Teachers Are Patrons, Too

Our new program is off to a great start. Last week, my director, our Technology Integrator, and I went out to visit a few schools to introduce a new program: The Teacher Card Program. Here's the inside scoop to the card.

With the standard card patrons can check out up to 50 items for up to 2 weeks. They can renew twice, but if they are late returning/renewing, there are fines to pay. The Teacher Card eliminates this issue first by allowing teachers to check out up to 75 items for up to 30 days, and they can renew twice. Oops, one was so busy that s/he forgot to return/renew on time. That's okay, teacher friend. Your fines are waived for late materials. Oh, and did I mention that we'll deliver and pick up material so you don't have to waste your valuable time driving 20 minutes or more to our one location? Yes, that's right, we'll deliver books to teachers every 2 weeks. "Where do I sign up?" you say.

Here I'm signing teachers up for the new card.
Despite our serious faces, we're excited for the program.

As I mentioned, a team of us are visiting Putnam County schools to sign teachers up. We'll get a new Teacher Card in your hand the same day! Don't live in Putnam County? No worries! By serving our community, you can still be eligible to sign up for all the great perks of a Teacher Card.

But, what about foreign language books? "I don't find a lot of Spanish titles in your collection." Well, my friend, which titles are you looking for? Let's work together to build a stronger collection for your students and our patrons! This goes for all of the subjects, too.

The team visited 3 schools so far. As of right now, sixty teachers have signed up for the program. There are a few more schools to visit. We're hoping to sign up every teacher in the county.

(And you thought class presentation day was tough. Talking to a group of new faces *gulp* can be scary!)