Discarding Automatically Yours items (new books w/yellow call number labels)

Automatically Yours (AY) items will begin arriving with yellow label protectors over the spine labels in the near future.  These orders have been made part of our new Baker and Taylor subscription plan, which will allow us to return unneeded copies as demand for the titles drops over time.  These items should be treated like any other circulating books for customer transactions and shelving.  The yellow spine labels will only make them easier to identify on the shelves when they are recalled to be returned.  The other change you may notice in the processing of these items is that they will no longer have property stamps.  The barcode label will continue to have Houston Public Library printed on it, but the property stamp across the top edge of the pages will be omitted on the subscription items.

In practical terms, please do not discard these items via the regular procedure. Since they have been leased, copies in bad condition can be returned to Baker and Taylor. Please send any copies in bad condition to the Float Team (Sara Karow - LMS). Make sure to include a note indicating the problem with the book.

Post N Parcel

If a customer asks for fax services, the closest place to us is Post N Parcel, which is in the shopping center on the other side of Walgreens (going towards Whataburger).

3733 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027
713-961-9696

From the website:

Post N Parcel Offers:

Mailbox rental
Street address and P.O. box address
24 hour access
Mail forwarding
Postal stamps
Mailing and packaging supplies
Pack N wrap and ship
Notary service
Copy and fax
Rubber stamps
Passport photo

We also offer keys and shredding services.

We carry UPS, FedEx, DHL and postal service.

New Layout for YA!!

As you all know the YA layout has recently changed. First, we have incorporated the uncatalogued paperbacks into the fiction section. Next, a Biography section was carved out to make it clear that we do actually have some YA bios. (As you will notice each section has lovely labels to make it clear where you are browsing.)

Also, the graphic novels were split from the general superhero comics. As previously discussed, they have been placed in order by their call number. The manga has also had it's own space thoroughly laid out, and individual comics have been neatly organized into a pair of small bins. You will note these bins separate the titles between English and Spanish.

Finally, a separate display has been created for new arrivals for the teen section. Please remember to check this table when trying to help a customer locate a newer title. Thank you all again for your patience! -M.A.