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BOARD OF TRUSTEES VACANCY
The C.C. Mellor Memorial Library and Edgewood Community House (CCM) is seeking a civic-minded Edgewood resident to serve on the Board of Trustees effective February 2010. The mission of CCM is to provide the highest quality Library services and to restore and preserve our historic building at 1 Pennwood Ave. The Board is particularly interested in receiving letters of interest from individuals with expertise in the areas of fund-raising, grant-writing, public relations/marketing, communications, web-design, or building systems maintenance/repairs.
Please forward your letter of interest no later than March 1, 2010 to:
Patrick J. Doyle, President, CCM Board of Trustees, 1 Pennwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Changes to Power Library
Because of funding cuts in the 2009-2010 Pennsylvania State Budget, there are changes in the reference databases available to citizens in the library or on their home computer.
The following products will be available as of February 1, 2010:
Newspaper Resources
Business Resources
Contemporary Authors
AP Photo Archive
The following products are no longer available:
Business Source Premier
MAS-Ultra-School Edition
Middle Search Plus
Primary Search
Newspaper Source
Teacher Reference Center
Auto Repair Reference Center
If you need help searching for information, please ask at the circulation desk.
Due to state budget cuts, some county-wide changes with regard to filling library holds have been implemented. Beginning February 1st all holds requested to be picked up at C. C. Mellor Memorial Library in Edgewood or Forest Hills will be filled by that library’s copy of that particular item first. Our copy will not be sent to another library until we have filled all of our patrons requests.
What if an Edgewood or Forest Hills item is checked out?
If an item is checked out, or if we don’t own a copy of a particular item, and there are other available items in the system, then the hold will be filled by other library holdings. The item will be sent to your library of choice(Edgewood or Forest Hills) for you to pick up.What if I am on a long list for the latest James Patterson or other bestselling book or DVD?
If all of the copies in the county are currently checked out, then those patrons requesting their hold to be picked up at Edgewood or Forest Hills will wait for the next available Edgewood or Forest Hills copy of the popular book or DVD.
How will I know where I am on the holds list and how long I will have to wait?
We regret that this change will mean that you can no longer see your position in the request queue through My Account, but our goal is to continue to provide faster service within the current budget restrictions.
Please understand that these changes were a direct result of reduced State funding to local libraries.
It is always our intent to provide the best customer service possible. The Allegheny County Library Association and its member libraries are working hard to restore funds that were lost in 2009. Please make your voice heard also by contacting the Governor, your State Senator and State Representative.
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