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Screwdriver
Meet the library screwdriver set. It should live in the top drawer behind the counter, and not in the lost property box where I found it on Saturday! It's now labelled.
Cupboard Contents
For everyone who's ever wondered where the lost property lives, here's a list of everything in the lower cupboards in the hallway. They've had a lovely makeover thanks to Joe (thanks Joe!) and now there's a list of what you can find in them on the back of the...
Deleting Books from Catalogue
If you find books on the shelves in poor condition such as with writing on pages, damaged pages or books with pages falling out that cannot be repaired, the books can be deleted from the catalogue and thrown in the bin. The 'Books to be deleted' list can be found on...
Processing Donations
If donations of books come in, they can be put away on the 'Donations' shelves in Stacks Cupboards 3 and 4. To sort donations: Check the condition of the book. Is it clean, current and relevant to our patrons? If pages are falling out or stuck together, the book can...
NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
We have newspapers (The Times and The Guardian) delivered every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The papers come from Munros (in Temple Road) and should be delivered by the time you arrive at the library. It's a bit random where they put the papers - sometimes it's the...
Library Desk Tasks
Turn on computer and log in. When computer is ready, launch Google Chrome. Check Mailbox and Book Returns Box for newspapers (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday) and put newspapers out on their sticks with a reference only sticker from the library desk...
Summer Fun Festival
Hi everyone! Cricklewood Library will be taking part in the Summer Fun Festival reading challenge organised by Brent Libraries. The reading challenge is aimed at 4 - 12 year olds and the themes this year are fiery dragons, smelly pirates, Lego challenges and...
Summer Closing
Everyone is asking whether we will close over the summer holidays. We didn't close last year, but I don't think so many people were going away on holiday last year. This year, people are travelling again, so it's making filling shifts much more difficult. To help us...
Holidays and Three Rings
It's the holiday season (which is great!) but it means that lots of you are away and shifts are harder to fill as a result. To help with planning, it would be useful if you could log in to update your availability on your Three Rings profile. To do this, on a desktop...