Emptying Book Returns and Check-in Notes

Notes about Emptying Book Return and Check-in

Emptying the Book Return:

  1. Empty the book returns often, at least every two hours. Even if there is only a little to empty, it must be emptied every two hours. This is assigned on the desk schedule. 
  2. When you empty the book returns, look for jams in the outdoor book return and empty the indoor book return. 
  3. Put items on the red carts in the book return room. Mark the purple slip with the date and time you start a cart – you only need to fill out the purple slip when you are starting a new cart. 
    1. If you are emptying the overnight book return, mark the last day the library was open on the purple slip if you are starting a new cart.
  4. Please fill the carts completely – top and bottom shelves – so we don’t run out of cart space.
  5. Leave red carts in the book return room. If all carts are full, please see Molly, Denise, or Lori E. or a circulation library associate
  6. If you have a bulky Learning Tool that doesn’t fit on a cart, leave it on top of the indoor book return until it can be checked in. 
  7. Gloves are optional for emptying the book return. Wash or sanitize your hands after emptying the book return.

Check-in:

  1. Please continue to use a microfiber cloth and an all-purpose cleaner to wipe down materials at check-in.
  2. Pay special attention to the date items were returned and backdate as necessary.
  3. Wash or sanitize your hands after check-in.