a part time janitor. 20 hours per week, 5 days a week. Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds, do small repairs, clean building interior daily. Exterior duties (landscaping, snow shoveling) as needed. Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required. Call the library at 856-6676 to inquire and arrange to pick up an application.

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05.14.20 |

Services at Drake Public Library

Drake Public Library is taking steps toward restarting services for the public after being closed during the COVID 19 pandemic. We are approaching the process of reopening the library in stages to keep in line with guidelines set forth to protect our staff and patrons during this time.

The next stage toward reopening Drake Public Library will start by offering Curb Side Pickup for requested materials beginning Tuesday, May 19.

Patrons can begin putting materials on hold by logging into their account through the Follett Destiny Circulation System found on the library’s website at https://drakepubliclibrary.org, over the phone at 856-6676 or by emailing the library at [email protected].

So, how do you log into Drake Public Library’s online card catalog system (Follett)?

Go to https://drakepubliclibrary.org

Click on Follett Destiny

Select your site (Drake Public Library), and click Log In.
Enter your User Name (Your last name plus the first three letters of your first name, all lowercase, one word) and Password (Your Library Card Number, no letters).
Click Log In. Your site page appears.

How Do You Place an Item on Hold?

Click on Catalog (top of page)
Type in an author’s name, a book/movie title and click on the appropriate category (key word, title, author, subject, series)
Options will come up. You should scroll down the right side of your screen. “1 of 1 available” means that this item is available to check out. “0 of 1” means that it isn’t available yet but you can still put it on hold. Call if you have questions about this.
Click on the availability status
Click available under status (either “available” or a date)
Choose “Add Hold” (on the right side of your screen)
Choose “Save”
We will be checking the system for online holds every morning and will contact you as soon as your turn comes up for the item placed on hold.
Items will be due two weeks from the pick up date scheduled.
Items with several holds on them will need to be picked up within one week of contact.

You will be contacted by a DPL Librarian to set up a time for you to pick up your materials and you will be given further directions during this conversation.

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05.01.20 |

An Update on Reopening

Drake Public Library is working on our reopening plan in response to Governor Reynolds’ release of public libraries’ required closure. Staff is diligently working on procedures and policies to ensure their safety as well as the safety of the public.

Additional services will be publicized as we are able to implement these plans within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, please call (leave a message so that we can call you back), email or message us through our Facebook page with your questions.

Our priority will be continue to be providing services in the safest way possible.

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04.21.20 |

Using the Libby App for Bridges

The library building is closed to the public. But you can still keep reading through online resources. We are very lucky to have access to the State Library of Iowa’s resource for online Ebook, Audio, Live Stream Video and Magazine Consortium through Bridges. The Friends of the Drake Public Library sponsors our participation with the Bridges online resource. You can still go directly to Bridges through our website. But the Libby App is the newest way to access Bridges. Here are some easy to follow directions.

The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. Libby is available for Android, iOS, Windows 10, some Chromebooks, and in your browser at libbyapp.com.

Notes:

If you have a device that’s not compatible with Libby, you can use the OverDrive app to borrow and enjoy digital titles instead.
If you belong to a school, you may be able to use our new Sora app to borrow ebooks and audiobooks instead.

STEP 1

Install the Libby app from your device’s app store.

Or, visit libbyapp.com in your Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browser.

STEP 2

In Libby, follow the prompts to find your library (Drake Public Library) and sign in with a valid library card number. When prompted for a username, it will be your library card number (just numbers, no P). Your password or PIN will be your last name with the first letter capitalized.

STEP 3

Browse your library’s collection and borrow a title.

STEP 4

Borrowed titles appear under Shelf > Loans and download to the app automatically when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you’re offline.

From your Loans, you can:

Tap Read With…to choose where you’d like to read the book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle (U.S. libraries only) or start reading in Libby.
Tap Open Audiobook or Open Magazine to start reading or listening to that title.
Tap Manage Loan to see options like Renew and Return.

If you need more help with Libby, please visit Libby Help or contact Drake Public Library staff at 856-6676 (Leave a message. We will call you back), email us at [email protected] or through a our Facebook page messenger.

Happy reading!

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03.18.20 |

Drake Public Library Closed Temporarily

Greetings from the staff at Drake Public Library. In response to Governor Reynolds’ State of Emergency Mandates, the library will be closed to the public until further notice. This is what that means:

Staff will be reporting in for the time being but no patrons will be allowed in the building.

We will be checking our voicemail system, facebook messages and emails.

We will be checking the bookdrop for returns BUT prefer that patrons keep their current checkouts until this crisis is over.

We will not be accepting book/magazine donations.

ALL FINES WILL BE FORGIVEN for late materials during the shut down. We will be happy to extend due dates when we get your request.

We encourage our patrons to utilize our online resources listed below:

*drakepubliclibrary.org

Follett, our online card catalog to check your own account. You will need your login name (last name plus first three letters of your first name) and password (your individual patron number found on your library card or by contacting us)

Bridges, our Ebook, Audiobook and Video Streaming service that also includes online magazines. You log in with your patron number and your last name with the first letter capitalized.

BrainFuse Job Now & Vet Now that includes online learning, resume and interviewing coaching with added assistance to Veterans.

Gale Resources is found at www.galepages.com/iadrake and our password is drakepl. This is a wonderful resource for full text documents for research purposes, especially helpful to students doing research papers and looking for articles that can be cited appropriately. We will be posting other online resources that are free to the public as we find them.

We will try to answer as many of your questions that we can and help you through taking advantage of these resources. We will also be updating you on any changes in our situation as well as tutorials on utilizing some of these online resources. You can contact us at 641-856-6676, through Facebook at Drake Public Library and Drake Public Library Kids and through the Contact Us link on our website. The Library Email link in red will connect you to our primary email.

We appreciate your understanding during this difficult time and we wish you all well.

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01.09.20 |

Book Review of This Must Be My Brother

Tom Johnson is a member of the library’s Board of Trustees and an enthusiastic reader! Please enjoy this review of “This Must Be My Brother” that he recently donated to our collection. This title is housed in our Iowa Section under IOWA 979.704 THI.

Hello, this is Tom Johnson and I want to review a book called “This Must Be My Brother” by LeAnn Thieman and Carol Dey. This is an amazing story of two women from Iowa City who were volunteers to help in the adoption of orphans from the Vietnam War as our troops left in 1975. They went over to bring back six orphans to Iowa and one was going to be LeAnn’s new son which they ended up bringing back 200 babies. I recommend this book as an emotional story as these orphans were cared for before the country fell into communist hands. This is in the Iowa section of the library.

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08.28.19 |

Using Bridges on Mac Computers

For your information:

Due to upcoming macOS changes, and to simplify the user experience, OverDrive will soon end support for OverDrive for Mac.

Effective September 4, 2019, OverDrive for Mac will no longer be available for download and Mac users will no longer see the option to download audiobook titles at your OverDrive website. Instead, Mac users can enjoy audiobooks using OverDrive Listen from the Bridges website, or try Libby on their smart phone or tablet.

Any users with audiobooks already downloaded to OverDrive for Mac will retain access to their downloads for the remainder of the lending period, provided they have not yet updated to macOS 10.15 (Catalina).

Though we anticipate minimal user impact, OverDrive Help will be updated to assist with user support.

Bridges is the ebook, audio, streaming service that the State Library of Iowa offers all Iowa Libraries. It is a very popular service provided to you, our library patrons, at no charge. The Friends of the Drake Public Library pay for this service. Thank you FDPL!

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07.31.19 |

Federal Funding Allows Bridges Offerings to Expand

A few months ago there was a discussion on the Library Talk conversation board about the need for more materials on personal issues on Bridges, with the hope that these might be always available for patrons in need. Well, the Bridges team listened and approached State Librarian Michael Scott with a proposal to allocate a portion of the State Library’s federal funding to make it happen. Michael accepted the proposal, and a small collection of simultaneous use eBooks and audiobooks covering several topics including mental health, addiction, abuse, and more has recently been added to Bridges. While there aren’t many titles available with the simultaneous use license, it’s a starting point that could be expanded upon in the future.

The funds have also been used to enhance the collection of graphic novels and comics. Marvel has recently partnered with OverDrive to offer 600 titles to public libraries worldwide, and the funding has made it possible to add all the Marvel titles as well as others from DC, Dark Horse & Archie. It’s exciting for us to see this part of the Bridges collection expand!

In addition, the supplementary money has also gone to some new titles on librarianship for the library staff. Finally, we’re excited to announce that the magazine pilot will be extended to a second year AND the State Library of Iowa has funneled a little extra money into holds list reduction and license renewals. This is wonderful for those of you who have been able to enjoy the magazine listings through Bridges!

All this would not have been possible without the State Library of Iowa’s allocation from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. It is a great reminder of the impact of this funding- not only on the State Library- but on Iowans who love accessing eBooks and audiobooks from their local library. Remember, if you need assistance with Bridges/Overdrive, give us a call and set a time to sit down with a librarian and your device to get started.

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Help Wanted – PT Circulation/Programming Assistant

Stage Three of Reopening Starts Monday at Drake Public Library

PT Janitor Position Available

Services at Drake Public Library

An Update on Reopening

Using the Libby App for Bridges

Drake Public Library Closed Temporarily

Book Review of This Must Be My Brother

Using Bridges on Mac Computers

Federal Funding Allows Bridges Offerings to Expand

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