New Library Software System to be Installed Memorial Day Weekend

Many local libraries will be making a major software change over Memorial Day weekend as the C/W MARS library network plans to install new software for all member libraries, including the Charlton Public Library. From May 26 to May 29, some library services may be limited or unavailable. 

The Charlton Library will be opening at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29^th so that library staff has time to make sure the new system is ready and running smoothly for our patrons.

The new "integrated library system” is called Evergreen and will change how library staff check out materials, process inter-library hold requests, and generally conduct business at the Circulation Desk.  It will also change the online catalog, how patrons search for items, place holds, and check their library card record

Once the new system is online, there are a few current options that will not carry over to the new system.  For library patrons, this will include:

· Their Current PIN/Password: Patrons will be able to login to their online catalog account using their last name in upper case as a password. They will then be required to create a new password during that first login.

· Reading History and Current Wish Lists: For the current Reading History and Wish Lists, patrons have the ability to export lists or print from a computer. There is a button to choose "Export List" at the top of the list. Choices are limited, but the Brief Display (Author, Title, Published fields) is recommended.  These can be sent to an email address as a text file or displayed on the computer for printing. 

Foreword by C.W. Duncan Sings-Alone

    From the moment their daughter Luna was born, Tom and Claire realized Luna could see things that others around her could not. As Luna grew older, she spoke about her trips with what they thought was an imaginary friend to non-earthly realms. Claire and Tom would discount and discourage Luna when she talked about events that hadn’t yet happened and being visited by spirits that had crossed from the Earth plane.

Luna’s eccentricity had not gone unnoticed by her grandmother Anna, for she too had a family secret that would eventually be revealed to the family.

     Luna’s contact with her astral guide ends as she enters junior high school, and is was left alone to grapple with her spiritual mission. Shortly after high school graduation, Luna is led to the Southwest where she meets a Native American Indian elder and finds the path that she will follow for the rest of her life. 

     Loralee Dubeau is an Educator, Consultant, Spiritual Advisor, Teacher of the Good Medicine Society and a Universal Life Minister. She has a private consulting Holistic practice for Flower Essences, Dream Analysis and Spiritual Advisor.

    "There’s A Whole in the Sky” is her first fictional novel and was inspired by her own spiritual and professional experiences.

     Born and raised in Webster, she resides in Charlton, Massachusetts with her husband Paul Samuels.

To ensure compliance with the 1990 Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of the Charlton Public Library to prohibit all animals from entering the library facility with the exception of assistance animals and animals featured in programs sponsored by the library. People who wish to bring animals into the library for a private function must obtain prior approval from the library director or his/her designee. 

Any animal entering the building or on library grounds must be controlled by a responsible adult at all times.  Unattended animals, inside or outside the building, shall not be permitted; the town’s Animal Control Officer may be called. The clean-up and/or repair of damage caused by an animal, and any costs incurred for said clean-up and/or repair, shall be the responsibility of the animal’s owner.

The Higgins Armory, Boston Children's Museum, and Roger Williams Zoo passes have been renewed and are available again.  To see more information and the complete list of discount museum passes click on the MUSEUM PASSES tab on the left.

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The mission of the Charlton Public Library is to provide free and open access to the citizens of Charlton to the accumulated wisdom of the world. Recognizing that public libraries are one of the cornerstones of the American tradition of equal opportunity, the library's goal is to support an informed citizenry by serving their cultural, educational, and informational needs through the use of traditional and emerging technologies.