Do you have a favorite (or two) that you have read recently and that you think would be great fun reads for your friends and neighbors? I just finished a first novel that I liked a lot. It is MUDBOUND byHillary Jordan and it is my current favorite to recommend.  For my summer reading I am looking forward to new books by Alice Hoffman and Ellen Gilchrest. What are you reading?

The library volunteers who make the calls get asked this question often. Libraries are bound by NY State law to protect the privacy of  library records. When our volunteers make phone calls to alert people that a reserve book has come in, they are only given the name and phone number of the person to be called and are not given the titles of the item being held. If you need to know the title that is being held you can call the library and give them your library barcode number and the staff member you speak to can look up the title for you.  Even more convenient perhaps is to sign up for email notification where you will get an email that includes the title of the item on hold for you.

A new feature of the computer system is a "pre-overdue" notice delivered to your email.  If you have signed up for email notification of reserve books or overdue notices, you will now also receive a pre-notification three days before the items are due. This will keep you from having overdue notices, or alert you to renew an item if renewal is possible.  This courtesy notice will not be available on the dvds or videos that have a three day loan period.