Giving is important year round, and giving the gift of reading is a present that will last a lifetime. The holidays are all about traditions, and what better time to start a new tradition then on Halloween, the spookiest holiday of the year?
Join author Neil Gaiman in creating a new holiday, All Hallow's Read.
This is the second year for this new tradition of book giving, in which people can give others the pleasure of a spooky read. The idea originated in a blog post by Gaiman over a year ago, and has since spread across the globe. As it turns out, people really love sharing those books which scared them (age appropriately, of course!)
Looking for some spooky reads? The library has just the thing. Kids can check out some of the recommendations from the Monster Librarian's Scary Book List for Kids. Adults can head over to the Open Directory Project's Horror page, where there are a number of lists and book recommendations for all varieties of scares, from the slighty spooky to the outright terrifying.
In the words of Neil Gaiman: "It's All Hallow's Read, a tradition we just made up. You can fancy it up as much as you like. Just make sure you give someone a scary book this Halloween."
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.
More about the new online catalog.
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