Library Showcase Presentations

Cookbook Club

November 15, 2019

We have a cookbook club called Read It and Eat It that has been successful for the last 5 years, and this year we started a Read It and Eat It Jr. program for grades 3-6. At the end of the year we do a large Throwdown Edition event. This presentation will be about how…

Wash and Read

November 15, 2019

New Bedford Free Public Library’s “Wash and Read” program is about making story time programs accessible in the community and providing free books inside laundromats. Bethany Coito, New Bedford Free Public Library View slideshow

Welcome to Your Town 101

November 15, 2019

We will be hosting our 1st annual Welcome to Mansfield 101 open house on October 23. The library sent out postcards to new residents inviting them to the library to receive a library card and a tour of the library. Other town departments and local community groups were invited to have a table to share…

STEM Kits: Facilitating Hands-on Learning

November 15, 2019

The Raynham Public Library created over 30 STEM kits with funds from an LSTA grant. Each kit allows users the chance to explore science, math, technology, or engineering in a hands-on, fun way. The purpose of the kits is to give kids an opportunity to learn by doing and playing, and to foster interest in…

Joining the C3L movement: Climate Change Conversations in Libraries

November 15, 2019

Last June, the ALA declared that promoting Sustainable Communities is a core value for American Libraries. There is an active Sustainability Round Table run by UMass Amherst librarian, Madeleine Charney. https://climatechangeconversationsinlibraries.umasscreate.net/ Here at West Bridgewater we participated in Climate Prep Week in September and held a Climate Conversation at our library after school that drew…

Dungeons and Dragons At Your Library

November 15, 2019

My presentation will focus on running your very own Dungeons and Dragons program for teens/tweens. This crash course will touch upon topics such as character creation, what publications to have access to, inspiration for your story, and more. Taylor Silva, Fall River Public Library View slideshow

Brew Night at the Library

November 15, 2019

The Norfolk Public Library held its first ever Brew Night at the Library on Friday, September 27, 2019. It was a huge success with three local breweries participating. We limited it to 100 people, and registration was full in a day and a half - with over 30 people on the wait-list! We chose this…

Electronic Resources in the Catalog

November 15, 2019

With Electronic Resources Central (ERC), you and your patrons can now see your library's Overdrive and Hoopla titles right in the Enterprise catalog! This demo will show you what you see and what you can do in your account and search results. We should even have time for search tips and Q&A. Laurie Lessner, SAILS…

Network News

Subject to Search

November 7, 2018

We added a new way to find items at SAILS libraries. You can now click on the icon at the top of the Enterprise catalog (pictured above) and search by subject keywords. This will give an alphabetical list of subject headings and show how many titles in the system match your…

Scanning Grants

October 2, 2018

FYI - The digitizing grant program is still available from the BPL. Here is the link to the grant form. Scanning Grant Request Someone from the Digital Services department at the BPL should be in touch after you submit the grant. We are not sure how long that process takes.

Auto-Renewal Info

August 21, 2018

1. By Monday, August 20 SAILS will have made a change in all circulation rules that allow renewals so that the renewal due date will be from the original due date rather than from the date on which the item is renewed. This is viewed as a service to all patrons whether or not the library is…

Search this Site

Search for:

General Workflows Request Form

If you have any questions on how to answer the following questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail us at: eservices@sailsinc.org

Report Request

Date:

Your Library:

Your Name:

Your E-Mail Address:

Requested Report Requested Report

Item Barcode:

Note: We can only go back 2 patrons and only 12 months in the past.

What are you trying to find out?

Class Scheme:

Call Number Range:

Home Location:

Age Group

Limits

Sorting

Please describe what are you looking for

Use this Google Form to request your updates.

If you are human, leave this field blank.

Circulation Desktop
Circulation Forms
Contact/Email Info
SAILS Help Desk
SAILS Network News
Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Minutes Archive
Director’s Station

BlueCloud Analytics Weeding Report Demo

April 5, 2019

Library Showcase Presentations – Nov. 2018

November 20, 2018

We Heard You! – Training for FY19

July 16, 2018

One comment we received a couple of times on our last survey was why the SAILS staff can’t come out to libraries and do onsite training, since staff can’t easily get to our offices. Well we love coming to libraries to train! There are many benefits doing training at the library. The main one is…

Library Showcase Presentations – 2018

April 5, 2018

Problem Item Form

July 9, 2015

Thanks to Melissa Campbell for suggesting the use of this form for items being returned with a problem. You may use this customizable form for when you check in an item and you need to alert the library where the item is headed that there is something wrong with it. Maybe it has a part missing or damaged and…