Please come join us at the Alachua Branch Library on Saturday, January 21st at 1:00 as noted author and founder of Messies Anonymous, Sandra Felton, speaks to us on how we can clear out our clutter and start the new year on a more organized note.
Topics to be discussed include:
• The Psychology of Clutter
• Find Inspiration and Motivation enough to do the job
• Learn to discard excess
• The Three Secrets of Order
• Count Down of the Top 10 Tips of Order
• Don't Let It Slip Away; Live the Organized Lifestyle
Just in case you aren’t familiar with who Sandra Felton is, here is a little more about her in her own words:
“I struggled with housekeeping unsuccessfully for all the years of my married life. I had big houses, little houses, no children, children, maids, no maids, etc. But under all circumstances, I was a Messie. This was not only frustrating, but surprising since I was quite capable in other areas of my life. Then came the rationalization. “I could do it if I wanted to, I have other interests of a more exciting nature I am the creative type.”
But I noticed that my other creative, active friends also managed to be neat and maintain a home where they could be happy to have people drop in unexpectedly.
I searched for classes on housekeeping and find there were none in my area. I called the home extension agent for home economics in my county. I read books. Finally I found the answer to my need and that is what I share with others. I do this primarily by my books: Winning the Clutter War (originally published as The Messies Manual), Organizing for Life, Organzing Magic, Living Organized, Smart Organizing, Organizing Your Home and Family, and many other helpful tools. I also make my ideas known through daily posts of The-Organizer-Lady (a free on-line daily newsletter), through support groups. Finally I have provided everything you need in one package to have your own Super Flipper System which I devised as an aid to maintaining the house painlessly.”
We do have several of Sandra Felton’s books in our collection. Click here for a list of what’s available in our catalog. For more books on dealing with the clutter in your life, click here.
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: Continue as usual, but May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed and will carry over to the new system.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: No new ILL requests can be placed May 24-29.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
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