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SELCO is migrating to a new Storage Area Network (SAN) during the week of May 13, 2013. The SAN stores all SELCO data and the virtual servers that provide most of our services. A few points to be aware of:

• Data and server migrations will be carried out each evening (starting on Monday) between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM. During these hours some SELCO services will be unavailable as we migrate the servers that provide those services.

• Since we are carrying out all migrations after 9:00 PM, we do not expect any SELCO services to be down during business hours. If a given server fails to migrate, we will simply revert to the copy on our existing SAN and try again the next evening after troubleshooting the problem. We realize that patrons use some services from home after 9:00 PM, but disruption during those hours is unavoidable.

• We do not expect all services to be down at all times; servers not actually being migrated will remain up and functional, assuming other servers they rely upon are also up.

• It is extremely difficult to predict how long it will take to migrate a given server and its data. For this reason, we cannot say exactly when specific services will be unavailable. There is a schedule but we intend to be nimble and move more quickly when possible.

• We are starting on Monday night with Horizon-related servers.

•  eBook access will be unaffected by this project.

• We expect to be finished no later than the evening of Friday, May 17, 2013.

Used Book Sale

May 4th, 2013

8:00am – 3:00pm

Great books!  $3.00 per bag!

Located in the garage behind the Public Library and Root River State Bank.

Proceeds go to the Friends of the Chatfield Public Library.

“No travel advised in southeastern Minnesota.”  In May!!

Stay home.  Stay safe.  Stay warm!

Tis the perfect kind of day to curl up with a good book!

There will be a break from Friday morning storytimes through May so that we have time to get everything ready for our fantastic  summer readers!

Check this site  for details about Summer Reading later this month.

Summer is coming …

Really.  It is!

National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate and recognize individuals who give of their time and talents to the benefit of the community.

This past year, our library has directly benefited from generous gifts of time, effort, and/or resources from several folks in our community.  Some of these people and groups, in no particular order, include:

Isaiah Redalen     Stacey & Richard McKnight     Keagan Clarke     Tim & Susan Gossman

Connie Fossen     Mark Manus     Mary Kay Murray     Tim McLaughlin     Lynn Harstad

Sharlene & John Owens     David & Jessica Frank     Lanny Severson     Beth Helgeson

Margaret Viss     Darrell Costello     Mimi Seamens     Denise Mullen     Elaine Stadum

Debra Collum     Donna Cramer     Janice Welch     Karen & Ron Greenslade

Kelly Poshusta     Helene Spelhaug     Rita Charlton     Shirley Clemens     Dora Kammer

Mary Anderson     Gloria Ungemach     Toni Wolski     Library Board

Friends of the Library     Sassy Quilters     City Hall Staff     City Maintenance Crew

Chatfield Center for the Arts Board     Donors of gently used materials

Purchasers of Kwik Trip cards & gently used materials for sale at the library

To all of you, and those who didn’t get mentioned by name, we truly appreciate you.  Our library … our community … is better because of you.

Thank you for all you do!!

(This list will likely keep growing this week as I keep thinking of more people to add!)

Overdrive offers step-by-step help for almost anything you want to do.  Click HERE to check it out.

Additionally, SELCO Staff members have prepared these guides:

Using an eInk Device (i.e. Nook Simple Touch)

Using a Device with Apps (i.e. iPad)

Using a Kindle

Sometimes it can seem confusing or overwhelming to get started, but it is sooooo worth the effort!  Once you get things set up and learn the process, it becomes easy.  Really!!

All regular patrons must have a library card in good standing to use the library’s computers.  (Good standing means no fines of $10.00 or more.) 

Time extensions will no longer be given.  When your time is up and you are logged out, you may log in again if no other patrons are waiting. 

Each patron is allowed two 1-hour logins per day.

These changes have been made to improve the overall environment of our library.  They will also ensure much more accurate statistics of computer use and ensure equal access to all.

Thank you!