BayNet Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3
Spring 2015
My Favorite Things
Branch manager Carolyn
Moskovitz was a delightful
and informative guide for our
eager group of visitors. While
she showed us many cool
things in and around the Castro Valley Library, these were
my favorites.
1. "Treat Everyone Like They
Might Want to Give You a
Million Dollars"
Special points
of interest:
CV Public
Library
BayNet Grant 2
Awarded
Day of the
Book Conference
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The magical book-sorting machine isn't perfect. It occasionally can't read a barcode, or the
receipt printer jams. But it does
save time and staff resources
compared to having staff manually checking in and sorting
books.
Also, it was hard not to say
"Wheeee!" every time a freshly
checked-in book shot into its
assigned bin.
4. They Have an "Honesty Shelf"
This spirit of trusting and empowering patrons extends to the
Friends of the Library bookstore. When the bookstore is
closed, the shelves can be
cranked closed to lock up the
merchandise. But that still
leaves some bookstore shelves
open to the public.
Rather than locking down all
the books, instead the bookstore
offers a "trust box" where patrons can pay for books they
take from the "honesty shelf."
5. Everything Is Flexible
Everything in the Castro Valley
library was designed to be flexible and movable:
All the furniture (except
the stacks) can be moved.
HVAC and wiring both
run under a raised floor,
making them easy to access
for new configurations or
repairs.
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Volume 1, Issue 3
One of the
questions we
need to ask
ourselves is
whether we
have to
change our
minds about
becoming
librarians.
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