Processing books at Elizabeth Ide

Mrs. Drope and I have to go through many steps to get new books on our shelves.

First we have to select and purchase them. I read reviews, consider teacher and student requests, consider our curriculum, and try to keep the collection in balance with up-to-date, appealing books. After the books arrive there are many steps to processing including, but not limited to, checking in the order, property stamping, pasting pockets, and filling out some basic information about each book. Mrs. Drope handles this. Then, I do the cataloging. It is important to get proper information into our automated catalog about each book. This helps the patrons to find what they are looking for. When the cataloging is complete, I print the barcodes and pocket labels. Mrs. Drope finishes the processing by placing the labels on the books, adding spine labels for arranging the books on the shelves, and putting spine protecting tape or plastic covers on each book. In the end, we have a well-organized, easily used library. Both the students and the staff are pretty specific about what they want most of the time. We strive to meet their needs.