DuPage Library System Here & Now http://dls.typepad.com/news/ en-US Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:12 -0500 http://www.typepad.com/ DLSHereNowhttp://feedburner.google.com DLS Here & Now Blog to be Discontinued http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/_1zfw_frgbM/blog_ending.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/10/blog_ending.html The DuPage Library System's (DLS) Here & Now blog will be discontinued after October 10, 2011. As a result of the merger of five northern and central Illinois library systems, DLS is now part of the Reaching Across Illinois Library... The DuPage Library System's (DLS) Here & Now  blog will be discontinued after October 10, 2011. As a result of the merger of five northern and central Illinois library systems, DLS is now part of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).

For more information about RAILS, visit http://www.railslibraries.info. Subscribe to the RAILS email "Announce" list at: http://list.railslibraries.info/mailman/listinfo/railsannounce.

Thank you for your interest in the DuPage Library System. We look forward to serving you as part of RAILS.

]]> DLS Update Library System News DLS staff Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:12 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/10/blog_ending.html Subscribe to RAILS Announcement List http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/mODhkCXCqO4/rails_announce.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/rails_announce.html If you received DLS e-News in the past, you will receive messages from RAILS, the newly merged library system serving northern and central Illinois. If you have not received a "welcome" message from the "RAILSannounce" list, please check your email... If you received DLS e-News in the past, you will receive messages from RAILS, the newly merged library system serving northern and central Illinois. If you have not received a "welcome" message from the "RAILSannounce" list, please check your email inbox again and also check your spam filters. If you are not subscribed to this list and would like to receive announcements from RAILS, subscribe from the RAILS website.

]]> Featured News Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:14:07 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/rails_announce.html Highlights and Recording of July 1 RAILS Board Meeting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/ntFrBWcne9w/rails_board_july1.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/rails_board_july1.html Meeting highlights from the first RAILS Board of Directors meeting on July 1, 2011 are available from the RAILS website. A video recording of the meeting is also available online. (Video playback generally runs more smoothly if you pause the... Meeting highlights from the first RAILS Board of Directors meeting on July 1, 2011 are available from the RAILS website.

A video recording of the meeting is also available online. (Video playback generally runs more smoothly if you pause the media player as soon as it opens and allow the entire recording to load before un-pausing.)

]]> DLS Update Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:51:49 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/rails_board_july1.html Welcome to RAILS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/VS_9sHXf1PM/welcome-to-rails.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/welcome-to-rails.html Goodbye DLS. Hello RAILS! Throughout the last twelve months, as representatives from ALS, DLS, MLS, NSLS, and PALS have worked on the merger, maintaining member services has been a top priority. RAILS staff will strive to provide the same level... Goodbye DLS. Hello RAILS!

Throughout the last twelve months, as representatives from ALS, DLS, MLS, NSLS, and PALS have worked on the merger, maintaining member services has been a top priority. RAILS staff will strive to provide the same level of service to which you are accustomed.

On July 1, 2011, deliveries continued with the same schedules, the same routes, the same drivers, the same sorters, and even the same trucks with the same logos. Services also continue for MAGIC and the other local library system automation programs now associated with RAILS. 

In the future, RAILS will keep you informed as new email addresses and phone numbers for RAILS team members are established. The new RAILS website will provide you with more information. Be sure to bookmark the site at: http://www.railslibraries.info.

]]> DLS Update Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:29:09 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/07/welcome-to-rails.html June 29 Transition Board Meeting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/xultJioBX4c/june29_mtb.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/june29_mtb.html The advance agenda for the June 29 Merger Transition Board meeting is now available. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Metropolitan Library System, 125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, Illinois, and at designated videoconference sites. All meetings... The advance agenda for the June 29 Merger Transition Board meeting is now available. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Metropolitan Library System, 125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, Illinois, and at designated videoconference sites.

All meetings of the Transition Board and subcommittee meetings are open to the public. For more information about the merger visit http://www.systemsmerger.info.

]]> DLS Update Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:19:06 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/june29_mtb.html Highlights of June 22, 2011 Meeting of Merger Transition Board http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/NOk78pTrzIs/highlights-of-june-22-2011-meeting-of-merger-transition-board.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/highlights-of-june-22-2011-meeting-of-merger-transition-board.html An official communication on the June 22, 2011 Merger Transition Board meeting was released. The official communication is available from the Merger website.

An official communication on the June 22, 2011 Merger Transition Board meeting was released.

The official communication is available from the Merger website.

]]> DLS Update DLS staff Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:06:25 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/highlights-of-june-22-2011-meeting-of-merger-transition-board.html No Delivery Changes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/CgI-CjEuU-w/no-delivery-changes.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/no-delivery-changes.html DLS libraries currently receiving delivery services will receive the same level of service when the merger takes place on July 1, 2011. Delivery services and procedures will remain in effect for the beginning of the new fiscal year. Libraries should... DLS libraries currently receiving delivery services will receive the same level of service when the merger takes place on July 1, 2011. Delivery services and procedures will remain in effect for the beginning of the new fiscal year. Libraries should continue to use the blue slips for delivery within DLS. Yellow slips should continue to be used for ILDS deliveries. There will be no delivery service on Monday, July 4, 2011.

]]> Featured News DLS staff Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:53:51 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/no-delivery-changes.html RAILS Board Members Announced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/EfdxjGXLPqA/rails_boad.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/rails_boad.html Official contacts from the five merging library systems were invited to cast votes for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) Board of Directors for FY2012. One vote was allowed from each library agency. The Nomination Committee met on June... Official contacts from the five merging library systems were invited to cast votes for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) Board of Directors for FY2012. One vote was allowed from each library agency. The Nomination Committee met on June 17, 2011 to verify and approve the election results and draw terms by a lot process. The committee released this roster of the RAILS FY12 Board of Directors.

]]> Featured News Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:47:37 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/rails_boad.html No Delivery Monday, July 4, 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/Boug_A2tpys/nodelivery_july4.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/nodelivery_july4.html The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2011. There will be no delivery.

The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2011. There will be no delivery.

]]> Delivery DLS staff Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:43:53 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/nodelivery_july4.html Highlights of June 9, 2011 Meeting of Merger Transition Board http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DLSHereNow/~3/tklBUAdAf08/june_9_mtb_comm.html http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/june_9_mtb_comm.html An official communication on the June 9, 2011 Merger Transition Board meeting was released. The official communication is available from the Merger website. An official communication on the June 9, 2011 Merger Transition Board meeting was released.

The official communication is available from the Merger website.

]]> DLS Update Merger of Library Systems DLS staff Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:42:18 -0500 http://dls.typepad.com/news/2011/06/june_9_mtb_comm.html