South Coastal Public Library Closing Arrangements

For those who don't know, South Coastal Public Library is closing to the public this weekend to prepare to move back to its expanded former location. Last day of public service is this Saturday Jan. 31st, and the temporary site will be closed on Mon. Feb 2nd.

South Coastal will not be receiving holds and none of its items will be available to fill holds for the duration of the move, which is expected to be completed by mid-April. Currently, South Coastal's items have been set to a status in Workflows of 'not available' to the holds processes. However, it is possible for a staff member, using the director password, to over-ride the holds block. Everyone will be very grateful if you all make sure this does not happen.

Over-riding the holds block will not make the item magically appear, it will just create a patron hold that will never be fulfilled. This over-ride is only available in Workflows- patrons cannot hold South Coastal items using the holds process in iBistro- attempting to do so will give a "hold not allowed" response.

In any case, patrons will not be able to find South Coastal in iBistro as of this morning. There is a new location of "temporary storage- not available" in both holdings records and public drop-down menus that is masking the South Coastal location. In Workflows, the S_COASTAL location is still active, since presumably the staff there will be doing some work in between the next two months of spa visits and afternoon high-tea.

To reiterate some info from the DOL and DDL websites- the old South Coastal location will be served throughout the duration of the closing by the Sussex Co. Bookmobile, which is coming to the Giant parking lot three days/week. Patrons placing holds can designate the bookmobile as a pickup location, if that is more convenient than treavelling to Rehoboth or Selbyville.