As part of ongoing patron privacy review, we have found that some In Transit slips had been configured to include Patron Name and Barcode. No personally identifiable information should be included in transit slips going between libraries. 

We will be removing this information from the Transit slips/labels. This does not impact your hold slips or wrappers as the handling of material inside your library is coordinated by your own staff who can ensure patron privacy.

The SWAN Acquisitions User Group meeting is next Wednesday, October 24 at the RAILS Burr Ridge facility. If you plan on attending but have not yet registerd you can do so via L2. If you would like to discuss a topic at the meeting, please submit your topics by Monday, October 22. We look forward to seeing you there.

SWAN Libraries,

In order to evaluate the future mobile app needs for SWAN, please take a few minutes to complete our survey. We will use data from this survey to inform the next steps in increasing SWAN's mobile presence. To complete it, you will need:

• Your vendor/product
• Subscription cost
• Subscription expiration
• and satisfaction level

You can access the survey here: https://fs8.formsite.com/SWANServices/form290/index.html

When/Where: October 17 1:00-3:30 PM, RAILS Burr Ridge Main Meeting Room 
[Register on L2 - https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=27812]

The self-nomination survey form is now open for the SWAN Circ Advisory Committee 2018 election.  Please consider throwing your hat in the ring.  The process is very simple, just fill out the form including a brief statement about yourself and what you can bring to the table.   We have 4 vacancies to fill. The form is open now and will close on Oct. 26th at noon.  On the 26th, I will create the ballot for the Circ Advisory Committee election using all the nomination statements that have been submitted.  SWAN members will then have until the November 16th to vote.   

Patrons have five different notification opportunities for checked out items:

1. Autorenewal Courtesy Notice (for items checked out at participating libraries)
2. Courtesy Notice
3. 1st Overdue Notice
4. 2nd Overdue Notice
5. Billing Notice

1st and 2nd Overdue Notices were previously sent according to a schedule based on the loan period for that checkout.  This complicated schedule made it difficult for staff to determine when a patron received notification and sent patrons multiple notices of the same type in the same day.

The Dolton Public Library District (DOS) will be closed from October 1, 2018 until approximately May 1, 2019 for renovation. During this time DOS items will not circulate and holds cannot be placed against their items. RAILS will coordinate postponement of delivery until they reopen. Patron records will not expire during this temporary closure. You may see more Dolton patrons at neighboring libraries during this time.

We will announce their re-opening when work has concluded.

The SWAN Acquisitions User Group meeting has been rescheduled from Thursday October 11, to Wednesday October 24, due to the ILA Annual Conference. You can register for this event on L2. We apologize for any inconveniece this may have caused.