Computer System Upgrade Coming November 9-10

Our circulation and catalog system, known as Evergreen, will be offline from 9:00 PM on Thursday, November 9 through 9 PM on Friday the 10^th  for a major upgrade.

• Checkout will be possible only upon presentation of your library card (look-ups will not be possible). We will not be able to accept fines or lost item payments, check items in or issue new cards or card renewals. Self-checkout machines will not be functioning.

• Library catalog and account features will be unavailable both remotely and at the Library, so you

will not be able to search our catalog, place a hold or renew items you have out. No notices of

overdues or holds ready for pick‐up will be sent.

• Print and time management for the Library’s computer workstations will not be able to recognize library card barcodes, so please ask at the desk for a guest pass.

• Remote and onsite connection to some databases and downloadable and streaming content that requires your library card number for log‐in may be affected.

Staff will be happy to offer alternative resources and to assist in locating items in the Library. We also look forward to sharing with you the resulting improvements to catalog searching and other functions once the upgrade is complete!

Seasonal Changes @ the Library

Mark your calendar now for the following schedule and service adjustments coming to the Ridgefield Library this summer.

·         Summer hours begin this week, which means that we will be closed on Sundays from June 23^rd through Labor Day. Our remaining schedule stays the same:  Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

·         Summer Reading Programs for children, teens and adults start on Monday, June 24^th and run through August 10th.  Links for online reading logs will be posted on Friday the 20^th so you can get your whole family set up and ready to participate.

·         Our Integrated Library System will be offline on Sunday, June 30^th for scheduled maintenance.  This means you will not be able to use the catalog, check your account or reserve or renew items online. Remote access to databases that require a library card number for log-in may also be affected.  Work should be complete by Monday morning, July 1^st.

·         The Library will be closed for Independence Day on Thursday, July 4^th but will be open on Friday the 5^th and Saturday the 6^th for your convenience.

See you @ the Library this summer!