CWMars updates

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June 3, 2020

Many say that libraries are not essential. However, if you are an avid reader, being without books for the last couple of months has been a major withdrawal. The Richards Memorial Library is pleased to start curbside pick-up, beginning the week of June 8th.

BOOK ORDERING

To order books, you must have a valid CW-Mars card with less than $10.00 in fines and no overdue materials.

Please follow this procedure for books under this policy.

1. You may place a hold on a Richards Memorial Library book in the CWMARS catalog.
2. Once your search finds items, there is an option to check under the search bar to ‘Limit to Available items' and click Search again.
3. Place a hold. 

• Please be aware that there is no delivery for interlibrary loans at this time, and if you just place a general hold, the hold may fall on a book in another library and we will be unable to fulfill your request.

          2. You may call the library at (508) 754-0793 and a staff member will be 

             be happy to place the hold for you.

• Be prepared to have your requested titles or details about what you might like (favorite authors, mystery, thriller, romance or the like) 
• Please, also let us know your desired format, i.e. large print, regular print or BCD (audio). 
• At this time, staff should be on board from 10am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday.
• Or email us a list of requests – by title or with details as above at Richardsmemoriallibrary@yahoo.com
• If you need any Youth books (children's, middle grade, YA), please fill out our Google Form. With this form you may request specific titles or you may request books on different subjects (when you don't have specific titles in mind. For example, you may request picture books about summer, or chapter books by a specific author, or a new YA book.  

PICK-UP

1. Pick-ups will be made on Thursdays between 10am and 3pm.

•   Accordingly, any requests for books must be made by Wednesday at 3pm.
• Do not come to pick-up unless you have received an e-mail confirmation or phone confirmation from us. Please let us know if you will be unable to come at this time.

          2. During good weather, the bags of books will be on a table outside in the front with your                name on it. In the event of inclement weather, we will have them in the vestibule as you                   walk in. You may call from the parking lot and we will be glad to put them out the door for               you.
          3. PLEASE do not enter the main part of the library at any time.
          4. We are unable to allow browsing at this time.
          5. Please practice social distancing and if you can, wear a mask during pick-up.                 If someone is picking up, please wait your turn.
          6. If you are elderly and do not feel comfortable with picking up , please contact Cindy Love                at the Paxton Senior Center (508) 756-2833 or email clove@townofPaxton.net and she                may be able to use the van and deliver to you.
          7. Please be patient as we navigate our new “normal” and move toward a virus-free and safe                future.
RETURNS

1. ALL RETURNS must be put in the book drop – we will collect them and put them in quarantine for a week before making them available for circulation again. 

               Therefore, If you check your account, you may still see items on your account                 for up to a week.
RESTRICTIONS

1. We request that you only request 2 books that have been issued in the last 90 days, so as to allow others to be able to have access to them as well. This is especially essential due to the need to quarantine. 

         2. We also would appreciate it if you would limit your checkouts to a maximum of 10 books                at a time.
        3. If another library has the material you want, please call them and see if it is available for you              to pick-up there. Each library has its own policy. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS -  PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CALL US AT 508 754-0793

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU. 

We are pleased to share that hold redelivery is now live. This feature gives you more control over your holds, helping your library connect more readers to the right book at the right time.To support this feature, the auto-checkout setting has been removed from the OverDrive collection. Going forward, users will receive a notification when a hold is available prompting them to either borrow the book, select “deliver later,” or cancel the hold.

Your privacy is important to us!  We are adding more account security to better protect user privacy.

Beginning on January 21, 2020 please use your password/pin along with your library card number to access the CW MARS OverDrive collection for placing holds and checking out library econtent (ebooks, emagazines and audiobooks). 

Tips:

Use the same credentials as your CW MARS account login. 

For more details visit the My Account help page.

To reset your account password see the Password Reset page.

For assistance, please contact the Richards Memorial Library at (508) 754-0793.

January 6, 2020

Residents across the Commonwealth now have access to five new research databases with topics ranging from genealogy and career transitions to science. Library databases contain vetted reliable information, making them an indispensable research tool for students of all ages who frequently turn to the internet for help with school projects. The five new databases are described below.

Career Transitions provides guidance and essential activities to both current job seekers and those investigating new career options. Key features include resume and cover letter creation support, interactive interview practice, and tools to match previous work or military experience to potential career paths.

Opposing Viewpoints covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

HeritageQuest Online  Powered by Ancestry®  provides access to more than 4.4 billion records. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

ProQuest Research Companion  helps students do more effective scholarly research and supports educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information. 

ProQuest Science Database is a growing resource of 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature. It
supports the needs of students studying applied and general sciences. 

Databases are made possible by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and by the Massachusetts Library System.