You may have noticed that there are some questions we won't answer. They come in three varieties: medical, legal, and tax. There are two reasons. One, it's illegal, especially for the first two and probably for the third. Two, we don't know any more about these fields than you do, so the odds of our giving a correct and definitive answer are not in your favor. We can read you the definition of a particular disease or the relevant Florida statute or a paragraph out of a do-it-yourself tax book, but we can't explain it to you. We're not being mean or hard to get along with. We just don't want to take your situation and make it worse than it already is by offering opinions we're completely unqualified to give. We'll give you the advice you need to hear: You need to talk to a doctor (or lawyer or accountant) not the advice you want to hear. We're sorry it doesn't seem as if we are being helpful, but we are. We don't know the answer, but we know who does. It just happens that this time, it's not us.
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.
Have any questions? Please Ask Us!
