height; prr august 28, 1947
L
ibraries Adopt
Nrw Schedule,Self«
Charging System
With vacations a thing of the
pai 1. I he < ■'■■ eland I teijj hti Public
Library vpill resurrffe iti former time
chedu '. 1947.
Those who rind it mosl conven-
I'-ni to come to the libi
I now find ii open from
9:00 a .... to 6:00 p, m. Wee
Monday through I i
ill open at 10:00 a. m., and
will remain open until 9:00 p. m.
I] be observed bj
Coventry Library, and Lee and
Noble Brandi Libraries, The
branches In the schools at High
School, Monticello, Roosevelt, a id
Roxboro, w in also resume their
former schedules, and will be open
during i ach ichool daj, from 8:00
a. in. to 1:30 p. m.
AL the same time, the library
will Inaugurate a. new sell charg-
for book loan! in all
seven libraries. Miss Nell Lynch,
chief Librarian, said that, aft-v
careful study of the problem
volved, it. was do id< d
charging would prove td be more
economical and much more efficient, than the System now in use.
longer will it he neci
for borrow > ;d in line,
wail in:-, for books to be chared by
a. clerical assistant. Now the borrowed will i own books.
Each registered borrower will be
supplied with a number identification card, which h<- mm,! carry with
him and ple.ellt e;icll time he
to Like out a book. To
charge a book, he will simply write
• l.iil il'ication number on the
card, kepi for this purpose in the
back of each book; stop at the desk
mt will verify his
identification number, and slip a
dale due card into Ihe book pocket.
It i as Blmple as that the book
is charged, Posters illustrating
each step in the new self charging
m will bo displayed in the
libraries. With these aids, the
Change should be effected without
Confusion Or difficulty. However,
i are in any doubt, as to how
ihe charging system operates, the
librarj assistants will be ready '<►
help you.